• Mar. 15, 2007
I Have a Dream
I have a dream....
This dream has been forming since we found out the girls' adoptions were really going to happen. Part of the dream is about homeschooling, of course, but it's about more than that....
1. In my dream, the girls grow up in a church "community", a place where their relationship with Jesus Christ is the center of their lives, a way of life, and not just something they "do" on Sundays. It's a place where we all know our gifts and use them to the glory of God. Our prayer lives are the witness to a living, breathing, work-in-progress, relationship with Jesus Christ.
2. In the dream, we live a much simpler life. It's simplified in many ways, but the bottom line is this: We have fewer posessions so that we manage our posessions and they don't manage us. We have what we need, but not to excess. We are able to give to others out of any excess as God lays on our hearts. We trust God to meet our daily needs and this gives us peace as we go about serving Him. Thankfulness for this provision is also a way of life, not just a day on the calendar.
3. Homeschooling works well for us in the dream. The girls are eager to learn and we have fun doing school "outside the box". The girls learn as much about lifeskills as they do about reading, writing, and arithmetic. They learn to care for a home and all that entails. We are able to incorporate serving others into our schooling as to be a witness for our faith.
4. Dreaming on, courtship is a given. The girls never date, but instead enter into courtships as God leads them to the person to whom they are to be a helpmeet.
And, last, but not least...
5. The girls stop fighing over toys. They go to sleep at night without an arguement. They sleep all night long. The television goes out the window. The car never breaks down. We never get sick. The cats stop puking up hairballs at the most inopportune times and in the most obvious places. Everybody likes everything we're having for dinner. Litter boxes clean themselves out. Chocolate is named one of the Four Basic Food Groups and we each have a daily requirement the has to be met.
Utopic? Perhaps. But a girl can dream, can't she?
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• Jan. 24, 2007
I've Been Tagged!
Thanks to all who have responded to being tagged......I didn't know 7 people here so I just looked through the members list and chose people with recent activity. I hope that was ok with all of you! If you want to participate read below. Thank you!
The rules: Each player writes a blog stating this rule clearly and listing 7 weird things about themselves. You then need to choose and list 7 people to be tagged, leaving a comment on their blogs telling them they have been tagged and to read your blog for further info.
Here are my 7 weird things:
1. I can't stand the FEEL of cottage cheese. The thought of it touching my tongue makes me gag. Same goes for ricotta.
2. If I watch a Colts game, they loose. This means I will NOT be watching the Superbowl on Feb 4th!
3. I've never ridden a roller coaster.
4. I actually LIKE The Lawrence Welk Show! Gotta dig those groovy threads!
5. I've never touched a worm. ICK!
6. I like to listen to Christmas music year 'round.
and last, but not least...
7. At our home, we eat dry spaghetti sauce mix sprinkled over popcorn. YUMMO!
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• Jan. 20, 2007
Can You Read This???
I received this in an email and thought it was interesting. Can you read this?
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• Jan. 14, 2007
Family-isms
I think every family has what I call "Family-isms". A Family-ism is a word that means something that only your family knows or originated with your family. Here are some of ours:
Flat cheese means American (or any sliced) cheese
Stick cheese is String cheese
Shakey cheese is Parmesan
Ookies are cookies
Wooden Boy is "Pinocchio"
The Lizard is "The Wizard of Oz"
Mickle Donal's is McDonald's
We can't be the only people with Family-isms. What are yours?
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• Jan. 4, 2007
My "Not List" for 2007
I've been inspired by Honeybee to do my own "Not List for 2007" Here goes....
1. I will NOT take my health for granted.
2. I will NOT stop singing "Trust and Obey" to my girls at bedtime.
3. I will NOT learn to drive a stick shift.
4. I will NOT pretend to understand predestination.
5. I will NOT ever watch a "Rockie" movie. Same goes for "Superman".
6. I will NOT pay interest on a loan I don't have. In other words, I won't worry about things that have not happened, or may not ever happen.
7. I will NOT stop being amazed at my girls--how they learn, how they are alike, how they are different, how trusting they are, how much they love us...the list goes on and on....
8. I will NOT go a day without telling Rick I love him.
9. I will NOT go a day without prayer.
10. I will NOT form an opinion of a political candidate based on one issue.
11. I will NOT ever be able to form a concrete opinion of the death penalty.
12. I will NOT stop praying for abortion to end.
13. I will NOT stop praying for those who have had abortions.
14. I will NOT stop enjoying visual arts--especially photography.
15. I will NOT ever tire of the song "Sometimes by Step" by Rich Mullins.
and....
16. I will NOT wear orange. Ever.
