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Comment on The Cricket and The Shepherd Boy — A Review and Giveaway! by Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:34:45 +0000

Reg Down is one of my favorite authors, we are reading Tiptoes Lightly each evening before bed with my three little ones. It is a treat to read your review and to have the chance to win such a lovely book! Our favorite traditions… Gathering greenery to create wreaths, adorning oranges with cloves, making window stars, dipping beeswax candles, lighting the advent spiral… it is difficult to choose just one in this beautiful season but if I had to it would be the celebration of Saint Nicholas Day ,leaving our wooden shoes out alongside a bit of hay and carrots and waking to shoes filled with chocolate coins, pomegranates, clementines and a few handmade toys.

Comment on The Cricket and The Shepherd Boy — A Review and Giveaway! by Jane

Jane — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:51:09 +0000

We are still working on building our young family traditions, but the one that I remember best from when I was a child was going to Midnight Mass at a beautiful old country church and the feeling of sacredness as a child holding a lit candle in the church which was filled with candlelight and the singing of carols.

Comment on The Cricket and The Shepherd Boy — A Review and Giveaway! by Truffula

Truffula — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:15:00 +0000

Every Sunday in Advent, my mother would light the candles on our wreath, and read us a chapter from Karl Heinrich Waggerl’s delightful little book, “Und es begab sich: Inwendige Geschichten um das Kind von Bethlehem”. When I was in college, and away from home, I bought a copy of the book for myself… which I now read to my own children by the gentle glow of the Advent candles. One of our favorite chapters is the one which explains why the Christ Child smiled.

Comment on The Cricket and The Shepherd Boy — A Review and Giveaway! by domestic diva

domestic diva — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:43:01 +0000

We always shop for food to donate to the local food bank as we’re shopping for food to prepare our own holiday meal.

Comment on The Cricket and The Shepherd Boy — A Review and Giveaway! by Kristin

Kristin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:51:32 +0000

We love the holidays! One of our favorite holiday traditions is baking cookies for Santa and chopping carrots for his reindeer. We leave these out, carefully placed by little hands, on a plate with a glass of egg nog. The wonder and excitement felt by all are such a joy. When the little ones have gone to bed, my dear husband and I stay up late wrapping gifts together. It is such a bonding and sweet time for us. This will be the first holiday season that we will share the story of Jesus’ birth with our children. I am really looking forward to the feeling of reverence that this will bring this holiday. Thank you for introducing us to The Cricket and the Shepard Boy and for the great giveaway.

Comment on Ancient Civilizations and a Biography of Jesus by Viveka

Viveka — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:54:17 +0000

Check out this podcast just released about Jesus’ secret documents. Intriguing!

http://www.desposyni.podbean.com

Comment on Ancient Civilizations and a Biography of Jesus by Sela

Sela — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:52:44 +0000

I’m personally interested in what they have to say about Mary Magdalene and her relationship with Jesus… beyond the fact that they were married. There has to be a good reason why he chose to marry. Will definitely check this out.
Thanks for the link.

Comment on Ancient Civilizations and a Biography of Jesus by Eda

Eda — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:03:50 +0000

Did anyone see this ?
The site below has just released a series called: “The Secret Autobiography of Jesus the Christ” explains how he discovered the Ark of the Covenant, his marriage to Mary Magdalene, their 3 children and how Jesus survived his crucifixion??

http://www.merkaba.org/

Comment on Sixth Grade Readers by Eva

Eva — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:37:46 +0000

We read the first two of your recommended books and also the second one in the series by Rosemary Sutcliffe. Great choices!

Comment on Live Education! by Rainbow Rosenbloom

Rainbow Rosenbloom — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:13:03 +0000

It is with great sadness that I read a couple of comments posted about my company. Though I know we have made mistakes, we have also dedicated our lives and work to Waldorf education. Gerard’s insults are not constructive at all; no Live Education! consultant speaks negatively about children, nor do we manipulate the curriculum. And to suggest that we exploit people who know little of Waldorf education is not a review of our work, but an attack on our character, something we deeply resent. Waldorf education is a work of service; those of us who have spent our entire adult lives promoting and working to support the movement are not doing so out “valuing the almighty dollar”….this I can assure you!

And the suggestion that we “exploit those who know little about Waldorf” is absurd; virtually everyone using Live Education! is deeply knowledgeable and committed, including teachers from over 70 Waldorf schools internationally who use our materials as resources for their classrooms.

Respectfully,

Rainbow Rosenbloom