Epic Style Giving, Mayan Clay, Math is FUN…

I go to an amazing church.† It may not be your typical old Southern style church but it fits us to a T.† Our church has 2 main goals; to love Jesus and love each other. We take the 2nd one to Epic proportion.† Our church is a fairly new church, about 3 1/2 years.† Started with 34† members, we had over 900 last week.† Church has become very important to Kei and I.

Last week we celebrated “LOVE WEEK” at Epic.† Sunday was Senior Citizen Day where we visited Senior Citizen homes all across the city and took homemade cookies and goodies.† Monday was “Fast Food Frenzy” where you paid for the car behind you.† Tuesday was “All Teacher’s Day” where we took 20 schools individual Thank You letters and goodies, Wednesday was “Epic Gives You Gas” where we pumped over $1500 of free gas to cars.† Thursday was “To Protect and Serve” where we delivered over 30 dozen chicken and biscuits to the police and fireman.† Friday was “Cook Like a Fool” where we cooked something to take to a neighbor and Saturday was “Get Trashed” where we picked up trash on a several mile stretch of our busiest road.† One of the things Kei and I have always loved was volunteering, giving back and when I started HSing I was so excited that we would be able to do this more.† We have a church that perfectly fits this lifestyle.† I love giving, Kei loves giving, Epic loves giving.† It is an EPIC WIN 😉

Senior Citizens Goodies..
Fast Food Frenzy...
Epic Gives Gas...
Cooking Like a Fool...Cookies for the neighbor

We celebrated Earth Hour by turning off all lights in the house and playing Forbidden Island.† It is hard to see little writing by only candle by the way!

Earth Hour...playing by Candlelight

Thanks to Ami Kei has tons of clay but I bought her a different kind this week.† It is Mexican Pottery Clay and she loved it.† She spent hours working with it.

The Clay
Mayan Influence..
Clay Bunny...

We are using a new Math that Kei actually found.† It is IXL and she loves it.† It isn’t fun games, it is just problems until mastery of each new concept.† It is $9.95 a month but so far it is worth it.† There is zero preparation for me which is great because there is so much in her other subjects.† She and I both have learned so much.† If she gets to a concept she doesn’t understand she lets me know and we sit and work it out together.

We are studying Mayans and Aztecs for History.† We watched a documentary about 2012 and became interested in the Mayans.† That blossomed into more videos, Mayan numbers, alphabet, websites, worksheets and crafts.† We watched Time Warp Trio here. I have started using FreeRice as part of our homeschooling.† Kei and I have done this on and off for several years but now it is written into her assignments.† She has learned all of the New England, Southern and Western States and capitals.† She already knew them but now she can actually spell them. ;)† In Zoology we have learned about Primates.† We have read and made charts and watched videos, including a Jane Goodall documentary.

Kei finished her blanket that she made by hand.† She still has to do the backing but it turned out so wonderful.† I love how much she loves sewing and all things creative.† The first quilt Kei ever made was a very small 9×9 square.† She wanted to put it in Mom’s casket and I let her.† I know Mother would have loved that.

Snuggled in the Homemade Blankie..

Yesterday was the next to the last HS Skate Day.† We got in the groove by rocking out to some Ice Ice Baby on the radio. 😉

Ice Ice Baby..too cold too cold
Skate Day!!!

Livvy spent the night last night.† They destroyed Kei’s room per usual…ahhh girls..

It was a TORNADO...really!

Weather is supposed to warm up next week.† I am ready for it…there are hikes to be taken, camping trips to go on, nature walks to meander, crazy doggies to walk….

Happy Saturday,

“For it is in giving that we receive.” St. Francis of Assisi

“Why not, really, go to the fullest length, and the silliest length, in exploiting yourself and turn the proceeds back to the community?” Paul Newman

7 thoughts on “Epic Style Giving, Mayan Clay, Math is FUN…”

  1. Our church did the pay for the person behind you in the drive-thru thing. Our whole family had such a fun time with this! It was such a true pleasure to bless someone else in this way. Love the clay creations!

  2. Theresa, I will rent a mini-van (now that neither one of us can fit 6 people!) and I will pick you up on the way south! The girls can wreck havoc while we sit around and chat!!! Are you ready for us Karen?????

    What an amazing week. I love all the goodness you packed into each day. You should link this to giveeveryday……I don’t think that kids realize all the ways in which they can contribute to making our world a better place. Your church sounds fabulous. With all the sadness in the world right now, this post shines through that there is hope and peace and love and joy.

    Beautiful.

  3. Ah. What a week! Just reading about it fills me up with a whole lot of Good, so I can imagine how you guys must feel. Can you stand it, how awesome you’re feeling?! Or should I say, EPICally awesome?

    I love Kei’s smile in every one of these pictures. I love her skating outfit tooówhat a groover!

    Sometimes I read your posts and see all that Good and I think, well that’s it. I’m moving to Alabama. Sometimes I just smile, and smile so big, to think of you over there, making the world a bit better, being great together. And I’m grateful for that. Thank you, Karen and Kei!

  4. Fun week!

    From everything I know about your church, it sounds like exactly the kind of church I would also like. Actually, it sounds like our church. “Jesus said love one another,” is the verse of the Bible we strive to emulate at all times. No exceptions. Mission is huge is our church and I just love that my girls are growing up thinking of others, working with the homeless, serving the community in so many ways and with other kids that are from families with similar values and have become some of our closest friends.

    I LOVE that Mexican pottery clay. Hmmmmmm….

    I have to check out that math.

    Someday I hope our girls can make a tornado together!!!! <3

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