A Special Evening

“Then our sons in their youth will be like well-nurtured plants, and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace.” Psalm 144:12

Last Thursday evening was a special evening for our friends and family. It was our annual Princess Pack Awards Night! The girls are involved in a group that was somewhat founded on the book Keepers at Home. We meet twice a month on Thursday evenings to study a character trait and learn a new skill or improve on an old one. The book is filled with various skills for girls and young women that include anything from hospitality and diligence to baking and animal care. My girls were awarded for Cooking, Knitting, Hospitality, and Bible Reading.

Cooking has become a favorite activity in our household and I have had to learn some patience of my own ,as well as time management, as teaching a 7 year old to cook a full dinner takes a bit more time than doing it myself! The girls prepared many of the meals in our household over the last several months. Thanks to Paula Dean’s cookbook for kids the girls were always prepared with their menu.

Throughout the winter we also learned how to knit! This was a lot of fun for all of us. I too learned and spent the majority of my knitting time working on a scarf. Sydney designed a headband and made one for each of the girls on her Battle of the Books team (they ended up winning second place!).

As far as Hospitality goes my girls have earned that award two years in a row. We have a Bible Study that meets once a week and the girls do a fabulous job of keeping all of the kids entertained for several hours in the basement with crafts and activities.

I was especially proud of them for their progress in daily Bible Reading. One of the many benefits of homeschooling is the extra time in the morning for important things like chores and daily devotions. Both girls have read significant amounts of scripture over the course of the past school year.

I also chose to award each of the girls a character badge. I awarded Sydney the badge of Compassion as she has been blessed with compassion for others and she displays it often. Holland was awarded the badge of Orderliness. Holland does an excellent job of keeping her things in order (an often time her siblings’) a lot of the time. Good work girls!

This evening was a special night enjoyed by all. It is always encouraging to join with our brothers and sisters in Christ as we journey together through this adventure of life.