Book on Homonym Riddles: Eight Ate by Marvin Terban
Here are some fun puzzling questions to help you study homonyms?
Oh BTW, homonyms are words that are alike in their sound.
1. How does a Moose begin a letter to his cousin?
2. What is a complete opening in the ground?
3. What is a smelly chicken?
4. What do you call a less expensive bird?
5. Who is married to Uncle Beetle?
6. What does a broken window feel?
7. What do you call a bucket that has seen a ghost?
8. What on your face is first aware of a good smell?
9. What is a large animal with thick fun but no clothes on?
10. Wat is perfume that is mailed?
11. What did the math student shout when he added up all the numbers?
12. What is a weird street of shops that sell incredible things?
13. Two ran the race, but only . . .
14. What is a reddish-purple vegetable that is all worn out?
15. What will a foot doctor do for you?
16. If they are not here, where are they?
17. What is a rabbit fur?
18. When two couples go to a restaurant together, they aask for a table . . .
19. What are nervous little outdoor cloth houses?
20. What do you use to make blossom bread and petal pie?
21. How does the short man meet the tall man?
22. If you don’t listen over there, where should you listen?
23. What does the man who looks at oceans do all day?
24. What did the rich man give his rabbit?
25. If a big rock is brave, what do you call one that’s even braver?
26. What do you call a hot drink on the golf course?
27. What is clam strength?
28. What is a string of jewels for someone with no neck?
29. What do you call the sharp, curved nails on a crab who is playing Santa?
30. If two apples are a couple of apples, what are two pears?
31. What is a great accomplishment using the ends of your legs?
32. What does a female deer use for baking?
33. What is a sailor’s bellybutton?
34. How do you say, “Make that wool into a sweater, little insect!”
35. What is a good-looking, horse-drawn carriage?
36. What is a pier for doctors only?
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Use this or that with kind or sort because both are singular; use these or those with kinds or sorts because both are plural.
Examples: this or that kind of stocks, these or those kinds of stocks, this or that sort of people, these or those sorts of people
Choose the correct word (this, that, these, those) for each of the blanks in these sentences.
1. _____ sort of computer is much better.
2. Paul bought ____ kind of car.
3. I like ____ sorts of cars better.
4. ____ kinds of problems are hard.
5. What did ____ sorts of shoes cost?
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I found this on YouTube in a previous entry. I love this pretty song. It’s secular but it’s based on words spoken by Jesus.
Jesus said in John 8:12,
“I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

Jesus also commanded Christians to do works which will cause His lovely light to shine through the kindnesses we show others 🙂 Matthew 5:14-16 express Jesus’ command and are verses in found in the Sermon on the Mount, in Matthew 5:14-16,
“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”
A prayer for myself from my heart:
Dear Heavenly Father,
May my life glorify your holy name,
Jesus, may the welcoming light of your love radiate through me,
help me have ambition to find opportunities to help others
and teach my children the fulfilling joy of unselfishly helping others!!!!!! 🙂

I found a site Runner’s World that shows a video. There is one runner in this video that likes to start out his races in a loud and obnoxious way. It’s the same guy in all the different segments.
The video was funny. You gotta read the ton of comments below because it gives you insight into a real runners persective through ancedotal stories.

Running Tips

Here are the basics of how to train for a marathon:
Taken from Ehow.com
Introduction
You should be running 15 to 20 miles a week prior to attempting this training schedule. At a minimum, you should be able to run for at least 30 minutes without stopping.
Instructions
Difficulty: Challenging
Building Up
1Step OneWeek 1: Run 5 miles one day, 4 miles one day and 3 miles on the remaining days.
2Step TwoWeek 2: Run 6 miles one day, 4 miles one day and 3 miles on the remaining days.
3Step ThreeWeek 3: Run 7 miles one day, 4 miles one day and 3 miles on the remaining days.
4Step FourWeek 4: Run 8 miles one day, 5 miles one day and 3 miles on the other days.
5Step FiveWeek 5: Run 10 miles one day, 5 miles one day and 3 miles on the other days.
Building and Maintaining Stamina
1Step OneWeek 6: Run 11 miles one day, 5 miles one day and 4 miles on the other days.
2Step TwoWeek 7: Run 12 miles one day, 6 miles one day and 4 miles on the other days.
3Step ThreeWeek 8: Run 14 miles one day, 6 miles one day and 4 miles on the other days.
4Step FourWeek 9: Run 16 miles one day, 7 miles one day and 4 miles on the other days.
5Step FiveWeek 10: Run 16 miles one day, 8 miles one day and 5 miles on the other days.
6Step SixWeek 11: Do the same workout as week 10.
7Step SevenWeek 12: Run 18 miles one day, 8 miles one day and 5 miles on the other days.
8Step EightWeek 13: Do the same workout as week 12.
Tapering Off
1Step OneWeek 14: Run 9 miles one day, 8 miles one day and 5 miles on the other days.
2Step TwoWeek 15: Run 8 miles one day, 5 miles one day and 3 miles on the other days.
3Step ThreeWeek 16: Jog 3 miles every other day. Then run the marathon.
Overall Tips & Warnings
~Check with your physician before embarking on any rigorous training regime. This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment.
~Err on the side of caution – do not train to excess. More is not necessarily better.
~Listen to your body and have any persistent pain checked out by your doctor.
Overall Things You’ll Need
Bottle

Today Ginny, Jonathan, Benjamin and I ran to celebrate Cinco De Mayo. (Cinco De Mayo is Spanish for May 5th) It was the fifth annual. Ginny and I ran a 1(.2) mile fun run and Jonathan and Benjamin ran the 5 kilometer race. The finish and starting lines were near Veteran’s Park in Tulsa. Jonathan said the race was a little tougher because a lot of it was uphill.
A good time to shoot for in running a mile is 8 minutes. Ginny and I ran ours in twice that time. Jonathan ran his 5k in 29 minutes and Benjamin in 38 minutes (He said he stopped and sat down for awhile.) The fastest guy ran it in around 15 to 17 minutes.
I told my kids they need to strive for the ultimate goal of running a marathon. Just do it in increments that won’t overwhelm or discourage too much. Right now they need to have the attitude to always get better with every 5k.
As part of their schooling they are assigned to workout out on our treadmill or walk/run the dog 5 times a week.
My niece, Crystal, is really getting into 5ks. Within the last year she lost 30 pounds. It’s in her blood, I can tell. She says she loves the energy she gets from it.

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Procrastinators take heed:
In 1949 American missionary (and martyr) to Equador, Jim Elliot wrote in his journal,
‘The man who will not act until he knows all will never act at all.’
~Taken from the Heartlight website.

Do your actions positively speak louder than your words? Here are a couple of quotes by Saint Francis of Assisi:
Preach the Gospel at all times. Use words if necessary.
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless we preach as we walk.

Phillips, Craig and Dean sing the song Here I Am To Worship along with an artistic video