As I am equipping my children for the life God planned for them, God is equipping me for the life He planned for me.
Equip Academy
"This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labour under the sun during the few days of life God has given them - for this is their lot. Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil - this is a gift of God. They seldom reflect on the days of their life, because God keeps them occupied with gladness of heart." ~Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
Please feel free to add a comment and let me know you've been by. Thanks ~ Sharon
I am a Christian; Jeff's wife; Joshua, Anna, Abigail and Samuel's mum. My husband pastors a Baptist church in a little country town in West Australia. I am, therefore, "the Pastor's Wife" - but I do not cook scones, play the organ, or {add your own stereotype here}. I love studying the Bible, because it helps me to love God more. I enjoy helping others engage more closely with the Bible, whether they be my own children, other children (in the past I have worked as a Children's Ministry Worker) or other women (leading Bible study small groups).
L-R: Abigail, Sharon, Samuel, Jeff, Anna, Joshua. July 2012
Our Family on Location
@ Baladjie Rock, nr Southern Cross, Western Australia. April 2013
Jeff and Sharon
Mothers' Day 2010
My Own Intentional Reading
"Deep reading is indistinguishable from deep thinking" ~ Maryanne Wolf
Lady of Ashes by Christine Trent on my Kobo which seems to have negatively impacted the intellectual level of my reading rather seriously.
Philippians with KYB
Jesus and the Gospels by Craig L. Blomberg
Our current Read Alouds
"A good vocabulary is not acquired by reading books written according to some notion of the vocabulary of one's age group. It comes from reading books above one." ~ JRR Tolkien
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
Grimm's Fairy Tales
We've been reading these...
2013:
Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer, read aloud in turns by Anna and Joshua (the fairy tale chapters), Jeff (Oliver's chapters) and me (Delilah's chapters).
The last book (number 11) in the Ranger's Apprentice series: The Lost Stories by John Flanagan
2012:
Ranger's Apprentice Books 1-10: The Ruins of Gorlan, The Burning Bridge, The Icebound Land, Oakleaf Bearers, The Sorcerer in the North, The Siege of Macindaw, Erak's Ransom, The Kings of Clonmel, Halt's Peril and The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan
Horrendo's Curse by Anna Fienberg
Five Go To Smuggler's Top by Enid Blyton [audiobook CD]
Danny, the Champion of the World, Fantastic Mr Fox, The Witches and The Twits by Roald Dahl [audiobook CD]
The Borrowers, The Borrowers Afield, The Borrowers Afloat, The Borrowers Aloft, The Borrowers Avenged, and Poor Stainless by Mary Norton
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling [audiobook CD]
James and the Giant Peach,The BFG, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl [audiobook CD]
Clarice Bean Spells Trouble by Lauren Child [audiobook CD]
Cry of the Cat by Emily Rhodda [audiobook CD]
Anne of Avonlea by LM Montgomery [audiobook CD]
2011:
The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King by JRR Tolkein: Yes, even our 4yo listened to The Lord of the Rings!
Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, Mary Poppins in the Park and Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane by P.L. Travers
The Three Muskateers by Alexandre Dumas (abridged by Hinkler Books)
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Most of The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories by Joan Aiken, before we decided the later stories in the collection were too dark to be suitable for our family.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Horse and His Boy, The Magician's Nephew, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair and The Last Battle by Clive Staples (CS) Lewis
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