Helping Parents Raise Kids of Character
Consider planning an Independence Day play.
Kids not only learn about Independence Day, but help others to learn too.
We had the kids learn some of the actual words of the signers for the play. They had a blast!
Then—homeschool curriculum. About the time the last box of sparklers is used up, the remainder of July is when a lot of moms are scrambling, not wanting to wait until the last minute but realizing that time is getting a little short, to make all those choices and go through the ordering process. It’s time to think in terms of priorities and make sure the most important bases are covered. Am I forgetting anything (gasp!)?
Probably. Who ever remembered Continue reading It’s July. Picnics, patriotism and fireworks. God bless America.
We also pass out some of the signer’s personal declarations of what they believed about Jesus Christ and have them read as well so we can arm our guests with the truth of our godly heritage in this country. Here is a sampling so you can use them for your celebration if you wish. Lots more are contained in For You They Signed.
Samuel Adams (cousin of John Adams) of Massachusetts: “I rely on the merits of Jesus Christ for a pardon for all my sins.”
Charles Carroll: “On the mercy of my Redeemer I rely for salvation and on His merits; not on the works I have done in obedience to His precepts.
John Witherspoon: “I entreat you in the most earnest Continue reading Part 2 – Boyer Family Independence Day Celebration:
Independence Day is one of my favorite holidays. I have been looking for ways to make our holiday celebrations reflect the true meanings of the holidays. John Adams writing to his wife Abigail about the vote for independence on July 2, 1776 said,
“The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.”
We now celebrate on July 4, the day it was announced to the public, but July 2 was known as Deliverance Day to the founders.
We always have a big cookout Continue reading Part 1 – Boyer Family Independence Day Celebration:
Here is one of our favorite recipes for Independence Day
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