Thursday, May 21, 2009
My garden one week old
Here ies a side view of my garden....So much more to do.. To the right is my cabbage, peas, and cucumbers. I still have to put the lines up for my cucumbers.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Soli Deo Gloria Books (Christiian and Homeschool)
Soli Deo Gloria Books
Grand Opening Thursday May 28 12pm to 5pm
49875 Willow Rd, Belleville MI 48111
www.sdghomeschool.com
Come help us celebrate the opening of our new store
Hot Dogs and Lemonade from 12pm to 2pm
Twist and Shout
Balloon Sculptor and Christian Illusionist from 2pm - 3pm
Shopping from 12pm - 5pm
(note: I am not set up to accept credit cards in store, on-line only)
First 25 Families to Register at sdgbooks@gmail.com will receive a homeschool goody bag.
(just let me know you plan to come for planning purposes)
Hope to see you then
Soli Deo Gloria
George and Jeanette Mills
www.sdghomeschool.com
Grand Opening Thursday May 28 12pm to 5pm
49875 Willow Rd, Belleville MI 48111
www.sdghomeschool.com
Come help us celebrate the opening of our new store
Hot Dogs and Lemonade from 12pm to 2pm
Twist and Shout
Balloon Sculptor and Christian Illusionist from 2pm - 3pm
Shopping from 12pm - 5pm
(note: I am not set up to accept credit cards in store, on-line only)
First 25 Families to Register at sdgbooks@gmail.com will receive a homeschool goody bag.
(just let me know you plan to come for planning purposes)
Hope to see you then
Soli Deo Gloria
George and Jeanette Mills
www.sdghomeschool.com
Friday, May 15, 2009
My Aunt Betty...
These are my two Aunts from Westbranch. My Aunt Betty on the left will be 98 years old this July.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
"Don't Leave iton the Desk"
Thanks Michele Grimble for this story....
'DON'T LEAVE IT ON THE DESK'There was a certain Professor of Religion named
Dr. Christianson, a studious man who taught at a
small college in the western United States .Dr. Christianson taught the required survey
course in Christianity at this particular institution.
Every student was required to take this course
their freshman year, regardless of his or her
major.Although Dr. Christianson tried hard to
communicate the essence of the gospel in his
class, he found that most of his students looked
upon the course as nothing but required
drudgery. Despite his best efforts, most students
refused to take Christianity seriously.This year, Dr. Christianson had a special student
named Steve. Steve was only a freshman, but was
studying with the intent of going onto seminary
for the ministry. Steve was popular, he was well
liked, and he was an imposing physical specimen.
He was now the starting center on the school
football team, and was the best student in the
professor's class.One day, Dr. Christianson asked Steve to stay
after class so he could talk with him.'How many push-ups can you do?'Steve said, 'I do about 200 every night.''200? That's pretty good, Steve,' Dr.
Christianson said. 'Do you think you could do
300?'Steve replied, 'I don't know.... I've never done
300 at a time''Do you think you could?' again asked Dr.
Christianson.'Well, I can try,' said Steve.'Can you do 300 in sets of 10? I have a class
project in mind and I need you to do about 300
push-ups in sets of ten for this to work. Can you
do it? I need you to tell me you can do it,' said
the professor. Steve said, 'Well... I think I can...
yeah, I can do it.'Dr. Christianson said, 'Good! I need you to do
this
on Friday. Let me explain what I have in mind.'Friday came and Steve got to class early and sat
in the front of the room. When class started, the
professor pulled out a big box of donuts. No,
these weren't the normal kinds of donuts, they
were the extra fancy BIG kind, with cream
centers and frosting swirls.. Everyone was
pretty excited it was Friday, the last class of
the day, and they were going to get an early
start on the weekend with a party in Dr.
Christianson's class.Dr. Christianson went to the first girl in the
first row and asked, 'Cynthia, do you want to
have one of these donuts?'Cynthia said, 'Yes.'Dr. Christianson then turned to Steve and
asked, 'Steve, would you do ten push-ups so
that Cynthia can have a donut?''Sure!' Steve jumped down from his desk to do
a quick ten. Then Steve again sat in his desk.
Dr. Christianson put a donut on Cynthia's desk.Dr. Christianson then went to Joe, the next
person, and asked, 'Joe, do you want a donut?'Joe said, 'Yes.'Dr.Christianson asked, 'Steve would you do ten
push-ups so Joe can have a donut?'Steve did ten push-ups, Joe got a donut. And so
it went, down the first aisle, Steve did ten
push-ups for every person before they got their
donut.Walking down the second aisle, Dr. Christianson
came to Scott. Scott was on the basketball team,
and in as good condition as Steve. He was very
popular and never lacking for female
companionship.When the professor asked, 'Scott do you want a
donut?'Scott's reply was, 'Well, can I do my own
push-ups?'Dr. Christianson said, 'No, Steve has to do them.'Then Scott said, 'Well, I don't want one then..'Dr. Christianson shrugged and then turned to
Steve and asked, 'Steve, would you do ten
push-ups so Scott can have a donut he doesn't
want?'With perfect obedience Steve started to do ten
push-ups.Scott said, 'HEY! I said I didn't want one!'Dr. Christianson said, Look! This is my classroom,
my class, my desks, and these are my donuts.
Just leave it on the desk if you don't want it.'
And he put a donut on Scott's desk.Now by this time, Steve had begun to slow down
a little. He just stayed on the floorbetween sets because it took too much effort to
be getting up and down. You could start to see a
little perspiration coming out around his brow.Dr.Christianson started down the third row. Now
the students were beginning to get a little angry.
Dr. Christianson asked Jenny, 'Jenny, do you
want
a donut?'Sternly, Jenny said, 'No.'Then Dr.Christianson asked Steve, 'Steve, would
you do ten more push-ups so Jenny can have a
donut that she doesn't want?'Steve did ten....Jenny got a donut.By now, a growing sense of uneasiness filled the
room. The students were beginning to say, 'No!'
and there were all these uneaten donuts on the
desks.Steve also had to really put forth a lot of extra
effort to get these push-ups done for each donut.
There began to be a small pool of sweat on the
floor beneath his face, his arms and brow were
beginning to get red because of the physical
effort
involved.Dr. Christianson asked Robert, who was the most
vocal unbeliever in the class, to watch Steve do
each push up to make sure he did the full ten
push-ups in a set because he couldn't bear to
watch all of Steve's work for all of those uneaten
donuts. He sent Robert over to where Steve was
so Robert could count the set and watch Steve
closely.Dr. Christianson started down the fourth row.
During his class, however, some students from
other classes had wandered in and sat down on
the steps along the radiators that ran down the
sides of the room. When the professor realized
this, he did a quick count and saw that now there
were 34 students in the room. He started to worry
if Steve would be able to make it.Dr.Christianson went on to the next person and
the next and the next. Near the end of that row,
Steve was really having a rough time. He was
taking a lot more time to complete each set.Steve asked Dr. Christianson, 'Do I have to make
my nose touch on each one?'Dr. Christianson thought for a moment, 'Well,
they're your push-ups. You are in charge now.
You can do them any way that you want.' And
Dr.Christianson went on.A few moments later, Jason, a recent transfer
student, came to the room and was about to
come
in when all the students yelled in one voice, 'NO!
Don't come in! Stay out!'Jason didn't know what was going on. Steve
picked up his head and said, 'No, let him come.'Professor Christianson said, 'You realize that if
Jason comes in you will have to do ten push-ups
for him?'Steve said, 'Yes, let him come in. Give him a donut.'Dr. Christianson said, 'Okay, Steve, I'll let you
get Jason's out of the way right now. Jason, do
you want a donut?'Jason, new to the room, hardly knew what was
going on. 'Yes,' he said, 'give me a donut.''Steve, will you do ten push-ups so that Jason
can have a donut?'Steve did ten push-ups very slowly and with
great effort. Jason, bewildered, was handed a
donut and sat down.Dr Christianson finished the fourth row, and
then started on those visitors seated by the
heaters. Steve's arms were now shaking with
each push-up in a struggle to lift himself against
the force of gravity. By this time sweat was
profusely dropping off of his face, there was no
sound except his heavy breathing; there was not
a dry eye in the room.The very last two students in the room were two
young women, both cheerleaders, and very
popular. Dr. Christianson went to Linda, the
second to last, and asked , 'Linda, do you want a
doughnut?'Linda said, very sadly, 'No, thank you.'Professor Christianson quietly asked, 'Steve,
would you do ten push-ups so that Linda can
have a donut she doesn't want?'Grunting from the effort, Steve did ten very slow
push-ups for Linda.Then Dr. Christianson turned to the last girl,
Susan. 'Susan, do you want a donut?'Susan, with tears flowing down her face, began
to cry. 'Dr. Christianson, why can't I help him?'Dr Christianson, with tears of his own, said, 'No,
Steve has to do it alone; I have given him this
task
and he is in charge of seeing that everyone has
an opportunity for a donut whether they want it
or not. When I decided to have a party this last
day of class, I looked at my grade book. Steve
here is the only student with a perfect grade.
Everyone else has failed a test, skipped class, or
offered me inferior work. Steve told me that in
football practice, when a p layer messes up he
must do push-ups. I told Steve that none of you
could come to my party unless he paid the price
by doing your push-ups. He and I made a deal for
your sakes.''Steve, would you do ten push-ups so Susan can
have a donut?'As Steve very slowly finished his last push-up,
with the understanding that he had accomplished
all that was required of him, having done 350
push-ups, his arms buckled beneath him and he
fell to the floor.Dr. Christianson turned to the room and said,
'And so it was, that our Savior, Jesus Christ, on
the cross, plead to the Father, 'Into thy hands I
commend my spirit.' With the understanding that
He had done everything that was required of Him,
He yielded up His life. And like some of those in
this room, many of us leave the gift on the desk,
uneaten. 'Two students helped Steve up off the floor and to
a seat, physically exhausted, but wearing a thin
smile.'Well done, good and faithful servant,' said the
professor, adding, 'Not all sermons are preached
in words.'
Turning to his class, the professor said, 'My wish is
that you might understand and fully
comprehend all the riches of grace and mercy
that have been given to you through the sacrifice
of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He spared
not only His Begotten Son, but gave Him up for
us all, for the whole Church, now and forever.
Whether or not we choose to accept His gift to us,
the price has been paid.''Wouldn't you be foolish and ungrateful to leave
it lying on the desk?'Share this with someone. It's bound to touch
their heart and demonstrate Salvation in avery special way.“For by grace you have been saved through faith,
and not of yourselves, so that no man should
boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9)“That if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is
Lord, and believe in your heart that God raisedHim from the dead, you shall be saved.”
(Romans 10:9)
'DON'T LEAVE IT ON THE DESK'There was a certain Professor of Religion named
Dr. Christianson, a studious man who taught at a
small college in the western United States .Dr. Christianson taught the required survey
course in Christianity at this particular institution.
Every student was required to take this course
their freshman year, regardless of his or her
major.Although Dr. Christianson tried hard to
communicate the essence of the gospel in his
class, he found that most of his students looked
upon the course as nothing but required
drudgery. Despite his best efforts, most students
refused to take Christianity seriously.This year, Dr. Christianson had a special student
named Steve. Steve was only a freshman, but was
studying with the intent of going onto seminary
for the ministry. Steve was popular, he was well
liked, and he was an imposing physical specimen.
He was now the starting center on the school
football team, and was the best student in the
professor's class.One day, Dr. Christianson asked Steve to stay
after class so he could talk with him.'How many push-ups can you do?'Steve said, 'I do about 200 every night.''200? That's pretty good, Steve,' Dr.
Christianson said. 'Do you think you could do
300?'Steve replied, 'I don't know.... I've never done
300 at a time''Do you think you could?' again asked Dr.
Christianson.'Well, I can try,' said Steve.'Can you do 300 in sets of 10? I have a class
project in mind and I need you to do about 300
push-ups in sets of ten for this to work. Can you
do it? I need you to tell me you can do it,' said
the professor. Steve said, 'Well... I think I can...
yeah, I can do it.'Dr. Christianson said, 'Good! I need you to do
this
on Friday. Let me explain what I have in mind.'Friday came and Steve got to class early and sat
in the front of the room. When class started, the
professor pulled out a big box of donuts. No,
these weren't the normal kinds of donuts, they
were the extra fancy BIG kind, with cream
centers and frosting swirls.. Everyone was
pretty excited it was Friday, the last class of
the day, and they were going to get an early
start on the weekend with a party in Dr.
Christianson's class.Dr. Christianson went to the first girl in the
first row and asked, 'Cynthia, do you want to
have one of these donuts?'Cynthia said, 'Yes.'Dr. Christianson then turned to Steve and
asked, 'Steve, would you do ten push-ups so
that Cynthia can have a donut?''Sure!' Steve jumped down from his desk to do
a quick ten. Then Steve again sat in his desk.
Dr. Christianson put a donut on Cynthia's desk.Dr. Christianson then went to Joe, the next
person, and asked, 'Joe, do you want a donut?'Joe said, 'Yes.'Dr.Christianson asked, 'Steve would you do ten
push-ups so Joe can have a donut?'Steve did ten push-ups, Joe got a donut. And so
it went, down the first aisle, Steve did ten
push-ups for every person before they got their
donut.Walking down the second aisle, Dr. Christianson
came to Scott. Scott was on the basketball team,
and in as good condition as Steve. He was very
popular and never lacking for female
companionship.When the professor asked, 'Scott do you want a
donut?'Scott's reply was, 'Well, can I do my own
push-ups?'Dr. Christianson said, 'No, Steve has to do them.'Then Scott said, 'Well, I don't want one then..'Dr. Christianson shrugged and then turned to
Steve and asked, 'Steve, would you do ten
push-ups so Scott can have a donut he doesn't
want?'With perfect obedience Steve started to do ten
push-ups.Scott said, 'HEY! I said I didn't want one!'Dr. Christianson said, Look! This is my classroom,
my class, my desks, and these are my donuts.
Just leave it on the desk if you don't want it.'
And he put a donut on Scott's desk.Now by this time, Steve had begun to slow down
a little. He just stayed on the floorbetween sets because it took too much effort to
be getting up and down. You could start to see a
little perspiration coming out around his brow.Dr.Christianson started down the third row. Now
the students were beginning to get a little angry.
Dr. Christianson asked Jenny, 'Jenny, do you
want
a donut?'Sternly, Jenny said, 'No.'Then Dr.Christianson asked Steve, 'Steve, would
you do ten more push-ups so Jenny can have a
donut that she doesn't want?'Steve did ten....Jenny got a donut.By now, a growing sense of uneasiness filled the
room. The students were beginning to say, 'No!'
and there were all these uneaten donuts on the
desks.Steve also had to really put forth a lot of extra
effort to get these push-ups done for each donut.
There began to be a small pool of sweat on the
floor beneath his face, his arms and brow were
beginning to get red because of the physical
effort
involved.Dr. Christianson asked Robert, who was the most
vocal unbeliever in the class, to watch Steve do
each push up to make sure he did the full ten
push-ups in a set because he couldn't bear to
watch all of Steve's work for all of those uneaten
donuts. He sent Robert over to where Steve was
so Robert could count the set and watch Steve
closely.Dr. Christianson started down the fourth row.
During his class, however, some students from
other classes had wandered in and sat down on
the steps along the radiators that ran down the
sides of the room. When the professor realized
this, he did a quick count and saw that now there
were 34 students in the room. He started to worry
if Steve would be able to make it.Dr.Christianson went on to the next person and
the next and the next. Near the end of that row,
Steve was really having a rough time. He was
taking a lot more time to complete each set.Steve asked Dr. Christianson, 'Do I have to make
my nose touch on each one?'Dr. Christianson thought for a moment, 'Well,
they're your push-ups. You are in charge now.
You can do them any way that you want.' And
Dr.Christianson went on.A few moments later, Jason, a recent transfer
student, came to the room and was about to
come
in when all the students yelled in one voice, 'NO!
Don't come in! Stay out!'Jason didn't know what was going on. Steve
picked up his head and said, 'No, let him come.'Professor Christianson said, 'You realize that if
Jason comes in you will have to do ten push-ups
for him?'Steve said, 'Yes, let him come in. Give him a donut.'Dr. Christianson said, 'Okay, Steve, I'll let you
get Jason's out of the way right now. Jason, do
you want a donut?'Jason, new to the room, hardly knew what was
going on. 'Yes,' he said, 'give me a donut.''Steve, will you do ten push-ups so that Jason
can have a donut?'Steve did ten push-ups very slowly and with
great effort. Jason, bewildered, was handed a
donut and sat down.Dr Christianson finished the fourth row, and
then started on those visitors seated by the
heaters. Steve's arms were now shaking with
each push-up in a struggle to lift himself against
the force of gravity. By this time sweat was
profusely dropping off of his face, there was no
sound except his heavy breathing; there was not
a dry eye in the room.The very last two students in the room were two
young women, both cheerleaders, and very
popular. Dr. Christianson went to Linda, the
second to last, and asked , 'Linda, do you want a
doughnut?'Linda said, very sadly, 'No, thank you.'Professor Christianson quietly asked, 'Steve,
would you do ten push-ups so that Linda can
have a donut she doesn't want?'Grunting from the effort, Steve did ten very slow
push-ups for Linda.Then Dr. Christianson turned to the last girl,
Susan. 'Susan, do you want a donut?'Susan, with tears flowing down her face, began
to cry. 'Dr. Christianson, why can't I help him?'Dr Christianson, with tears of his own, said, 'No,
Steve has to do it alone; I have given him this
task
and he is in charge of seeing that everyone has
an opportunity for a donut whether they want it
or not. When I decided to have a party this last
day of class, I looked at my grade book. Steve
here is the only student with a perfect grade.
Everyone else has failed a test, skipped class, or
offered me inferior work. Steve told me that in
football practice, when a p layer messes up he
must do push-ups. I told Steve that none of you
could come to my party unless he paid the price
by doing your push-ups. He and I made a deal for
your sakes.''Steve, would you do ten push-ups so Susan can
have a donut?'As Steve very slowly finished his last push-up,
with the understanding that he had accomplished
all that was required of him, having done 350
push-ups, his arms buckled beneath him and he
fell to the floor.Dr. Christianson turned to the room and said,
'And so it was, that our Savior, Jesus Christ, on
the cross, plead to the Father, 'Into thy hands I
commend my spirit.' With the understanding that
He had done everything that was required of Him,
He yielded up His life. And like some of those in
this room, many of us leave the gift on the desk,
uneaten. 'Two students helped Steve up off the floor and to
a seat, physically exhausted, but wearing a thin
smile.'Well done, good and faithful servant,' said the
professor, adding, 'Not all sermons are preached
in words.'
Turning to his class, the professor said, 'My wish is
that you might understand and fully
comprehend all the riches of grace and mercy
that have been given to you through the sacrifice
of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He spared
not only His Begotten Son, but gave Him up for
us all, for the whole Church, now and forever.
Whether or not we choose to accept His gift to us,
the price has been paid.''Wouldn't you be foolish and ungrateful to leave
it lying on the desk?'Share this with someone. It's bound to touch
their heart and demonstrate Salvation in avery special way.“For by grace you have been saved through faith,
and not of yourselves, so that no man should
boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9)“That if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is
Lord, and believe in your heart that God raisedHim from the dead, you shall be saved.”
(Romans 10:9)
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Free Bowling for families
My friends, this is a great deal...
Hello everyone-
Check this out...
The website to register for free bowling (2 games per day) all summer long for kids under 15 is
www.kidsbowlfree.com This is a nationwide program sponsored by bowling alleys and schools. Look at the website for the bowling alley near you that is participating.
Hello everyone-
Check this out...
The website to register for free bowling (2 games per day) all summer long for kids under 15 is
www.kidsbowlfree.com This is a nationwide program sponsored by bowling alleys and schools. Look at the website for the bowling alley near you that is participating.
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