Enjoying the Blessings!
• November 8, 2009 - Happy Happy Joy Joy, Here's The Boy!

Samuel and Me
Isn't he just so handsome?! I'm taken yet again! :) He is so very precious and I am just so happy to have another baby brother to love and hold! :D I know that picture isn't enough, so here is more:
My New Little Guy
I'm In Love
Little Samuel
Isn't he the CUTEST?!

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• Nov. 8, 2009 - A New Adventure for Our Family
We are in the process of adopting Kate from Latvia. She is a handicap girl who dresses herself with her teeth. She will be visiting us during Christmas. The orphanage doesn't want her any longer. They were putting her through training courses to learn "independent living" so they could ship her out. She is only ten years old. How do you live independently when you can only use your mouth to dress yourself, let alone use the bathroom? Her fate is certain death if she stays. The orphanage complained that she was too much for them to lift any longer. Our hearts hurt for Kate. If you would like to help us adopt her, send a check in care of Kate to :
Open Door Adoption
PHONE: (229) 228-6339 EMAIL: opendoor@rose.net
P.O. Box 4 218 E. Jackson Street
Thomasville, GA 31799
Thanks!!
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• November 7, 2009 - Tickled Blue!
I am so excited and very proud to say I am now officially the oldest of 9 children! :) Samuel Ira was born today! We are 20 years and 12 days apart. He is just precious and sweet! A true gift from God! I'm tickled there is another newborn in the house! :D Altho... there are so many people to share him with. LOL! Trying to snatch him anytime I can! ;) Will get some more up about him and pictures soon! :D I am just soo happy he's here!
I am so blessed by God to have another sibling to love, to watch grow up and to TRY to be an example of how to live as our Messiah did!
Thank you God for the blessing of this precious babe! Such an awesome Shabbat this has been!

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• November 3, 2009 - Wordless Wednesday: Two Decades
• Nov. 2, 2009 - Holiday Idea Book--No Charge
Posted By Gena Suarez, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
Unwrap our beautiful holiday gift
for you!
The staff and friends of The Old Schoolhouse® have come together to share their favorite family traditions, recipes,
and more with you.
It's your FREE gift . . .

Get ready to . . .
Wrap your family in a ribbon of thankfulness and joy and
season your holiday with laughter, love, and togetherness.
Start planning now for a wondrous holiday season with . . .
The TOS 2009 Digital Holiday Supplement
WOW . . . a gorgeous Holiday/Christmas Digital Magazine filled with a fabulous lineup of planning, recipe, gift, and craft ideas you'll love.

If you're looking for inspiration to get your holiday spirit revived for the upcoming season of festivities, you've come to the right place. TOS has put together a gorgeous, full-color, digital magazine filled to the virtual brim with traditions-in-the-making.
"This is TOS's gift to the homeschooling community, and anyone is welcome to it. The 2009 Digital Holiday Supplement will fulfill your yearnings for fresh and original additions to your long-treasured, family customs, and maintain Christ's honored position first, and foremost, in your celebrations."
-Gena Suarez, publisher of The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine.
Don't forget, this holiday idea book is free--no strings attached. Feel free to share it with your friends, homeschool support group, family, church group, blog visitors, customers, newsletter subscribers, and anyone who would enjoy making memories of an unforgettable Thanksgiving and Christmas..
- Open and browse the Holiday Digital Supplement.
- In the top toolbar, click the Download link. A dialogue box will appear. You will want to use the first option that is listed. It will have a small PDF icon to the right and the file size-35 MB. The radial button next to "All Pages" should be darkened. If it is not, click on it to darken.
- Click the "Download PDF" button in this first section.
- A download dialogue box will appear with options to "open with" or "Save" the PDF. Click on SAVE. Please do NOT try to open the PDF before downloading.
- Click on OK.
- You will be prompted to select the directory on your hard drive where you wish to store the Holiday Digital Supplement PDF. Make a notation of the directory you select.
- Click SAVE.
- This is a 35 MB file and many people will be accessing it, please allow extra time for the download-especially if you have dial-up Internet service.
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• Oct. 29, 2009 - We Need Your Help
This is Kate. She is from Latvia. She really wants a family. We would like to be that family. Right now we have a thousand dollar scholarship. We only need 1500 more by the end of next week Friday. Kate is in a wheel chair as she has no ability to use her arms or legs. She does everything with her mouth, including dressing herself. Her chances to find a home are dismal in Latvia. But, we would like to bring into our home to love on her and care for her. Would you like to help her? God says that true religion is caring for the orphans and widows. We are hoping to do that by caring for this precious girl. Will you help us? Tax Deductible Donation
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• Oct. 28, 2009 - Recommend The Quest for Seven Castles for Family Readings
This is such a great book. Can't wait to read # 3. It is at cbdbooks.com for anyone interested.Let me know if you enjoy it as much as we do.
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• Oct. 28, 2009 - Great Resource for Practice or Testing Spelling Words
• Oct. 28, 2009 - Phonogram Bingo
• Oct. 27, 2009 - Reading on a Workout Ball
I was teaching Zach to read this morning. He kept missing certain letter sounds that I had previously quizzed him on, knowing he knew them. But,he was struggling. Then, I remembered Dr. Guffanti, from a home school conference, say that engaging more than one section of the brain at a time will ensure better results with learning. So, I got my workout ball out, one of many of his suggestions, and instantly Zach got all right. It worked!! Thank you,God, forDr. Guffanti

I actually teach the youngest ones, four and six, with the Rocket Phonics combined with most successful Spell to Write and Read, which has 95% of the language fall into all the rules. But, I have never found the great resources of ideas that Dr. Guffanti offers, not to mention all of his amazing ideas in helping the brain to understand things better. When you order his materials, you get a lot for the money. My favorite are all his downloads which I printed and then went to Office Max and bound with the same cover. It works beautifully with ideas that go great with the workbooks. In short, Guffanti and Spell to Write and Read, together makes for a great success for a variety of learning styles. I highly recommend both.
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