Fun Christmas Links

Here are a few wonderful web links for the Christmas season-

Listen to Dicken’s A Christmas Carol in serial format from the BBC

Check out the daily freebie site for classic ebooks, online stories and teaching tips at the Homeschool Freebie of the Day site

A monthly online literary magazine with poems, classic stories, Victorian era illustrations, songs, and activities.  This one includes a read-a-loud version of A Christmas Carol, condensed by the author himself

The Latin lovers among my readers can enjoy a Latin Christmas carol for each day

Christmas audio-books for kids and Storynory-The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Snow Queen, and more

An audio-book adaptation of the Landmark book, The Winter at Valley Forge

Christmas notebooking pages from Notebookingpages.com

The most amazing Christmas sewing site- Sew, Mama, Sew!

Many, many coloring pages and activities from author Jan Brett.  These are truly beautiful resources!

One of my favorite Advent calendarswith daily Scripture readings, devotional articles, hymns, Christmas traditions around the world, art history lessons, book suggestions, daily movie suggestions, and more from Teachingmom.com

A detailed and very helpful stocking stuff site, full of ideas for every stocking, in every price range

From Veritas Press, scroll down for a down-loadable Christmas lapbook and Advent wreath project sheets

Food for the Soul-the pursuit of an enduring education

At just the moment I needed it most, God brought me to this wonderful essay on the value of an education that pursues the true, honorable, lovely, just and pure over the expedient, happy, self-fulfilling pursuits of much of our modern education.  Christian education is hard, very hard sometimes, but it is without a doubt what we are called to.  We are not only called to pursue Christ-centered education, we are privileged to do so.  Being a teacher and administrator has its ups and downs, but in the end I am so honored and humbled by the calling to aid others in the pursuit of wisdom and virtue. 

Please take a few minutes to enjoy the article “Whatsoever Things are True”  over at the Trinity Forum.  Here is a brief excerpt to whet your appetite. 

“…it’s continuity, or loyalty, or perseverance, or honor, or idealism, or any number of other firm and steady traits that we used to think of as “noble,” that is truly difficult. When we choose to forego the fleeting in the name of the enduring, we affirm what is deepest and most admirable in our humanity. But we also swim against the current. “