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2029 items: Information Our Newsletters Articles Links Brodsky Ministries Faith Contact Us About Us Home Purchase Log in Web Design Forgot Password Web Site Built By Mark Brodsky This site requires the use of cookies About Cookies	Our Newsletters Back to Newsletter Index December 2004 Untitled WHAT'S NEW WITH US... I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and you are well under way with your Christmas plans. I have been singing in the special project Christmas Choir at church and it has been a lot of fun. Victoria did some interpretive movement, along with some other girls (and a couple of males!) to one of the songs we sang and it went beautifully. Many people were really touched by it and told us that it made them cry. Next week we are singing the Hallelujah Chorus - Brooklyn Tabernacle style! I can't wait - it's really a fun piece to sing. Speaking of Handel and the Hallelujah Chorus, Mark took me to see the Charleston Symphony Orchestra perform Handel's Messiah - it was wonderful. What an incredible piece of music. I listen to it all year long! We bought a couple of live trees this year again - one Mark actually had to cut down himself! Gasp! Well, the farmer was cutting it down to make way for blueberry trees anyway...so.... Here's a picture of Mark, David and Victoria, shortly after Mark performed the deed! Last week we all went to the nursing home with our church to sing to the residents there. It looks like they really enjoyed our visit! It's such a depressing place to visit - I want the children to make sure they see how sad it is so they will remember NOT to send us there when we're old! Mark is playing Santa - or rather, playing someone who is playing Santa! in the Christmas play on December 26th. I will be sure to include pictures of that in January's newsletter! I CORINTHIANS 13 "CHRISTMAS VERSION" I received this e-mail and thought it would be great to pass along... "If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another decorator. If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime: but do not show love to my family, I'm just another cook. If I work at a soup kitchen, carol in the nursing home, and give all that I have to charity; but do not show love to my family, it profits me nothing. If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels and crocheted snowflakes, attend a myriad of holiday parties and sing in the choir's cantata but do not focus on Christ, I have missed the point. Love stops the cooking to hug the child. Love sets aside the decorating to kiss the spouse. Love is kind, though harried and tired. Love doesn't envy another's home that has coordinated Christmas china and table linens. Love doesn't yell at the kids to get out of the way, but is thankful they are there to be in the way. Love doesn't give only to those who are able to give in return; but rejoices in giving to those who can't. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. Video games will break, pearl necklaces will be lost, golf clubs will rust; But giving the gift of love will endure." ANNOUNCEMENTS Brodsky Ministries' 2004 Christmas Catalog Our Christmas catalog is now on line! You can visit it here: We weren't able to mail out all of the catalogs in time for Christmas delivery, so if you did not receive one, please feel free to shop on line now! 2005 Homeschool Conventions Please look for us at the following conventions: (We will update our site as we add more) MTHEA Convention; Nashville, TN - May 13th-14th, 2005 FPEA Convention; Kissimmee, FL - May 26th-28th, 2005 SMHEA Family Resource Fair; Knoxville, TN - July 8th & 9th, 2005 SPECIALS THIS MONTH... The following Holiday/gift items are available to ship immediately: (You can shop online at www.brodskyministries.com or fax/call (843) 851-2309) The Advent Book A Family Christmas Treasury Christmas Carols for a Kid's Heart Blessings Baskets 2005 God's Creation Calendar The following tracts (packs of 25, unless otherwise noted): A Christmas Prayer The Passion of Jesus Christ He Did This Just for You The True Meaning of Christmas The Story of Handel's Messiah The Miracle of Christmas The Greatest Gift The Gift Christmas Fun Package (for kids - pack of 10) Joseph's Prayer Celebrate Christmas The Cross New Year's Resolutions The Spirit of Christmas The Story of Silent Night The Promise of Christmas Hope for a New Year One Year Bible Reading Plan The Angelic Sounds of Christmas CD by Cecilia Brauer (featuring Ben Franklin's armonica) The Message of Christmas No, I'm Not Playing Hooky T-Shirts Homeschool Graduates T-Shirts HEALTH NEWS Ever since I found out about my low progesterone, I've been on a research quest for the best progesterone cream out there. I have come to the realization that if the progesterone cream I am rubbing on my skin can get so easily absorbed that it changes my hormones, there must be other things out there that I am putting on my skin, that is NOT good for me! As I research and find the right cream, Brodsky Ministries will offer a progesterone cream that we feel doesn't contain any harmful additives. Be sure to look for it soon! We will also make it affordable, as I know it can get pretty expensive! Well, I have a lot of information for you these next coming months - I hope you are ready! I'd like to keep it light this Christmas season, so let me just say this - if you are a woman over the age of 30, get your progesterone levels checked! You may not have any symptoms, just as I had none - until the miscarriage. Don't let a miscarriage be your "symptom"! I wish I had known about checking my progesterone levels before I was pregnant! Please don't take this lightly, there seems to be many women who have miscarriages from low progesterone. Progesterone also helps our bodies keep our bones strong, so if you know someone who has osteoporosis, or you don't want to get osteoporosis, I advise you to get on it immediately! Dr. John Lee (author of What Your Doctor Won't Tell you About Menopause) says that women should be on progesterone until they are 98! Translation: They should be on it until they die! A HEALTHY RECIPE FROM LINDA'S KITCHEN Cinnamon Ornaments/Air Fresheners Well, this is one recipe you DON'T want to eat! Please make sure everyone knows they are just decorations! It is non-toxic, but it won't taste too good! I'm told that your kitchen will smell absolutely wonderful while making these! Ingredients: one cup applesauce one cup ground cinnamon (or as needed) 1/3 cup Elmer's glue small cookie cutters straw ribbon & decorating supplies Directions: In a bowl, mix applesauce, cinnamon and glue to form a ball. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or overnight. To cut out, sprinkle a little cinnamon on cutting board and roll out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters. Use a straw to cut a hole near the top of each ornament (make sure hole is safe distance away from the edge to avoid breakage). Place on a wire rack for two days to dry. Color will lighten when dry. When totally dried, decorate with paint, glitter, buttons, etc. After decorations dry, tie a ribbon through the hole to hang your creation! This is a great gift to use as car fresheners, gift toppers, tree decorations, etc. I'll be sending these off to far-away relatives. And the best thing is - they keep for more than one season! PRAYER REQUESTS We truly believe in the power of prayer and ask that you remember us with the following requests: We are still having medical challenges in trying to conceive. Mark is still on a medication program prescribed by his reversal doctor, Dr. Marks. Please pray that it works and we are able to conceive soon. I am still also on Progesterone cream. Please pray that my progesterone levels come up to where they need to be so when we do conceive, I will be able to hold on to the baby. For traveling mercies to Florida for a New Year's visit to my parent's home. We are praying for direction in an opportunity for Brodsky Ministries which would include broadening our services and exposure. PRAISES We certainly couldn't ask for prayer requests without telling you of some answered prayers! How could we give God the glory if we didn't share! We praise Him for: Safe travel to/from North Carolina for Thanksgiving and a wonderful time with family. A wonderful church family! COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS We appreciate all comments and suggestions you may have for Brodsky Ministries. Please feel free to give them here! Thank you! Have a very blessed Christmas and a happy and healthy 2005!! 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