Bright

Last week, we had the bright feast of Theophany at church!  The blessing of water is done in the baptistry.  This is where Elijah was baptised.

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"When Thou wast baptized in the Jordan, O Lord, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest. For the voice of the Father bear witness to Thee, callingThee His beloved Son. And the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed the truth of the word. O Christ our God, Who hast appeared and hast enlightened the world, glory to Thee!"

This morning, we had holy water and dry prosphora pieces.  Oatmeal and tea. Then, we read the life of St. Tatiana.  Now, to homeschool lessons.  Our 8 year old is doing multiplication and just started division. Monopoly is such a fun way to do addition, subtraction and also multiplication (if you want to buy 3 houses). We have been reading Farmer Boy aloud in the evenings.  Last night, I read Ch. 23 titled Cobbler, making shoes with their leather, the hide from their beef cow. The previous chapter was about butchering their meat.  My husband read the chapter a few days before about shearing their sheep. It's all so very relevant to our current life.