This was such an inspirational speech by President Ronald Regan, that I wanted to share it with you all. Jesus IS the reason for the season…may we never forget that.

Merry Christmas,

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As I was looking for material to do a short study on Hanukah, I found that it can be said and spelled different ways. I am not Jewish, so I am not sure if the ‘c’ in Chanukah is silent so we just say Hanukah (one k or 2), or maybe the ‘h’ is silent too.
Now if that didn’t confuse me, than the Jewish calendar did…for a while anyway. I made up this calendar for a friend. It has both the Jewish holidays as well as the Christian holidays. It also has the Jewish months and year next to our month and year.

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Here is a nice piece of copywork that can be done one section at a time during ‘Hanukah week.
The Eight ‘Hanukah Lights
With fervor and joy we give thanks to the Lord,
And glory and praise to His name we accord,
While we greet with great gladness this glorious night
And piously kindle each ‘Hanukah light.
To God who is ONE, and whose name is but One,
We’ll ever feel grateful for what He has done;
When all for our race was as dark as the night,
Said the Guardian of Israel, “Let there be light!”
The Commandments God gave to our nation alone,
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I know you all are in preparation for this Thanksgiving Holiday, so I wanted to wish you all a Blessed Thanksgiving.
We here in the Albright household will be having studies as usual. My husband works through Thanksgiving, so we will be celebrating the first week in December. He is off for a week!! He needs to finish taking his vacation days before the year ends.
Don’t forget that we have a Squanto Lapbook that you might want to do this Thanksgiving.
Also, I added primary lines to the Psalm 100 Copywork for those of you who prefer primary lines.
I also created this cute piece of copywork for this week.
Thanksgiving
Praise God for wheat, so white and sweet,
       of which to make our bread!
Praise God for yellow corn, with which his
       waiting world is fed!
Praise God for fish and flesh and fowl he
       gave to man for food!
Praise God for every creature which he
      made and called it good!
Praise God for winter’s store of ice! Praise
      God for summer’s heat!
Praise God for fruit-tree bearing seed; “to
      you it is for meat.”
Praise God for all the bounty by which all
       the world is fed!
Praise God his children all, to whom he
       gives their daily bread!
                              —By Edward Everett Hale.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one nation under God,
indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

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OUR FLAG
THE FLAG, A HISTORY:
The Flag is not only an emblem of the Country. In its own way, it is a history of the Country, and when we have learned what its symbols and colors signify, we are able to read its story just as we would the pages of history. Every part, every color, of the Flag had a world of meaning to those who arranged them as we see them. Its makers intended the Flag to tell a story to their sons and daughters down through all ages. When you have learned to read that story, it will thrill you just as it thrilled those who gave us the Flag.
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This month we are turning our hearts to our Fathers. It was not an easy task finding information on Father’s Day. Unlike Mothers’ Day, I could not find any real documentation. So I had to go by various websites. The problem with that is you do not know if these websites did any research or if they are all duplications of each other, just worded differently. With that said, if you find any errors please let me know.
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