Dane left for Buenos Aires last night to complete Joseph's United States citizenship documentation and to complete some other paperwork for our land title here in Argentina. From Buenos Aires he will fly to Pennsylvania for two weeks to spend some time with our good brother, Jim.
It seems that Jim's cancer is continuing to spread. He now has tumors in his liver, his chest, and one pressing upon his brain. Jim is at peace with what the Lord has given him. You can read his latest post on his blog at the following address:http://jmhj.blogspot.com.
Please pray for Jim, his wife Pamela, his extended family and friends, and for Dane as he travels to and from the United States again.
Dane took our camera with him, but I will continue to keep you updated over the next couple of weeks.
Jessica
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Jessica,
I'll be praying. How terribly difficult. Don't you wish that God would let us see the big picture now and then?
How are you holding up without your husband? I'm such a baby. When Josh isn't here I hear every sound in the house. I can't imagine how jittery I'd be in Argentina! Wait... you're probably much safer down there anyway!
When you have some time, I was wondering if you could tell me a bit about your homeschool curriculum. I thought I remember you saying once that you used Rod and Staff. I've never been a fan of complete curriculum, but in my efforts to get rid of things, I've realized how much could go if I did use a curriculum. I was rather surprised at how interesting R&S seemed to be, and even more pleased with how Biblically based it is. What are your thoughts?
Enjoying your journey!
Kim
Hi Kim,
Thank you for your prayers.
It is difficult with Dane gone, but the Lord has been so good to us, blessing us with His graciousness each passing day.
About Rod and Staff, we really like the curriculum. It is Biblically based, modest in all areas, and very well written. I don't have any experience with other curriculums other than looking at them at book fairs, but I would say that the material is advanced considering the amount of work required in each lesson and the concepts studied compared to others I've seen. It is a complete curriculum and takes us around 5 hours to finish all our subjects each day, but since it is designed for the student to be completed with their studies by the end of eighth grade, to us it is a fair tradeoff. I think that a student could learn quite sucessfully by dividing each lesson in half - like do the odds or the evens. We have used Rod and Staff so far for kindergarten through sixth grade. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask. Email me anytime.
God Bless,
Jessica
I'm new to your blog, but I've seen you on Kim's blog roll (firstfruitsfarmne). I also "know" two of your other readers, Kris Ante, and Debylin.
I read that Michael Bunker went to visit a brother with cancer, named Jim in PA, a while ago. Maybe Jim is the same man. I didn't know that he had a blog, so thank you for the link. I'll be following his journey with prayer. I look forward to getting to know you and your family. I really liked seeing your cement mixer washing machine! P.S. I just added you to my blog roll, too.
Grace and peace to you all,
Brenda
Hello Brenda and welcome! We appreciate your prayers for Jim very much, and yes, he is the same man that Mr. Bunker recently visited.
Thanks for reading and we look forward to getting to know you more too!
Have a blessed day,
Jessica
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