May. 22, 2008
The Mind is a Terrible thing to Waste...
The mind is a terrible thing to waste...
Who said that anyway. lol The last few days my mind
has just been reeling with ideas. I can't seem to focus
on just one task. Who says I am wasting my time. My
basic chores are finished but I have left the rest of it sit.
Why, because I am reading thats why. I can't seem to get
enough on the topic of homeschooling or raising children.
There are just so many options and resources out there
that I can't seem to get enough. I just finished reading .
Lies Homeschooling moms Believe
by Todd Wilson
Honestly this seems like a really good study if you
believe what you tell yourself you should be. Honestly
the only part that applied to me was that I worry
that I don't do enough in keeping my home clean. That
Every other mom out there has to have it more
together than I do. The rest of the Lies Todd
talks about dont apply because I dont worry to much
about what others think about homeschooling or how I do it.
I do feel that there is a Home school slide rule out there.
One where moms or home school groups in general
judge how home educating is done. I don't feel that is a
Lie. I hear it often. The old way of home educating
is lookedupon as superior model. If you do not do
things a specific way
you are looked upon as different or not doing it
correctly. Is this a lie or a fact. Then you also have
the cyber Charter home educators that are often
judged as having public school brought into
their homes. In essence it is considered as such.
Yet this is the way they feel secure
in educating their children. Isn't education about our
children not about what method we use. Can not the
cyber schooled child also learn about the bible
and study the same things that other children learn
that are home educated. In essence are they not
being educated at home as well. I know that home schooled
families want to keep their way. That
they do not want Cyber education
to mix with home education. Why does it have to . Can't it be
just another education source. I dislike the discrimination
I so often hear. Even the judgment made about
Unschoolers that they may not be doing enough.
What do they teach anyway? Just because a particular
schooling method isn't understood doesn't mean that
it is wrong for all home educated children. It
just might mean it's not right for your child or your
family . So why the judgment or is it as Todd
Wilson said That they are just lies that moms believe.
Maybe it is. Can we take the wall down and just
listen to each other as Godly sister reaching out
to God for the same purpose. Why judge or listen
to the lie. Open up to your friends of faith and
education.
Sheeew and thats not it either.
Thats not all thats in my head.
Then on my newstand I am also reading
To train up a child
by Micheal and Debbi Pearl
and
The secret to true happiness
by Joyce Meyer
I also have 2 old school house magazines
I am flipping back and forth through .
In the spring issue I am reading
The Science of time and Sir Sandford Flemming
and then I have an old Issue I bought at our convention.
Help for special needs learners.
I just can't get enough. Today alone I read on the net.
Amblesides online and Simply Charlotte Mason.
Her methods truely interest me. I can't seem
to get enough.
Please tell me what is you favorite home school
reference book that I would just have to read.
I can't seem to get enough.
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May. 20, 2008
Weekend/Music/Cleaning/Party!
This weekend was full of fun !
Friday...
Friday evening I had my last offical J-train
event for the year. Music night went off without
a hitch. Majority of the children were in attendance
this time which made for a entertaining evening.
Some of the sang, some of them played an instrument,
some of them shared art, and one mom did an amazing
Tall tale story. I have to remember to enlist her for
more activities.
Saturday....
This was clean up the house day. I finally got to
Princess clothing. We put some in a bag for rummage,
some in a box for storage and the rest in her drawers.
She had no space at all anymore and had to stack
thing on the outside in front of her dresser. Two
seasons of clothing just doesn't fit in her space. It
felt good to do all of this and make a dent in the
chores. The laundry was complete as well.
Sunday....
As usual we went to morning services. Nursery was
really full this week. I threw a few things on the
tables for some of the older children to do beading,
coloring and pipe cleaner play. We had so many
children this week I didn't get a chance to listen to the
Pastors sermon over the speaker like I usually do.
After ,we headed out to my dads 60th Birthday Party.
Mom was running behind so I took the decorations
and set them up for her. Happy Birthday !!
He had so many gag gifts , like this neon vest
he's sporting. We also played a game
to see how many things we new about him.
We ate cake, played games, and dance the
chicken dance. lol
Spirit with his balloon.
Princess dodging a photo while eating her cake.
And the chicken dance. lol I took a lot
Of photos these are just a few.
Then after that....lol
We were off to youth group. It was a
somber evening but a nice time
of worship.
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May. 20, 2008
Monday Meanderings
Good Morning!! (or afternoon depending on
when you arereading this. lol) I had a fabulous
weekend and will showand tell you about it
shortly. For now I need to think upon
my week ahead . What things do I need to
accomplish thisweek?
Home- Management binder, go through Princess
stand beside her bed. We are cleaning up her mess
in zones for the next few weeks.
Church- Plan nursery and Sunday school.
No more J-train for the year . May plan a
playground day and a movie day in August.
Then I have the summer to plan for next year.
Co-op - is also finished for the year. I want to make
some sort of plan for next year and find teachers
for the fall.
Home Education-
Princess- Working on Verbs
History Lapbook, Popular Art print, Reading
Little house on the Prairie.
Superboy- Working on multiplication facts,
Learning about Mideval times, Knights and armor
and all that fun stuff. Working on a lapbook about
the earth and Rocks.
Spirit- Singing some finger plays
working on speech and Potty training.
Heart has a chorus concert this week too.
Monday- Chicken Pot pie
Tuesday- Spaghetti
Wednesday- Leftovers (Hearts concert)
Thursday- Pizza
Friday- grilled cheese and tomato soup
Weekend big pots of Veg. soup
and chicken corn
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May. 17, 2008
Homeschooling Little ones!!
When I went to the homeschool Convention
the other week Ipicked up from a booth some
free CDs. They came fromCharity Ministry Gospel.
I just listened to the CD on Homeschooling with Little
Ones and really loved it. I want to listen to it again
and take a few notes. There were some fabulous ideas on
it for teaching your children about God .
You can also listen to it on the net or request your free CD.
The website is www.charityministries.org and
the Cd I was in particular talking about can be found here.
Homeschooling with little ones
You can also download it onto your pc and listen or on MP3
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May. 16, 2008
Children's Beastitudes
Blessed is the child who has someone who believes in him,
to whom he can carry his problems unafraid.
Blessed is the child who is allowed to pursue his curiosity
inot every worthwhile field of information.
Blessed is the child who has someone who understands that
childhood's griefs are real and call for understanding and
sympathy.
Blessed is the child who has about him those who realize
his need of Christ as Saviour and will lead him patiently
and prayerfully to the place of acceptance.
Blessed is teh child whose love of true, the beautiful
and the good has been nourished through the years.
Blessed is the child whose imagination has been turned into
channels of creative effort.
Blessed is teh child whoes efforts to achieve have found encouragement
and kindly commendation.
Blessed is the child who has learned freedom from selfish-
ness throught responsibility and cooperation with others.
Source Unknown
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May. 16, 2008
Thankful Thursday
Dear Lord,
Thank you for the wonderful week. The
children have beenworking so hard with their lessons.
I finally feel like we are being productive
and getting somewhere. They are diligently studying
hard and learning so much.
Thank you for the Wonderful talks on CD that
I was able to find time to
listen to this week. There are some fabulous speakers
out there that reallycan help homeschoolers and
in a christian platform.
Thank you for all this rain everything is so
green and wonderfully made.
Amen
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May. 15, 2008
Stranger things can Happen
I had the oddest experience at Walmart
yesterday. I was about to leave the store and there
was a women there at the pay phone crying. Trying
to figure out where she was. She asked where we were
and I told her . She relayed the message to the other
person on the phone. I asked herif she needed help and
she said she did. I was thinking she might need
some direction that she was just lost and upset. Well ,
not the case. This women then proceded to tell me that she
had run away from a grouphome and that she really
didnt belong there. She was shaking as she
said this . She wanted me to take her back to
the home but didntremember where the home was.
Then she wanted me to take her to a
bus depot. Well I told her I can't do that I have
my little children with me. Just noticing them for the
first time she says ok never mind I'll ask
someone else. I left walmart , came home, and
then proceded to call 911. I am not sure what happened
in this situation I hope that the women
was found and taken care of . She was so upset
and distraught. Itis so upsetting to me to not help
someone that needs something and yet
I just didnt quite feel right about that situation.
I felt better in sending help to her via the police.
Hopefully things worked out for the best.
Whatever that may be.
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May. 13, 2008
Harrisburg CHAP Homeschool Convention
On Saturday I went to my very first homeschool
convention. To say it was enlightening was putting it
mildly. I learned so muchthere it was so refreshing and
renewing. It was just what I needed. I think that every
mom at some point in their lives has that feeling
of wanting to give up. The convention for me gave me the
drive to come home and be a great mom to my kids just
how I am. My kids aregreat and my homeschool is great!
Thats what I came away with... A peace of knowing
I am doing what is best for them.
Phillippians 4:11
For I have learned in whatever state I am to be content
I also came home with some great resources and
some ideas of whereI want to take my school in
the fall. I am sure this is a normal thing for all
you homeschooler out there that have gone to these
before but I had pilesand piles of catalogs when I came
home. Then sat and sorted and decidedthat way. It was
overwhelming at first but now I think I know what I am
doing more. Here are some of the places on the
web I didn't know about.
One of the workshops was a talk on the Right Brained Child.
I did not attend this workshop but I have heard it was
wonderful and now wish I had. However I was able
to find the link from our Catolog..
Dianne Craft
I was also impressed with this...
Homeschooling the challenging child
And lastly I may have my head in the sand but this
mom created thiscurriculum to go along with the Charlotte
Mason style of learning. I wasin love with her stuff and
will definately be purchasing some of her
writing programs, Cursive in particular.
Queen Homeschool
There is more I got from this but I am still kind
of mulling thingsover in my mind. It was a lot of information
crammed into only 2 daysand I only went one. Next year
I'll have a better plan of attack and hope to
get to listen to more of the talks. Maybe purchase them on tape.
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May. 12, 2008
Tot School and the Color GREEN!
Hi again welcome to Tot school. It's that time
again to show everyonewhat we were up to all week
long. Spirit and I are still working on his speech.
Lots of songs and finger plays, charts and talking. We have
also been working on colors a little bit since Spirits
favorite thing to do is draw or paint. Take a look at our green week.
I started out by reading this book...
This is a great book to look at a few of the colors
and learn about theseasons. Spirit also grew a
green haired man.
Grass seed really grows quickly. We planted him
at the beginning of the week and he's already sprouting. We
glued on wiggles eyesbut Spirit drew his mouth and nose.
He did a pretty good job of it too. The bag in his lap
is a squishy bag. I sprayed white shaving cream into
a gallon ziplock bag along with some green food
coloring. I taped it shutjust to make sure it was secure
and Spirit squished away to find outthe mystery color.
By the end we should have the rainbow in Squishy bags.
That was about the extent of things this week.
He spent a lot of time outsidewith his aunt . She lives
next door. This way I was able to get some
much needed work finished with the older kids and
Spirit had some nicetime outside on his favorite toy his bike.
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May. 12, 2008
Monday Meanderings
Home- Everything is in such array after the weekend.
I am just taking things one at a time and hope to
have the house in order by the end of the day. I will
follow my home management binder on my side bar as usual.
Homeschool-
Princess- Working on finishing her composition
Start reading Little house
She will be making a Praire Diary from each chapter>
We will also make corn husk doll
History Hopefully finish up the Civil war unit
and Science finish up the invertebrates
Superboy- Working on improving his reading skills
so we are reading and reading. Working on a unit
on the Vikings hope to finish that lapbook this week as well.
Spirit- Learning colors. This morning he named white without
my help. We are are also working on some speech practices
to improve his vocabulary.
Church- Sunday school lessons plan for the rest of the year.
Summer sesson begins June 1st. Work on games for Sunday school
Picnic.
Co-op- Our activities are over until the fall but need to
work on securing teachers for next year . I have all
summer for that though.
Menu Plan in Progress...
Monday- Pork Chops, baked potatos and stuffing
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May. 12, 2008
Happy Mother's Day!!
Happy Mothers Day!!
"When lessons and tasks are all ended,
And the school for the day is dismissed,
The little ones gather around me,
To bid me good-night and be kissed;
On, the little white arms that encircle
My neck in their tender embrace
Oh, the smiles, that are halos of heaven,
Shedding sunshine of love on my face."
Charles M. Dickinson
I had a fabulous Mother's day but everyday is a great
day with my kids even the bad ones. :)
Saturday I went to a nearby homeschool convention in Harrisburg.
I really enjoyed my time there. I would highly recommend it if you have
never been to one ... please go. It renewed my spirit to be my childrens'
Mom and to enjoy doing it . I'll talk more about that another day this week.
For now let me tell you how special my children are to me. The great
thing about Mothers day is that it always falls on Sunday. Which
means that I get to spend it with my family blessing the Lord. It also
means that most of the time the children create something in Sunday
school that I haven't actually had my hand in. Princess wrote me a special
note that I am not posting on the blog it was her private thoughts and I will
cherish it. She also picked flowers for me when she stayed at my moms on
Saturday while I went to the convention. (with Grams permission of course)
There are a few wildflowers in there but they are so lovely because
they came from the heart..
Superboy gave me this little banner to hang up.
Which I did right in our school room.
Heart gave me a hug :) and Spirit made these in
Sunday school. Honestly on this one I am his teacher but
lovely anyway.
Dad left me take a nap. I was so wiped out after the
convention and then Church . I woke up to a great big surprise
in that my step son Toad came for the evening. He brought me
a chocolate strawberry cake which we have almost gone (lol)
and Carnations.
I Feel Blessed to have a family that cares so much about me!!
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May. 9, 2008
Send your Name to the Moon
Nasa is sending a Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to the moon.
This orbiter will measure Lunar radiation and it's effects on humans.
Nasa is offering to send you name to the moon. They are collecting
names till June 27th to be placed on a microchip and sent to the moon.
How cool is that. Now you can tell your children you are sending
them to the moon or rather their name. lol
NASA Mission
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May. 9, 2008
Digestive System Lapbook
Let's start on the right hand side at the top. This is a mini book on
We are just about finished with our unit on the digestive system. We had a lot of
fun putting it together . Now for the big reveal.....
I do not know why my photos always come out blurry in blogger
but for some reason they do. Maybe it's the photo taker. lol
different kinds of Cells and how they work. We show little photos
inside of a nerve cell, red blood cells, Skin cells and muscle cells
along with an explanation about what that cells job is.
Below that is a mini book about Anton Van Leeuwenhoek . Mr.
leeuwenhoek figured out how to magnify objects by looking through
a rain drop at an insect. He created a microscope that magnifies 3X
smaller than most had at that time. The microscope photo on front
came from clip art at the microsoft website. This mini
book opens like an accordian. You can read the pages they
are in pencil and my photos are to blurry. (sorry)
You can however see how it opens.
Below that is a diaogram of a cell. This was done by my 2nd grader so
It's fairly simple. We labeled the Cell membrane, cytoplasm and Nucleus.
I also pulled out the old mircrosope and we inspected some of the
different slides that came with it and our own saliva. Interesting...
Down the Left hand side...
You will see a diagram of the digestive system. We colored this
along with the body we created on big paper of my child and
he cut out the shapes of the system and pasted them on. We also
read the book What Happens to a Hamburger by Paul Showers.
The coloring page comes from Dover publishing company.
We also did an experiment that is in the book and mashed up
a bananna to see what food looks like after being in the stomach.
(Note my son wanted to keep this.lol)
In the center....
We talked about the food pyramid and what our favorite food is
from each food group. Which food group we should have more of
(grains) and which we should have less of (fats) Thats the little triangle
book it opens up like this...
This worksheet came along with our K-12 program. It was supposed
to be 3-D but we wanted it in our lapbooks. Below that you will find
a food journal we found on the net. For one week we tracked the
foods we ate to see which foods we should eat more or less of.
At the very top are some game cards that go along with a game board
that is on the back of the lapbook.
You only move one space for each correct answer. We used colored dice for
our game pieces. In the past we have used mini erasers. The questions
pertain to the digestive system . There are a few freebies like you
ate some fruit today move 2 spaces. There is also a move back card
for eating to much candy.
Oh and the front cover I dont have a photo of but I took pictures
during the lesson and that is the cover plus the title.
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May. 9, 2008
Heart of the Matter --- Socializing
Welcome to the Heart of the Matter Friday Meme. Before I go into
the big socialization question I wanted to let readers of my blog know
what a great resource and blog the Heart of a Matter is. (just click the
graphic to get you to the website. If that link doesn't work use the one
near the bottom of my blogspot.) This is one of the
spots on the net that I don't want to miss out on and read daily. They also create
a free online magazine that you can check out at a different website.
www.heartofthemattermagazine.com
I am still working on reading this months!! OK anyway back to the quesition...
Share ways that you and your Family Socialize....
For some reason I really dislike that word. Maybe it's because so many
family and friends that do not understand homeschooling throw that word
around like a tossed salad. What about Socialization??? The big scary "S" word.
Whenever I am asked that my first thought is to go into the long version.
The raise your head high moment.... The moment that you brush yourself off
from the dust of the word and step firmly on your podium to give the
public school is failing speech .... Which everyone knows anyway but has no
answer. I do ,HOMESCHOOL! Sometimes I wonder if they really care
what the answer is or if they are just trying to debate something they
don't understand. Maybe they just are trying to think of something to talk about.
Either you get a glazed over look or you get But .. But...
Well the heart of the matter didn't ask for my long speech so let me
give some examples of how we Socialize.... Since you asked.
When my children wake up in the morning they
bump into one another at the breakfast table and sort of grumble
some incohearant phases to each other. Eventually the converstations
flow about what we are going to do for the day. We sit down to do our morning
lessons and sometimes Spirit (age 2) pulls on his sisters leg to see out the
window and watch the cars... Right then and there they socialize
and talk about all the cars going by and what kind of car it is.
He has a fascination for all the 18 wheelers that stop in front of our house.
By this time it's lunch and most of our lessons are finished if not all
of them. It is time for us to head to our local post office. We don't
recieve mail in our town so we have to go out and collect it. Princess
usually has a lengthy conversation with the postmaster. The two of
them are on a first name basis. For some reason she likes to talk to him
about her homeschooling day. We head out of the post office and
as we are walking back to our house we usually run into Mary an
elderly woman that lives down the road from us. She greets us with
a smile and chatters with the children about their day, or what toy
they might be holding. Princess does enough chattering for us all.
We get to our yard if we're lucky without jabbering to anymore neighbors
and lo and behold their Aunt is in the yard. (They live next to us)
Now you might say to yourself everyday they are in the yard. Well,
as long as it's not raining or snowing that family is in their yard. :)
Of course we stop and converse with Lori about her fish pond and how
the fish are doing. Maybe even about those butterflies that are
swarming her butterfly bush. We head inside and have some
more dialogue. Maybe on Ancient Egypt or the digestive system.
By the time our afternoon fun is finished it's about time for their
older siblings and Daddy to come home. We have a long conversation about
their day, eat supper and head outdoors for some play time.
Usually some of the neighbor kids make their way into our yard
to gab and play. How could they not when there are already 4-5 children
roaming around our yard in a a little town like ours. (4-5 depending on
which of my children want to be outside.) I think that about covers
our socializing status. Oh wait, I think I forgot to mention going to
the bank , the grocery store , walmart,
church services, Sunday school, Youth group and Homeschool
co-op. I think we interact with families there too. :)
Nikki
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May. 9, 2008
New Look
Hi everyone. I guess you may have noticed that I have added a
new look to my little blog spot. I was just getting tired of the old
look. I am still working on my header but for now I put up one of
my taggies for your viewing pleasure. lol I don't know when I'll
get that finished but for now this is good enough. Let me know
what you think.
Nikki
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May. 8, 2008
Rhyming and Song
Train up a Child.....
My son stuggles a little with speech. Eventually he will pick up
on the words and what they mean. At first I was really concerned...
Or I should say I was recieving much pressure from his Ped.
After I calmed down a little and really thought about it and Prayed about it.
I decided to sit back and let him develop on his own. OH now
mind you that doesn't mean I have put my head in the sand. I do make a point of
naming things around me as he repeats them. We also read and read
and read books. I also have noticed he picks up words quicker
with songs. Litte tunes like the wheels on the bus, itsey bitsey spider,
5 monkeys jumping on the bed, and Patty cake. I really enjoyed doing
these songs with him and found some other great ones on the
net I had not heard of before. Then I started searching for some
bible based songs and found some good ones.... Like this one that I
learned when I was little and went to sunday school.
Here Is The Church
Here is the church,
(fold hands with fingers inside)
Here is the steeple.
(put index fingers together to form steeple)
Open the doors,
(part thumbs)
And there are the people.
(reveal fingers, and move them around)
Close the doors,
(put thumbs together again, concealing fingers)
And hear them pray.
(hand to ear)
Open the doors,
(part thumbs)
And they all walk away.
(unfold hands; fingers "walk" away)
http://www.dltk-bible.com/poems.htm
Adam and Eve song from Kidz Under Construction fingerplays
God Made song from Kidz Under Construction fingerplays
I Have Two Eyes song from Kidz Under Construction fingerplays
I Open My Bible song from Kidz Under Construction fingerplays
God Will Always Love Me song from Kidz Under Construction fingerplays
Bible says song from Kidz Under Construction fingerplays
Praise March song from Kidz Under Construction fingerplays
You are Gods Creation song from Kidz Under Construction fingerplays
I open my Bible song from Kidz Under Construction fingerplays
Jacob's Ladder song from gbgm-umc.org
Jesus Loves The Little Children song from gbgm-umc.org
If you have any others to share with me please do
I would love to hear them.
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May. 8, 2008
Thankful Thursday
Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank you so much for such a glorious day. The flowers are blooming
I hear the birds chirping from the window and everything is so green.
I thank you for the time the children and I spent yesterday out
side. It was so good to be out in the fresh air.
I Thank you for the Old School House magazine. I recieved my copy
yesterday and was so excited to open it's pages. Right there in the
front was an article about burning yourself out . Making sure that when
this happens that you have a strong base for homeschooling. That
strong base Lord is You. Without you I could not be doing this or making
it through each and everyday. Thank you for your guidance and patience
with me.
Thank you also for the chance on Saturday to visit my first
homeschool convention. I can hardly wait to go. I ask that you
watch over us as we drive to our destination. That we will get there
in a safe manner. As I move through the convention I ask that you
give me the guidance to choose the right curriculum for my children.
That I may find the right bible study for them so that I can
teach them to know you better.
May you blessings abound us.
In Jesus Name
I pray
AMEN
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May. 6, 2008
Causes of Dyslexia....
I have been doing quite a bit of rearch lately on Learning
disablilities. In particular dyslexia because it is one that
has affected my family and in a large way. I take things on a
day to day basis. This week so far has been a good one.
Why there are learning disablities seems to be unclear but
there are 4 basic sources.....
Genetics- About 50% are inherited. I find this
one true for us since my childrens father has dyslexia.
I have also noticed on his side of the family
several cases of ADHD and Add.
Prenatal- Malnutrition, toxemia, infectious disease, substance
abuse and Rh. (none of those were a factor for us. )
Birth- A long difficult delivery, premature birth,
breech birth, umbilical cord wrapped around the neck for
an extreme length of time or extremely rapid delivery.
(I wonder on this since Princess delivered very quickly.)
Neo-natal- High fever, sharp blow to head, meningitis,
lead poisoning, oxygen deprivation or severe
nutritional deficiencies.
At one point in time I thought that I had done something
wrong. If only I had read to her more or talked to her
explaining things around her. Yet, didn't I do that .
Maybe it wasn't enough? These are thoughts that sometimes
ring in my head. What have I done wrong? Every parent
knows that when a child stuggles that the parents
are to blame..... It took some time for me to realize
that none of this was my fault. The struggle I face daily
can be put into perspective by how I see it. If I look
on the bright side and see the blessings that God
has given my child, I can not deny that I would NOT
change a thing about her/him/any of them.
Are we all not good at one
thing in particular and may be not be so good at another?
These are gifts that God has given us. It
may just be that Gods gifts are harder to see
sometimes. We just aren't looking hard enough.
If I like to Sing Praises to God and you prefer
silent prayer, one over the other isn't more effective.
God will hear us both in our praises. There must
be a way then to reach a child with dyslexia. In
fact I have seen great things of late so I know it's
true. It just takes patience, love , understanding and
a different approach.
Look till you find it!!
If you are stuggling with something similar
please post I comment. Some support is always good.
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May. 6, 2008
Favorite Motherhood Moment....
"As one whom his mother comforteth, so will Full of affection and hugs....
Motherhood Moments........
I was given 6 special gifts from God. Each on a different
day each at their own special time and each in their own
special way. Four of them came from me and were
implanted in my heart from that beginning light until
eternity. The other two fell into my lap and are forever
imprinted on my heart. Children are such special gifts
one that I take seriously and hold dear to my heart.
Those special motherhood moments are the ones
that are so small. That seem but a blink of
an eye. They begin each and
every day when I open my eyes.........
Motherhood.
There is nothing normal about it.
Motherhood is entertaining....
Joyous....
Scholarly....
Loving....
I comfort you; and ye shall be
comforted in Jerusalem." Isaiah 66:13
At times Tiring....Yet full.
Hair raising....
That deep down hearty laugh... giggle, chuckle
roar...gafaw...snicker and titter your way through..
You will make it with a smile.
Enjoy each moment. I know that I am.
Her Children Rise up and Call her blessed Provebs 31:28
(Last mothers day:)
To Toad, Tom girl, Heart, Super boy, Princess, and Spirit...
Thank you for being such a blessing to me..
"Making the decision to have a child-it's momentous.
It is to decide forever to have your heart
go walking around outside your body."
--Elizabeth Stone
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May. 5, 2008
Tot School
Good morning and welcome again to our Tot school.
This week was as busy and full as everyweek.
Daily Spirit and I work on his flip chart. This is a
chart that I found a the Bonton a few years ago
in a sale bin for only a few dollars. The chart flips over
itself and has all kids of neat charts on it. The Abc,
Numbers, body, farm animals, dinosaurs, sea animals,
transportation, shapes,colors and I know there are several
more. Since Spirit seems to have some speech delays
we have been working daily with the chart to help him
to boast his vocabulary. I really that with that and songs
he has really been progressing. On Sunday someone
mentioned how much clearer his speech was
becoming.
I used the Abc Chart to more review the pictures
but I will say A is for Airplane and he repeats airplane.
The other week at moms he saw the letter A and Said
A. I wasnt trying for that yet but whos complaining. :)
Here we were working on different farm animals
and the sounds they make. I say the animal and have
him point to it. Then we say the sound that animal
makes together.
We have all been looking for signs of spring and
I really think that now it has sprung. I helped
Spirit create this spring blossom tree.
By creating this blossom tree Spirit had a little
practice with his fine motor skills. I precut
tissue squares but he had to scrunch them up
and paste them on.
Last but not least on Saturday Daddy took
Spirit Fishing with the other kids. Daddy would throw
out his line and Spirit would wind in the fish.
The were lucky to catch a fish about every 15 minutes
which kept his interest for about an hour. The
kids also came back with a new school project.
If you can't tell whats in there they are tadpoles. The
kids actually found them in a water puddle near the
pond. Daddy scooped them up and brought them home.
As Hard as I tried I could not get a clear photo of them.
I think it might be the plastice container its in . Yet
I can see it clearly. Oh well you get the idea.
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