Being Flexible

I am on a journey.  A journey to discover more of what God wants from me, what He planned in my life, and how He will speak through me on a daily basis.

Walking with Him is like taking a stroll on a beach and listening to the waves coming to crash on the sand.   

Earlier this year, I had decided to read through the Bible chronologically as well as going through the a devotional book titled Quiet Time Bible Guide.   I also had planned to do this with my French Bible.   But within a week or two, stress engulfed me and I was on hedge with homeschooling.   I knew I had too much on my shoulders and I needed to make changes.

Changes can be good.    I was disappointed not to read through my French Bible this year but honestly it was wise to realize early in the year that my objective was too much for me to go through.

I prayed about it.   I have numerous devotionals in the house but I wanted to take one that God will use to speak to me in various ways.   When I looked at my bookshelves in my office, I saw one devotional book that grabbed my eyes immediately – One Hundred and One Devotions for Homeschool Moms by Jackie Wellwood.

I had purchased this little jewel a couple of years ago – had started it but with life being crazy and getting lots of reviews, somehow I didn’t pursue the reading of it.

From the first devotion, it spoke to me.   Made me ponder on how I am.   A main scripture is also at the top of the devotion.   I could read it directly from the book but I take my French Bible and discover the Scriptures in my mother tongue.    Somehow, I get ah-ah moments when I do this.   It’s as though I obtain a new understanding of the Scriptures.   It might be silly but that how I feel when I read them in French.

For example, the very first devotional was about have a meek and quiet spirit.   Ah!   Reading the devotional I learned that meek signify to not easily be provoked or irritated.    Mmmmm!    This is definitively something I need to work on.   There are times when I will respond to circumstances.   I need to be patient, to take a deep breath and rely on God.  Plain and simple.   Simple?   Not all the time but feasible anyway.

At the end of the year, we discovered that one child is apparently strong will.   Somehow this child of mine knows how to push the buttons to get me easily provoked and irritated.    I am slowly learning on to stay calm and respond to the arrogance and the testing. 

Through the first couple of weeks of January, I have learned that flexibility is necessary for my well-being.    There was a battle in me about my first decision for a devotional this year and the realization that it won’t work out after all.    I am also learning that it works as well for dealing with a strong will child.   I need to identify the battles that are worth fighting for and be flexible for the rest.

If you are a homeschooler and would like God to speak to you on a more personal level concerning your homeschool, I suggest that you consider One Hundred and One Devotions for Homeschool Moms.  It is available at any bookstore, even amazon.ca.

One Thousand Gifts–Week 33

331. Being of service for some friends who needed a lift to the airport last Wednesday morning.

332. Awana re-starting on Thursday after the Christmas Holidays and a cancellation the previous week due to freezing rain…

333. Reaching the half-way point in our Math Curriculum!

334. Spending a great supper with friends and having a great time on Saturday.

335. Trying pavlova for the first time and LOVING it!

336. Finding pavlova recipes on Pinterest….   (I want to try to make one…)

337. My oldest son, who was out last Wednesday morning before 6am, to remove some ice from the drive way – though I find him a bit young to be out that early and we had a chat about it…

338. The kids helping each other and helping around the house.

339. Sledding after the swimming courses though the snow was an ice rink.

340. Being part of a church family!

Lola’s Fruit Shop Sudoku App

Lola’s Fruit Shop Sudoku App
From BeiZ Ltd

About the app

Lola's Fruit Shop Sudoku is the easiest sudoku game in the world! Now kids can enjoy the fun and challenge of Sudoku in a form especially designed for them. Your 4-year-old can play this fruit and number game and have fun. But still it is challenging enough even for 9-year-old children. How is that possible?

The player is invited to help Lola Panda to sort out the fruit. After a few successes, the player gets a well-earned award and at the end of the game the Fruit Shop is ready to open. Like most Lola Panda games, Fruit Shop Sudoku has very clear instructions and pleasant voice guidance.

Lola’s Fruit Shop Sudoku begins with an easy level for young children: they play a 3x3 fruit game with 3 different kinds of fruit. The level has attractive animated instructions, so children really learn to play the game quickly without even knowing what Sudoku is.
On the other hand, the hard level uses numbers and a bigger 4 x 4 grid, so it provides fun and challenge even for children who are a bit older. Naturally, the game proceeds smoothly from each level to the next, so it is never too difficult for the player.

Why not try it? Lola’s Fruit Shop Sudoku provides loads of fun, and it really develops kids’ logical thinking!

The player can choose narration in English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (simplified) and Finnish.

My Thoughts

This app is adorable to teach the concepts of sudoku to children ages 4 to 8.   Personally I find that the app is more geared toward children ages 4 to 6.  

You will have three levels of difficulty within the app.  Your child can start with the easy level to understand the basics of Sudoku by adding the fruit missing in a simple sudoku.    As you go up in the levels of difficulties, you will get either a bigger fruit sudoku or a simple number sudoku.

The goal of the game is to collect fruits for Lola’s stand.   Once a level is completed, more fruits/numbers will be missing from the sudoku.   

The graphics are simply adorable and the challenge is appropriate for the age level.     I think this app is wonderful to introduce the concept of doing a Sudoku for younger children and also to use their thinking abilities for determining which fruit/number goes where.   

I definitively recommend the Lola’s Fruit Shop Sudoku app to entertain and challenge your young ones.   You won’t be disappointed with this app.   It will give them skills that will last for a lifetime!

Lola’s Fruit Shop Sudoku is currently available for the price of 99 cents on iTunes.

Disclaimer: Thanks to BeiZ for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes. I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.