It has been so long since I have written and so long since I have done many things. I had planned last summer to take the summer off from studying my extra course for Bible School and from studying Photography. Well that summer break has now been a year. I am FINALLY getting back into studying. I have stop writing for the Pastor that has asked me to write, I have stop writing in my blog. It's time to restart these things. I feel the tug of God so hard in these areas.

As I have stated in my last few entries that I have been having problems. I have FINALLY figured out what the cause of the problem was. It was taking a month off from school, we had formed a new habit that my Faith was having much to much trouble breaking. I also believe that the problems came as the Bible says and we have to use wisdom and ask God where these problems are coming from. Are they coming from God as this is what is building me, making me stronger and getting me ready and closer to my call? Or this satan trying to stop the things of God and the plans of God and get us off track.

It was satan. God has such big plans and it is in the church we are attending, the curriculum that we are using, the time that we are spending with God, in moving forward and closer to His plan which He has place those desires in our hearts. I have gotten so far off the path that I was to be on. We are not to go to the right or to the left but stay in the middle. I was so far off the path, that I couldn't see right, couldn't hear God.

It is so important for us to spend time with God. We will not know who He is if we don't spend time with Him. If we don't draw near to Him, He can't draw near to us. If we don't pray at all times with out ceasing then we wont hear His voice. If we don't build our relationship with Him, like we do with a spouse, how will we ever know HIS voice. When we are homeschooling and we are doing what God wants us to be doing. Not what we want or what is popular, or what other mom's are telling us to do. Then we have to fight and fight had to keep satan away.  Fight to keep ourselves strong. I have let that last year pass me by without doing the things that God has called me to do, in my studies. I haven't been giving myself time with the Lord, spending time doing the desires of my heart and that of course lead to not feeling the best about myself. Then that flooded into other areas to.

I am happy to say that with the fight, we have in the end, stayed the course that God has called us to. We might be a bit behind but we are stronger for all that we have been through this pass year.  We are where God wants us to be and doing what God wants us to be doing and He has rewarded us greatly the last few months for the fighting of this pass year. I have a new van, fully paid for!! We have all our grade 3 curriculum bought and ready to go!! Harvey is starting his P.A. course right on track to what God told me, ahead of the "systems" schedule. He has a long two years ahead of him but the rewards at the end are going to be even greater!!

Even in our hard time God is a rewarder. Remember that God can ONLY DO WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN HIM FOR. If you can't believe for Him is be a good God and a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Then He can't give you good things. Start believing for small things, build your faith up, hear the testimonies of other to build your faith. Don't hear it and think oh that is for them, rejoice in their news, as if it was your news. Believe for a God who will do everything He says He will do.

Here are a few picture to run down the year!!!

Here is my amazing girl getting ready for her dance with the leader and 8 other girls.

Faith finished 2 books in Awana this year. We also have great friends that introduce us to Awana. They have been a blessing to us this year.

Faith was asked to do an interview on TV. Well so was I. I was shocked to see that we both were on the news.

Here is a picture of Mom and Dad, Mom and Me and Husband and I

Here is a little of our math on the wall.

Then my little girl all grown up.

Blessed are they that hear the word of God,

and keep it. Luke 11:28

I am finally up and running again!!! I was having some more "school" problems and when I finally prayed about it and asked God to help it was more "mom" problems than school. Things are better. I wasn't up to writing at that time.

Then I got a blackberry and it has a password keeper in it so I put ALL my passwords in the program and now can't get into it and couldn't get the password for the blog. I finally took the time to write and get some help with a new password set up.

So much has happen and so many things have changed that I am not even sure where I will begin?

I want to give God the glory for being the God His word says He will be. He has me reading through the Bible in a year, reading the New American Standard Bible, and using two commentaries to go with it. The SPIRIT FILLED LIFE STUDY BIBLE and BELIEVER'S STUDY BIBLE. I am learning so many great and exciting things. He also has me doing a yearly devotion A LIFE OF MIRACLES, by Bill Johnson, it is based on three of his books. I have the first two the he uses in the devotion so I am reading the book for a deeper study. The book we are in now, is When Heaven Invades Earth, A Practical Guide to a Life of Miracles. I am looking forward to a year of God's Power in our home, life, and church!!

I am so happy to be finally back to blogging and writing out feeling and such. It will be nice to get things going again.

I also want to say Happy Birthday to our Faith. I have spent the week trying to wrap my mind around the fact that she turned 7 today!!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL. Love Mom and Dad.

Memory Verse: Psalms 13:6 NIV
I will sing to the Lord, for He has been good to me.

Intro: M’m M’m Good (Campbell’s Soup)
The fall is such a wonderful time of year.  The beautiful foliage and cool, crisp morning air is such a wonderful change from the hot summer.  I also love the M’m M’m good smell of fall cooking and baking.  The wonderful fall veggies, fruits and Thanksgiving foods.

Assignment:  Post your favorite fall recipe/recipes to share.  I love trying new recipes, do you?  It can be baking, main dishes, veggies, dessert or anything else you can think of.  There are no limits.  Mmmmmm..I can’t wait to take a look at some of those recipes.

Oh boy you guys are hitting strings hard with me. I use to cook, never been a baker, but loved to use my cookbooks. But with the birth out our daughter at 32 weeks, and the first years of getting a little girl to be the strong child she is today, I got away from cooking. Can I add Kraft dinner, frozen pizza, chicken fingers and fries?? No, and I agree. I have been working on getting back to the old habits before the birth of our daughter. JUST last week, I did a roast with potatoes, onions and carrots, in the slow cooker it was so good. First time since her birth, so sad?? Faith has been asking and asking to bake, this so isn't my thing. Then I realized that it was not how mommy taught her how to bake a cake, it was the time we spent doing so. She picked out her box cake mix and frosting and last Friday she made her cake, cracked her eggs, baked it, frosted it and even decorated it. Now I wish I had taken pictures.....

Here I sit trying to decide what to put here it has been so long. I figured I would head over to Companies Coming and see what they had to say? I found the very recipe that another homeschooling mother told me to try, just last week. I am putting it on here NOT because I have made this one, but because I am putting it out for all to see that I am going to get back into the menu planning, meal cooking wife I use to be. Thanks Blogger Friends for once again showing me the way...

The Best Chicken Dish       

Colourful and full of flavour, this is sure to become a favourite! Chickpeas and sweet red pepper accent this well-seasoned sauce. Delicious served over rice or pasta.

Cooking oil 1 tbsp. 15 mL Lean ground chicken 1 lb. 454 g   Can of chickpeas (garbanzo beans), 19 oz. 540 mL rinsed and drained Finely chopped onion 1 cup 250 mL Salt 1/4 tsp. 1 mL   Sun-dried tomato pesto 1/3 cup 75 mL All-purpose flour 1 tbsp. 15 mL Can of diced tomatoes (with juice) 14 oz. 398 mL Balsamic vinegar 1 tbsp. 15 mL Granulated sugar 1/2 tsp. 2 mL Salt 1/4 tsp. 1 mL   Chopped red pepper 4 cups 1 L Finely chopped zucchini (with peel) 1 cup 250 mL

Heat cooking oil in large frying pan on medium. Add ground chicken. Scramble-fry for 5 to 10 minutes until no longer pink. Drain. Transfer to 3 1/2 to 4 quart (3.5 to 4 L) slow cooker. Add chickpeas, onion and first amount of salt. Stir. Stir pesto into flour in small bowl until smooth. Add next 4 ingredients. Stir well. Pour over chicken mixture. Stir well. Cover. Cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours or on High for 4 to 5 hours. Add red pepper and zucchini. Stir. Cover. Cook on High for 30 to 45 minutes until red pepper is tender-crisp. Serves 8.

1 serving: 232 Calories; 11.2 g Total Fat (1.6 g Mono, 1.1 g Poly, 0.4 g Sat); 0 mg Cholesterol; 20 g Carbohydrate; 4 g Fibre; 14 g Protein; 353 mg Sodium

Make Ahead: The night before, chop vegetables. Chill overnight in separate covered bowls. Scramble-fry ground chicken until no longer pink. Drain. Chill overnight in separate covered bowl. Assemble and cook as directed.

Romans 12:2 (Amplified Bible)  Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].

I have started a Canadian Military Homeschooling Group. Please help me spread the word about this group. I believe that we need to have this small group join together and be here for each other. We face some things that other families don't. Hey, who knows we could make great friends and the be posted into your town and already have a homeschooling connection.

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Intro: Never Leave Home Without It (Marketing Credit:  American Express) Diapers, bottles, wipes, bibs, pacifiers, extra clothing, cell phone, PDA, ipod, iphone, credit or debit cards … what would you never leave home without?

Assignment: In the memory verse Jesus tells us that He will never leave us, not even at the end of the world.  He assures us in this verse that He will be with us and that means through everything we go through in life.  I thought it would be interesting to write about the things we would never leave home without.  For some it might be baby needs, others it might be a gym bag and bottle of water, and for some  it might be your Bible and a notepad or small journal, maybe even your son or daughters favorite blankie!  I’d like for you to write about something that you would never leave home without.

Memory Verse: Matthew 28: 20 - Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:  and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world. Amen.

You know there are the things that we always have. For me being in a wheelchair they are much the same, but I don't carry a 'purse' as I need my hands. I have a little bag that is attached just under the seat. In that is my wallet for health cards, for Faith and I, driver licences. I try and make sure that I ALAWAYS have a charged cell phone on me(there have been times when the cell phone doesn't make it in the house, as I have an indoor and outdoor wheelchair, so I don't hear hear beeping of a low battery, and have had a dead phone) See being in a wheelchair(w/c) having a cell is so important for a number of reasons, I have been walking and have blown a tire on the w/c, and had to call for help. I don't carry a spare, tube and tire, . Also when in the van driving, if for what ever reason the van stopped working, I can not unload the van with out help. Unloading the w/c is on the driver side at the sliding door, which have me unload in the road. When I was in two minor accidents, I was not able to get out of the van, both times I had to call my husband to come and see the damage of the van. For me my phone is way more then to chat with friends.

Now for the fun stuff. I have a small purse Bible, that I keep in my backpack style camera bag. I try and make sure that these two things are always on me, I love getting those special moments on film, and getting the Glory of God frozen in time. I like having my Bible, I pray that one day I will have total boldness to witness to a complete stranger. I have people always coming to me and saying things about how strong I am, or they are surprised to see how the w/c is loaded into the van, or they comment about me being a mom, on and on with different things like that. I always tell them that with out God none of this would be possible, the strength wasn't and isn't mine, it's His. I am praying that one day this will open a door for someone? I also make sure that Faith and I have water, don't you just cringe, at the price of a bottle of water. I have a carrier on the w/c, and I have a carrier for Faith. I have a rule and it does include her water, I don't carry the things she chooses to bring from home, mostly her stuff animal. If we are on a long outing then her water bottle carrier ables me to put it on the w/c. The other reason that I keep a Bible on me, there are MANY times when I can not get into the building with family or friends and one thing that I don't like is that wasted time, then I can spend that time in God's Word.

This is my camera backpack and purse Bible.

This is my 'purse' under the seat and my water bottle holder.

This is Faith and I's water bottle and Faith's carrier, she can wear it over her shoulder. This is how I carry my backpacks and Faith's water bottle when she can't.

Mark 10:27 (NKJV) But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.”