Tears are the materials from which God weaves the brightest rainbows.
Max Lucado
Nov. 21, 2009
"A Rainy Day In The South"
Posted By Christlike
Here we are in the house doing a very relaxed schooling today while the sound of rain is our background music. It has been a steady soothing cool rain. Right now we are enjoying a hot cup of cocoa. We are also guilty of watching Christmas shows on TV tonight. I can't believe that they are showing them before Thanksgiving. Also we went to town last night and they have all the Christmas lights up already. What's the rush? If you have noticed all of the holidays have overlapped each other. Most of the public has a need for constant shopping because of it and have lost the original meaning for the holidays.
I'm so glad that thru HSing we can slow things down a little for our families and search out history to find our true orgins for holidays and moumental figures in history. We know the real reasons for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and all the other holidays. While most public schools stay out of the Bible & Christianity we are free to teach the Word of God. When others breeze thru history and other subjects we enjoy staying on a subject matter or historic figure until we understand in depth to the fullest knowledge of our forefathers & our orgin. I am still amazed at how much our DC have learned & how they have such a hunger to learn even more.
We enforce a lot of our subjects with documentary videos & audios, read-a-louds & acting out parts of stories. Our DC enjoy using their own imagination to write their own stories or short booklets. To the public we HSers seem strange because we love what we are doing. I realize we have good & bad days but overall there is a good feeling knowing we are obeying God by teaching our children ourselves!
I pray that God will "rain" down many blessings on your HSing efforts!!!
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Trina has been beautifully blessed with such lovely creativity,
as have the other artists you will find when visiting Trina's website.
Please take a moment to view the 1000's of graphics in various categories
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She has created different themes to meet all the needs of each individuals taste :)
I can't help but to visit her site each day, as there's so much to see and be in awe over.
Please won't you stop in and say "Hi" while at the same time...
letting her know you appreciate her sharing her blessed gift with us all.
Have a beautifully blessed day everyone,
**Lots of Hugs**
Deborah
**Note** Digi Scrap Kits (Trina) has granted permission to use the images. Please do not use, copy, or distribute these images without permission from DSK. Thank you :)
I'm doing some research and I could use your help.
If you are a single, homeschooling parent and you are a part of a church that is supporting you in this, would you share how they do it? What does the local body of believers around you do to help you remain at home training up your children?
If you are a church leader (pastor, elder, deacon) and your church is actively supporting one or more single moms to homeschool their children how do you do it? What are you doing to help them? How does it work?
Several years ago, I shared Defending the Fatherless with our pastor at the time, and one of the things that stood out in my mind was that he thought it was a good idea, but didn't know how it would work and was there some example to follow.
I wonder if more churches aren't doing more to help single moms be keepers at home, because they simply don't know how to and they'd like to have ideas of how it works in churches where it is being done.
This past week has been extremely hard for me. I lost my Great Grandpa, who I was very very close to. I can honestly say that he was THE best grandpa I've ever had. I am so thankful for the last 5 years of being able to grow closer to him, of course, it wasn't as long as I wanted, but I am very glad I had them. It was wonderful! It was wonderful to grow as close to him as I did.
Over the past 5 years, he really opened up to me about his WWII experiences which he hadn't shared them at all before. When I presented him the Armed Service album I made for him at his 65th anniversary, he was moved to tears. I knew that all the efforts and the sleepless night I spent on it was so worth it! Getting to know him was truly a blessing to me. I pray it was to him also. Since I did that for him and grew closer to him through it, I have a very important place in my heart for the armed service men. When we took him to the cemetery, they gave him a beautiful military salute with Taps and a 21 Gun Salute. I bawled through the whole thing. Knowing that his service was important to him, and that was so very important to me because of him. It was very hard to sit through for me.
Sitting in his funeral service remembering all the times we had together, the tears just flowed. We would color when I was younger and as I grew up, we would sit on his front porch and play cards. He taught me to play rummy, war, slap jack, and more. One of the last times he played cards he was 87 and got down on the floor with the Littles to play go fish with them. It wasn't easy for him to crawl on the floor but he showed his love to his family by doing it. He truly was a family man. That was all he was worried about: his family. He made it known that his family was all that was important to him.
I truly miss him. I miss his hugs. I miss his smile. I miss his playing cards. I now found myself crying when I pray because he is no longer on my list and it reminds me he is gone. I just miss him! But he lived a full and meaningful life. A life devoted to his family. I praise God that Grandpa knew our Savior and that I have the hope to once again see him on Resurrection Day. It hurts and its hard to have to wait for that day, but I know that the day is drawing close. OH, what a glorious day that will be!
Isaiah 25:8 He will swallow up death forever. Adonai ELOHIM will wipe away the tears from every face, and he will remove from all the earth the disgrace his people suffer. For ADONAI has spoken.
Revelation 21 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will no longer be any death; and there will no longer be any mourning, crying or pain; because the old order has passed away."
I was just looking at the list of Nominees and realized I have had a really disconnected year with all my knee surgeries, rehab and stuff. Seems I don't recognise any of the nominees in any given catagory. Who I am so out of touch! Either that, or you all have been changing your blog names on me. LOL How strange it all is to me. Do you know who these fellow homeschoolers are? I sure hope they have as much fun as we did.
Congratulations all you nominees. I plan on doing some visiting to get to know you. (o:
You will find over 30 giveaways at 5MinutesforMom during their Christmas Giveaway event from November 5th to November 26th. If you know a family who will not be able to provide presents for their children this Christmas, click on the right button and read more about Under the Tree and how you cannominate a family in need.
Someone just forwarded me this article about hanging your laundry out -- or not being allowed to -- depending on where you live. What is this country coming to? I'd rather see laundry on a line than . . .
Just wanted to let everyone know that everything at Patchwork Cottage Shoppe is at least 10% off for the holidays. Remember there is an etsy mini in my side bar if you want to check it out.
Some items only have a few days left in the shop -- so now is the time to buy.
I made this for the little girl that we have been babysitting lately. We don't have many toys yet for children. Unfortunately for all of you non-Ravelers out there, the pattern is only a free Ravelry download. Well, what are you waiting for? Go sign up for Ravelry, add the pattern, and make me your friend!
Sharing what God is teaching me in hopes
of encouraging others.
Favorite Quote
Tomorrow is another day, with no mistakes
in it yet." Anne of Green
Gables
Favorite Bible Verses
Psalm 40:17
But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord
thinketh on me. Thou art my help and my
deliverer.
Isaiah 49:15b-16a
I will never forget you! See, I have you
engraved on the palms of my hands.
John 16:33
"I have told you these things, so that in
me you may have peace.
In this world you will have trouble. But
take heart!
I have overcome the world."
Psalm 68:19
Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,
who daily bears our burdens.
Psalm 77:19b-20a
Though your footprints were not seen, you
led your people like a flock
Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the Plans I have for you", declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Psalm 30:5b
Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.
2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro thoughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.
Isaiah 26:3
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee
Psalm 27:14
Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord.
Psalm 139:17-18 How precious are your thoughts about me, O God!
They are innumerable!
I cant even count them;
They outnumber the grains of sand!
And when I wake up in the morning,
You are still with me!
behind heater
sheet closet
game closet hair accessory drawer
bathroom sink
school cabinet
Christmas decos
kitchen sink shelf
yarn cabinet
my closet
magazine rack
under fish tank
2 desk drawers
top of scanner
kitchen plant shelf
bed post
ds11's clothes
dd7's clothes
dd4's clothes
under sink cabinet
top of stereo cabiner
Hearth
top of school cabinet
carousel wall shelf