Daily Sheet: Day 127: Hope
Family Book: Star of Fear, Star of Hope
Family Book: “Erika’s Story” – Be very careful to read this one first!!! It is not appropriate for most young children. I do think it is important for older students.
Travel: France
Video: “It Might Be Hope” – Sara Groves
Song: “Soldier of Hope” – Roo Panes
Daily Sheet: Day 126: Action
Family Book: “Irena’s Jars of Secrets”
Travel: Poland
Video: “Us For Them” – Gungor (official lyric video)
Daily Sheet: Day 111: Organization
Family Book: “Aunt Minnie McGranahan”
Travel: Hungary; Croatia; Bosnia; Serbia; Bulgaria
Video: “I Am Not a Mistake” – Indiana Feek
Video: “The Color Green” – Rich Mullins (official music video, with introduction by Rich)
Daily Sheet: Day 109: Peacefulness
Family Book: “Where the Poppies Now Grow”
Travel: Algeria; Tunisia
Song: “God and Country” – Gungor
“You can take my money, take my land, but not my son!
…Those who live by the gun, die by the gun.”
Daily Sheet: Day 107: Fortitude
Family Book: “Yatandou”
Travel: Mauritania
Song: “Carry On” – Phil Keaggy
The following verses, both written by Paul, will help you answer today’s questions:
Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope. -Romans 5:3-5 (ESV)
Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer. -2 Corinthians 1:6 (NLT)
Questions:
Daily Sheet: Day 104: Optimism
Family Book: “Four Feet, Two Sandals”
Travel: Afghanistan
Video: Sara Groves introduces “Floodplain” and talks about the role of positive thinking in our lives
Song: “Floodplain” – Sara Groves
Some hearts are built on a floodplain, keeping one eye on the sky for rain. You work for the ground that gets washed away when you live closer…
Closer to the life and the ebb and flow, closer to the edge of I don’t know, closer to that’s the way it goes… Some hearts are built on a floodplain.
And it’s easy to sigh on a high bluff, look down and ask when you’ve had enough. Will you have the sense to come on up or will you stay closer?
Closer to the danger and the rolling deep, closer to the run and the losing streak and what brings us to our knees… Some hearts live here.
Oh the river it rushes to madness and the water it spreads like sadness and there’s no high ground. Closer to the danger and the rolling deep, closer to the run and the losing streak and what brings us to our knees…
Closer to the life and the ebb and flow, closer to the edge of I don’t know, closer to Lord please send a boat… Some hearts are built here.
Video: “Brighter Day” – Gungor (drum cover)
Love came down and hope was found; Now we’re waking up to a brighter day.
Questions:
Daily Sheet: Day 97: Tolerance
Family Book: “The Relatives Came”
Travel: Seychelles; Mauritius
Song: “When It Was Over” – Sara Groves (with lyrics)
Oh love wash over a multitude of things, love wash over a multitude of things, love wash over a multitude of things; Make us whole.
There is love that never fails; There is a healing that always prevails; There is a hope that whispers a vow, a promise to stay while we’re working it out, so come with your love and wash over us.
Questions:
Daily Sheet: Day 96: Gentleness
Family Book: “Handa’s Surprise”
Travel: Comoros; Madagascar
Video: “Childhood Summer” – Sara Groves (official music video)
I miss innocence. I miss the arms of my mother. I miss feeling light like a childhood summer. Childhood summer.
Daily Sheet: Day 91: Acceptance
Family Book: “Leo the Lop”
Travel: Botswana
Video: “One Faith” – John Michael Talbot & Michael Card
He is the good Shepherd and He’s laid down his life for His sheep, so out of many nations He’s gathered one fold and one faith;
And He has built His church on the rock foundation of faith, on apostles and prophets who shepherd the people in His place.
And He gave to Simon Peter and to all the twelve the keys of the Kingdom so darkness shall never prevail
But some of the shepherds have pastured themselves on their sheep, so He has come out against them and scattered His people of faith.
In good pasture He will shepherd His people; On the mountain top He feeds His sheep. He will heal the poor and afflicted; To the prisoner He brings release.
Yet He’ll not forsake His people; He’ll claim His sheep for His own. He’ll send out His Word to the nations, regather His people back home,
For He is the good Shepherd. He’s laid down His life for His sheep, so out of many nations He’s gathered one fold and one faith.
There is one faith, one hope, and one baptism, One God and Father of all. There is one church, one body, one life in the Spirit now given so freely to all.
Questions:
Daily Sheet: Day 89: Empathy
Family Book: “The Long March: The Chocktaw’s Gift to Irish Famine Relief”
Travel: Oklahoma; Texas
Song: “Why It Matters” – Sara Groves (with lyrics)
Sit with me and tell me once again of the story that’s been told us, of the power that will hold us, of the beauty, of the beauty, Why it matters.
Speak to me until I understand why our thinking and creating, why our efforts of narrating about the beauty, of the beauty, And why it matters.
Like the statue in the park of this war torn town, and its protest of the darkness and the chaos all around, with its beauty, how it matters, How it matters.
Show me the love that never fails, the compassion and attention midst confusion and dissension, like small ramparts for the soul, How it matters.
Like a single cup of water, How it matters.
Questions:
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