I wanted to share one of our math lessons that we had last week and how it ‘materialized’. 

This was supposed to be a lesson on patterns and the principle we were to reflect on at the conclusion of the lesson was that OBSERVING GOD’S PATTERNS IN MATH.  I had told my children that God has placed patterns in HIs math principles(patterns in numbers, shape, etc) and that we need to be able to see the patterns in life.  I decided to read the story about THALES in MATHEMATICIANS ARE PEOPLE TOO VOL 1 .   I DID NOT PRE-READ THE STORY SO I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT and providentially enough this particular biography was on how Thales observed patterns to help him sovle a problem.  What a great lesson that was, for me at least!!!!  I was thrilled!!!!!!!!!  I then gave my dc the assignment to look for any patterns they see as we go about our lives. 

Ok, that evening we took the dc to Burger King….God sure knows how and when and where to teach!!!….and in their Kid’s Meals the toy was a suffed animal, a bat.  We then went to the gas station.  I got out the car to pump gas and as I was getting back in the car my dc were talking so loud I told them to quiet down and my 6yo son said MOM WE FOUND A PATTERN!!!   and he shows me the underside to this stuffed animal, it was a bat and there were patterns in the bone structure that go thru the bat’s wings!!  I was thrilled and thanking God that He was the One who showed them this and that He was showing me that He was in this lesson all the way!!!!  Isn’t that just wonderful????  Isn’t HE just WONDERFUL??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I congratulated them on their find and marveled at how God really presented that lesson..how He got involved in it Himself!!!!

1. I love providential lessons, too!

   Thanks for the inspiration. I especially need it for math.

   Comment by Renae — October 14, 2007 @ 12:28 am

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