| Sep. 4, 2006 Putting Beloved Buddy down |
Over a year ago, our beloved Great Dane/ Newfoundland, Buddy, was diagnosed with bone cancer. The vet said he had weeks left (Aug.4,'05).Our family layed hands on him in the name of Jesus and believed this was a mountain that needed to be removed. And you know what God says if you have the faith of a mustard seed and need a mountain moved?? Well, slowly but surely, the growth on his leg disappeared. Our 8 year old dog became puppy-like. He played and didn't cry out in pain anymore and acted as if he had never had any cancer.
A few weeks ago, a new growth appeared above where the old growth was. He is nine and we believe God gave us an extra year, so we are "putting him down" tomorrow afternoon. Last August, I had lamented on my blog but withdrew it because of the miracle God allowed us to have. Now, we must grieve again but it doesn't seem as bad because of the blessing of having him for that extra year.
My beloved dd, 14 is leaving for Arizona this Friday. I am driving her the 3 and 1/2 hours to the airport. Atleast we will have a nice time of it......She is so excited and my peace is totally from God about all of this.
My mom is coming tomorrow in the midst of all of this and our family has been estranged from her since October because of her unforgiveness towards whomever and just plain not liking my husband. She is coming, she says, with a repentant heart towards us so, I'm excited yet dreading .....the unknown does that....and not seeing her for almost a year...there is a long history...God says to honor my mom, so I wish to do so. And I do love her...just awkward around her and my stepdad because we don't know each other anymore.
I drive for the public school system and they start tomorrow. I'll be starting my dd, 8 next week. Looking forward to some reading on the couch!!!! New adventures in our minds with our Sonlight Curriculumn.
Gayle, thank you so much for responding to my previous blog. I didn't look at it that way but I'm grateful you would give me encouragement. I enjoy your blog, as well.
God bless, Lianna |
| Aug. 18, 2006 My daughter is starting a new adventure |
What changes occur in a life!!! My almost 15 yr.old dd is leaving September 8th for Arizona for a year! It is a voluntary missions trip with a family we respect and trust. We trust our God most of all. There was much prayer and just actually thinking it through. She will be a large help out there. She will learn all about being on the mission field. Being the only white family, learning to cope, with God's help, the loneliness of the mission field and learning how to serve God. Through all of our prayer, the only "red" flag, if you will, was our time we will lose with her. So, we could not keep her home do to selfish reasons. She will be homeschooled by the woman who is also a pastor. She is a very gifted teacher-gifted by God- and I have had the privelage of sitting under her. She is so ready, she thinks. We can't comprehend a year away from each other; how can a teen? This is not written in stone; if she just can't do it, we can always fly her home. And my dh says we can go see her in January or February. I just can't believe I only have three weeks with one of my sunshine girls. It would be a little easier if she were 18. My dh and I are renewing our wedding vows on the 2nd. Most people wait until their 25th anniversary. We are doing it for our 23rd because of some serious life lessons we have gone through and want the world to know what God can do in a marriage and how you can still love each other with Jesus' help through it all.
God bless and thanks for reading my little blog. If you read this, whatever time of year it is, please pray for my dd. God knows who she is when you pray |
| Mar. 9, 2006 changes |
I have had a few changes since November. As of January 20th, my two teens went back to public school. 
It was with much prayer over months that we made this decision. My 16
yr. old ds will not do his school work and so, without the full
cooperation of my husband, I cannot school him. He will have to bear
the burden of his consequences. After doing half a year of school here,
all of the classes he took were already passed by. They do a block
system in this school. The superintendent is willing to give him credit
if he finishes the courses he was taking at home by the end of July
but, he is not a self-motivator and I cannot make him, I can only
remind him of his future if he does not. My 14 yr. old dd is
thriving. She is all A's and B's.I was not able to have any time with them that was fun. I know there are wonderfully gifted women and men of God who can teach three grades at once and figure out housework and play time and I admire them greatly. And I believe it can be done if both parents are in agreement. So, my 7 yr. old dd is the only one at home. I can manage teaching her and doing housework, etc. And she is not rebellious towards me. Now I have time to play with all of my children. Again, hats off to all you wonderful people that have respect and suport from your other spouse. Thanks for reading my post. Lianna |
| Nov. 26, 2005 I've been soooooooo blessed! |
I have had one of the most blessed spiritual weeks of my life!  A woman that has been coming to our bible study group accepted the Lord. She has been diving into His Word in the gospels and through seeds planted, she realized her need to be born again! What an amazing blessing to know that God is letting me see Him work! A friend called last week and said that her f-i-l was fading fast from emphysema. Myself and my two dd's got on our knees immediately! We prayed in English and then broke into our spiritual language. At first it was groaning and then it was singing. We called back within 5 minutes of praying to let my girlfriend (the d-i-l) know how the Spirit had sounded. Then she tells us that the son had led his father to the Lord (he passed on the next day at almost the exact minute of asking Jesus to be His Savior)!!!!!!! The three of us girls started crying with Joy as we realized what the Lord had let us be apart of. What a faith builder for myself and my two dd's . When we told my ds and dh later, they were physically touched as well. (You would need to know my dh to know how the Lord has softened him.) And then........ a man that we (our bible study group and our family) have been praying for as of late, for he was older and ill, was led to the Lord (born again) by a charismatic nun and priest in a charismatic catholic rehab center shortly before he died this week. (I dislike the words "catholic" and "protestant" because they are man-made and seem to always divide. I choose to call myself a born again, holy spirt-baptized believer. Only using "names" God chose.) I am mostly telling you this so that I may journal what God has allowed me to be a small part of. Not that I am worthy, apart from Christ, but that He has allowed us to see where he is working! 
When He allows us to see answers to prayer...WOW! I'm so grateful! He
is so awesome and worthy to be praised! There have been other
God-incidences that we have been aware of and have made me love Him all
the more! We are so blessed! I'm finding grace, hallelujah! |
| Nov. 22, 2005 Happy Thanksgiving! |
I just keep on learning and learning. Our Lord is so good! He is so amazing and loving! God is so longsuffering with us and merciful! He blesses me every day! Praise His Name! I am blessed to have a dh who is starting to back me with hsing! My 15 yr.old ds knows that if he can't mind his momma, that he has to deal with her hubby. Ever since we had "the talk" with the kids, and ever since I let God have His Way with me, things sure seem more pleasant! The days aren't perfect but, we are all constantly learning and constantly leaning on Jesus. With Sonlight Curr., there are bible study materials. My older dc thought that the sampler was lame and I had to agree. This is the only book we haven't liked with Sonlight. So, they each picked out a bible study to do on their own. My 14 dd was having devotions on her own but, now I believe my ds would have it on his own too. We are connecting when he learns something. Well, I think we are....I try to just listen-big step for mom. Baking days are a real big hit with my dc. My dd's work for days on their five days of school work, they double up on a subject each day-their choice so we can all bake together on Fridays  . My ds prefers 5 day week and that is fine with me; that is one of the great things about hsing .The two oldest have started ps basketball practices...here comes the shuffle. We try to carpool with other families as much as possible-taking turns. There is one problem. I have woman's bible study on Tuesday nights and Family Bible Study with the non-denominational group on Friday nights. Guess when almost all of the high school home games are? Yup, you guessed it; Tuesday and Friday nights  .
So, I'm trying to make sure my children know how important they are to
me.....not sure what I'm going to do, but the Lord has the right answer
and I will bring it to Him .Happy Thanksgiving and God bless  |
| Nov. 11, 2005 Adjustments in Homeschooling |
This week, my dc, 15ds,14dd,7.5dd, and I have had "Home Ec". We still had vegetables from the garden not put up yet. 
Because of all the turmoil in our home about not having the dh show the
ds how to obey better, we took this week off from most book work and
got the vegetables almost all put up! Praise God! Well, after much prayer and God doing a mighty work in all of us, dh is back on board in full agreement about hsing with some adjustments. I told the dc that hsing comes with lots of adjustments until we figure out what works best for us. So, we all did the beets together on Mon. and Tues., on Wed, ds got caught up on last year's Eng. that he had failed the year before, and dd's and I made Salsa...yesterday, I got caught up on little things around the house and dd's "visited me"..read to each other and did some writing...today and all Fridays from now on, are "baking day"-making bread and snacks as much as we can, in the time alotted. We have bible study group for the whole family on Friday nights with a group of other believers (non-denominational ) and we have a potluck at 5:30 with them all, so we need to cook for that, as well.Ds is cleaning, weeding, throwing in his room today...it's almost lunch time so, I guess I'll go do that. It will take some time, but with God's help, we are on our way! I'm so blessed... oh yes, and I died to wanting "me time"....I get up between 4 and 5...God always wakes me before my alarm goes off...lol...and that is time to be with Him and have him adjust any attitudes of not having a servant-attitude.....I have only been "letting Him" wake me like this for about two months now...I always thought I "needed" my sleep....or so I believed......wow, what a blessing to rise early! I do have a bus run that cuts into the morning and afternoon, but it helps pay the bills. And it is Veteran's day today, so no bus run today  |
| Nov. 3, 2005 Gardening et al |
I have been trying to put all of my garden up and teach my children at the same time. This has been disastrous. |
I have too much on my plate and it comes out as anxiety, irritability,
and even strife. These are all sins and I have confessed them to God
and my children.
but I will get that caught up soon... the dc can help later.| Oct. 22, 2005 Always Learning |
I'm not sure where to begin  ....not sure if anyone will read my blog because of not letting them know.I'm the mother of six and wife; I birthed 5 and one came with my husband. I love them all. And the oldest has an 18 month old that I've never met cuz they live in CA 
and we live in Maine.The dc that have left the nest are ds is 23, dd
21, and ds 19.75. There are three still home: 15.75 yr. old ds, 14
yr.old dd, and 7.5 yr. old dd. I have hsed each of the current older
two a few years ago, the middle last year and never, before this year,
the youngest. We are using Sonlight curr. for the first time and are
loving it...still learning but, finding it excellent and finding
it great to adapt to different ages. We have used PACE, S.O.S., and
Abeka and this is by far the best!We also an 8 yr. old dboy Great Dane/Newfoundland who resembles my avatar and a new 5 mth. old dboy Breat Perines/Irish Wolfhound who is blond with black trim. We love them dearly and they are both huge! It is also quite a challenge to get the garden all put up during school time....there are just some things I am needed for in hsing .
One of the biggest lessons I'm learning (after being a mom for over 21
years and married for 22) is to be flexible...very hard for me......and
to look outside of the box. God is so gracious in helping me. I give
Him all the praise and glory for any good that may dwell in me!Back to making pickles and cleaning my room...it's Saturday!!! God bless, Lianna |
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