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Jul. 29, 2006
New Tune
Each time I launched this page, it had become a race to either turn down the volume or push the stop button before the music had a chance to start. I decided I was pretty sick of 'Have You Forgotten?' despite my complete appreciation for the message it contains.
I heard 'Remembering You' by Steven Curtis Chapman on the radio yesterday. I had seen the video several weeks ago and I was not impressed, but as I listened to it again, it started to grow on me.
Of course I've seen 'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe' and I found it enjoyable but I've never been a huge fan. Somehow though, listening to the song yesterday, I had a new appreciation for the allegorical aspects of the story so I decided to put it on the blog for a few weeks.
I grew up listening to Christian radio and I've always enjoyed it. I do listen to talk radio some but my preference is still the local Christian station. Unfortunately, our station here in Sacramento drives me crazy with their steady stream of Christian music mixed with 'crossover' fare.
I have found myself meandering the aisle of the local discount store when a song I recognize comes on and I think, "Wow, they are playing a Christian song." Then I listen and realize that much of what I hear now isn't particularly Christian but often I'm not paying enough attention to really notice.
This week as I was traveling to pick up the kids, an Amy Grant song I've heard dozens of times came on the Christian station I listen to. Though I'd heard it enough to basically know it by heart, this was the first time I'd really listened to it. Sure enough, it isn't a Christian song at all. It isn't even really a 'crossover' song, it is just another secular song they play on my 'Christian' station.
It isn't that I think my mind is being somehow perverted by these songs but I do find it annoying. There is plenty of good Christian music out there, why do we have to put up with secular Pop on a Christian station. I suppose I should write them and ask. But until then, I just had to rant a little.
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A few years ago, when our oldest was 4 and her two brothers were both in diapers, my in-laws were a few days into a visit from their home 3000 miles away when my father-in-law noticed that the rug under the dining room table was in serious need of vacuuming. He is not prone to domestic duties (his wife is a great housekeeper) but seeing the need, he decided to try his hand with the Hoover. As soon as 'Grandpa' declared his intention to get out the vacuum, four little feet ran for the toy box to get vacuums of their own. We had one toy vacuum and we improvised a second from a 'popper' push toy. The baby, who was not yet walking, was right in the thick of things on all fours, never one to be left out. Grandpa, trying to maneuver the self-propelled 'Wind-tunnel' around the 10 foot rug while avoiding the table legs and dodging his three little helpers, remarked in exasperation, "I just wanted to clean the rug, I wasn't looking to start a three ring circus." Welcome to my life!
About Me
My name is Tiffany. I am a 39 year old mother of 4. My husband, John, and I planned to homeschool even before we married 17 years ago but it would be several years before our oldest would be ready to start on this journey. We had our children in alphabetical order, quite by accident at first, but once we got started, we figured we had to keep it going. They are Alyssa 10, Brendan 8, Chase 6, and Emily 3. Our 4th baby, D, miscarried at 13 weeks. We have no intention of making it to Z.
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100 Easy Lessons Reading
Saxon Math K
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Sing, Spell, Read & Write K
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100 Easy Lessons Reading
Sing, Spell, Read & Write K
Saxon Math K
Beautiful Feet History
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Soccer
T-ball
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