The widow's mite; A gift from Sonlight

Special Gift for Core Curriculum Purchasers

From John and Sarita Holzman:
Two years ago, Sarita and I visited Israel with a group from our church. We were startled to discover that Israel, virtually alone among the Mediterranean nations, permits the sale of ancient coins recovered from archaeological sites. As one shopkeeper explained, "There are so many sites in this country, you can dig almost anywhere and you will fi nd antiquities."
This past summer, with memories of our trip to Israel in mind, we asked the Palestinian Christians we met in Bethlehem if they could find enough ancient Roman mites to create pendants that we could give our Core customers.
You may recall the story of Jesus watching people put gifts into the temple treasury. Then a poor widow comes along and puts in two small coins. — Those small coins were mites.
"I tell you the truth," [Jesus] said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on." (Luke 21:1-4)
It took our friends a while to get back to us. We worried whether there would be enough of these coins to meet our needs. And we wondered if an order as large as ours might so overwhelm the world market that the price for these coins would rise beyond our ability to pay. Happily, our friends were able to find the coins we needed and they promised to insert them in sterling silver bezels to make the pendants we wanted at a price we could afford.
And so now you can get your own 2,000-year-old "Widow’s Mite" in a silver pendant for FREE...with the purchase of any Sonlight Core, CorePlus or CoreUltra program.
Please Note: Each 2,000-year-old coin is unique, so yours will look slightly different from what you see in the photo below.

How amazing is this? I am a long time SL user and have always loved this curriculum. It is challenging and is really providing my children with an excellent education. I recently ordered Core 530, The Survey of British Literature for Morgan. She wants to be able to take the AP Literature exam and this is by far the best curriculum I have seen. When I received my "box", as if it is not exciting enough, I found an envelope tucked neatly to the side. On the outside of the envelope it said: A gift for you, Mom. Please open in a quiet moment. I was brought to tears as I read the story behind the pendant. This was given to me to commemorate the loving sacrifices I make daily to teach my children. Sonlight is truly a blessing to our lives. Though we have never met, we consider John and Sarita a part of our family. A big thanks to them for all of the time and effort they continue to put into this excellent curriculum.

Sonlight

Raleigh Bantam Storm-′08 Congressional Cup Champions
by Todd Phinney posted 02/21/2008
The Raleigh Bantam Storm went undefeated at the Washington Congressional Cup in Washington DC over Presidents weekend winning the Championship game 2-1!p

.Congratulations Bantam Storm Team!

Prep time is here

This is the time of year I stress out. The kids handle it fine, but not me:) It is time to begin prepping for all of the exams coming up. The National Latin Exam is the first one we will be getting ready to take. Morgan, Bryan and Aaron will all be taking this exam with Morgan taking a higher level test. Then she has to get ready for TeenPact. There is a lot of homewrk that goes along with this 4 day government program. She has to read a book, send letters to her state representitve and senator, write a one page bill on an issue that is important in her life to be presented to the TeenPact Legislature, complete a political fact sheet, Scripture memorization, and analyze three bills of interest. This is an awesome opportunity for her but it will require much work on her part.
Next is the ACT in April. Morgan practices everyday for this and the SAT. She does the on-line course offered by The College Board. Her SAT and SAT II's will be taken in June.
Bryan, Aaron, and Allison will take the ITBS in May. That is not as much pressure but still something we take very seriously around here.
It will be a busy few months coming up, but so worth all of the effort.

One Touch

When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake a large crowd gathered around him while He was by the lake. Then one of the synagogue rulers named Jarius came there. Seeing Jesus he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with Him, "My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so she will be healed and live." So Jesus went with him.
A large crowd followed and pressed around him. And a woman was there that had been subject to bleeding for 12 years. She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, because she thought, "If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed." Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was free from her suffering.
At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"
"You see the people crowding against you," his disciple answered, " and yet you can ask 'Who touched me?'"
But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. Then the women, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffereing."

Nicole C. Mullen- One Touch (TBN)