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Well now that we are done with school till January 8th let the fun begin… Today after finishing school with the kids I decided to start my baking so I made chocolate, chocolate cookies, peanut butter, wedding cookies, and 4 pie crusts… Tomorrow my little brother is coming with his new young adorable, sweet and most of all one that loves JESUS like I do hard to believe we have became best friends… I know that because we share the passion for Jesus is what has made our friendship so special… I am looking forward to hugging my little brother (though his bigger than me) but the one I pretty much raised since he was two years old… J I am looking forward to showing him around beautiful home, but the best part will be taking him to see our new church and worshiping God together and celebrating the birth of our Savior… J My kids are so excited to see their favorite uncle, they also can hardly wait to show him around and just spending time with him and their new aunt Annie… J I am also looking forward to enjoying Christmas Eve with special friends… I know the time will fly by faster than I want However, I also know that all the fun we have will only be a taste of eternity with our Jesus and each other… ;) Well my friends out there in Blog world… Have a very Merry Christmas and may The Lord’s face shine upon you and Your families… ***Suzie ***** |
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Well now that we are done with school till January 8th let the fun begin… Today after finishing school with the kids I decided to start my baking so I made chocolate, chocolate cookies, peanut butter, wedding cookies, and 4 pie crusts… Tomorrow my little brother is coming with his new young adorable, sweet and most of all one that loves JESUS like I do hard to believe we have became best friends… I know that because we share the passion for Jesus is what has made our friendship so special… I am looking forward to hugging my little brother (though his bigger than me) but the one I pretty much raised since he was two years old… J I am looking forward to showing him around beautiful home, but the best part will be taking him to see our new church and worshiping God together and celebrating the birth of our Savior… J My kids are so excited to see their favorite uncle, they also can hardly wait to show him around and just spending time with him and their new aunt Annie… J I am also looking forward to enjoying Christmas Eve with special friends… I know the time will fly by faster than I want However, I also know that all the fun we have will only be a taste of eternity with our Jesus and each other… ;) Well my friends out there in Blog world… Have a very Merry Christmas and may The Lord’s face shine upon you and Your families… ***Suzie ***** |
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This week might and I do say might Have been the toughest week ever For me in regards to homeschooling. Let me explain, I have been suffering From bad head aches to migraines all Week, part hormonal, part weather.. As you can see the week did not start to good for me..But it did keep me praying like 24-7 to survive… My husband called and asked how I Was doing? My reply…”Bring home Some beer, wine, cigarettes and Sedatives.. Oh yeah, get a substitute Teacher this one is going to be out of it tomorrow… that bad ha… Yeah… He said I am sorry for you but I know our Lindsey, she will learn it all you always come through and she gets it… However, after a week of having to teach my 12 year old about compound interest, Banking,insurance, and home owners Insurance…. God must have known I Needed a laugh When Lindsey & I read a story problem This morning she could not pronounce Meringue pie… she kept saying, “meringuini, or is it meringet, or merinery? What the heck is it mom? I could not stop laughing some how that made her laugh too and we both worked on the problem together and she finally got compound interest.. I know I have high expectations for my kids, and somehow I believe God honors my hard work and my kids deliver… Well eventually not as fast as I would Like… Therefore, I am so glad is Friday and tomorrow we sleep in and relax, especially since we are all done with Christmas shopping… ;) Well hope you all had a wonderful week and a relaxing weekend… Suzie =) |
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Something to think about: There are certain things anyone Knows not to do…. You don’t try to lasso a tornado. You don’t fight a lion with a toothpick. You don’t sneeze into the wind. You don’t go bear hunting with a cork gun. You don’t send a shepherd boy to battle a giant.
You don’t that is, unless you are out of options…. Saul was… And it is when we are out of options that we Are most ready for God’s surprises… Was Saul ever surprised! The king tried to give David some equipment: “What do you Want boy? Shield? Sword? Grenades? Rifles? A helicopter? We’ll make a Rambo out you.” David had something else in mind. Five smooth stones and an ordinary leather sling. The soldiers gasped.. Saul sighed. Goliath jeered… David swung. And God made His point. “Anyone who underestimates what God can do with the ordinary has rocks in his head…. J |
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We don’t celebrate Halloween in or home. We are the house with no lights on, because I don’t want to encourage it… Instead we have candy all over the house in bowls and Imake home made pizza on the 31st I also make them smore apples for dessert..…. J I also tend to read to them what Halloween really stood for and remind them why I chose to make my stand against it… The funny thing is they both don’t care about it since they get the candy they like and don’t have to beg for it… J Have a great day! **Suzie **** J |
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JUST A MOM? "I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn't), in the laboratory and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). I'm working for my Masters (the whole darned family), and already have four credits (all daughters). Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). However, the job is more challenging than most run-of-the-mill careers and the rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money." There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk's voice as she completed the form, stood up and personally ushered me to the door.
As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants -- ages 13, 7, and 3. Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model, (a 6-month old baby) in the child development program testing out a new vocal pattern.
I felt I had scored a beat on bureaucracy! Motherhood!
What a glorious career! Especially when there's a title on the door.
"Senior Research Associates in the field of
Child Development and Human Relations" and great-grandmothers "Executive Senior Research Associates"? I think so!!! I also think it makes Aunts "Associate Research Assistants".
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It’s Monday again….. In between, home schooling, cleaning the house, cooking, and washing clothes, some how I have been making time to do some of the fun things that keep me going…. J I have been busy making some earrings and Christmas bags to put presents into for friends and family… I really enjoy making things…. I am sure crafters out there do too… J I am having a little bit of problem with The earrings they don’t look right to me I can seem to hook the top part so they hang straight? Any suggestions you earrings experts? Suzie…..
Bags I made........
The Earrings....
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I just love fall not that is that exciting here in we wore 2 hrs away from and every fall we drove up the mountains and spent the weekend with the beautiful big trees, crisp weather and fun food… I am hoping to be able to take a family trip to explore weeks… However, I am not sure we will since my prince charming might be starting a new job…? ??? Well hopefully we will, if not that is okay… I have been to year ago and saw the leaves change color which was just gorgeous… I really like the fall colors like red, yellow, orange, green, purple and brown… J I finally learned why the leaves change color this year in my son’s Biology book… J Funny how “I” take everything for granted and not realize how amazing (our play ground -> world) that God created is…. I think that is why I love to learn about everything… Even though my memory is not as sharp.. I have been crocheting some scarfs for Christmas and I have a feeling they are fall colors and I hope the people who are getting them will like them or I am in big trouble… LOL… (yeah it does get a little chilly here in Well since “fall” is my favorite time of year what is yours? =) ***Suzie **** J |
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Well here we are, Thursday already… We have been busy with school everything is going smooth so far… I am working on a scrapbook for my little brother (age 33)… Edy and his wife Annie are coming to visit for Christmas… J I am so excited… I decided to make him a scrapbook because when we grew up my Mom left my father (he was physically abusing her and us) and we left everything behind except the clothes we wore wearing. Therefore, we don’t have many pictures of us around.. My mother also never took pictures of us, so I had to beg for copies from my uncles and aunts… I thought since I love to scrapbook and he always enjoys my books I would make one for him… J Edy and I are very close like best friends and my sister in law and I are that close also. I love them both dearly… J Funny how pictures seem to show peoples personalities…. My daughter asked, “Why does Grandma always looks so sad? “ I told her I guess she is not a happy person? But we should pray so she gets the joy of God J I guess that is why I like to smile so much… J Hope you are all having a good week…. J |
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Another week has gone by…. Wow! This week was busy for us after having nursery last Sunday, my daughter had not been feeling too good and I too have not been feeling good…L One of those adorable babies had a cold and I think we all got some of it… (even though I washed my hands every 10 min.??) Oh well… We did manage to get all our lesson done except for one day when we had a field trip to the an exhibit about “Ink & Blood” (the dead sea scrolls) It was awesome to see some of the scrolls and artifacts from that era, it some how brought it all to live… J My kids and I really enjoyed it.. In our way home we stopped and had some Crispy Cream donuts with coffee… We had some home school friends ride with us.. Crispy Creams are my favorite & also my very picky 15 year old son. Then it hit me when I asked him how many he wanted… He replied, “No thanks Mom, I lost my dessert privilege all week…” I had forgotten I punished him early in the week for not finishing his Algebra 2 work.. L I felt so bad… But I have to keep My “No’s as No…” He did not complain, pout or anything he did smiled… Yikes that is the hard part for me when I stand my ground and feel, oh no!.... But God is faithful when we got home he hugged me and said, “You’re the best mom and I love you”…. With tears in my face I hugged him back and said, “You’re the Best Son” I use to be worried about raising teens but Because of my commitment to raise God Loving & fearing children it has paid off now.. I am so thankful that God has given me the strength to be consistent no matter what because my fruits are paying off… J I hope you all have a phenomenal weekend…
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I can’t believe a week has gone by… I don’t know about anyone ells but the time is going by so fast for me? We finish another week of school and it went pretty smooth… J My son is doing Biology and I know this Biology is more complex than when I took it in high school.. However, I decided to really learn it with him and it has been fun reading and studying it together.. When I think I only have three more years with my son I have mixed emotions… I am excited for him and sad at the same time… The little boy who use to look up at me with an adoring smile, know looks down at me with a loving look… J Where has time gone I ask? thank goodness for my twelve year old daughter… Even though my girl is a rebel, she is also a sweetheart at the same time… J Well as we start a new week I pray for “Jesus” to continue guiding my every step as I mold my children’s future… I hope you all have a Stupendous week…. ;-} *** Suzie **** |
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Our weekend was fabulous!!!! We had a blast at Typhoon Lagoon, it was not crowded we did not have to wait for any water ride… We also enjoyed looking at the shark area, which you can swim with them, but I declined, I not ready for that thrill yet… J In the afternoon we went back to the hotel to shower (because thou stinketh) and look pretty for the “Night of Joy” part of the fun of going to Disney is staying at their resort hotels… My favorite is the Okay off to the we went on few rides before the concert started and then we listened to my favorite group “Casting Crowns”, “Mercy Me” and there were others but they are my favorite… It was fun to see my daughter sing with me their songs and to see tears in her eyes when they sang “Praise You in the Storm” I hope that when I get to heaven I get to sing Praise songs to my Jesus…. J I can hardly Wait for that day…. J
We actually got to enjoy all four parks there and Disney Quest without having to wait in line longer than 15 to 20 min… It was fantastic… J Hope you all had a divine weekend… Suzie =) |
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Thursday, September 07, 2006
handed out such stiff penalties for those who broke the law. One day, his son was arrested for drunken driving. The courtroom was filled with people who wanted to see if Hanging Bob would be consistent in the way he meted out justice. A hush fell across the room as Hanging Bob pounded down his gavel and said, "Guilty." Just as he always did, he had given out the harshest penalty. descended from the bench. He turned to the courtroom and said, "As a judge, I have done my job and enforced the law. Now, as a father, I will pay the fine for him." God's law and have to face the penalty. But the same God sent His Son to die on the cross—to be tortured and killed—because His righteous requirement had to be dealt with. God said, "Though you are the offender, though you deserve what you would get, I love you so much that I placed the penalty upon My Son. Now He has paid the price. If you will turn to Me by faith, realize that My Son died for you, and will follow Him, then you can join Me in heaven." then you have charted your own course. And as C. S. Lewis said, the gates of hell are locked from the inside. | |||||||||
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Yesterday I made something I was craving… When I was a young girl my mom would occasionally make enchiladas with mole, rice and beans… for some odd reason I wanted it for dinner… When the kids asked, “What’s for dinner I said, “Enchiladas con mole, y arros, y frijoles.. (son is taking Spanish this year.) They both looked at each other and said, What is mole? I told them is a delicious spice that has chiles and I am adding a bar of chocolate to it… The looked baffled.. J They said to me, “Mom, I don’t think I am going to like it… I said, “Just try it…” When we sat down for dinner they both tasted it and their eyes lighted up… yummy this is really good… J I told them see I told you it would be good… I think the chocolate surprised them… J When we wore done I said okay no dessert we already had our chocolate in our dinner.. LOL.. J They laughed… Hope you are all having a good week… |
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We just finished our third day of school… You know how you have one child that loves to learn… (my oldest 15 yrs old, a sophomore this year) and then you also have one that does not like school.. (my youngest 12 yrs old in 7th grade).. Well thank goodness I only have two kids. First day and my 7th grader does not follow directions, works slow on her seat work, and gets attitude… grrrr… Punishment: No computer, No TV… child’s response…. Mom you’re hard core….Mother’s response….hmm “Do you think God is hard core?” child’s response…. Mom’s response, “Really have not read? The Bible tells us about a man named Uzzah reached out to keep the covenant from falling and God struck him dead… or maybe you remember the story of complained about everything and God opened the earth and it swallowed them? And you think God is not hard core? Hmm… Phil 2:14 - Do everything without complaining or arguing. (NIV) She was quiet after that and finished her work… Today she did not complained got her work finish on time and is now Happy playing in the computer.. She said to me, “Mom your right you need to punish hard if you want us to learn just like God did… J Well as always God is faithful as I am Also faithful to teach my children both Academically and spiritually… Hope you all have a magnificent day! ***Suzie*** aka hard core Mom.. |
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As the summer fun comes to an end so will my free time…Well its all part of life… J It has been a fun summer full of new discoveries and fun with friends.. J Today I reviewed my daughters Bible Curriculum and it’s really good they are starting with Genesis.. That is really exciting to me since I love to read the Bible beginning to end…That is how God always speaks to my heart and keeps me on track… J Even though next week will be a busy week and year I know God will be faithful and help me to teach, guide and instruct my children so that some day they will impact this world for His Glory… =) Hope you all are having a good week… ****Suzie**** =)
This is the moth my daughter found on our porch...
Cards I made with stamping...
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Since my last entry I have been diligently Making Cards by stamping them… I also made a purse just for the fun of it.. I have read my 15 year old son’s Bible book he will be studying called “Bible Doctrines” which I really enjoyed and it will be a good tool for him. I have read the first week of Literature For both daughter 7th and son 10th grade. I have reviewed their language, and some Science… J I realize I like to learn new things and be prepared too before we Start school in September 4th.. Yeah, I know is a holiday, but we are taking that Friday off we will go to Disney’s Blizzard Beach in the day and at night we Will go hear some wonderful singers at the Jeremy Kemp, Casting Crowns, Mercy Me, just to name a few… I treasure listening to Christian Contemporary music… J and my children enjoy it with me… J We are really looking forward to it… |
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get my Christmas cards completed during this time, since it seems to be the only time I get to enjoy my hobby... :)
I had been struggling with a new design for my Christimas cards, that always takes so much time...
Then I have to think of what the card will say inside...
I love snow men and ginger bread cookies... So I thought about it and came up with the following designs and my very own story too..
Remember I am not a professional writer.. LOL.. I also have been working on some scarfs for friends and family.... :)
The Ginger Bread Man By Suzie Brush There was a baker long ago that made an exquisite and unique batch of ginger bread cookies…(And God formed man of the dust of The ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.. Gen 2:7) When the baker pulled the cookies out of the oven, one ran away. The baker was heartbroken and went looking for it.. The cookie was found by a bakery owner he took it and displayed it on his front shelf for sale.. (What do you think if a man has hundredsheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go the mountains to seek the one that is straying? Matt 18:12) The baker saw his cookie in the bakery shop self and went inside to get it.. He told the baker, “That is my cookie”.. The baker replied, you want that cookie you must buy it. (just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many… Matt 20:28 The baker took home his precious cookie and placed it in His house.. He told the cookie “I have made you, I have bought you, now you are mine forever!” (And this is the testimony: That God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son Jesus… 1Jon 5:10
Let me know what you think? Suzie
These are the cards I made.....
These are the scarfs I made.... =) |
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I heard something on the radio that made me think, I will share that with you and see what you think...
It was a cold rainy day when a man was driving down the street with his two-seater car and he noticed in the corner waiting for a bus was the woman of his dreams, an old man who was about to die and needed to go to the hospital and his best friend....
What would you do? who would you take? and why?
Well he gave his best friend the keys to take the old man to the hospital and sat in the rain and talked with the woman of his dreams.... LOL....
Okay there is nothing godly about this story it's just cute and makes me think what I would have done?
Have a super day! ****Suzie**** =) |
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Our trip to Ft. Lauderdale was fun...
I have been busy doing all kinds of things as usual and had no time to blog or post pictures of our trip utnil now... :)
The drive was not too bad and the weather was beautiful as usual... =)
We all enjoyed the museum and the 3-D IMAX movie about the "Deep Sea" it was educational and entertaining too... :)
We also loved visiting Bob Coy's church, we stopped by to check out the church on Friday afternoon and took a tour on our own.. it was very nice and big too... LOL
Then we decided to eat at the little coffeehouse that is on the campus and the food was good, the atmosphere wonderful... :)
Miami was your typical big city, kind of like California, so we felt right at home... LOL We did some shopping and exploring too..
Then on Sunday we went to Bob's church and enjoyed his sermon... He sure knows how to teach the Bible... :)
There is nothing better for me than to listen to an amazing Pastor -> Teach the Bible... :) I wish we lived closer to hear him more often...
Even though it was a fun visit, we are glad to be home.... :)
Hope you are all having a great day! ***Suzie*** =)
The kids at Ft. Lauderdale....
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