Happy Day

To bring you all up to speed, Ian was born yesterday morning. We were anticipating either dwarfism or downs syndrome. But no one anticipated he would be born with cleft palate and pierre robin (shortened jaw). He is unable to eat as a result. So he was flown by helicopter last night to a big […]

My First Torah – Shemini

Shemini Leviticus 9:1-11:47   Click here to learn more about My First Torah. Click here to download the illustrated printable PDF.   Moses began teaching Aaron and his sons about their jobs as priests. First, Aaron learned how to give an offering. He took a bull and a ram. The people also brought animals for […]

Rubber boot homeschool – history alive

history

I have decided to start writing my rubber boot homeschool posts again. Why, you might ask? Well, because I want to.  And I missed writing them. And I’m excited about the new approach we’ve been using of late. And I want to show you that I really do have an understanding of grammar, no matter […]

The wonder of the feasts

feasts

  Keeping the feasts is such a delight. We have the opportunity to teach our children the wonders of our Creator. We can show them the mighty works that He has done. We point the way to the future when He will bring us home to Israel. But somewhere along the way, the wonder has […]

Happy Pesach!

Yes, I know! I’ve been a bit quiet lately. But I wanted to take a minute and wish all of you a blessed Pesach and Feast of Unleavened Bread. I must admit that preparations are largely to blame for my absence. This is the first year that we have hosted Pesach on purpose. (Last year, […]

Team Cooper

I love seeing my family work as a team. In Torah, the most important unit is the family. We must work together effectively as a strong family. So we look for every opportunity to practice. This evening, I needed to bring the flock back in from the front pasture. This can be done alone, but […]

Gluten free chocolate cake

chocolate cake

It is a place I didn’t anticipate traveling to, but here we are. With the knowledge we have now, we have decided to move towards gluten free. I love baked goods, so I have been doing a lot of experimenting. The caved in muffins were a huge disappointment, but we are “rising” above it. Here […]

My First Torah – Vayikra

Vayikra Leviticus 1:1-5:26   Click here to learn more about My First Torah. Click here to download the illustrated printable PDF.   YHVH gives us a way to have a friendship with Him. We have a friendship with YHVH through the tabernacle. The tabernacle belongs to YHVH. We follow His rules in the tabernacle. We […]

My First Torah – Pekudei

Vayakel/Pekudei Exodus 35:1-40:38 Click here to learn more about My First Torah. Click here to download the illustrated printable PDF.   Moses gathered all the people together. He taught them about keeping the Sabbath. He also asked them to give gifts for building the tabernacle. They were all happy to give. They brought jewelry and […]

Have you judged someone today?

Edited to add: Please read to the end for the rest of the story. YHVH is indeed faithful. It could be like coffee for some people, the need to judge other people’s motives and actions. It’s an important job really! We need to determine in our hearts what is wrong with other people, so we […]