Learning In Spite of Labels~ Practical Teaching Tips and a Christian
Perspective of Education by Joyce
Our Father Abraham~ Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith by Marvin R.
Wilson
A Family Guide to Biblical Holidays by Robin Sampson and Linda
Pierce
Good and Angry by Scott Turnasky and Joanne Miller
Having Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver
A Parents Guide to The Spiritual Mentoring of Teens ~Building Your
Childs Faith Through the Adolescent Years by Joe White , Jim Weidmann
Wild Days ( a book about language arts and nature journaling) by
Rackliffe
How to Create Your Own Unit Studies by Valerie Bendt
The Power of Parents words by H. Norman Wright
How to read the Bible for all it's worth by Gordon D Fee and Douglas
Stuart
Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes in You and your
kids by Scott Turnasky and Joanne Miller
You Can Teach Your Child Successfully Grades 4-8 by Ruth
Beechick
A Strong Start in Language
An Easy Start in Arithmetic
A Home Start In Reading by Ruth Beechick
Any Child Can Write by Harvey S. Wiener
~Blinkies and More~
" This is what the Lord says: "Stand at the crossroads and look: ask for
the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you
will find rest for your souls."
Jeremiah 6:16
Apr. 14, 2008~ Update to Prayer Request ~
Update to our Friendly Neighbor issue.
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Well, our neighbor was successful in delaying our water easement for now. The only reason he was able to delay the easement was b/c of new procedures that are being inforced. The procedure is broken in two steps instead of being allowed to be one step. The judge had already decided on what he was going to do before he even came into the court room. It is so they can be consistant with this kind of thing. We are the blessed ones that get to be first. lol
But.....the intresting thing was our neighbors lawyer fired his client. Sooooo for now it is a bit delayed and how things fell we are not sure if we have to pay court costs or not. hmmmm
This is a VERY intresting journey we are on. I do pray that the next court session that it will be finished. I can tell from what my Handsome told me that dispite the outcome of today that the Lord IS still watching over us. I just have to be patient and keep my eyes to the moutains ( looking to the Lord) for my strength.
I cannot express my gratitude enough for all the prayers and encouragement that was given.
I am asking for anyone who is willing to pray please pray. We have been in the process of 3 years of building "The House That God Built". We have been trying to work out the details of water, and electric easements with our "friendly neighbor". ( I have to call him this and it helps me to keep a good attitude towards him.) For those who don't know the story of our journey of " The House That God Built" please go to my side bar and click onto the link "The House That God Built".
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But What I need prayer for is our court date is tomorrow. We are going to court to try to get our water easement from our neighbor. If you want to know what we are going through go HERE.
I want us to move on and be able to put in our permanent water system this summer. This has been a looooonnng drawn out situation. It isn't in small claims court it is in the BC Supreme Court. What we are having to go through is what they would have to go through for oil fields in Alberta. All we want to do is to rebuild /redo our already water system.
Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say REJOICE !!!!
I am doing a HAPPY DANCE and I CRIED when the water came on ! Thank you Lord for sending the fellows Doug and Rudy to to come along side us to bring water into our house again. I am SO thankful. I will be visiting more tomorrow. Today after all the work on the water line then we are off to town to Curling. This will be the last practice till the new year. I hope starting tomorrow that I can blog more on our Christmas celebrations.
I feel like singing Oh what a BEAUTIFUL morning oh what a beautiful day !!! ( from Oklahoma )
Well, I am happy to say that on Monday we should have running water again !!!
On Wednesday my Handsome and I went to our Bible study potluck. When it came to the prayer time a good friend of our brought up our water situation. A lot of the ones gathered didn't know what was going on with our water situation and some to the extent the details were. God's spirit was moving that night. There was a lot of prayer covering and willingness to help ( with expertise and knowledge of how to put in the connection between the houses) us. We will still have to be careful of not over using the well (between the 2-3 houses) but it is very workable. I praise the Lord for what he allowed us to learn and then blessing us with running water before Spring. I will never take water for granted again. What a precious resource this is. Please be thankful for what the Lord has given. Thank you for those who have prayed SO diligently and that are rejoicing with us. Thank you soooooooo much for all your concern and love. I treasure it in my heart.
Nov. 20, 2007~ Well now is the time for character building ~
Well, our water system is probably frozen till spring. We think it was b/c of our water filter. We found it would be real good and then all of a sudden it would plug up. And if that happens in the middle of the night then it is long enough to then freeze. So...that is what happened during the cold spell this week. The snow melted before the cold snap and it left the pipes uninsulated by snow.
I am looking at a backpack shower or something in hopes of making showers easier and not relying so much on the generosity of others.
Other than that we are getting buckets of water from family and friends. Last night was quite impressive with washing dishes from 17 party quests at my hubby's birthday party.
We have started trying to lay out a good plan of action to keep us clothed and clean for the winter. I don't know if the water will thaw out before April maybe March. I hope to be maybe posting some of the ways our family saves on using water and try to make it a adventure and game. I pray to make lemon aide out of lemons and not give into the evil one. I need today to sit down and make my "Count My Many blessings List" so I won't fall into the "woe-is-me syndrome". I know God is in Control...He is Faithful ...and with Him ALL things are possible. Amen
Today I am very thankful for a new (to us) couch and coffee table. When my friend moved to Alberta, Canada. She blessed our family and gave us their couch and love seat. I was wanting a red couch and that is what we were blessed with.
Last night we had a comfy time while we watched a show on the computer.
Oct. 25, 2007~ Update on the "House that God Built" ~
Update:
I had to add this after seeing this on a friend's blog.
It sums up my feelings in a song.
I wanted to update about our getting our permanent water system in. It has been a longer road than what we had hoped it would be. We have tried to work things out with our neighbor and there has been no such luck. We are now in the process of waiting to get our court date to force the water easement. For those who don't know the story go HERE.
It has been a struggle for me the last while. To the point that I was REALLY struggling (stressed) over it. The thought of not having the water to flush a toilet, wash dishes and clothes, and cook has been hard to imagine. I was praying for the Lord to give me what I needed for this winter and help me in my discouragement. The Lord is GOOD. This last week I kept hearing messages about trials and our outlook. Also about spiritual warfare and the whispers from the evil one. He lead people to call me and through what they were sharing of what God was showing them in their quiet times with the Lord and it was what I NEEDED to hear ! They then prayed AMAZING prayers for my family and I. I could just feel the strength of the Lord fill me. The evil one knows what is our weakness and he will play on it. I thank the Lord that He is GREATER and WILL see us through what ever the circumstances are. My prayers are to keep the water running and it not to get colder than -8 C or 18 F ( the pipes would freeze any colder than that) this winter. One of the friends that was lead to call and spoke into our situation said...." God will give us water...if by the taps or a bucket. BUT HE will give us water.
But what ever will be will be and I KNOW there will be a testimony in the end for HIS glory.
Amen.
Now on a lighter note...I thought this pegged me pretty good. LOL
What American accent do you have?
Your Result: North Central
"North Central" is what professional linguists call the Minnesota accent. If you saw "Fargo" you probably didn't think the characters sounded very out of the ordinary. Outsiders probably mistake you for a Canadian a lot.
Aug. 17, 2007~ Show and Tell Friday ~ Projects on the go at The House That God Built" ~
As you can see we have been busy. Our friend Mr. B has been helping us build a woodshed. My 2ds12 has been helping and learning so much. I love how they took poles from our woods and made them into a pioneer'ish building.
I didn't show it but Handsome has been chopping and gathering wood from the woods. Mr. B has been out there with the chainsaw and then we split and will get the boys to gather the wood. Oh I am looking forward to using our wood stove.
Mr. B has had a lot of fun being creative for us. He with my boys and hubby have been gathering rocks and see what they did ! I now have steps to the back of my house. They are going to be doing the same sort of idea for my front steps of the house. A smidgen different but very similar. I can't wait to see what they will look like.
I really stand back in amazement. Mr. B would never say he was sent to bless us from the Lord. But I believe God did send Mr. B to help us in the making of " The House That God Built". This "House That God Built" is still in progress and I can't wait to see what God will do next ! It is not by our power that this is being done but by the Lord. PTL
Thank you Mr. B for all you do and thank you Lord for blessing us beyond our dreams.
Mr. Linky is hopefully going to help me by next week. I am having a friend help me figure it out.
It is Show and Tell Friday. If you want to join us just....
~Make a Show and Tell Post and make sure it is wholesome. It can be pretty much what ever you want to share. It could be about you ...or your family ....or what is going on in your homeschooling.
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Jul. 31, 2007~ Finished the Stucco on "The House That God Built" ~
Here is the finished stucco finish. Hardy Plank will be some time in the Fall.
I was asked a couple questions about the stucco on the House That God Built.
~Will you paint it when it is done?~
Well Hubby is happy with the colour tint that was put in the stucco. I have to admit I am thinking I do want to paint on top of it. I will wait till after we get the siding on the top half before we decide what to do. If we do it will probably be me painting.
~Wow, you have been busy. The house is looking good. Is there a reason why you stuccoed and not just put up siding or something? Just wondering. :) ~
We decided to go with stucco on the bottom half of the house and Hardy Plank (cement board that looks like wood siding) on the top b/c of us being sooooooo close to the woods ( we got a good deal from our friend the contractor ) and there are a lot of forest fires around here. There is one that is very large and not that far from here. Today we have smoke outside and I am trying to keep the windows closed as much as we can.
First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 17 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 15, 13, 9, and 7. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style and use the Heart of Wisdom Approach. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
(((HUGS)))
Other than that we are getting buckets of water from family and friends. Last night was quite impressive with washing dishes from 17 party quests at my hubby's birthday party.
I didn't show it but Handsome has been chopping and gathering wood from the woods. Mr. B has been out there with the chainsaw and then we split and will get the boys to gather the wood. Oh I am looking forward to using our wood stove.
Mr. B has had a lot of fun being creative for us. He with my boys and hubby have been gathering rocks and see what they did ! I now have steps to the back of my house.
It is Show and Tell Friday. If you want to join us just....
It can be pretty much what ever you want to share. It could be about you ...or your family ....or what is going on in your homeschooling.
's comments ! So, please let these gals know what great posts they put up.
Here is the finished stucco finish. Hardy Plank will be some time in the Fall. 
First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 17 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 15, 13, 9, and 7. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style and use the Heart of Wisdom Approach. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
