by Kenneth Graham For the kids, this started a...
Blog
10 June 2023 – The Cause of Wind, the CA Gold Rush, the Cotton Gin, the McCormick Reaper and the Granddaddy of the Sewing Machine
Children are naturally curious creatures and with so many under one roof coupled with the fact that we homeschool, we...
From the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Image and Word illuminate each other.
Christmas for Beginners – Day 13
King Solomon Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): God gave Solomon the gift of wisdom because Solomon was wise enough to ask for it. The...
Happy Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe. She’s my favorite Mary appearance. The missionaries were not making any inroads with converting the Mexican people. Mary, always happy to help bring souls to her Son, appeared to a poor man in Mexico named Juan Diego. She asked him to ask the...
Christmas for Beginners – Day 12
King David Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): God told the prophet Samuel to anoint David, son of Jesse, causing the Spirit of the Lord to come...
Christmas for Beginners – Day 11
Judges and Ruth Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): The Book of Judges describes a cycle in which Israel found itself: ...
Christmas for Beginners – Day 10
Joshua Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): A man named Joshua led the Israelites across the Jordan River and into the Promised Land where they...
Christmas for Beginners – Day 9
Moses Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): The Israelites became slaves in Egypt. A Hebrew (Israelite) baby named Moses was saved when...
Christmas for Beginners – Day 8
Judah and Joseph Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): Judah is the brother from which the line of kings will come, including the most important king...
Happy Feast of Saint Ambrose
This is Saint Ambrose. There’s a legend that when he was a baby, a swarm of bees landed on his face and then left the baby uninjured, leaving behind only a drop of honey. His father said that he believed it was a sign that his son would grow up to be a great speaker...
Christmas for Beginners – Day 7
Jacob Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): Jacob tricked his brother into selling him his birthright and he tricked his father into giving him the...