Friends it is that time again to sign up for the TOS Summer Reading Program. Just click on the button above and see what is going on this summer. It is going to be great fun for the summer !
I hope you all have a wonderful week-end at your homes with your family.
I would like to ask for your prayers for my mother, who needs to gain her strength back to stand up on her legs.
I also would like to ask for prayers for a young boy at my church. His name is Jeremiah, he is 11 and he is very sick.
His parents thought that he might have the flu after running a high fever for a couple of days and complaining of body aches.
They took him to the ER Thursday night only to find out he does not have the flu, he has luekemia !! With out any warning at all till the fever and body aches which is actually pain in his bones.
The ER at the children's hospital sent him right away to St Jude Children's Hospital here in Memphis for cancer treatment. They even started chemo on him before they were finished with testing to see which type he has and at what stage. It is really bad.
Needless to say, his parents are walking around in shock. My pastor is trying to help them but he (my pastor) has now come down very sick.
So, as see this morning, I could use some prayers for us here. And I want to thank you ahead of time for them.
Today is a day that is making history, No matter what any one says or does not say.........It is making history.
I have pretty much kept quiet about what is going on in Washington DC since the elections. I know which way I voted and I know (as everyone else does) what the outcome was. But today is happening no matter what. It is what it is suppose to be.
Do you trust God? Do you really trust God? Do you know down deep in your soul that God is in control? In control of all things. .........Do you believe that God created everything..........every living being......everything that breaths........everything that has life?
Do you believe that God created the heavens and the earth? And all that is ?..........
Do you trust God with your soul........your life............? Do you trust God with your children.......with your family?..........Do you trust God with your finances?..........do you trust God to provide everything that you and your family will ever need?.............do you trust God with your life?..............................
Okay, if you made it this far and you are still reading my post here, .........thank you. Now one more question.......
What are you doing today? Are you going to be watching the TV and see history being made? Are you getting your children excited about what is happening today and making this part of their school day?.....Are you ready to embrace today and be a part of it?
God is in control. God is a loving God and only wants the best for His people.
What lessons are you teaching your children today? What example are you setting for your children today? Will they see you trusting God? Or will they see you angry and mad?
Will they see you trusting God, moving on and knowing that all is what it is suppose to be today?
One more thought about God: Do you really think that this caught God by surprise? Do you really think that God did not see this coming? Do you really think that this is bigger then God?
So today..........we are getting a new president. And yes.....besides the regular happenings that go along with it........we are making history..........As for me, I want my children to see this, experience it and remember it..........After all........it is their future that is at stake here......not just here on earth.......but the trust in God..........
This is my view on today and I don't mind comments. I just ask that you keep it nice or please don't comment at all.
But it is going slower then I planned. We have not started our new books that I posted about but we are getting back into some. We had a few appointments this week that has kept us a bit busy. So I thought we would at least start back in out Math, Science and others for now.
So next week, I hope to post on our start on the new items. I am really looking forward to getting into them. I hope that the girls are too.
Ladies, I have been here, homeschooling my daughters, but just not taking time to post about our days doing so. I hope to get back to posting and sharing what we are doing in our daily lives as we go through this journey in our lives.
To start with I am changing up a couple of things that we will be using this semester. For Rebekah (5th), I am just not happy with her spelling and writing skills. I have looked at many things to try, but I always come back to the same one. The Phonics Road to Spelling and Reading. She is doing quite well in the reading but just can't see, to make the connection with the spelling. I do not want to move ahead any further till we are happy with her spelling. Her hand writing could use some help also. She knows how to write, it is just taking the time to write neatly. So this will also help with that. She is doing great with grammar but since we are using this program, it will also cover grammar.
I plan on posting on how I like the program and how she is improving in each area. It is a bit of a cost for the program, but if you get to the point that I got, you will be willing to spend a little more to help your child out, right? That is why I want to post about this program. I want to be able to help someone else who may be looking for that "extra" they need in these areas and be able to know if it is worth the cost.
Now with my older one Sarah, we are changing over to Notgrass, Exploring America ! We were doing fine with the Abeka texts but my heart really wanted to do this program. I was able to purchase it over the school break and so we will be starting with it this next week. This program will cover English, American History and Bible. The student will receive 1 credit for each subject as long as you follow the program. That is what we are doing. We are very excited to get started on this.
I will be back next week to let you know how we are doing with these new changes. If you are making a change this next semester, let us know. Share with us what is working and what is not.
