Sunday, August 24, 2008 - All About Me
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It's amazing to see all of the things
that the Lord has brought us through!
He can do ANYTHING!
He can save ANYONE!
He can make a way in utter DISASTER!
HE REIGNS!!!!
My Name is Nancy..
I never really liked my name so when I grew up and had kids I wanted all of them to have unusual names:) My name is Hebrew and means " full of grace"
Both my husband and I grew up attending private religious schools.....It was worse than the public school system, the whitewashed tomb effect.....
I haven't always known the Lord.....as a teen, I did drugs, and dabbled in some pagan religions
( this is a ministry site for those leaving such religions, and people who minister to that community)
I have been a true Christian for only about the last 6 or 7 years.
Before that I was with a cult (click here for details) although I did MEET my Savior there, and I did commit to Him there, I did not trust His work on the cross alone for my salvation- I was baptized there, and studied the Bible for the first time there, but I was not saved.
In 2000, I had a complicated pregnancy... I had to be hospitalized with Preeclampsia right around Christmas. After 2 weeks and lots of tests, we found out that our little girl had Down Syndrome.
Her name was Petra Elexis. She had a lot of other issues, some surgeries, and then at the age of 5 months she came home for the first time...and died suddenly a few months later.
That same year, my husband had heart surgery( look to my previous post "heart issues"
We eventually became homeless for a time when our youngest son was born, and ended up moving in with some relatives in another state. It was in MO, where I found my Salvation. I was reading a book by
Joni Earekson Tada called Heaven, Your Real Home,
It was there that I found out that Salvation is free, a gift I cannot earn. There I was rebaptized as a believer, and checked out some other churches.
The decision to homeschool was not easy. I thought it made your kids WEIRD. My daughter asked me to homeschool her, and I told her I COULDN'T DO IT.
But over time, as I sought the Lord, I knew that something needed to change- my kids were not getting all they needed in public school. Far from it. I saw my dear Trinity loose heart for learning all together...
I was crying when I took her and Harley to school every day.... I had lost one child and almost a husband.
I wanted more time with them. God let me meet a homeschooling family, and He changed my mind.
That was 6 years ago Yes, my kids are weird, but then they would have been weird anyway, and who wants to be "normal" in this crazy world?
I have 4 children all together, Trinity is 14, Harley is 12 and Rowan is 7. Petra is with the Lord. I wasn't ever planning to be a stay at home mom who homeschools! Ever since I was little, I have wanted to be a scientist.... but it set me up very well for teaching homeschool! my personality is INTJ
I am still finding out what He has for me. My latest test of faith and obedience is that I am joining the worship team at my church. He's been after me for 3 years on this one- mostly because I wanted to be sure that I was doing it for HIM and not for any other reason. My first service will be on August 30th (we have Saturday night service). I have felt the Enemy come against me from everywhere this past month...
But The Lord is the God of this family, and I will not be defeated, because it's HIS battle.
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Sunday, August 24, 2008 - <em>Untitled Comment</em> |
 Posted by lcourtneymom |
Thanks for coming by my blog. Yes, it has been hard to learn to be a homemaker as a grown up. :-)
I look forward to getting to know you through the homeschool memoirs.
Edited by lcourtneymom on Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 9:05 PM |
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Monday, August 25, 2008 - :) |
 Posted by amada |
Hey thanks for coming by, it's really been fun getting to know other bloggers!
Your testimony is sweet, the Lord sure is faithful!
Did you see my contest?! Come back by and see! I'm having a blog-warming party!
Amy
Trujillo, Peru
http://fisheracademy.blogspot.com |
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Monday, August 25, 2008 - Untitled Comment |
 Posted by dartwns |
Thanks for visiting me! It was nice to read about your homeschool journey - can't wait to get to know you better!
Christa |
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Monday, August 25, 2008 - Awesome |
 Posted by habermom94 |
| I loved your post! Your story of how you came to know the Lord is totally a miraculous thing! So many do not come out false religions. Thanks for stopping by my site. Not sure if you read about me or not... if not it is below the laundry post. |
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Monday, August 25, 2008 - My son is weird, too |
 Posted by Trina |
| Thanks for dropping by my blog. I read your self-introduction today and was amazed at your resilience after such a difficult start in life, and how you've metamorphosed into what you are now--fully in control of her life, and an accomplished mother and teacher to your children. My earlier life wasn't all rosy either, which maybe explains why I so want to be personally involved in my son's childhood and education. Oh, and he's weird, too! Why, he doesn't even SWEAR and actually thinks his parents are NICE! ;) |
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About Me
Well, I'm a Mom, a Medical Assistant, a knitter, kite flyer, nature lover...Around here we have special needs, ( Asperger's, ADHD, Bi-polar) a few animal pals, some tattoos and a homeschool. It's our 6th year. This is my 16th year of marriage to a Mr. Visionary who happens to be a walking miracle.
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