Cheryl and I have just started learning Hebrew this year at SMBC. To keep things fun we’ve been using a variety of methods. We learned the Hebrew consonants using this song we found online (here’s us singing it): Then we came to the pointed vowels (they’re similar to pinyin in Chinese, but in dot/dash form). …
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Grapefruit cookies
Many months ago, the first shape for which E learnt the word was ‘circle’. At breakfast one morning, she stared out of the window, pointed, and said ‘circle’. And indeed there were: little spheres sprouting on the tree in our next-door neighbour’s garden. As the circles grew, so did E’s vocabulary. Other words were added: …
Creativity for his glory – even more cards (Cheryl)
(W: Here are a few things that Cheryl has made in previous months. Really enjoy watching day by day how she’s using her time to image her Redeemer by getting stuck into creativity that serves others. In contrast, my knowledge of sewing and crafts is limited to opening my wallet and paying for materials…) Custom-made …
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E2 and sisterhood
I’m writing this on E’s 2nd birthday. It’s starting to sink in that we have a two year old in our house – it feels like we have been parents forever, even though I know that’s not true! E is part of a growing group of super-intelligent beings known as girls. She is joined this …
Wasdat?
I love how inquisitive our oldest daughter E is at the moment. She’s one month shy of her 2nd birthday, yet every day surprises us with a new word she’s learnt, or a new question she asks. Today at the supermarket (where she insists on carrying the basket herself, and getting a good upper-body workout …