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May. 2, 2008 - Saying goodbye to a friend

Underdog and I have been having some significant discussions around our finances recently. I think most people are in this position. We are also adding another child to our homeschool next year so the curriculum costs are going up a bit. We are setting financial goals as well that is going to require making mind and heart changes. We are both making major sacrifices.

This past weekend I attended the wedding of one my cousins. I took my two girls with me. They loved it. What little girls doesn't love a good wedding? It got me to thinking about my girls though. Jennibear will 9 in a few weeks. In all reality she's only a little over a decade shy of possibly getting married herself. God only knows right now. But still that is a reality. And the reality that I haven't truly been preparing her to run a home and be a godly wife also hit me. So I have been praying all week for how to make the necessary changes in my life to be that kind of example. I have been adding babies so quickly to our family that I seem to have pushed that aspect of my life to wayside. I believe that answer came last night.

With the discussions we've been having over our finances the idea of the internet came up last night. I LOVE the internet. It's so much fun to play with at time. I have my favorite websites that I love to read and surf through. You can find fun recipes and crafts. This truly is the information age. But our conversation turned to what would happen if we didn't have it. Suddenly I have loads of time flash before my eyes. Time to spend with my little ones reading. Time to actually sew the dresses I have cut out for my girls. Time to sew baby bedding and homemade cloth diapers for my new little one (this is a dream of mine.) Time to decorate my home. Time to cook all the snack foods we need instead of spending so much to buy it at the store. Time to work with my girls to train them to be keepers at home. Time to help my boys get wood out of the garage and build to their hearts content (or whatever boys do.) With no more babies coming after this one, my time won't increase but how I use it will change as this little one grows. (Shudder the thought that I should rush this baby through his/her babyhood.)

Time!!!

That is the operative word here. I have always said I don't have enough time. But in all reality, I have just as much time as women of old had to keep their homes. I just use it (or waste it) on areas that I shouldn't.

I have been reading Laine's Letters recently. I love the encouragement I receive from her. I was recently reading her letter about the 50 ways they paid off their home. I am intrigued by the idea. That is the kind of challenge I am willing to plan for and achieve. I did this several years ago after my first was born. I spent alot of extra time (we didn't have internet or a computer then. . .interesting) planning our budget so we could have enough money put back for a down payment on our first home. We moved into our first home one week after she turned one. If I could do it then, I can do it now with paying off this house. One of the things she mentioned is that she doesn't have internet access at home. YIKES!!!! How can you live without internet access? But it's been done before. In fact, families did it for centuries. I did it growing up. I did it when my dd was a baby. It is possible.

Sooooo, I think Underdog is going to turn off our wireless network. We may be going back to using the landline. I will keep my computer in the office which will be the only place I have access to it. And we're going to set up a rule for the computers (unless Underdog is working) that the computers are not on as long as a child is awake. That will count out naptime as well since most of my children don't nap anymore.

I am worried a bit. I can just imagine myself sitting around staring into space looking for stuff to do with myself. The TV is not an option but it's tempting. But I think as I get over the initial shock of losing my friend, I'll move on into bigger and better things. Perhaps my vision for home will actually come to fruition. Perhaps my relationships with my children will become stronger. Perhaps my relationship with Underdog will just increase in strength and godliness. Perhaps my walk with the Lord will grow to a place I've never known. Perhaps. . .

I will continue to blog as I can. I haven't been blogging much anyway and I don't think I have many people reading right now anyway. It's just as well. I like to blog because I enjoy it not for the attention. So I sign off today and put my computer in the study to wait for me. No longer does this thing control me. I control it!!!!!

May. 24, 2008 - I tagged you!

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May. 24, 2008 - Cool!

Posted by littlereader7

Hey! That's great that those eggs hatched! Ours hatched a few weeks ago, but now, they're as big as the mom! I know! It's so amazing!

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