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My grandson Leelan, who lives with us, enjoys watching videos online. I will post links to the playlists I have made for him, plus add websites that he either enjoys now, or I think he will enjoy once I get a chance to show him.
One thing: I don't push internet on him. It is more important for him to play with toys, use his imagination, run around, get exercise and fresh air, and learn to enjoy quiet times of peace within his own little self. I don't want him to be a child (or adult, eventually) who feels they must have constant input, constant sensory stimulation, and who has no idea what it means to just be still, feel peace, pray and quietly listen for God's still, small voice. It is more important that he can fall asleep when it is quiet, study without music blasting, and meditate on himself, other people, the world around him, God, and his relationship to them all. Internet, television, video games - these all prevent him from developing the most important ability of all, which is the ability to "Be still, and know that I am God." Very few children can just "be still" these days...
OK, that said, during those times when he has internet time, I want it to mean something or teach him something along with entertaining him and stimulating his senses. Hence this list.
YouTube playlists I have made up for him:
Leelan, Leelan2, and Leelan3 - collections of songs that he likes and of which I approve.
Singalongs - Some singalong songs with children playing and dancing as they sing
Bedtime - Calming songs and lullabies that he watches while we cuddle together in the evenings, to prepare him for sleep
Christmas - Toddler-appropriate songs about Christ's birth and what Christmas is about.
Smile of a Child TV - A WONDERFUL streaming channel for young children with great, entertaining, endearing Christian programming.
Booples - LEELAN LOVES THESE! Actually when he was just an infant, the Booples videos held his attention and he actually would move to their songs from an incredibly early age. Then he seemed to lose interest when he was about 7-8 months old. It's only in the last month or 2 that his interest has been reignited, and he can't get enough! So he watches here, and also has 2 DVDs.
Storyline Online - Made by the Screen Actors Guild, these are secular stories, read by SAG members.
Children's Storybook Online - Another secular site, but the parent reads the books to their child. A good selection of stories here!
These are the sites that I am currently using the most. Of course the websites for children are so numerous they couldn't possibly be listed here (or anywhere), but not all are suitable for all children. I choose mostly Christian-based sites, obviously, as there are no more important lessons for a child to learn than those of kindness, morality, love, and God's care for all of us. But secular sites can have their place if they don't have teachings that are contrary to God's Word, and teach good values as well.
I may revisit this topic in the future but as of today, these are the most popular sites in our home :).
Saturday, November 27, 2010
In The Name Of Love
I am BLOWN AWAY by this blog...the videos...everything! I don't know when someone has really cut to the chase like she does, in such a REAL way! Praise God that He brought me to this site, He has really blessed this gal and she is sharing it with the world!
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Friday, November 26, 2010
Coming Down To The Wire
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5 more days. I realized last night that I don't want to do this. Yes, I want - no, NEED - relief, and yes this is a last resort, and no nothing else has worked, and yes this is supposed to improve my quality of life. So why don't I want it? As bad as things are, my pain is a "known". Life after next Wednesday, according to what I've read on online forums for people who have had it, is a great "unknown". That there are a fairly large number of people who have serious side effects or whose procedure fails doesn't concern me as much, as I know that God's hands will be on those of my surgeon, and both my soul and my body are under His care. (If there is a failure of some sort, it will be because God chooses to use that - to use me - somehow for His glory, and I'd be ok with that too of course.)
So now Thanksgiving is over. I ate a plate of food, ate slowly, chewed well...and was sick until 6:00 this morning. These next 5 days will be spent on mostly liquids with small (a few bites) amounts of only those foods which will build up my body for the assault it is about to have on it. Plus I'm not sure how I will get my nutritional needs met in the days/weeks afterward, and my body will need all the nutrient support it can get for the healing. So I will be concentrating on quality protein in tiny amounts. I have been saving all of my meat juices, skimming off the fats and straining out every morsel of food, and freezing them for my clear liquids afterward, and plan to make a good marrow broth as well for the nutritional value.
I've been pushing myself to accomplish things these last couple of weeks, and by mid-day my body is screaming at me to stop but I always push just a little more, so much I want to get done before Wednesday. Yesterday making Thanksgiving dinner I had to slam down painkillers through the day just to get through it. Last night - well, early this morning - I decided that whatever didn't get done isn't going to happen now. No more pushing, no more eating, no more accomplishing. From now on it is just about preparing my body and my spirit and my mind...
It will all be fine, I'm not fearful, I just don't want to face the unknown. But I'm not facing it alone. Besides family and friends who will be with me I will be in a "God-cloud" through it all, as I always am. There's no room for fear but leaving the known, no matter how miserable and painful it is, for the unknown isn't something I am looking forward to. I will do it - I HAVE to do it - but I don't want to do it.
5 more days. I realized last night that I don't want to do this. Yes, I want - no, NEED - relief, and yes this is a last resort, and no nothing else has worked, and yes this is supposed to improve my quality of life. So why don't I want it? As bad as things are, my pain is a "known". Life after next Wednesday, according to what I've read on online forums for people who have had it, is a great "unknown". That there are a fairly large number of people who have serious side effects or whose procedure fails doesn't concern me as much, as I know that God's hands will be on those of my surgeon, and both my soul and my body are under His care. (If there is a failure of some sort, it will be because God chooses to use that - to use me - somehow for His glory, and I'd be ok with that too of course.)
So now Thanksgiving is over. I ate a plate of food, ate slowly, chewed well...and was sick until 6:00 this morning. These next 5 days will be spent on mostly liquids with small (a few bites) amounts of only those foods which will build up my body for the assault it is about to have on it. Plus I'm not sure how I will get my nutritional needs met in the days/weeks afterward, and my body will need all the nutrient support it can get for the healing. So I will be concentrating on quality protein in tiny amounts. I have been saving all of my meat juices, skimming off the fats and straining out every morsel of food, and freezing them for my clear liquids afterward, and plan to make a good marrow broth as well for the nutritional value.
I've been pushing myself to accomplish things these last couple of weeks, and by mid-day my body is screaming at me to stop but I always push just a little more, so much I want to get done before Wednesday. Yesterday making Thanksgiving dinner I had to slam down painkillers through the day just to get through it. Last night - well, early this morning - I decided that whatever didn't get done isn't going to happen now. No more pushing, no more eating, no more accomplishing. From now on it is just about preparing my body and my spirit and my mind...
It will all be fine, I'm not fearful, I just don't want to face the unknown. But I'm not facing it alone. Besides family and friends who will be with me I will be in a "God-cloud" through it all, as I always am. There's no room for fear but leaving the known, no matter how miserable and painful it is, for the unknown isn't something I am looking forward to. I will do it - I HAVE to do it - but I don't want to do it.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Fingernail Abnormalities - What do they mean?
Amplify’d from www.medicinenet.com
HealthDay News) -- An abnormality in all or some of your fingernails can signal a potentially serious medical condition.
The U.S. National Library of Medicine offers these examples:
- Sunken areas on the fingernail can signal malnourishment.
- An abnormal shape to the fingernail, with ridges and an inward curve, can signal iron deficiency anemia.
- White flecks in the nail can indicate leukonychia, which could be caused by factors including zinc deficiency or heavy metal poisoning.
- An abnormal color or tenderness could indicate an infection, often caused by
fungus or yeast.- Streaks of blood in the nail can signal an infection, notably effecting heart valves.
-- Diana Kohnle
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