For My Deaf friends...Bible Resources

Sharing my heart and 

my love of His Word going into all the World...

to my non-deaf friends:  Did you know that the Deaf do not have the complete Bible translated into print, in their language.

 for the American Deaf that would be~American Sign Language.

These links are to help my Deaf friends (all over the world). 

 It will offer you help in understanding God's Word (The Bible). 

 I am praying for you. 

Deaf Missions (help page for the Bible)

ASL Bible Version (dvd format)

 The Bible tells us that God will teach us by His Spirit.  Pray and ask His Spirit to come and teach you.  He will.  Start by confessing sin (wrong things we do).  Ask Him to forgive you.  Ask Him to teach you.  Believe that God will. Do this before you begin to read the Bible.

Reading our Bible is something we need to do everyday. It helps us grow as Christians.  It strengthens our trust (faith) in Him.

  We also need to pray.  Prayer is talking to God.  We pray to the Father God through His Son (Jesus).  The Holy Spirit comes to us and helps us.

Praying you will seek God and His Word.  I pray that you will make time daily to be in His Word.  I pray that you will grow in your faith (trust) in Him.  

Want to read through the New Testament in a year...here is the plan! 

Print it out and follow it.

English Version of the Bible for the Deaf

Deaf Missions is currently working on a Bible in ASL...

keep praying for it to be completed!

Bless you sweet friends!

Need a Language for your Homeschool- ASL

I took a bit of time away from the blog to escape to the beach with my family.  We had a lovely time, sun every day!  Not bragging just being thankful as the last two years we have got shortened holidays due to hurricanes and states being closed, seriously.  

School has begun here.  Honestly I have lost count of how many years we have been at homeschooling...I venture to guess that this is year 15!  Yikes!  Anyway we are on our way, hopefully to enjoy a year full of fun and great learning adventures.

   As a former student of American Sign Language, at one time I was enrolled at classes at a Deaf school in my state. I can recommend ASL as a wonderful choice for a second language.  It is amazing the technology that is available online and for free.  I took night classes with teachers, mostly who were deaf.  I also was involved in a sign language ministry for a few years at my church. 

 I think this free program would be very helpful to those of you interested not only in a foreign language, but coming to a new awareness of the deaf around us.  Obviously sign language is not just for homeschoolers, but anyone who is eager to learn!

Here is the link to the free online ASL (American Sign Language) lessons from

ASL University

Before you begin the lessons they offer I would skip down to the extras that somehow weren't given with this course.  This will set you up for better understanding of American Sign Language.  Once you've mastered the alphabet (see link) and the other added bits I have included you will have a great foundation to gaining a new language.

A few of the beginnings are missing from this course,
but with a little extra legwork we can fill in what is missing I think.

Deaf Culture

( a little more in deeper study)

a little history and such

ASL Basics

click on a letter on the left of this site

 (alphabetical video dictionary) 

and see the word in action

ASL pro (scroll down to activities)

the alphabet ASL

fingerspelling! 

kind of fun fingerspelling widget box

(how fast can you read the words?)

Okay-go forth and conquer!

How Princess Mercy Signs...

*forget about it*

Hey, her Papa is Italian.

Another Day in the Life of a Homeschooled Dog

DOG

One hand pats the lap and then snaps the fingers. (American Sign Language-ASL)


SILLY
The thumb side of the Y handshape (pinkie finger and thumb stand up, all other fingers pull toward the palm) faces the nose while the hand is twisted back and forth.

Who do you think chose to watch Lassie?

I firmly believe that Lassie is indeed Hunter's favorite video