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B is for…

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Verse of the Week: B is for…

“By him all things were created, in heaven and on earth,
visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions
or rulers or authorities- all things were created
through him and for him.” -Colossians 1:16


Hymn of the WeeK: “Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies”
Wesley, Gounod

Christ, whose glory fills the skies, Christ the true, the only Light,
Sun of Righteousness, arise, Triumph o’er the shades of night;
Dayspring from on high, be near; Day star, in my heart appear.

Dark and cheerless is the morn unaccompanied by Thee,
Joyless is the day’s return till Thy mercy’s beams I see;
Till they inward light impart, Glad my eyes and warm my heart.

Visit, then, this soul of mine; Pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
Fill me, Radiancy Divine; Scatter all my unbelief;
More and more Thyself display, Shining to the perfect day.

Friday’s Factoid 1 (by Titus and Joel)

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The planet with the shortest day is Jupiter which rotates in only 10 hours. The planet with the longest year is Neptune which takes 60,188 days to revolve around the sun.

But Venus takes 243 days just to rotate on it’s axis and only 225 days to revolve around the sun. That means Venus’s day is longer than it’s year!

Teacher’s Two Cents (by Mom)

2 Peter 3:8 says that “with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” I guess that’s also true on Venus!
Of course there have been days that have felt like a thousand years to me here on earth, too. And more than one year has flashed by like a day.

Blast-Off Breakfast

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To celebrate the start of our astronomy themed school year we had a hearty breakfast of “Stars and Planets.” I made Aebelskivers (Danish pancake balls) sprinkled with star-dust (Trader Joe’s new cinnamon-sugar grinder) and sliced up some star fruit. Served it all up with some Hawaiian coconut syrup and guava jam and thanksgiving to God for His abundant provision.