Kap & Pen

This planner beats all other planners – it has been designed specifically for a busy pastor’s wife, BY a busy pastor’s wife!  Over 240 pages filled with charts and lists and helpful ideas. There are 12 blank calendar pages for recording meetings, births, graduations, special speakers, etc. Since the  calendar pages are blank, this book can be used for a full 12 months, no matter when it is purchased. It has prayer lists, devotion pages, sermon notes pages, lists for church contacts, personal contacts, evangelists, pastors, special speakers, charts for meals, new babies, hospitality, visitors, visits to make  – the helpful ideas are almost endless! Any pastor’s wife should be able to use just about every page in this amazing planner. It is 5 ½” x 8 ½”, so it fits easily in any book bag, or can be carried along with your Bible or purse.  This book is designed to keep track of everything without having to purchase any additional notebooks, planners, address books, recipe keepers, etc., etc.  Economically priced at only $17.95, this makes a great gift for your pastor’s wife! (SPECIAL NOTE!! If you wish, we can personalize the planner at no extra charge. Instead of a line on the front cover, we’ll type in the name of the recipient.)

Here’s a great unit study to complement any home economics course! This study covers over 300 kitchen and cooking terms that one might come across in preparing a recipe. Here’s a brief sample: al dente, anchovies, aspic, au jus, baste, béchamel, bisque, borscht, braise, brine, butterfly, cheesecloth, compote, condiment, couscous, crackling, crimp, desiccation, dice, dot, double boiler, dredge, éclair, emulsify, escalope, ferment, flan, flute, foie gras, fondue, garnish, gazpacho, giblets, glaze, gluten, gnocchi, grenadins, grissini, gruel, gumbo, haggis, herring, hips, infuse, jardinière, junket, kasha, kefir, kosher, marinate, meringue, mincemeat, nougat, omelet, panocha, pan-broil, pesto, pilaf, pipe, poach, pressure cooker, reconstitute, roast, roux, sauté, scallop, sear, shirr, skim, spatula, stir-fry, sweat, tapioca, temper, terrine, truss, wok, zest. Do you know what all those words mean?

Plus, there are several activities to reinforce the definitions. Each page is a spelling list. There are geography projects, a research report, an etymology project, some shopping exercises, a few science experiments, and nine recipes incorporating many of the terms learned in the study.

This unit study consists almost entirely of homonyms – 525 groups of them, to be exact! They have brief definitions next to each word and a few helpful notes for some of the more confusing sets.  At the end, there are several interesting activities, including one designed to help the speller remember correct spellings and definitions. 36 pages total.

This unit study is in 5 sections. The first section is an overview of grains in general and discusses the importance of grains in our diets as well as planting, harvesting, and milling processes. Section two covers rice and gives a brief history of rice in various countries, as well as growing and 46 varieties. Section three develops the relationship between wheat, rye, Kamut, triticales and spelt. Section four describes barley, oats, buckwheat, and flax. The final section is about corn, amaranth, quinoa, millet, and teff. Each section ends with spelling lists, projects for cooking, science, history, writing, and more. 42 pages, spiral bound. 8.5×11.

This is the first book in the new William series. William is 16 and has his first job in Chicago. As his German immigrant family prepares for Father’s 40th birthday, William tells the children about chess and the amazing Automaton of 1769. Father and William make plans to hear D. L. Moody at Farwell Hall. When the cousins come for dinner, William recalls the great raising of Chicago on thousands of huge screws. Suddenly, the fire bells begin to ring, and William and Uncle John set out to assess the danger for the family. After the ashes settle, William learns of the great fires that swept Peshtigo, WI, and the state of Michigan during the same time. The rebuilding of Chicago begins. Pen & ink illustrations. 73 pages.

The Young Man’s HandyBook is a great gift for any boy, age 9-14.  This book covers a HUGE variety of topics and gives loads of information, tips, and how-to’s. It has a section devoted to simple cooking instruction (and loads of easy recipes!), a section on manners, how to tie a tie, how to build a split rail fence, tips on fishing and hunting, whittling, knot-tying, camping, how to build a log cabin, what to do in different emergencies, basic safety and simple first aid instruction, basic fix-its for around the house – and much, much more!