For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
Colossians 2:5
~Sophia F.
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The Mysterious Island
by Jules Verne
The unofficial sequel to "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea",
This wonderful book is about five courageous men and their dog
who escape prison during the War Between the States to an island
in the middle of the Pacific ocean--traveling in a hot air balloon.
Once there, they make many discoveries and wonderful contraptions
that make this island their home.
A story I didn't want to end!
~Aelsa B.
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"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God."
Corrie Ten Boom
~Nicole M.
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Puss puss puss, chi chi chi, chitter, pussy.
(Peterkin, The Coral Island.)
~John H.
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George MacDonald was born on December 10, 1824 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He was educated at King's College in Aberdeen and later at Highbury Theological College, where he completed only two years of his course. He was ordained a Congregational minister and served at Trinity Congregational Church in Arundel, Sussex, for three years. After engaging in ministerial work in Manchester, he settled as a teacher at the University of London. His most notable works include:
Phantastes and Lillith, adult novels,
The Princess and the Goblin, The Princess and Curdie, and At the Back of the North Wind, children's novels, and various fairy tales, including The Light Princess, The Golden Key, and The Wise Woman.
His writings were influential to such authors as C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, E. Nesbit, and Mark Twain. He died at age eighty on September 18, 1905.
~Sarah McD.
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Cheesy Broccoli Chicken Soup
1/2 cup minced onion (or 1Tbsp. dried)
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
1/2-1tsp. salt
2 1/2 cup chicken broth
2 cups grated cheese
1 lb. diced chicken
1 (15 oz.) pkg. thawed chopped broccoli
Saute onions in butter until tender (if using dried onions sauteing is not needed).
Add flour and salt for 2-3 minutes then add the milk and broth stirring constantly.
Add cheese and stir until melted. Add Chicken and broccoli.
Heat and serve.
(Jean Black)
~Allie H.
