The Parable of the Sower

Something I'd been working on for the Sunday School presentation in July (start of summer holidays)

Reader: Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

All sing:
1. Sowing seeds (Tune: Old MacDonald had a farm)
Old MacDonald sowed some seeds, E-I-E-I-O
He sowed the seeds upon his land, E-I-E-I-O
He sowed them here, he sowed them there
Seeds here, seeds there, seeds went everywhere
Old MacDonald sowed some seeds, E-I-E-I-O

Reader: As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them up. (children wave bird-on-a stick props that they have made)

All sing:
2. Hungry birds (Tune: Are you sleeping Brother John)
We are looking, we are looking at the seeds, at the seeds
They are on the pathway, they are on the pathway,
Eat them up, Eat them up.
We are eating, we are eating all the seeds, all the seeds
All the seeds are gone now, all the seeds are gone now
Fly away, fly away.

Reader: Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. (Two children hold up "sun" prop and walk around.)

All sing:
3. It was the sunshine (Tune: You are my sunshine)
It was the sunshine, the mighty sunshine
The sun was shining, it was so bright
The plants were drooping, the plants were dying
It was the sun that dried them up.

Reader: Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. (children wave "weeds-on-a-stick" and "skinny corn and wheat" props )

All sing:
4. Weeds and Thorns (Tune: The grand old Duke of York)
We’re horrid weeds and thorns, We grow so thick and tall
That other plants don’t get a chance, We’ll push them to the wall.
Chorus:
And when we are up we are up, up, up
And when we are down we are down, down, down
And when we are only halfway up, We are neither up nor down.

Reader: Still other seed fell on good soil. They came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times. Then Jesus said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." (children wave "fat corn and wheat" props to suit actions.)

All sing:
5. Growing song (Tune: If you’re happy and you know it)
If you’re happy and you’re growing, clap your hands
If you’re happy and you’re growing, clap your hands
If you’re happy and you’re growing, where the farmer has been sowing
If you’re happy and you’re growing, clap your hands

If you’re happy and you’re growing, stamp your feet …….

If you’re happy and you’re growing, say Amen …….

If you’re happy and you’re growing, do all three……


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No holiday pics :(

Well, me dears, I had expected to be able to load up some photos from our holiday last week during Cavebaby's half term holiday. We had been using Capt Caveman's phonecam as it's a lot smaller and easier to carry compared to the mini-DVD camcorder that I have been using (i know, i know, i be too lazy to carry it round with me, my bad).

Anyhow, to cut a long story short, we went to Alton Towers Theme Park and Water Park, but i can't show any pics, cos when we were at the Theme Park, we all got soaked tra la la on more than a few rides.

When we got home Capt Caveman found that his phone had got soaked as well. Actually it was OK for a couple of days, mostly still working except for a few glitches. Then today it stopped working completely and he had to go and buy another phone for temporary use while the other one was sent for repairs. Also all the stuff on his phone can't be recovered, including the photos. :( Oh well, at least he'll get the original phone back after a week.... i hope.

This made me think..... just as well I didn't bring the camcorder. If that had been soaked and rosak (damaged), I would have been RATHER CROSS.

So next time, my advice is, if you go to Alton Towers, either don't bring anything that will spoil when wet, or don't go on the rides where you will get wet. And there are more than a few of those rides!

In the meantime, i be cheating tra la la to show you some pics of Alton Towers from the inter-web. (as ever, digitally altered to protect the innocent...)

Take care, and don't get wet tra la la

Aunty Rima, Northpoler, marathoner and singing superstar extraordinaire

Aunty Rima is famous!



Aunty Rima describes her experience here

Gesar Foundation link here

goat vs monkey

some aunties and uncles have been casting aspersions on the monkeys and kambings of Goatville. True to his nature, Professor Bembek von Kambing has drawn inspiration from the this concept to hybridize the following creature:

The Mongoat

have a bembek day, all!