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February 2008
8 ways to teach your child about Gods love
Valentines Day, is the day America celebrates our loved ones. We tend to buy expensive gifts and elaborate cards to show our family and friends just how much we love them. But did you know this tradition started around AD 270 in an ancient pagan festival that celebrated fertility on February 15th? The name was believed to have come from a priest named St. Valentine who was beheaded on February 14th because he performed illegal marriage ceremonies. And because a signed note was found addressed to his love on the morning of his death, Valentines Day was born... (read on)This month we also celebrate Black History Month! Here are 14 inspirational quotes by Noel Jameson that are powerful and inspirational for ALL families! As actor Morgan Freeman says, "I don't want a Black History Month. Black History is American History."
Presidents Day is also celebrated on February 18th. This day is to acknowledge the birthdays of President's George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, who were great Presidents of our time. Here are 8 Trivia Questions by Deanna Mascle about all of our US Presidents, that I bet you didn't know, for you and your child to enjoy!
With blessings,
Wanda L. Ball, Publisher/Author
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Your Kids Question of the Month
Q: Why do we have different skin colors and speak different languages?
A: In the beginning, we all spoke the same language and had a common speech. After the people became settled in an area they liked, they became proud and wanted to build a tower to reach heaven, called the "Tower of Babel." God became sad because he didn't want the people to build the tower. So he confused their language and scattered them all over the world, so they couldn't understand each other anymore. And as a result of this, their hair and skin colors became lighter and darker due to the hot and cold climates and conditions in which they were living in the world.
Scripture Reference: Genesis 11 "...But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building. The Lord said, if as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other..."
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Inside This Issue
8 ways to teach your child about Gods love
14 inspirational quotes for Black History
8 Presidential Trivia Questions
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Tip of knowledge
"A friend is one who knows who you are, understands where you have
been, accepts what you have become, and still gently
allows you to grow."
-William Shakespeare
"Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own home. Give love to your children, to a wife or husband, to a next-door neighbor."
- Mother Teresa