Nov. 3, 2009 Apples, Apples, And More Apples
This past week we have been doing a bit of applesauce every day. Yesterday morning, we went apple picking with friends and had a lovely time out picking apples for applesauce and apple cider.
Doesn't he look thrilled with this large apple?!
Another happy helper, although she had more fun running around then picking up apples.
Climbing the tree
My big girls picked lots of apples!
Taking time to nurse the baby. All the fresh air must have tired the baby out, because he then sleep all afternoon yesterday, he just woke up to nurse and then went right back to sleep. 
Sleeping peacefully
Our willing, yet careful helpers.
They were delighted to be able to help with this, they were very careful too.
Filling the jars....
Removing any air bubbles
And here is the pretty pink applesauce! It is so delicious too!
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Oct. 12, 2009 Happy Homemaker Monday
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The weather in my neck of the woods:
Overcast and a chance of rain, plus it is cold today!
One of my simple pleasures:
Seeing the children working with daddy
Hearing our youngest "read" stories
Feeling our unborn baby's movements - not long until we meet this new little one. Ticker says 5 days! I'm hoping less than that. 
On my bedside table:
I know these are also the same as last week. I just can't read very long before I fall asleep!
An Encouraging Word
TEACH Magazine
Bible
Tea Leaves - a devotional meditations for women
Keepers At Home
Family Life
On my TV:
No TV here
On the menu for tonight:
Potatoes, squash, green beans, salad and fish or a chick pea dish. We are keeping it simple, even though it is Thanksgiving here.
On my To Do List:
Today, my husband is home because of Thanksgiving, so we are getting lots done around the house like bringing in firewood and doing some cleaning and organizing in the basement. Also dear hubby is planning to put in a toilet in the master bathroom this afternoon. Yay!!
I washed the rag quilt I just finished for my husband
Do a load or two of laundry
Write a letter or two
New Recipe I tried last week:
None
In the craft basket:
One skirt left for daughter, I have been sewing skirts here when I have a chance! Six done so far...
Culottes for girls
Looking forward to:
Meeting our new baby, it is coming closer!
Riding Cinnamon, our horse, once baby is born and I'm recovered and rested.
Homemaking Tip for this week:
Include your children, they love to feel needed.
Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other):
Right now, I'm not sure....
Favorite photo from last week:
Lesson learned the past few days:
God cares for me.
On my Prayer List:
Husband
Children
Extended family
Wisdom and patience for each day as I teach and train our children
Up coming labor and delivery of our 6th baby. This has been really on my mind, prayers appreciated!!
Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
This morning when I read from Tea Leaves, it written by one of the ladies just after she had her first child. I thought it was fitting to read that, even though I'm due with baby #6, we all know how we feel just after birth and when looking down at our baby.
Dear Lord, fill me with your peace and give me strength and courage for the labor ahead of me. Thank you for this new baby; we are so looking forward to meeting this new little one! In your Son's name, Amen.
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Oct. 5, 2009 Happy Homemaker Monday
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The weather in my neck of the woods:
It is early yet, but it looks like we might enjoy some sun today. Looking forward to a beautiful fall day.
One of my simple pleasures:
I know this is the same as last week, but it is true! Feeling our unborn baby kick and squirm. I know it won't be long and I won't be pregnant anymore. Wow, my ticker say now says 12 days left... Of course it is give or take a few.
Another simple pleasure is seeing the girls enjoying Cinnamon (our Horse).
On my bedside table:
I know these are also the same as last week. I just can't read very long before I fall asleep!
An Encouraging Word
TEACH Magazine
Bible
Tea Leaves - a devotional meditations for women
Keepers At Home
On my TV:
No TV here
On the menu for tonight:
Still planning....
On my To Do List:
School
Get a start on the laundry
Wash Blankets I will be using for new baby
Prepare carriage for new baby, I like to use it here in the house
Sewing
New Recipe I tried last week:
None
In the craft basket:
rag quilt for husband- already have 5 rows sewn, 4 more to go
skirts for girls - so far we have sewn 3
Looking forward to:
Meeting our new baby, it is coming closer!
Riding Cinnamon, our horse, once baby is born and I'm recovered and rested.
Homemaking Tip for this week:
Children are a big help.  Still agree here!!
Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other):
Raising Arrows - Having it all Together I was really blessed by this post.
Favorite photo from last week:
Lesson learned the past few days:
He has wonderful plans for us.
On my Prayer List:
Husband
Children
Extended family
Wisdom and patience for each day as I teach and train our children
Up coming labor and delivery of our 6th baby.
Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
Psalm 113
Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD's name is to be praised.
The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
Do we remember to praise the Lord enough??
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Blessings to you as you serve Him today!
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Sep. 28, 2009 Happy Homemaker Monday
The weather in my neck of the woods:
 We are enjoying a cloudy and rainy day. We had a thunderstorm earlier this morning. It has been an hour since I first started on this, we did a number of things between then and now, anyway, the sun is now shinning! Still many dark clouds, but the sun is beautiful.
One of my simple pleasures:
Feeling our unborn baby kick and squirm. I know it won't be long and I won't be pregnant anymore. Wow, my ticker say 19 days left... Of course is is give or take a few.
On my bedside table:
An Encouraging Word
TEACH Magazine
Bible
Tea Leaves - a devotional meditations for women
Keepers At Home
On my TV:
No TV here
On the menu for tonight:
Still planning, but i think it will be rice, veggies and beans to go over the rice, plus a salad.
On my To Do List:
School
Get a start on the laundry
Bring out baby clothes and wash them
Bake bread
Some sewing with the girls
New Recipe I tried last week:
None
In the craft basket:
rag quilt for husband- already have 4 rows sewn, 5 more to go
skirts for girls- all cut just waiting to be sewn
Looking forward to:
Meeting our new baby, it is coming closer!
Riding Cinnamon, our horse, once baby is born and I'm recovered and rested.
Homemaking Tip for this week:
Children are a big help.
Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other):
Raising Arrows - Choose Your Battles
Favorite photo from last week:
Lesson learned the past few days:
God is always there for us
On my Prayer List:
Husband
Children
Extended family
Wisdom and patience for each day as I teach and train our children
Up coming labor and delivery of our 6th baby.
Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Phil. 3:7-14
That was a perfect reading for me today. I want to remember what I am pressing towards. The mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Jesus Christ.
May the Lord bless each of you as you press towards the mark.
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Sep. 21, 2009 Happy Homemaker Monday
The weather in my neck of the woods:
We are enjoying our first rainy day for the month of September. We can't complain seeing it is the 21 of the month already.
One of my simple pleasures:
Hearing our youngest humming sweetly in her bed every morning after she wakes up.
On my bedside table:
TEACH Magazine
Bible
Tea Leaves - a devotional meditations for women
A couple other magazines like NGJ, Precious Things and, sorry, can't remember the rest and I don't want to run upstairs and see.
On my TV:
No TV here
On the menu for tonight:
We enjoy leftover for lunch today.
On my To Do List:
Laundry
Check on the pears and see if any are ready for canning
Math with my oldest
New Recipe I tried last week:
None
In the craft basket:
Nothing at the moment, but hoping to change that. The girls need some winter skirts.
Looking forward to:
Hearing the Wissman family sing tomorrow evening
Meeting our new baby, it is coming closer!
Riding Cinnamon, our horse, once baby is born and I'm recovered and rested.
Homemaking Tip for this week:
Enjoy homemaking!
Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other):
Sorry, haven't read many blogs lately...
Favorite photo from last week:
Lesson learned the past few days:
Pray about everything and not lean on our own understanding.
On my Prayer List:
Husband
Children
Extended family
Wisdom and patience for each day as I teach and train our children
Up coming labor and delivery of our 6th baby.
Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
Here are the verses I read in my devotional this morning.
"Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.
Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children." Deut. 4:5-10
I then read from "Tea Leaves". It was about building memories with your children. Happy memories will bond our children to us and keep their hearts tender as we share Jesus and His love with them. It is my desire that our children will have many pleasant and happy memories from now in the years to come. I pray they remember a mama who took the time to be with them and had them first and not the house work etc...
 Blessings to all of you!!
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Sep. 14, 2009 Happy Homemaker Monday
The weather in my neck of the woods:
Sunny, lovely temperature and windy.
One of my simple pleasures:
Hearing and seeing the children playing nicely together.
On my bedside table:
TEACH Magazine
NGJ
Some other magazine, can't remember the titles
On my TV:
No TV
On the menu for tonight:
We had a simple lunch made up of soup, salad and sandwiches
On my To Do List:
Laundry
tidy master room
prepare for baby
check school work
piano practice with N.
New Recipe I tried last week:
none
In the craft basket:
Rag quilt, I'm done the sewing, just clipping the seams now.
Looking forward to:
meeting our new baby!
more work being done on the house
Homemaking Tip for this week:
Sorry no tips today
Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other):
none
Favorite photo from last week:
Lesson learned the past few days:
I need to let go and let God work.
On my Prayer List:
Patience for me as I train and teach the children
My family
Prayers for me and the up coming birth of our 6th baby.
Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27
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Aug. 10, 2009 Happy Homemaker Monday
The weather in my neck of the woods:
We are enjoying a very hot and humid day with the temperature around 28C or 82.4F, but think HUMID! We also have a severe thunderstorm watch for our area. Right now we have sun and some blue sky, but the clouds are coming... Update.... I started this not quite an hour ago, but I went and put my youngest down for a nap and dried some dishes. Now the weather is rain...
One of my simple pleasures:
The precious smile of my "baby" girl. Hearing my 3 yr old son exclaims Yay about things that gives him pleasure, like my answers when he asks what I'm making for lunch or things like that. He is so cute! The joys of pregnancy.
On my bedside table:
Right now just An Encouraging Word
On my TV:
No TV
On the menu for tonight:
We had left-overs for lunch.
On my To Do List:
laundry
still organizing from our recent move
Set up my sewing area
New Recipe I tried last week:
Nothing new....
In the craft basket:
Nothing, I have lots I would like to sew, but my sewing room has not been set/organized yet
Looking forward to:
A bit cooler weather or at least not so humid weather.
Meeting our new baby in October. Feeling the baby kick and squirm has really made me want to meet this little one. I'm so curious to find out if we are having a boy or a girl!
Homemaking Tip for this week:
When freezing green or yellow beans, place them on a cookie sheet on parchment paper then when frozen put them in bags. Keeps them loose and from freezing together. I do this with strawberries too.
Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other):
So can't think of anything right now, I've been busy with the move and everything!
Favorite photo from last week:
We went blueberry picking last week. I made up some jam and my youngest along with her doll enjoyed watching me.
Lesson learned the past few days:
God is so good and His way is always good for us. I'm learning to trust
On my Prayer List:
My family
My parents are living with us until their in-law suite is done, so I'm praying we can have happy and wonderful memories from this time.
For our unborn baby
Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
I have not been as faithful in my quiet time reading as I was before our move, I really need to start that back up again. I need to take out the devotional I was reading. It is still sitting in a box in my room.
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Phil. 4:13
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Jul. 20, 2009 Happy Homemaker Monday
The weather in my neck of the woods:
A beautiful sunny day with temperature at 25C or 77F for my American Friends
One of my simple pleasures:
Right now our bed is very inviting come bedtime. it feels so good to lie down after a busy day.
Feeling our unborn baby kick and squirm. This is my last week in the second trimester.
On my bedside table:
Bible
Tea Leaves - a devotional meditations for women
Angel Over Waslala - missionary story
Family Life - An Amish magazine
On my TV:
Don't watch TV
On the menu for tonight:
I think we will have a salad, veggies, potatoes and fish for lunch. We eat our main meal at lunch time.
On my To Do List:
A load or two of laundry
pack some more boxes
New Recipe I tried last week:
Staying with the basics lately. We hope to move into our new house next week!
In the craft basket:
A couple of quilt blocks
I do have a number of things I would like to sew, but I'm not sure how soon I will get to them.
I'll list them anyways...
My two little boys would like to have their own apron, something boyish looking
rag quilt for new baby
a maternity skirt and a top or two for me.
Looking forward to:
Moving into our new house!
Meeting new baby in October
Homemaking Tip for this week:
Fold and put clean laundry away as soon as possible. I find that helps me, otherwise I end up having a mountain of clean laundry to fold and or put away.
Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other):
I was really blessed by this blog entry post by a friend last week. It was just what I needed to read at the moment. Melodies of our Home
Favorite photo from last week:
or this one....
Lesson learned the past few days:
God is faithful and He has a perfect plan for our family. He answers my prayers even before I ask them.
On my Prayer List:
My family
parents
some issues I have been struggling with lately
Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
This is what we read this morning together as a family, I was blessed and encouraged by it. Still working on having a few quiet moments each day with my Bible and in prayer.
Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.
He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.
The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.
They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.
He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. Ps. 111
Yes, let us praise the Lord with our whole hearts. He is gracious and full of compassion for us His precious children.
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Jul. 13, 2009 Happy Homemaker Monday
The weather in my neck of the woods:
A beautiful sunny day with temperature at 23C or 73F for my American Friends
One of my simple pleasures:
Hearing the children playing happily.
Feeling our unborn baby kick and squirm
On my bedside table:
Bible
Tea Leaves - a devotional meditations for women
Angel Over Waslala - missionary story
There are a couple of other magazines or books on my bedside table, but I'm not reading them right now.
On my TV:
Don't watch TV
On the menu for tonight:
Main meal at lunch time, we had haystacks or Layered Taco Salad
On my To Do List:
Cut grass - done
Pack a few boxes in preparation for our move - working on that
2 loads of laundry, one all done and dried plus put away, the other still out drying on the clothes line
New Recipe I tried last week:
Staying with the basics lately. Was busy making and canning strawberry jam last week.
In the craft basket:
I do have a couple of aprons I want to sew
a maternity top or 2 for me
maybe another skirt as well
Edited to add! (How could I forget)
A rag quilt for new baby!
Looking forward to:
Moving into our new house!
Meeting new baby in October
Homemaking Tip for this week:
Try and clean up the kitchen while you are working in it.
Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other):
not sure....
Favorite photo from last week:
This was taken today, once B. saw I was taking his picture he gave me that funny smile!
He is a dear boy.
Lesson learned the past few days:
God is faithful and He has a perfect plan for our family
On my Prayer List:
My family
parents
some issues I have been struggling with lately
Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
I have been trying to take a few moments for quiet time, it is hard when they is always someone needing mommy.
Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; Ps. 33:18
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Jun. 28, 2009 Strawberry Jam and Other Things
We have had some busy days here.
Last week we went strawberry picking twice, I turned most of them into jam, I froze some and then the rest of the berries we feasted on. I hope to go picking at least a couple of more times this week, hopefully we can go in between the rain showers. My goal is to make 52 jars of jam and have a few bags of yummy berries in the freezer. Strawberry jam is the all time favourite around here! This was the first summer that B. (3) helped pick the berries and he so enjoyed it and filled a basket almost all by himself, he let me and only me help him top the basket off. K. (1) enjoyed eating the berries and walking down the rows near us. The older girls were a great help, I wish now I had taken my camera out into the fields to take a few pictures, hopefully next time! I see now I don't have pictures of my girls helping here. On a different note, I was thinking while picking the strawberries, that this is my third summer to be pregnant during the whole summer, this being our third baby to be due in the early fall. I don't mind at all, just thought it was interesting.
My mom, the girls and boys hulled all the berries and then they took turns mashing them for jam. N. and B. were such a great helpers and stayed with the job until it was all done.
Here I am stiring the jam to keep it from burning. I used my lovely new apron that I received from a dear MOMYS friend in our last apron swap. Guess what fruit is on the apron...... strawberries!
Cooling jars of jam....
I have laundry hanging out on the line almost every sunny day!
One day last week, we had a thunderstorm pass over and this is what the sky looked like just before the rain came down. We found out later that a tornado touched down about 15 minutes from us and destroyed a home. Thankfully the person inside the home was unhurt. It is rare to have tornados around here.
Anyway, a quick peek into last week. I will do another post on our first trip to the lake this summer and fun in the sprinkler.
Summer is a pleasant season!
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Jun. 15, 2009 Making Your Home a Haven: Drawer or closet challenge
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Today's challenge was to clean out or organize a drawer or closet. So for this challenge I choose my desk! Not exactly a drawer or closet, but it did indeed need my attention. 
Before picture...
After picture....
Does it ever feel great to sit at a tidy desk again! Now to just keep it this way would be lovely.
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Jun. 8, 2009 Making Your Home a Haven: Showing thankfulness!
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Today Tammy challenged us to show those around us how thankful we are for them. We had a usual day here, but I made sure those around know I was thankful for what they had done. I was also blessed today with a thank you card plus note from friends. It really brightened up my day and how neat for it to have come today!
We should always be thankful and let others know we are thankful. It is not always easy, but this challenge gave me something to think about. We, or at least I know I do, often get caught up with what needs doing, but do we really let others know we are thankful. How often to we thank our heavenly Father for all the many blessings He gives us??
Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Ps. 106:1
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and sing praises unto thy name, O Most High."
Ps. 92:1
We can never be too thankful. Have you thank the Lord today?
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Jun. 1, 2009 Making Your Home a Haven: Mini-Challenges
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1. Set a timer for 15 minutes and work on cleaning or organizing in an area that you dread getting started on. Just 15 minutes! After that you can stop if you want to. :)
I didn't set the timer, but I cleaned out and organized two overflowing drawers in the kitchen. It took me about 15 minutes to do both.
Drawer 1- before picture
and after...
Drawer 2 - Before picture
My little helper vacuuming out the drawer
and after...
It did help that I packed away things I want to keep, but won't be using until we move. The things I don't want or need are going out!
2. Do something you've been procrastinating about.
Didn't do this one....
3. Clean up or organize a pile. A pile of dishes, a pile of laundry, a pile of papers... whatever needs your attention most urgently! :)
I do have some piles, but I didn't have a chance to get to this one today. My morning was taken up with school, cleaning out the drawers and preparing lunch. Then husband and I were out all afternoon.
4. Spend some quality time with your family. Look into their eyes and laugh with them! Do something out of the ordinary for or with at least one of your family members. :)
If I had have been home this afternoon, I would have done more, but when cleaning out the drawers my boys saw our popsicle forms. Sorry don't know what else to call them! So when I said yes we would make popsicles, their eyes just lite up!
Here B. is finding enough sitcks
Now he was just waiting for the orange juice to thraw a bit. Now they are sitting in the freezer ready to eat tomorrow!
Three of our children were allowed to go with my dad and mom to visit great Oma, they had a lovely time out. My husband and I were left with just the oldest and youngest. We made a visit to the library and brought some seeds for the garden and flowers for the planters on our deck.
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May. 4, 2009 Making Your Home A Haven: Entry
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For this week's Making Your Home a Haven challenge, let's focus on tidying and cleaning the entrance way to our homes!"
A perfect job for today, it has been busy around here with my parents moving in with us for a little while until we can move into the new house. The place has felt upside down since we have changed some sleeping arrangements, but all is well and this is just temporary. One big plus, our master room is just about packed up, so that is one room I won't have to worry about now. So back to the entry, it was looking pretty cluttered as are a number of other rooms!
Before picture...
After picture and this looks so much more inviting...
 Excuse the red tape around the door, we are under construction here too.
As for my routines and bedtime and wake up times, some days go well and other days not so well. Still dealing with sick ones here, we can't seem to shake this one. Children are down with a fever for a day or two, then feeling fine and then they have a fever again. Having this makes its rounds with 5 children not at the same time, sure makes this drawn out. I really hope we are on the mend now. Now baby is sick again, she was the first one to be sick and I hope the last one now too.
Here is a quote I read recently and I thought it applied to this so well.
Don't be discouraged by your weaknesses; determine instead to build on your strengths.
Rejoice that God is at work in your life. He created you. He is developing you.
And He is not finished with you yet!
~Karol Ladd in The Power of a Positive Mom
~Taken from Prayers for New and Expecting MOMs by Michele Howe
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Apr. 27, 2009 Making Your Home a Haven :Review and Check-up
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This week is our chance to re-evaluate and fine-tune.
Wake up time has not been going as I planned and hoped. I will need to work harder on this one. I do have an good excuse I think for this past week, since I was dealing with sick children all week which made for interrupted nights around here.
Morning Routine - not everything is getting done always. Still need to fine tune that one. This is something I need to focus on and make and list for the fridge so that my girls know what I would like done before we sit done to school.
Evening Routine still need to be consistent, but we are working on it.
Bedtime is going quite well, I'm exhausted by 10p.m. and very ready for bed! Like right now...
I'm still working on my attitude in regards to choosing love, it is amazing how when you think about it during the day, you see how much you need to grow in this area. Praise the Lord for His faithfulness towards me.
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Apr. 20, 2009 Making Your Home A Haven: Waking Up
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This week Tammy is challenging us to set a time for waking up and getting out of bed. This is something I need to do. The bed is so cozy in the morning and I sometimes find it hard to get out of. Anyway, I have been doing pretty good with getting to bed on time, so getting up will be much easier since I have had a good night's rest. I would like to start the day at 6:00 - 6:30 am. If I get up at this time, it will give me a few minutes to spend in quiet and prayer before the children are up and our day begins. |
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Apr. 13, 2009 Making Your Home A Haven: Evening Routine
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This week, Tammy has challenged us to make a evening routine. We do have a basic routine we follow every evening, but not always. With building this new house etc... It has been easy to let things slide a bit.
Our evening routine right after supper.
1. Supper clean up and dishes done
2. Quick tidy up of living room and bedrooms
3. Jammies on
4. Evening worship
5. Bed time for children
I then have about two hours to finish up some projects, computer time or just spend time with husband. Then off to bed @ 10:00pm.
Last week's challenge was good and I will have to admit, I have to grow more in this area! I was really tested last Monday! It was good though and I am still learning here. Praise the Lord for His faithfulness and that He will finish the work that He has begun in me. So we are still learning and growing here together as a family. I need to revise my morning routine a bit and keep sticking to my bedtime as well.
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Apr. 6, 2009 Making Your Home A Haven: Choosing Love
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Today Tammy is challenging us to be loving to our family at all times, even when we are feeling tired and grumpy. Yes, it is my goal to be the loving wife and mother I always dreamed I would be. It is not always hard, but yes, I have times where it is harder to be loving and gentle towards those around me. In those times, I need to take a few moments away from the situation and pray, then come back and deal with it in a loving manner. Loving our families is so important.
This week I have a long list of things that need to be done, I know that I will have to make it an effort to keep loving my family even if I'm overwhelmed. With God all things are possible and I do have a beautiful family, who will be helping me. We will be working together, but you know how things are, the mommy is the heart of the home.
Along with this challenge I will try and continue my morning routine and our set bedtimes.
I Cor. 13
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
Does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
Does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.
For we know in part and we prophesy in part.
But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
"I want to encourage you to try your best to be loving towards your family... even (or especially!) when you want to feel grumpy." ~quoted from Tammy's post.
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Apr. 1, 2009 Baking Bread and Other Things
This afternoon I finally bake bread. I usually bake bread every week or so, but this past month had lots going on, so I ended up just buying bread instead. But this afternoon, I decided to make bread and fresh bread smells so delicious! My little boy likes to watch the Bosch and today he was carrying his little bunny around, so bunny had to see it too.
Such a funny grin, but a happy little boy.
I was washing dishes and our youngest came up
and stood on the stool to watch me.
While I was making the bread I was also correcting some school work and helping our oldest with some of her school work. Earlier in the afternoon I had a midwife appointment, just to listen for the baby's heartbeat. I had seen her a couple of weeks ago, but it was still to early to hear it. Today, we heard it almost right away, loud and clear! I'm so thankful and hearing that little heart beating makes pregnancy all the more real. Such a blessing!
Other precious moment today was when my little boy, the same one in the above pictures, looked up at me so sweetly and told me that he was sad that great Opa died and that we will never see him again until Heaven. Then he went on to tell me that Jesus is in Heaven. So precious to hear from a little one. I wasn't sure how much he would understand, since he is only three, but he was at the viewing and funeral and he seemed to know what was going on. He has such a tender heart. Which reminds me, not long ago, the four older ones stayed over night at my parent's home. They just love doing that! Anyway, the next day, when we saw the children again, I told him how baby was looking around the house for them. She had been looking around the house and was crying a bit, just because I think she was lonely and wondering where her sisters and brothers were. So little boy asked me if baby was crying when looking for him and I told him she had cried a little and he burst into tears. He was so heart broken that his baby sister missed him. Again that was precious. We mothers are so blessed. |
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Mar. 30, 2009 Making Your Home A Haven: Set Bedtime
This week Tammy is challenging us to have a set bedtime and to stay with it. Lately I haven't been having a problem going to bed since I'm pregnant. I was going to bed as early as 8:30pm, or as soon as the children were all in bed! I have been so tired and morning sickness was the worst in the evening. But now that I am starting to feel somewhat better, I would still like to go to bed no later than 10:00pm. I would really like to be able to get up earlier! My goal is to be in bed between 9:30 and 10:00pm.
As for my morning routine, I hope to stick with it this week, last week was a hard week with the recent death of my dear Opa, so we were busy with the viewings and funeral etc... Now that all is back to "normal" I hope to stick with our morning routine too.
Blessings to all of you as you make your home a haven for you and your loved ones.
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