April 22, 2008

Okay- I think I'm back now

Wow, what a whirlwind of a month it's been! I am enjoying every bit of it, too. Well, we closed on our new March 27th!!!! God is so good. Due to my husband being laid off 4 years ago, we were living with my parents. We have not had our own place to live for that long! I am thankful for my parents and their love and support while we were trying to get back on our feet. It was during these four years, I have found who my real and true friends are and those who really love us. Yes, we had some hard times, but I don't regret any of it. It is during the hard times that you find strength through Jesus and His amazing grace. The song says: Never would have made it, never could have made it without you. I would have lost all, but now I see how You were there for me. I'm stronger, I'm wiser, I'm better, much better. When I look back over all You've brought me through, I can see, You were the One I held on to... I am so grateful and thankful, that I can't say it enough! We actually have enough space in the house to have a school room!!! I've never had one before-not that it's needed, but it's nice to have a place to put all of our school related stuff. While living with my parents, my bedroom was- a bedroom, a living room, a schoolroom and little library. I don't ever want to hear anyone use the excuse that they can't homeschool because they don't have enough room!!! I am a witness, it can be done. BTW, if anyone has any pictures of their school rooms or schooling space, it would be greatly appreciated if you shared them with me. I am in need of a few ideas. Here's a picture of our blessing! Try not to be jealous of our yard! They are coming to sod & seed it any day now... Once we finish unpacking and getting settled a little more, I'll be back to blogging.

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April 10, 2008

I like this...

Well, we have finally moved and are getting settled into our new home! Here's something to read until I can post again with details about our house.

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March 20, 2008

A Neat Idea

Shannon posted some pictures of an idea she had to combine lapbooking and notebooking- I plan to use this really soon with our upcoming chapter on American History. Here's a link to her blog: http://littlehomeschoolonthehill.com/2008/03/19/new-use-for-duct-tape/

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March 11, 2008

Volume 3, Chapter 7- Finally!

It seems like we got stuck in chapter 6 for quite awhile, but as of next Wednesday, we will be finished. I will post pictures of our lapbooks when we finish them. In the mean time, I am doing my prep work for chapter 7 and it appears to be a long history chapter. I just saw that the kids (and myself) will need to learn the fifty states in order. When I was about 11, I remember two of church friends singing a song to help them memorize the states. I never did learn the song entirely, but what they taught me, I still remember to this day. I asked them about it recently and they had no idea what I was talking about. Funny. Anyway, I was so glad to see it posted on youtube.com. Now, to find a song for the US Presidents!

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March 10, 2008

Pastor's Wife- Part 2

Everyday, my pastor's wife in improving! God is so good! Please continue to pray for her.

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March 7, 2008

Pastor's Wife Update

Thank You for your prayers! God is answering them... Last night my pastor preached and told us what happened. The doctors said this, the doctors said that...but whose report do you believe? I will believe the report of the Lord! Right now, she is opening her eyes, shrugging her shoulders, shaking her head yes and no, moving her head, squeezing hands, and someone said something that was funny and she smiled. She is trying to talk, but she still has the tube in her mouth and those will be gone shortly, too! Keep praying and believing!

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March 5, 2008

Prayer Request

Please remember my pastor's sweet wife in prayer. She was rushed to the hospital Sunday morning with an aneurysm. I believe and know God as a Healer. If you know the power of prayer, please pray with me. God knows her name and knows exactly where she is. Also, remember my wonderful Pastor and his family in this trying time. Thank you.

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March 3, 2008

Creation Museum

WOW! Is really all I can say. I was completely impressed with the Creation Museum! The best way for me to describe the quality of the place is to say, the place looks like something Disney would have at one of their theme parks! Very high quality and, and...it was just GREAT! Our church took a trip there this past weekend. Our youth group originally sponsored it with the plans of taking about 15 people. Well, my mom's Adult Sunday School class is covering Genesis so this was perfect for them and my husband and I wanted to take our children, so we figured it would be fun to go with the church versus going alone. After other homeschool families joining in and the rest of the church, there were about 130 of us altogether! It was so much fun to go with our church family. If you ever get the opportunity to go anywhere near the Creation Museum, it is so worth the effort to go! Since my older children were pretty much with their friends, the plan is to go back and see the things that they missed. The Word of God is true and the Creation Museum backed it up and brought it to life for us... My all time favorite part was Noah's Ark! It was great and very visual. Here's some pics:

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February 27, 2008

FINISHED!

I FINALLY finished my Spring blog makeover! I feel more "springy" now. My mom loves butterflies so I'm dedicating this design to her (Hi mom). I will be moving in the next 30 days!!!!!! Okay, act like you didn't read that. My husband wants me to keep it under wraps until we move- YEAH, RIGHT!   I feel like the man that Jesus healed and "he charged him that he should tell no man." How in the world can a person possibly not tell of the goodness of God? My pastor preached a sermon from that scripture and the topic was "Disobedient Praise". Maybe if I tell my husband that, I won't be in too much trouble for sharing early (Hi Honey) When I can share pictures- I will gladly post them. Give me about another month and I'll be telling just about everything! God Bless... Oh, BTW, there seems to be soooooooo many Missy's that have blogs (no offense to any Missy out there- your parents have excellent taste in names), but there were so many that I decided to use a nickname a friend of mine in Germany gave me...

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February 27, 2008

Blogger Friend School #16

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This assignment I hope proves to fun and exciting! This week you are given $1000 PRETEND online spending money! The rules are simple for this assignment. Using ANY online store…write out a shopping list of what you would buy!  You can even post pictures of the items you're buying, if you want, it's not required.  These things should be things for YOURself ONLY!  List the name of the website with a link and include product item # and cost…you must use all your $1000 without going over!  As a bonus every commentator will have their name put in a basket and I will draw three names of people who have signed the Linky and commented to receive a special prize in the mail from me!  Have fun and my assignment is below as well. Hmmmmm... Tithes $100 My Church Nikon DSLR  D60 Kit $579 http://www.digitalcameras-4less.com Coach Purse $258 Model # 11957 Rueben Sandwich $12 I love this! Bath & Body Works $40 Brown Sugar and Fig Collection Total $989   It's late and I just might revise this list tomorrow- I thought about a day trip to a spa, a computer and a few other things. I can tell this posts is going to be one I'll be thinking about for awhile!

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