George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior

When George Washington was sixteen he copied out by hand 110 rules of behavior as part of a penmanship exercise assigned to him by his schoolmaster. I think the rules are very interesting and show how people ought to show respect and kindness to one another.
Here are the first six:(my notes are in parenthesis)

The Rules:

1. Every action done in company, ought to be with some sign of respect, to those that are present.( In other words, treat those that you are around with respect.)
2. When in company, put not your hands to any part of the body, not usually discovered.
3. Show nothing to your friend that might affright them.(Do not embarrass them.)
4. In the presence of others sing not to yourself with a humming noise, nor drum with your fingers or feet.(I am guilty of drumming my fingers.)
5. If you cough, sneeze, or yawn, do it not loud but privately; and speak not in your yawning, but put your handkerchief or hand before your face and turn aside,
6. Sleep not when others speak, sit not when others stand, speak not when you should hold your peace, walk not when others stop.

The rest of the 110 rules can be found at this website.

~Faith

Happy New Year!!!!!

Merry Christmas!

I love Christmas! I love being with my family, eating delicious food, opening presents and getting to see my siblings open theirs, seeing all of the beautiful decorations and lights, and listening to Christmas music.
One of my most favorite Christmas carols is O Holy Night. It is such a beautiful song that tells of how our loving savior came to earth on the first Christmas to save the world from sin and give us the opportunity to live with him forever. None of us could even begin to imagine how amazing that is, that He, who is perfect, left heaven and came to an imperfect earth, knowing that he would die so that He could save us from our sin! I hope that you all remember this as you celebrate Christmas and take some time to thank him for coming so long ago to die for you.


"O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ was born;
O night, O Holy Night , O night divine!
O night, O Holy Night , O night divine!

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
O'er the world a star is sweetly gleaming,
Now come the wisemen from out of the Orient land.
The King of kings lay thus lowly manger;
In all our trials born to be our friends.
He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger,
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!

Truly He taught us to love one another,
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains he shall break, for the slave is our brother.
And in his name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
With all our hearts we praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord! Then ever, ever praise we,
His power and glory ever more proclaim!
His power and glory ever more proclaim!"

~Faith

Bonnie Blue Ball

A few weeks ago some friends of mine invited my sister and I to a civil war era ball. adanceintime.blogspot.com The costumes were amazing! The guys put nail in their boots so they would make noise when they danced. We had a lot of fun.

~Faith

The Dream Garden

This amazing mosaic was done by Louis C. Tiffany and maxfield Parrish for hte Curtis Publishing building in Philidelphia- Home of the Ladies' Home Journal and the Saturday Evening Post.

Measuring 15 by 49 feet, Dream Garden was produced by the Tiffany Studios in 1916, using over 1000,000 pieces of favrile glass, each hand-fired to achieve perfection in each of the 260 colors.

"It was a huge picture to be done in glass mosaic. The space to be filled called for over a million pieces of glass, and for a year the services of thirty of the most skilled artisans would be required. The work had to be done from a series of bromide photographs enlarged to a size
hitherto unattempted. But at last the decoration was completed; the finished art piece was placed on exhibition in New York and over seven thousand persons came to see it. The leading art critics pronounced the result to be the most amazing instance of the tone capacity of
glass-work ever achieved. It was a veritable wonder-piece, far exceeding the utmost expression of paint and canvas.

For six months a group of skilled artisans worked to take the picture apart in New York, transport it and set it into its place in Philadelphia. But at last it was in place: the wonder-picture in glass of which painters have declared that 'mere words are only aggravating in describing this amazing picture.' Since that day over one hundred thousand visitors to the building have sat in admiration before it.

The Grove of Academe was to become a Dream Garden, but it was only after six years of incessant effort, with obstacles and interventions almost insurmountable, that the dream became true."

(From: The Americanization of Edward Bok.)

~Faith

God's chorus

This is amazing!

An engineer mathematically slowed down the sound of crickets chirping at night. He slowed the sound to emulate what the sound would be like if it were extended through the lifetime of a human.

http://www.jesuspenpals.com/index.php?page=music&section=view&mus_id=100005

Enjoy!
~Faith

Louie Giglio-Laminin

Every time I watch this video it amazes me. It's a bit long, but it's worth the wait.



~Faith