Merry CHRISTmas

It is final folks, we are clearly in the Christmas season. I have a few thoughts and a song that I am going to post on here for you to read.

My first thought is that this season is not about getting, it is about giving. It doesn't matter how many presents you get. It is really about the people involved and the blessing that comes from giving. Here are some ideas if you do not have any money to buy somebody something and you still want to remember them with a gift at Christmas: make them a nice card and tell them how much you love them, write a song for them, or you can even write a story for them and send it to them.

Secondly we must remember that this season is not about Santa Claus, it is about the birth of Jesus Christ, who came to us as a baby, wrapped in swaddling clothes. He came to pay the final price for our sins, so that we did not have to die. His sacrifice is our salvation, our free gift of eternal life.

My third thought is that if you want to learn more about the birth of Jesus Christ, and really see how the events leading up to His birth most likely happened, there is an event called "Follow The Star" that is a living nativity. It takes place on the first two weekends of December at the Gladstone Adventist camp grounds. And it is free!

Forthly, many scholars debate the identity of the Star of Bethlehem. But it was a real star and if you want to understand all about the Star I highly recommend you watch "The Star of Bethlehem", which is from producer Stephen McEveety, who also did the Passion of the Christ. It will blow your mind in the most wonderful way and open to you realms of things you didn't know!

My fifth and final thought about the season is to share a song with you. It is my favorite song of the Christmas Season. I like it because, while many people forget the true meaning of Christmas, this song helps us all remember that CHRISTmas is about coming to see and worship that baby that came so long ago to save the world.

Oh, come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant.
Oh, come ye, oh, come ye, to Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him, born the King of angels.

(refrain)
Oh, come, let us adore Him.
Oh, come, let us adore Him.
Oh, come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation.
Oh, sing, all ye bright hosts of heav'n above.
Glory to God, all glory in the highest!
(refrain)

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning.
O Jesus, to Thee be all glory giv'n:
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing.
(refrain)

It is indeed a wonderful season to celebrate the birth of Jesus and to spend time with family. Even though there are many troublesome things going on in the world, we have to remember that Jesus ordains the days of men. We need to give Him all the praise.

Merry CHRISTmas,
The Wolf Boy

Seeing the Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Yesterday my grandparents, my mom and I went to see the Voyage of the Dawn Treader. It was great! My favorite part of the movie was when Lucy, Edmond and Eustace first arrived on the Dawn Treader (the ship). Eustace said, "Where in the blazes am I?" Then he fainted when one of the first mates, who happened to be a minotaur spoke to him. I laughed out loud at this scene. There was another scene that was funny that also involved Eustace and the minotaur. Eustace asked a seagal if it knew where he could get something to eat. The minotaur and another ship mate noticed that Eustace was trying to talk to a seagal and they laughed at him. The ship mate patted the minotaur on the chest with the back of his hand while he said, "He's as crazy as a loon!" When the monotaur patted him back on his back, the man almost fell over! We all laughed at this scene!

I have to go now because my dad and I are at the Library and we have to meet up with my mom at Costco.

So long,
The Wolf Boy

Another Journey into Mymea

12-30BP

Dear Lord Knox,

Please keep this letter secretive. I have figured out who the spy is. He is Sunflash. I won't tell you what kind of beast he is. You all ready know. Because one of the past letters sent to you tells you. I think that I know the reason Lord Sub doesn't want you to search Shaw. He is in league with the Black Wolf. I am sending this letter by Ra-Bing the big wolf bird. Please don't tell anything to Sir Arsheeshis about this. He would send me home if he knew about this missive.

Your Friend,

Ambassador Wolf

PS: My company and I are heading towards Gus to find your son, Toll.

General Thoughts

Today I bought a new Redwall book. It's title is Doomwyte. Redwall is a series, by Brian Jacques. This series is about many creatures who go on adventures, solve riddles, throw great feasts, and fight battles to defend their homes and territories. There are bold badgers that destroy sea scum. There are reckless vermin that attack, again and again, but never succeed, because in the end, good always overcomes evil.

On Sunday my dad took me to the library, where I found the new Dinotopia book called Journey to Chandara, by James Gurney. I have read all of the others books in the Dinotopia series. It is a series about dinosaurs that work and live in peace with humans.

Yesterday I loaded 240 books on the computer inventory I am creating of my family's history library. I am also going to make a check out system for people to borrow books from our history library. I am organizing our family history library as part of my duties as CVA "School Librarian". By being the librarian I am fulfilling some of my requirements for my Life Rank in Boy Scouts.

A Letter from Herij to his father, Dendrick

Another creative writing assignment!

August 5, 5000 B.P.

The Son of Lord Imaj

Wolf Glade

Taria, Mymea

Dear Dendrick,

I am in grave danger! I need yours and your father's help. The evil termites have found me. I was searching for the King's son, w ho is still being held captive by the evil termites. Apparently some of the news had leaked out about me searching for the king's son. So the evil termites sent a party to capture me. I was in Wolf Glade. They found me on the hill. They are going to take me to their evil headquarters. So I am begging for your help!

I have heard that your mom just had some pups! Congratulations!

Your son,

Herij

PS: I want you to get this letter to your father, the king, so take it to the King's castle, for he will want to hear about this!

PPS: I love you, Father!

PPPS: When will you take me to Wolf Hill?

Lord Brockhall Gallops

Another creative writing assignment (a letter of coarse!):

May 5, 500

The Lord of Wolf Forrest

59725 W. Wolf Street #9

Round Top Hill

Wolfling, Mymea

Dear Lord Brockhall,

These are the plans for your new castle. All of the woodland creatures are willing to help you, Lord Brockhall, not to harm you. The castle is going to be a typical castle. There is going to be four walls. There is going to be a central tower in the middle of the courtyard.

I am sorry to say that the kings son is still being held captive by the evil termites. I tried to rescue him but something went wrong with my plan. They have moved him to their headquarters. I have searched all of Mymea, I can't find him.

Your servant,

Imaj Marcus

PS: You need to head to the King's castle.

A Non Creative Writing Assignment

My mom and I decided together that some of my writing assignments should include "real" topics. I enjoy my creative imagination assignments a great deal better, but I know I need to learn to write about real things too.

Here is my "real" assignment from today. It is very short because, for me, it is not as fun to write "real" assignments as it is to make up fun creative things.

Assignment: "What I think God may be calling me to do when I grow into a man.":

When I am a man I think that God is calling me to be a Christian Fantasy author. There is a battle in me between being a railroad engineer and being a Christian Fantasy author. I don't know what he is calling me to be for sure, but I hope it is one or the other. Maybe I could be both!"

Lord of the Wolves

(Another letter for creative writing):

May 9, 600 B.P. (Before Prince)

The Lord of the Wolves

96828 Daury Road

Wolf Hill

Bolt, Mymea

Dear Lord Imaj,

I am happy to hear that your wife has had five pups. I hope that they grow up to be warriors just like you.

I am sorry to say that I am unable to find the King's son. I have searched all of Mymea, but I am unable to find him. I think that they are holding the son of the king under the Cup Mountains. I am going to send search parties into their fortress.

Your faithful son,

Hendrick

Revisiting Writing Mechanics

Another letter in the fantasy world that I am creating as a someday back drop for the novel I may write.

Enjoy!

The Wolf Boy

August 5th, 500

His Majesty, The High King June-bug

29707 East Wolf Road

Sowan, Mymea

Dear King June-bug,

I am sorry to say that your son has been captured by the evil termites.

Here are my plans for getting your son back to you:

I have summoned all of the talking beasts to the Lawn of Lillies. I will organize them into the following steps.

1. First I am going to send the small animals in. Some of them will think that this is a preposterous idea, but they will be wrong. Once the termite soldiers are preoccupied with the small animals, then step two of the rescue plan will start.

2. Second I will go, with the wolves and the dwarves, into the lair of Mordred and General Ninabroug. I will snatch the prince out of their lair. They will not notice me doing so because the termite soldiers are wolves and I am a wolf also.

3. Third, I will instruct the larger talking beasts to destroy as many termite mounds as they can as a distraction while I am escaping with your son and bringing him to you.

These are my plans for rescuing your son.

Your Faithful Servant

Lord Imaj

PS: We will not need help from any of your soldiers, but we do need your approval before we can put my plan into action.

The Librarian!

I am the new librarian for my boy scout troop. I have to first go through the inventory and find out what is missing and also check each merit badge book to see if it is current or out of date. I also get to call each person that checked out a book and has forgotten to turn it back in. This should be "fun" as most of the check out slips are from 2008! My advancement coordinator said not to collect the fines for the overdue books, but instead to let her know if these people have lost the book. My advancement coordinator will then make sure that these books are replaced by those that have lost them.

Also, I will get to make a report to the troop committee.

Serving as the troop librarian will help me earn my Life Scout Rank! I have to serve in a leadership position for six months as one of the requirements for my Life Rank and the librarian position counts for this. This is good since I really enjoy books, so being the troop librarian is fun for me!

Today's Writing Mechanics Letter

May 5, 500 AD

The Prince

2675 W. Prince Street, #5

Shaw, Mymea

My Dear Prince Vix-song,

This is grave new I bring to you. I must tell you that you are the king now! For I was with your brothers and your father in the last battle of the king. We were attached by archers! I suddenly saw the king shot down by an arrow! Your brothers were killed by swordsmen and I thought that this was my dieing day as well. But a wolf wing rescued me. So I am alive to tell you this news.

Your faithful squire,

Marces

PS: You must give a copy of this letter to the head priests of the creator!

I Am A Star!

Last night I received my Star Rank at my Boy Scout troop's spring court of honor. I earned it and I am proud of my accomplishments. My mom reminded me that my worth is found in God alone and in the fact that I belong to Jesus. This is much more important that my Star Rank. However, I am still determined to earn my Eagle Rank.

Common Words

I don't study spelling all the time, continually, as a specific learning activity. To be honest, it would be a bore if I had to. However, I do have a review of spelling words off of Ruth Beechick's Common Words list several times a year. This last month I finished re-reviewing (I have gone through them before) the approximately 300 words that are on the Grades 4-6 list. Next month I will start to tackle the 398 words on the Grades 7-8 list of Common Words.

Bad Wolves!?

Why are wolves almost always perceived as the bad guys? In fairy tales there is the Big Bad Wolf and also the wolf that chased Little Red Riding Hood. In movies the wolves are most often put on the evil side. Even in many books by good Christian Fantasy authors, the wolves are often placed on the bad side. These are a few of the authors that show wolves in a bad light: C.S. Lewis, Andrew Pierson, and Chuck Black. Why, oh why, do they put the wolves on the evil side?

As somebody who really likes wolves, I find it sad that so many times the wolves are put on the bad side. One thing that I noticed as a possible reason they may have put wolves on the same side as evil, is that in Europe, a lot of the wolves attached people as their natural habitat was infringed on my man. But did you know that all of the wolves were wiped out of England by men!

Perhaps someday I will write a story and have the wolves all on the good side! I have already read one author that did put wolf-like creatures on the good side, John White. In his Tower of Geberah series, the Koach were wolf like creatures that fought on the side of good. And just to mention it, in Andrew Pierson's Wing Feather Saga, one of the main characters, Tink, was changed into a grey fang; the grey fangs are wolf like creatures, but they walk upright on their rear legs.

I think wolves are getting a bad rap. They show a lot of qualities that our families need to know. These qualities are: loyalty, honor, courage and they stick together in family units (the pack).

-The Wolf Boy

An Imaginary Letter

Four days a week I do writing mechanics. Sometimes I write an imaginary story, sometimes I write letters ... today I wrote a letter to an imaginary person:) It is typed in below.

Hope you enjoy,

The Wolf Boy

August 5, 500 A.D.

The Gate Keeper

Peasant Dungeon

57265 W. Muttle Road #5

Eoram, Veram

Dear Mr. Shobe,

Yesterday I was going to have a party with you. Sadly I was taken to prison by the Duke of Eoram because he thought that I was helping the talking beasts escape from the zoo! So guard the portal at all costs.

Your Friend,

Benji

PS: I am an escaped Wolf!

PPS: Help! They are going to burn me alive!

PPPS: You must get this message to the King of Sram!

Battle Plans

Another writing mechanics assignment:)

Enjoy,

The Wolf Boy

April 22, 2010

The King

Lockwood Castle

RE: Battle Plans

Dear King Leviticus,

These are the plans for the battle: The knights will charge first. They will scatter the foot soldiers. Then we will send in our foot soldiers and they will take over the knights job.

Sire, you will lead the mounted knights in a charge to the enemy fortress. You sire, will challenge the enemy's king to a dual. If you kill him the war will be over.

Your faithful son,

Prince Jives

PPS: Give my mother, the queen, my faithful love!

Your Faithful Servant

Yet another writing mechanics assignment.

Enjoy,

The Wolf Boy

Dear Mr. Vhown,

I am going to tell you about Charleston Castle where Lord Jami lived. I am sorry to say that he is dead and his son, Lord Foot, has destroyed almost all of his towns. However, he has not found the village in Mymea, so guard the portal there at all costs!

Your faithful servant,

Markus

Dear Lord Knox

This one is a bit longer then some of my writing mechanics assignments. I must have been a bit inspired.

Enjoy,

The Wolf Boy

Dear Lord Knox,

I am sorry for relaying this message to you. Your son and I were going on a trip to one of the towns founded by Lord Jami of the Western Woods. When we arrived at the inn on the Northern side of town, we were surprised by the many people in the town. There were talking beasts of many species, forest people and men. We asked around and we were given many blank stares. So we went back to the inn and had dinner. Then we went to the fire place to hear tall tales. When we were sitting we did not notice the black wolf come into the inn. So as we were heading to bed your son had fallen asleep. The black wolf made his move. it was the most cunning move that I have ever seen. The wolf grabbed your son right out of my hands. I was about to draw my sword but it was too late. So I went to the innkeeper and said, "Innkeeper! Inn Keeper! Have you seen the black wolf that grabbed Lord Knox's son right out of my hands?" He said, "No! I did not!" So I am ever so sorry for losing your son. Please will you forgive me?

Your faithful knight,

Sr. Arsheesh

Safari Ltd.

Safari Ltd. is the only company that I have found that makes griffins. The griffin is very detailed. he is down on all fours with his wings spread and he looks very majestic and fierce. Safari Ltd. has placed the following information on the figurines they make. On my griffin is says "Griffin / 2007 / Safari Ltd. / Miami, FL / Made in China. I am hoping that one day they will make a baby griffin. It would also be great if they made a Arctic wolf pup.

The other Safari Ltd. figures that I have are: a mammoth, a grizzly bear, two black bears, and a snow leopard.

Both Myma Wolf and I were looking for the Safari Ltd. black bear. We found them on line and had to order them! We had to look at many different web sights before we found them. We found all of them at the same time and ordered two of each of the Arctic wolves, black bears and griffin; one for each of our collections.

Safari Ltd. does a good job at filling in the gaps for what Schleitch does not produce.

I must end this post for now as Alpha female needs to put the young wolflings to bed now.

Spindle, The Last Prince

I believe Spindle was once lost. His father's name is Leviticus. His mother died giving birth to him and his twin sister. When Spindle was a baby, a wizard names Moredock ran away with the new born prince. He had thought he would give the boy to Zorbed, the evil leader of the rebellion in Brauna. It was he that had made the Pans (half panda bear and half sumo wrestler). The pans terrorize children. They stalk them during the night time. When a child is asleep the Pans grab them and run off with them. Ever since Whahnkahn Kahnkahn, the very first Pan that Zorbed made, was created, children have feared Pans. Whahnkahn Kahnkahn's spouse was the second Pan that Zorbed created. Her name was Zhorbahs Bahsbahs. Of coarse, since Zorbed was not the creator, his "creations" were only perversions of the creators orignal work and creatures. Therefor the Pans lives were very limited; they were evil none-the-less.

Zorbed also made a creature called the Chanz. It had the head of a cheetah, body of a man, feet of a dragon, arms of a bear, and wings of an eagle.

Does this all sound interesting? It is a part of the story that I am writing! Maybe I'll post my first chapter here someday.

Dragons Big and Small

There are many kinds of dragons. Most people tend to think that dragons are myths and have never existed. This is not true; dragons were created by God on the fifth and six days of creation, along with all of the other land and sea animals. Perhaps if the word "dinosaur" had been created back when the Bible was being written and translated, then the authors and also the translators would have used that word in place of "dragon". But instead, the Bible uses dragon and behemoth to name these amazing animals!

Mythical dragons, as in imaginary, made up dragons, come in many shapes and sizes. Some as small as a man's fist, some as large as a giant. The list could go on and on as it depends only on a person's imagination. One of the dragon's main foods are the Wolf Wings . Dragons like to work in flocks to harass the poor Wolf Wing packs.

Bryan Davis is also one of my favorite authors. He has written eight books. Some of the main characters in his books are dragons! I really enjoy reading about dragons. I love dragons!

Today's Random Thoughts

A Clean Room:

Today I cleaned my room. I finally got everything in order and I can see where everything is. Everything is nice and neat. I like how my books look all lined up and findable on my book shelves. However, I will need more book shelves soon! I expect my room will stay this way for at least a couple of days.

Boy Scouts:

This evening I am going to the gathers of several different packs. Actually, they are called patrols as I am in Boy Scouts. My younger wolflings will be going to play at some friends, the Talls, when I am at scouts tonight. I call my younger siblings wolflings.

I am excited that I will soon finish another rank! I only have one hour of service to do and also two more weeks of serving as a quartermaster, and then I will complete all the requirements for my Star Scout Rank! I will have completed the first five ranks in scouting in less than one year!

Projects:

Today I also created more Wolf Wings. I made a whole pack of them out of the Schleitch wolves that I already had. I drew paper wings for them, cut them out, and taped them onto their backs. My favorite is the young standing wolf. He is a Puppy Wolf Wing! He looks like is he poised to take flight into the air!

I made a house for one of my Schleitch. It is a house made out of a box. It has a bedroom, kitchen, family/living room, and even a bathroom. The doors enter into the family/living room. I have two Schleitch and one Safari Ltd. living in the house. The Prince and also the small Wolf Wing are Schleitch, and it is one of the small knights that is Safari Ltd.

All in all, it has been a really good day!

The Dragon Keeper Chronicles

My favorite author is Donita K. Paul. She has written six books that I really like. The first five are Dragon Spell, Dragon Quest, Dragon Knight, Dragon Fire, and Dragon Light. They are all of the books in the Dragon Keeper Chronicles. She has also written a new book, The Vanishing Sculptor.

Here are some of my thoughts about each of these books:

Dragon Spell - It is the first book in the Dragon Keepers Chronicles series. It is about a quest, peril, danger into an evil strong hold. When all else fails young Kale must choose her fate ... will she stay at The Hall, or choose to serve Paladin. When I first read this book I read the whole series three to four times over.

Dragon Quest - It is the second book in the series. Feeling lost, abandoned; wondering where are your parents, having to leave your training at The Hall, starting your training to become a wizard and then summoned by your leader to go find a Meech dragon and rescue her; these are all things that happen to Kale and Bardon in this book. It is also a must read!

Dragon Knight - It is the third book in the series. While the previous books have centered mostly on Kale, this one takes on Bardon as the main character. Bardon must go and spend time reading and staying away from civilization. But when he gets to his spot, there are people there that he must help. He meets up with those he loves and realizes that sometimes other peoples needs are more important that his own. Another must read!

Dragon Fire - Is is the fourth book in the series. It is my favorite book in the whole series, and also my favorite book that Donita K. Paul has written. Battles supreme when three forces clash, striving to be in charge of all of the evil forces. A must, Must!, MUST! READ!

Dragon Light - Is the final installment in the Dragon Keeper Chronicles. It has been three years and Amara has recovered significantly. Kale and Bardon think they are going on a peaceful quest, but instead they are facing evil that they can't even see! This is a fitting conclusion to her first series, but it leaves one wishing for more. Yes, another Must Read!

The Vanishing Sculptor - This is Donita K. Paul's newest book. This one started out slowly, but once you read it you are wanting the second one to come out. I really liked it and it too is a must read!

Here is the link for her blog: donitakpaul.com

Check her out for yourself! Also, check out her bubble wrap game that is on her post! Put it in fast mode and you will be thrilled! Make sure to click the refresh button as it is just too funny to hear the game voice say, "MUST HAVE MORE!!!"

Princess Baby

My little sister wolf pup, Princess Baby, is usually full of bossy girl stuff. She needs to learn to be more rational! It would be nice if she became less bossier too! She is really smart and has a very artistic soul. She simply adores daddy. She also loves to go visit our next door neighbors, the Talls!

She really likes her brothers and she just turned four, two days ago.

She likes farm animals and baby animals, if they are not real. If they are real she flips out and shrieks like a banshee! She, Little Bird, and Police Man Roberts like to play house a lot. Just today, Princess Baby told Little Bird to get on the couch and pretend it was a car. Police Man Roberts got in too and they all drove all over the place! It is fun to watch them swaying back and forth as they go around corners (on the couch)!

Ever since Princess Baby came home, two years ago, I have simply enjoyed watching her grow. I am very happy she is my little sister cub!

"Police Man Roberts"

Police Man Roberts is a serious young wolf pup. He is five years old and already learning to read and doing some good math. He likes watching Bob the Builder. He really likes to play with all of the younger wolf pups in our pack.

Police Man Roberts and I usually like to play many games. We like to play with Schleitch. He also likes to play at football blocking with both Little Bird and I. He LOVES to ride his bike and is looking forward to the training wheels coming off soon. He is ready! He also likes me to give him horsey rides all around the house. Sometimes I let both he and our sister cub, Princess Baby, ride at the same time. My mom says that I'll be sorry later as my back might hurt. But they have so much fun I can't help myself!

Police Man Roberts likes to play house with Princess Baby and Little Bird. I am really glad that Police Man Roberts has come to be a part of our family! He also has only been home for a couple of month and I can't imagine our lives without him!

I am truly blessed that I have three younger sibling cubs!

To my oldest Wolf Cub

(A Guest Post from the Alpha Female of the Pack)

Thank you for inviting me to post on your blog. I am honored that you would share your blog with me! I have ever so many things that I could post about, but the upmost one on my mind is how very blessed I am that you are in my pack! I have found that you contribute so much to our pack and make so many things run so well!

Thank you for all of your hard work yesterday! Also thank you for going with me today on our adventure into the Library Forest and also to visit our beloved Walters pack as well!

"Little Bird"

Little Bird is our smallest wolf pup. He is very smart. He is only three years old and he already knows his colors and most of his shapes. When he is playing, he just bursts spontaniously into song. They are straight from his heart. He really likes it when I or my parents read to him. He enjoys Thomas the Tank Engine.

It has been a pleasure getting to know Little Bird. He is one of our two newest wolf pups in the wolf pack. I love Little Bird very much. I like to pick him up and hold him. We have a special game we like to play. He crosses his arms over his chest and so do I. Then we pretend we are football players and run into eachother (gently) saying, "Block! Block! Block!".

Another thing that Little Bird likes me to do with him is to play with Schleitch. I stand them up on the table. Then he begins to move them around. We make up stories together with the Schleitch. The stories are usually set in Brauna.

I am glad that Little Bird is a part of our family! He has only been home for about two months and already I cannot imagine our wolf pack without him!

Have you ever heard of Schleitch?

Schleitch are these heavy duty plastic toys that are made in China, but designed by a toy company in Germany. I have collected 81 Schleitch. You can find them in many different stores: Fred Meyer, Toys R Us, Wilco, Coastal, and Target to name a few. They have many different lines: Knights, Fairies, and especially, animals. I have collected mostly knights and animals. I started collecting them about four years ago. My favorite one is a standing Wolf. He reminds me of Tink, a boy that was changed into a wolf in "North Or Be Eaten", a book by Andrew Peterson. The book is one of my most recent favorites; a MUST READ!

Collecting and Reading Books

When I first started collecting books, I only had a few. Actually, many of my personal books were on our families main book shelves and I didn't know it. But as I got older, my parents started passing my books along to me and provided me with bookshelves of my own. I soon found that I enjoyed reading and collecting books and now I don't have enough room on my shelves to hold all my books.

I am currently reading out of about 20 different books. My mom, who valiantly reads to me each night, asked me if reading out of this many books at the same time bugged me. I told her no. She rolled her eyes! I promised her that I would start finishing up the enjoyable task of reading these books soon.

I enjoy reading books to my younger siblings, who have not yet learned to read. They are learning the laws of the pack (letter names and sounds, how to put them together, and decoding them to read!).