Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale...

a tale of a "faithful" trip. That started when some co-op kids made plans to board a ship.

Since the children are studying the 1600s, during our Friday afternoons, our history co-op this term is acutally living history. I'll tell the story (sometimes with excerpts from the children's journals). You'll find them every other Friday afternoon decked out in colonial costume, interpreting history. Here's the skinny:

It is 1637th year of our Lord, and many are desirous to leave the mother country (England) to start afresh in the New World. Some are Puritans, fleeing persecution. Others are seeking financial opportunities. All, however, are in God's hands. Their destination in New England is the (fictitious) British Colony of Edwinstown. The ship that will transport them across the Atlantic is named the Prosperous. First, however, the various parties must gather at the Ye Old Rosemont Inn by th Sea in the port city of Weymouth to meet, form a company, and purchase supplies.

Two weeks have passed, and we find the pilgrims (for they are on a journey) in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. They've had a peaceful journey and fair weather so far. However, a storm is a-brewing. The sailors are perfecting their knowledge of knots and are prepared to handle the ship in the stormy weather. The young people make the best of the voyage. Most are encouraged with readings from the Scriptures. The Goodwoman Given Chambers is due (any day) to deliver her second child. The ladies on board are kind, and assist in the birth. Though they've tried to settle their stomachs with hardtack and dried beef, as the storm approaches, most *gasp* cast. Oh, to get a glimpse of the New World!

Stay tuned for more.....