Essays.

     On Wednesday, when my mom was gone, I took the liberty of telling the kids to write an essay of the deer (later there were more) on our lawn, because they didn't seem to be doing anything else, anyway. I had quite the surprise when I read some of them, later!

The Deer on Our Front Lawn

By Elisabeth

     Elisabeth was on the black (it's actually brown) couch in the library, when suddenly, someone called out, "There's a deer on our front lawn!"  "A deer!" Elisabeth tumbled off the couch, "Where, where is the deer?"

     Nobody answered, for they were too busy shouting and looking at the deer. "Where is the deer?" she said, louder this time, going to the stairs. Leah, her sister, finally said, excitedly, "On the front lawn!"

     She went to the window and looked, but we (Leah and Elisabeth) couldn't see anything until Elisabeth stood up on the windowsill and said, " There! I see it!"

     Leah and Nathaniel saw the deer, then it went across the road, into the woods beyond, and it was ... ... ... ... ... ...                                                      

                                                                               

Gone!

(Slightly edited; grammar....)

Essay

by Leah

     We saw some deer on our lawn today. At first it was quiet, then Daniel shouted, "A deer is on our front lawn!" At first I thought he said, " A snake is on our lawn!" The colour was brown. It had antlers.

     It was near - propius (Latin word [She was learning some Latin words in her school work]) - our driveway. The deer was standing there; it had a long tail, I think ( No, they don't :).

     (Later[evidently, she was still writing her essay when the next bunch came]) Then two more came. The male ran toward the train tracks; the female ran across the road to the forest where the Mexican Mennonites (former neighbours across the road from us) used to live.

     We saw the male jumping. The female almost got hit by a car.

     I wish I could get one and keep it as a pet. (Slightly edited; spelling, grammar, etc.)

The Deer

by Nathaniel

      It was on-a front lawn and the driveway, then it ran on the neighbour's property. The deer was white and ---  white and --- what is it? (It was reddish-brownish, I said) It was reddish and brownish.

      It was running (a) little bit fast, and it doesn't has (have) a long tail - it was little-bit long.

     The deer was going in the forest; no, it wasn't eating grass. (I wrote this for him-he just dictated it to me.)

Today, ...

     I voted.
     Yes, it was my first time voting and I was excited about it, but I also feel that it is my duty to vote, so that I do not take my government for granted. I have read several blogs that have at least one good post about the right (privelege?) to vote. ...
     Anyway, I voted Progressive Conservative or Conservative, but much to my chagrin, I just heard that the Liberals won. :( I don't think that they have really done any good at all in the past from what I all heard. Well, at least it is only a provincial election. The Prime Minister is doing good so far. ...

Pentecost

     Sunday was Pentecost; the disciples were gathered in a room, and there was a sound "as of a mighty rushing wind and cloven tongues" appeared on each head that was present and they "were filled with the Holy Ghost" and began to speak in tongues (that is, they began to speak in other languages so that all people could understand). And all the people were amazed that the disciples could speak in all their languages. We celebrated in for 3 days, as it is one of the "big" or important church holidays. And if you are wondering why I am up so early, :) I have recently been going to the local hospital to volunteer there once a week for 3 hours.

Happy Birthday! (Another One:)

She loves to jump and pretend to be a horse, so we made
an obstacle course out of pool noodles!

 

Elisabeth. A decade, and it seems like she is supposed to be so much younger!

Das Zweite Hauptstück, Der Glaube

Der 1. Artikel

Von der Schöpfung

Ich glaube an Gott den Vater, den Allmächtigen, Schöpfer Himmels und der Erde.

Was ist das?

     Ich glaube, daß mich Gott geschaffen hat samt allen Kreaturen, mir Leib und Seele, Augen, Ohren und all Glieder, Vernunft und alle Sinne gegeben hat und noch erhält; dazu Kleider und Schuh, Essen und Trinken, Haus und Hof, Weib und Kind, Acker, Vieh und alle Güter; mit aller Notdurft und Nahrung dieses Leibes und Lebens mich reichlich und täglich versorget, wider alle Fährlichkeit beschirmet und vor allem Uebel behütet und bewahret; und das alles aus lauter väterlicher, göttlicher Güte und Barmherzigkeit, ohn all mein Verdienst und Würdigkeit: des alles ich ihm zu danken und zu loben und dafür zu dienen und gehorsam zu sein schuldig bin. Das ist gewißlich war.

Der 2. Artikel

Von der Erlösung

Und an Jesus Christus, Gottes eingebornen Sohn, unsern Herrn, der empfangen ist von dem Heiligen Geist, geboren von der Jungfrau Maria, gelitten unter Pontius Pilatus, gekreuziget, gestorben und begraben, niedergefahren zur Hölle, am dritten Tage wieder auferstanden von den Toten, aufgefahren gen Himmel, sitzend zur Rechten Hand Gottes, des allmächtigen Vaters, von dannen er kommen wird, zu richten die Lebendigen und die Toten.

Was ist das?

     Ich gluabe, daß Jesus Christus, wahrhaftiger Gott vom Vater in Ewigkeit geboren und auch wahrhaftiger Mensch von der Jungfrau Maria geboren, sei mein Herr, der mich verlornen und verdammten Menschen erlöset hat, erworben, gewonnen von allen Sünden, vom Tode und von der Gewalt des Teufels; nicht mit Gold oder Silber, sondern mit seinem heiligen, teuren Blut und mit seinem unschuldigen Leiden und Sterben; auf daß ich sein eigen sei und in seinem Reich unter ihm lebe und ihm diene in ewiger Gerechtigkeit, Unschuld und Seligkeit, gleichwie er ist auferstanden vom Tode, lebet und regieret in Ewigkeit. Das ist gewißlich wahr.

Der 3. Artikel

Von der Heiligung

Ich glaube an den Heiligen Geist, eine heilige christliche Kirche, die Gemeine der Heiligen, Vergebung der Sünden, Auferstehung des Fleisches und ein ewiges Leben. Amen.

Was ist das?

     Ich glaube, daß ich nicht aus eigener Vernunft noch Kraft an Jesus Christus, meinen Herrn, glauben oder zu ihm kommen kann; sondern der Heilige Geist hat mich durch das Evangelium berufen, mit seinen Gaben erleuchtet, im rechten Glauben geheiliget und erhalten; gleichwie er die ganze Christenheit auf Erden beruft, sammelt, erleuchtet, heiliget und bei Jesus Christus erhält im rechten, einigen Glauben; in welcher Christenheit er mir und allen Gläubigen täglich alle Sünden reichlich vergibt und am Jüngsten Tage mich und alle Toten auferwecken wird und mir samt allen Gläubigen in Christus ein ewiges Leben geben wird. Das ist gewißlich wahr. 

The Second Part, The Creed

The 1st Article

Of Creation

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

What does this mean?

      I believe that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and all my senses, and still preserves them; also clothing and shoes, meat and drink, house and home, wife and children, fields, cattle, and all my goods; that He richly and dailyprovides me with all  that I need to support this body and life; that He defends me against all danger and guards and protects me from all evil; and all this purely out of fatherly, divine goodness and mercy, without any merit or worthiness in my; for all which it is my duty to thank and praise, to serve and obey Him. This is most certainly true.

The 2nd Article

Of Redemption

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty, from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

What does this mean?

     I believe that Jesus Christ, true God, begotten of the Father from eternity, and also true man, born of the Virgin Mary, is my Lord, who has redeemed me, a lost and condemned creature, purchased and won me from all sins, from death, and from the power of the devil; not with gold or silver, but with His holy, precious blood and with His innocent suffering and death, that I may be His own and live under Him in His kingdom, and serve Him in everlasting righteousness, innocence, and blessedness, even as He is risen from the dead, lives and reigns to all eternity. This is most certainly true.

The 3rd Article

Of Sanctification

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen

What does this mean?

     I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to Him; but the Holy Ghost has called me by the Gospel, enlightened me with His gifts, sanctified and kept me in the true faith; even as He calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian Church on earth and keeps it with Hesus Christ in the one true faith; in which Christian Church He daily and richly forgives all sins to me and all believers, and will at the Last Day raise up me and all the dead, and give unto me and all believers in Christ eternal life. This is most certainly true.

Trying to Keep Her Happy. :)

She loved it.