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 Newsletter: JANUARY 2007


Essays
Calling all essay-writers and oratory-givers! The Optimist Club is sponsoring an Essay contest and an Oratory Contest, both open to home-educated (and other) students. Please see the home page of www.svhe.com (click on "Optimist Essay") for complete details.

Missionary Luncheon
(FROM Reva Esh:) Missionary Cheryll Clark (“Ch” as in Church) from Ecuador will be sharing with our homeschool group We are scheduled with Cheryll for “Luncheon with Homeschoolers”, Wednesday, February 21 from 12:15 to 2:00 pm. Please let Reva know if you plan to attend. A potluck dinner will be served.

A Beautiful Story
Psalm 55:22 --- you really need to read this. Friends are God's way of
taking care of us. This was written by a of Metro Denver Hospice Physician:
 
I just had one of the most amazing experiences of my life, and wanted to share it with my family and dearest friends.
 
I was driving home from a meeting this evening about 5, stuck in traffic on Colorado Blvd., and the car started to choke and splutter and die - I barely managed to coast, cursing, into a gas station, glad only that I would not be blocking traffic and would have a somewhat warm spot to wait for the tow truck. It wouldn't even turn over. Before I could make the call, I saw a woman walking out of the "quickie mart" building, and it looked like she slipped on some ice and fell into a Gas pump, so I got out to see if she was okay.

When I got there, it looked more like she had been overcome by sobs than that she had fallen; she was a young woman who looked really haggard with dark circles under her eyes. She dropped something as I helped her up, and I picked it up to give it to her. It was a nickel.
At that moment, everything came into focus for me: the crying woman, the ancient Suburban crammed full of stuff with 3 kids in the back (1 in a car seat), and the gas pump reading $4.95.

I asked her if she was okay and if she needed help, and she just kept saying " don't want my kids to see me crying," so we stood on the other side of the pump from her car. She said she was driving to California and that things were very hard for her right now. So I asked, "And you were praying?" That made her back away from me a little, but I assured her I was not a crazy person and said, "He heard you, and He sent me."
 
I took out my card and swiped it through the card reader on the pump so she could fill up her car completely, and while it was fueling, walked to the next door McDonald's and bought 2 big bags of food, some gift certificates for more, and a big cup of coffee. She gave the food to the  kids in the car, who attacked it like wolves, and we stood by the pump eating fries and talking a little.
She told me her name, and that she lived in Kansas City. Her boyfriend left 2 months ago and she had not been able to make ends meet. She knew she wouldn't have money to pay rent Jan 1, and finally in desperation had finally called her parents, with whom she had not spoken in about 5 years. They lived in California and said she could come live with them and try to get on her feet there.

So she packed up everything she owned in the car. She told the kids they were going toCalifornia for Christmas, but not that they were going to live there.
 
I gave her my gloves, a little hug and said a quick prayer with her for safety on the road. As I was walking over to my car, she said, "So, are you like an angel or something?"
 
This definitely made me cry. I said, "Sweetie, at this time of year  angels are really busy, so sometimes God uses regular people."
 
It was so incredible to be a part of someone else's miracle. And of course, you guessed it, when I got in my car it started right away and got me home with no problem. I'll put it in the shop tomorrow to check, but I suspect the mechanic won't find anything wrong.
 
Sometimes the angels fly close enough to you that you can hear the flutter of their wings...
 
Psalms 5 5:22 "Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee.
 He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."

A MATH PROBLEM

What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Everwonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been in situations where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 101%? What equals 100% in life?  Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these
questions:
If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZIs represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
Then:
H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
and
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%
But,
A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
AND, look how far the love of God will take you
L- O- V- E-O-F-G-O-D
12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%
Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:
While Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will
get you there, it's the Love of God that will put you over the top!

Homeschool Auction Site
This was sent to me by Karen Hay,
1. she thought we might have an interest in checking it out. I looked at it briefly today, looks interesting to me.
Cathy Schweer
Subject: FREE Homeschool Auction up and running!!
I made an announcement not too long ago about the auction site my husband has created. If you haven't checked it out yet, please take some time to do so. www.homeschoolbids.com We especially have homeschoolers in mind but anyone is welcome to buy and sell. There are NO FEES for basic listings.

I want to make sure everyone knows that we are not earning any money from these auctions. All the money goes to the seller. My husband is in the internet business and we just want to offer this as a service to the homeschool community.

We have quite a few sellers and items for sell, now we need BUYERS!! What good is an auction site with sellers but no buyers. If you don't mind sharing the link and getting the word out, we'd appreciate it, and by all means, if you have something for sale already, please let your friends and family know you're selling!!

I'm trying to keep these announcement e-mails to a minimum, but we can't get these auctions off the ground so our selllers (that's you!) can sell if we don't get the word out. Thanks for your consideration!!

Marana tha,

Nicole H. Simpson <><

Bowling for Homeschoolers

When: The 1st Thursday of each month
Starting December 7th
Ending April 5th
Where: Coach and Four Bowling Lanes
Lincoln and Main
Ellsworth, KSCost: $1.00 per game
Time: 1:30-3:00

For more information contact Rick Seiler at 785-472-5571

Happy New Year, Everyone!