On August 24, I sent everyone an update letting you know about our family’s recent illness, which began on the last day of our 2020 Online Homeschool Family Conference. I mentioned that because of the virus we were fighting, we were running a few weeks behind schedule releasing our Word Power books.
Early the next morning (August 25), when I went up to wake the kids for the day, I tripped and fell down the flight of stairs from our second floor to our main floor. I was badly hurt and very nauseous from the pain. The bruising was bad, and my ankle and wrists hurt quite a bit, but I tried to keep working as much as I could. By the weekend, my neck was beginning to hurt and I was unable to sleep more than a few hours at a time. After a week went by, I was waking in the middle of the night in tears from the pain and I couldn’t finish a meal without feeling nauseous. It was time to see a doctor.
Today I met with a chiropractor who specializes in sport and spine injuries. (He’s a great guy! Thank you!) He shared that in addition to the bruises on my hips and shoulder, I was suffering from whiplash and a concussion. A concussion? I’m not sure why, but I had not even considered that possibility. It does explain a lot, such as my fatigue and difficulty concentrating on things and the terrible headaches I’m having.
Long story short… Guys, we are going to postpone the release of Word Power.
How long? I don’t know. I am going to see the doctor again several times over the coming weeks, and I’m going to be doing some brain therapy as soon as I’m able. (I praise YHVH that we’ve been down the road of these kinds of injury before, so I’ll just use the techniques I’ve told others to use.)
My concern is that I usually work very long hours each day on the computer — and the doctor only wants me to be on the computer very short times and to stop as soon as I have any kind of symptom such as headache. If I do as he says, I’ll be back soon and getting books written for you and your children.
If I keep working despite the concussion, I might not ever recover as I should — which could mean I don’t write books any more.
So I’m going to rest.
What Can You Do?
We will not leave you without a plan for this school year! We will plan to have digital (PDF ebook) Word Power lessons ready for you to download on October 12. These will be for grades K-8, so that you can use them this school year. These will be available at no charge to you, and together, we’ll continue to educate these children of ours for His Kingdom and glory.
- How to Access Word Power this fall:
- I will post these links on the Word Power page here (after October 12).
- HomeschoolingTorah members will be able to access them here (after October 12).
What can you do for the next two weeks? Here are some ideas:
- Practice the alphabet in English. Over and over and over. Research has shown that singing and writing and quickly identifying all the letters of the alphabet helps in spelling and reading. I have tested my children before, and I was shocked that they really weren’t very solid on this!
- Practice cursive. Show your children how to make every letter, how to “tag” cursive letters together, how to keep the slant consistent, and how to keep the letters from being too skinny or too fat. Write a Bible verse and have your children read what you wrote. If Grandma can join in, that would be another style of handwriting to practice reading.
- Practice the sounds of the Hebrew alephbeit. Here are some free downloads, some audios, and my video on Hebrew vowels.
- Practice writing your full names (manuscript and print), your address, your phone number, and the names of all your relatives. Are there any other facts about your family that often don’t get taught?
- Choose a Bible verse to be your theme for this homeschooling year. Spend time reading, writing, and memorizing it over the coming two weeks.
Abba willing, we will be back with Word Power lessons for you very shortly! Thank you all for your KIND and gracious notes, emails, prayers, and encouraging words. We love you all!
Click here for another update on Word Power and how Anne is doing.
Oh my goodness! I’ll certainly be praying for you! I’m so sorry to hear you’ve encountered this injury! I hope you have a thorough recovery.
You have got to rest! We will all be praying for your quick and total recovery in Yeshua’s name!
We are praying for your full recovery!! Bless you for all of your hard work, we appreciate you so much!
Oh, Anne! I am so sorry to hear this news! We will keep you lifted up as Father Yahweh heals you. My heart is aching for you. Take care of you right now and the rest will take care of itself in time. I’m so sorry you were hurt so badly. Please know you are deeply loved.
Father Yahweh we put Anne in your hands for complete healing.
Please take this time to heal and recover. Thank you for sharing what is going on so others can be lifting you up in prayer.
Praying for your full recovery sweet sister. Please rest and get well. God will surely heal you completely but you must rest. Thank you for this update.
In Yeshuas name we pray for a headge of protection over you and your family. Yeshua bind up the enemy hand and foot. May Yeshua restore your body fully. May He keep you and bless you. He is the great healer and He’s will be done always. We appreciate what you and your family do for our families. Your work has been an incredible blessing for our family.
Rest and recover.
Love and prayers,
GG
Praying for a full recovery!!! You have already given us so many wonderful resources on your Homeschooling Torah Website. Take the time that’s needed for a full recovery.
Praying for a full and smooth recovery! Please take all of the time you need. The father is obviously wanting you to rest. What a plethora of information we already have at our fingertips from Homeschooling Torah!! Our family is so thankful for that! Blessings!
I will certainly be praying for a full recovery, as well as for your home. Rest is very good, so get as much as you can.
– “The King is in the field.”
Don’t even think of working Anne!!!
We are praying for your healing and recovery. The books can wait a year if they have to!
May Abba bless you!
Oh no! I’m so sorry! I’ll be praying that our Father heals you quickly and completely! Definitely get your rest!
Take all the time you need, Anne. Thank you for the update. I pray you recover completely.
devil doesn’t want you to continue with this powerful work of raising soldiers for the Kingdom of Heaven. Please stay in the Spirit while we pray for you. He is in charge. Thanks for sharing.
Oh my! Please, allow yourself all the time you and your family needs to recover!
REST!!! As a mama and a homeschooler, I totally get how hard this can be, but you have your orders lady! To rush and damage the gift Yah has given you is simply not worth it. ❤️
Praying for healing and that you may find rest in Him. Take your time and God bless you! ❤️❤️
I am sorry to hear your pain. I will keep you in prayer. Rest what you need, hopefully you don’t worry. We can use what you have while you recover. Remember all things work together for good. We are also in a spiritual battle this months! So I believe is time to grow in our prayer life. I say it for me first. Time to speak Elohims Word with Power! S
So sorry to hear about what you are going through. Please, let go.. You already have a wonderful system going, all the families have enough to keep themselves busy with.. Get your own rest in place now! Much love from South Africa. 😘❤️
I will be praying for you. Take it easy. Worry about your health first, take each day, day by day. Recuperate first fully, then continue with the plans.
Oh my, please don’t try to get anything out to us if it affects your health this week! You have a great recovery plan in place. I will be praying for your speedy recovery xxx
Shalom to you and your Masters household sister Anne. May YAH continue to restore all the enemy has taken! In the Mighty name of YASHUA HAMASCHIAC HALLELUYAH!
Take all the time you need, I’ve had several myself. Homeopathy is a great modality to help you heal, my favorite remedies are arnica 1M, it’ll help with the pain, swelling, bruising, natrum sulphur 1M, and belladonna 200C for the throbbing headache associated with the concussion. Just rest your brain as much as possible and we’ll be praying for recovery.
So sorry to hear what happened to you! Praying. Praying for your quick and thorough recovery. Be gentle with yourself.
Praying for you, Anne!
I will keep you in my prayers!!🙏💜
I feel like the enemy is specifically attacking all mothers right now, especially Godly mothers.
I ask You, Yahovah, to take the assignments of the enemy and turn them back upon him and be destroyed completely! I ask these things in Yahshua’s name!!🙏🙌
Praying for you and your family ❤️🙏
Anne,
I am so very sorry to hear about your accident. Please know that I am praying for you and your decision. You will be supported which ever way the Lord directs your future.
Had no idea since I rarely read my emails. Prayers for a speedy recovery and to be pain free. I will continue to use grammar 4-8 curriculum that I had started. No Worries.!! I like the grammar 4-8 a lot.
You just stay away from the computer so much and help your recovery along.
Blessings in Rest
Keithann
Praying for you and your family for healing and clarity. It is great to hear that you will be taking care of yourself and getting the rest you need!
Anne I’m so sorry to hear what happened to you. Me and my family will pray for you to heal and recover fully. Please don’t stress about the Word Power as from my end, my greatest concern right now is for you to get better. Be strong Anne, by his stripes you are healed 🙏🏽
Dear Anne,
I’m so sorry to hear what happened to you. Me and my family will pray for you to heal and recover fully. Please don’t stress about the Word Power as from my end, my greatest concern right now is for you to get better.
Be strong Anne, by his stripes you are healed 🙏🏽
We are praying for you daily. Get all the rest you need and feel no rush to get anything to us. You have already provided us with a plethora of knowledge and resources. Let there be no worries at all within you…just the shalom & healing of our Great Father. We love you and are praying for your full recovery. May YHWH bless you and keep you. <3
Praying for your full recovery Anne!!!! May Abba give you comfort, strength, and His SHALOM!!
Oh wow Anne. I am so sorry to hear of your pain and sufferings. I pray that Yah strengthen your family to overcome all these circumstances. And that He heals and comfort you all!!!!!!
I hope you are doing better. I also wanted to check in about the word power. The links aren’t working for the lessons as far as I can tell. Are you planning to post them or release any time soon? YHVH bless you and keep you.
You probably are already aware of this book, but it is an amazing resource that I highly recommend. It’s encouraging and touches on many things related to the main topic, one chapter addresses concussions. The title is, “A Manual for Mamas: Create a Better Brain Through Neuroplasticity” by Debi Pearl from No Greater Joy Ministries. The book came out in 2019. It’s an excellent book!
I actually had NOT heard of this book. Thank you so much!