Come On, Ring Those Bells

One of my favorite lighthearted Christmas songs! Thank you, Wissmann family, for introducing it to me!

The Waltons - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

In this episode of the Waltons, everyone was planning to spend Christmas Eve together at the house, but foul weather moved in and it couldn't be so, including John-Boy having to help save a friend's life! But Christmas morning finds them together and rejoicing in the spirit of Christmas.

The Waltons-Join Hearts

A Song that Jason Walton (Jon Walmsley) wrote for this episode during World War II when two refugee children were brought to the Waltons' to are for. Jason was struggling with wanting to fight for his country, but also trying to be true to who he was. It's a dramatic episode, but the end is very joyful. And it's so true: the Christmas Child, that Child is with us still!

From This to This

Still can't believe the GED is over! Most of it was doable,
and science was fun. Math? Ugh. That was the hardest thing
of all and most of the time it felt like the end was never in
sight! I had learned algebra before, but it was years ago
so I was very rusty, plus math has never, EVER been
my strongest subject. The basic math I had down, but
every time new, advanced information was introduced,
my mind became all scrambled.

After getting the results from my first math test. Didn't even make the score.

 

So that means, work, work, work. Practice, practice, practice. Extra, extra homework

wasn't the answer, that wasn't what I needed.

 

After I would do all of the required math homework and

the results were disastrous.

 

More math to do? More? And...more...

 

 

I prayed so hard, I had two tutors-at different times-, I tried and

tried and tried, but it was as if I couldn't retain what they showed me.

The above picture shows what my mindset was and how I felt:

Can't think! Can't think! I cannot think! They would ask me

a question regarding integers, and my brain would freeze. I actually did

get tension headaches quite a bit this summer. I'd have to answer, "I don't know,"

and they would say, "Yes, you do." I'd be like, "I can't do this!" Everyone told me,

"Yes, you can. You can do this." And I'd be: "No, I can't. It's not like I don't

want to, and it's not like I haven't tried, I CAN'T!!" There were days my mind

was saying, "Lord, I CANNOT do this! I just can't do it! I just can't!" It seemed

like no matter how hard I tried, I could not succeed. But my family told me

not to quit. I wanted to throw in the towel, but I knew that I'd regret it for

not seeing this through. When I finally started watching the PreAlgebra

videos Dad got for me, it made a tremendous difference!

 

 



My test last week. Before test time...

 

After test time.

 

And now?

 

 

God did help me through it, everyone supported me, and now it's over!



 



DONE!!!

God helped me, people prayed for and encouraged me, and I passed
my science test! HISET is finished! I passed my GED! So relieved,
and excited.

 

Can't believe it!



YES!!! YES!!! YES!!!!

Guess what good news I got this morning?

I PASSED my math GED test!!! God helped me, Dad
got me the right math video, lots of people prayed and
I took my test yesterday. Just looked at the results a
few minutes ago: God helped me, I DID IT!!! I feel
so exhilarated right now! Yes, thank, You Lord!

Only one more test to go: science. And that's this afternoon!
Please pray.

But....YYYYESSS!!!!! Sorry, but the math GED test felt like a
never ending road for me and I can't believe I don't have to worry
about it anymore.


Rebecca

 

 

 

I feel like I could dance right now!

 

 

 

These describe how I feel right now.

 

 

 

 

 



Bing Crosby - White Christmas

Can you believe it's that time of year already?! This is one of my favorite
Christmas songs and movies. I really like the montage that was put together
in this video! Have you ever read the story behind Irving Berlin's song,
White Christmas? It's very touching.