I have been going through something wonderful,an amazing time of emotional healing. There has been such a beautiful out pouring of liquid love from my heavenly Father.  I realise that my pms problem was there and I will have to manage that,but my greatest need was for a touch from God!!

It has really been just an undoing of negative and harmful thinking since I was a little girl.  The un wravelling of it all began nearly 15 years ago!! Thank the Lord that He's so tender I'd have been crying for years.

But this is all very deep stuff,I just wanted to share my joy at what the Lord is doing. Maybe I'll blog more at a later stage.

I'd encourage you all to watch what is happening at the Florida revival right now. Go on Freshfire ministries web site if you haven't heard,our pastor and UK directer of God tv went and came back saying it was very authentic,please take off your religious hats and jump on board!! Hope thats not too pushy,I'm passionate for the presence of God. Which I'm sure you are all experiencing in your homes as I type!!

Breakthroughs are coming guys,I pray you all get one this week .

HERES TO REVIVAL!!!!!

Check out Todd Bently,heading up whats happening in Florida,the dead raised,blind see,people freed from hepatitus etc................

Google his name,I dare you. It really is heaven on earth.

I hope this is not too personal,but as I would chat about this to a friend and of course I consider you all my friends I know you won't mind  bit!

I was just wondering if anyone has any advice on getting through those few days leading up to that glorious time of he month. I've been breastfeeding for nearly six years,my daughter then little son,I'm sure this has something to do with it. But I believe that is all really natural and I know some people feed longer. I need to find out if there is anything I  could include in my diet or anything that you have found that helps you.

You may have read a good book on this subject,or could offer some encouragement.

I know I can get through this by Gods grace and stay sane

Thank you wise ladies!!

Even though the schools go back next week we are going to be going to stay at a very lovely country park in Hampshire. I'm so glad!!! Sounds too posh for us really,it has a spa and offers various beauty treatments that I'm sure we won't have time for.

The caravan has 3 bedrooms which is great as we have always managed to sqeeze into 2 before so just one to sleep in with us,bliss!

I have planned our shop to arrive the night before we go with a few goodies for the week.

I can't wait to swim and enjoy the pretty woodland walks and local beach,  I'm starting to get quite excitedcould you tell?!

This week has also been a holiday week for us. I have really enjoyed being able to keep up with the housework and washing in the mornings and pootling around. I'm easily kept happy!! Yesterday afternoon we went to the Hoe which has a gorgeous brand new park by the sea and stopped for coffee and icecream. The day before my Mum treated the boys to some new trainers,very nice. Myself and littlies stayed home for painting and then a much needed bath.This afternoon we had a trip in to town and I found some bargains including clothes,towels,shoes and a wonderful swimsuit with a seahorse on it,alas little girls not mine!

In between that I have got stuck into some research for our project on China. God has really helped me with that in making it flow as I don't have stacks of time to do that sort of thing.

I'm not keeping up with this but I'm sure when we are back to our regular routine I'll start to blog more often,it is such a great way to record life.

I have so much going on in my life at the moment.I just don't have time to share now but I will soon,on my in-laws pc,got to go.

It is quite some time ago that I was last here. l don't really know why it just happened like that. Life has been complicated in the last few months and we have struggled if I'm honest.  Finances are a challenge and with one thing and another it has been more of a sqeeze recently.

We are really learning to grow up and live by faith,I know God loves us sooo much and too much to settle for just a bit of us,He wants it all!

God is really working a beautiful work in Hub and I believe he is getting to know who he is in Christ. It is tough when you really decide to go for God,you have to give up your life to find it. But God is wonderfully and amazingly faithful and I love our adventure with Him!!

We have not lacked in anything,sure I can think of things I want for the future but we are not there yet and I know God will be there when we need Him.  Some friends of ours gave us a weeks holiday in Hampshire as a gift,we don't deserve that but we are His children.

Kiddoes are doing well,we are using Spring as a blanket theme at the moment to keep us going through the Easter and holiday time.

Once we are back from our hols I'm looking forward to getting our teeth stuck into a brand new project on China. I think it could be one of the best,there is so much gorgeous history and art to look into.

We have such full and abundant life at the moment,abundancy in challenges too!! Getting to know people from church is good I don't think I could live without their support now. I wanted real life and that is what we have!!

Another great thing is that my middle guy has always wanted,well in the last year to be truthfulfor us to have a piano in the house,well we were given one and we adore it. It is so beautiful and old its great.

Better go and get dressed,I won't tell you what time it is!!  The older ones are at the study centre so I have a bit of extra time.

Bless you all.

This is way over due. I really don't seem to be keeping up these days.

My life is pretty full and I just run out of time.

I do love to blog though and it makes a really nice record,its so nice when others read and take interest enough to comment ,I really like that.

So actually after saying all that I don't have ooddles of news!!

We have had a weeks break here everyone else is having half term so why not! No routine for just one week is not easy.I think you get used to it over a longer period like the summer.

We had a few nice days though and the weather has been fantastic. We enjoyed going to the park everyday amongst other things. We had a fun day spent with friends making allsorts of craft stuff,lunch and another trip to the park. That was really the best day,I always have great conversation with that particular friend. Shes one of those people I connect with very easily,she seems to understand where I'm coming from without too much detail,and vice versa,apart from which she is just a lovely person!

Had a very quiet day today and didnt even get dressed properly until lunch time.I had a pottering in my pjs morning. It was extremely nice to be able to have tea in bed with Hub and a chat and a cuddle (kids in and out......alas!).

I looked at our Mathematics and where we are at with it and have come up with new strategies. Nothing new just a bit more tweaking with the timetable and some ideas for new online resources.

Maths is something I need to keep up with!! We are a very creative family and sometimes I have to work harder to get  maths into the flow.

Tonight we were invited to our new neighbours house warming party,we just poped in with a bottle of wine to say hello and it was great. I can't remember ever having even a conversation with many other people we've lived next door to  so I'm glad this is going to be different.

Well I'm tired and in need of sleep now,hope to return with something more enthralling!!

Bye!!

Everyone here,I think, has had a virus over the last couple of weeks.

Thankfully taking it in turns and not all at once. The kind of thing that drains you and leaves a sniff and a cough.  In my littlest ones it started with a bit of a temperature,then much sleeping. They were also quite weepy.

I was the first to catch the stupid thing,un be known to me,I wondered why I felt so awful!! As Mums I think we tend to ignore these things until others start manifesting the same symptoms and then we realise we were actually ill.

Apart from that we have been keeping things ticking over and enjoying whatever comes next!!

Our church group met here on Sunday and we had lemon and rasin pancakes (mostly) and coffee for breakie.

I ended up spilling my guts on loads of battles we are facing at this time. I think it was good to get it off my chest but I did talk far toooooooooooooo much!!

People were fantastic and actually the way we do church really makes room for reality,so it was ok.

I know we are being trained and tested at the mo,sometimes I want to get off though!! Lifes trials have an excellent way of shaping you don't they!

I do love my life even with its challenges,it will make me grow up!!

Some breakthroughs have happened in our learning. Thanks to me sobbing one morning to Hub in dread over what lay ahead.

A few suggestions from Hub and different ways of doing things as well as our new merit/de merit system have really paid off. The boys are far less attitudy (is that a word,I don't think) and less lazy.

They have,in a nut shell just been getting on with it instead of fighting me tooth and nail. Very good news.

They did some interesting pieces of work today,including multiplication practice (good old fashioned times tables) square roots,poetry on Moses as part of our Bible hero theme,listened to letters and Diary extracts from Arctic explorers and wrote a reply to a real letter found blowing in the Arctic wind.

We have recently found another park. It has no play stuff just games painted on the floor. It is a brilliant look out though as it is high up. It is an interesting place and good for bikes,kidoes love it! We had fun there this afternoon after which I lay down, really tired,not getting much sleep at night wth porley bubba.

Have fun.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I don't know how so much time has flown by?!

My last post was last year.  I really like the New year,time for change and hope. I think going in to a new year is exciting,although January can seem a bit bleak after all the lovely Christmas celebrations,I'm looking forward to the next Christmas

The weather is much improved today,makes a change from the gungy grey stuff we've had such a lot of. It almost seems Spring like. You can almost hear the change,birds get noisier!!

I can't wait to go out with the children to play when the sun comes out,feels gorgeous to have the sun shining on us again. Autumn and Spring are so nice I think I like it when things start to change again.

We are doing a project on the Polar regions which has been good so far. Lots of interesting animals to learn about and fascinating geography.

We are all on a learning curve and Hub and I have talked and prayed lots to come up with the right way and Gods strategies for learning and discipline in the home. Things shift as the children grow and I have to grow with them or it won't work. God is so good to us and has always been the instruction and inspiration for our home. It is very exciting to be changing and walking closer to Him. The church we go to is constantly challenging us to come up higher which is great but hard too it is very close knit so nowhere to hide. I wouldn't change it though.

I am really looking forward to taking my little daughter to a dance class on Tuesday,I'm hoping she will love it. She spends most of her life singing and dancing,like one long musical! My friend teaches it,theres a gentle intro to Ballet but mostly the focus is on Worship.

Although relaxed it does produce dancers I know of at least two who are training professionally now.

Have a rewarding week.

Take care.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

We had a wonderful Christmas not a perfect one but a really lovely one all the same. I really liked what Santa said on The Santa Claus 3 something like "You don't have to be a perfect family to be a good one you just have to be together".I love that! So we enjoyed a happy time together packing and emptying stockings and putting in the wrong things for each child oooppps Santa did it again!?

One huge thing I was hit with this Christmas is how brilliant God is and what an amazing Christmas present His son is. I really worshipped this year and felt overwhemingly grateful as I realised all over again what Christmas is all about. So I have no problem with generous giving,abundant food and over the top sharing,I love Christmas!!I celebrate the day that the King of Kings was born in a little stable and gave hope to all the hurting people in a very broken world.

A beautiful thing for the children was visiting my Gran,leaving behind sweets and toys and being with my Gran who needed to feel loved on Christmas day.

Believe me with all the business of the day and knowing Hubs parents would be arriving after dinner I really would have tried to get out of going to the Nursing home,it is not my favourite place,but we all love Gran.

Dinner was delicious but Christmas dinner always is.

Later we opened more pressies,with inlaws,very nice they are sooo generous.

Boxing day was spent with more family and another special dinner and yet more presents!!

Today and actually most days of late I've been down sizing our belongings,stuff is stressy and we can do without it.Every shelf and book case and some cupboards have been ran sacked keeping only what we need and it feels fantastic!!

I still need to help the kiddoes find suitable homes for their Christmas additions though.

My eldest has so much lego it scares me!!

I think we will look at long term goals and think about what we will be for God when we grow up for 2008 and that will be our focus for devotions and Bible. I'd like to study the lives of Deborah,David,Daniel,Joseph,Ruth and Esther and look at how they were prepared and trained for the amazing things they did.

The older two will continue to go to the study centre but I'm changing the day so they can do creative writing and then I can take little girl to a dance class,which I'm excited about

Also for 2008 to kick off with our studies we are going to have the Poles as a theme,North and South,magnetic and geographic!

Church tomorrow,be good to catch up I have a tendancy to hide away in the holidays and get too use to it, not always good, be helpful to break the cycle.

Have fun,thinking of you all.xxxxxxx

  The big day is fast approaching and everyone is very excited here.

We are now officially on our Christmas hols,hip hip hoooray.

All us Sprys here really adore this time of year.

This morning my middle one and in the end baby one joined me on a very early run/walk. It is nice to get out before anyone else is even up and blow the cobwebs away, getting a bit of a workout doesn't hurt either.

So that gave us a good start.After having a cup of tea with Hub and breakfast the day had really started.

I then did the usual stuff like washing and tidying,breakfast dishes etc......

I managed to sort out my on line Christmas food shop,coming Saturday.I've had it booked a while but have kept changing the list!! Glad it is all on the way now and I won't tweak it anymore,I realised I didn't have Turkey on the list which would have been a disaster.Iwas relieved I'd looked at it again.

A bit later on in the morning a parcel arrived from my very generous sister a lovely gift card for M&S and present for under the tree for the little ones. That is always a lovely surprise when that happens.

It has been a beautiful clear and crispy day here,we ventured out again, into the cold, this time to the park for a quick play,too cold to hang about!! Thankful for a hearty lunch to keep out the chills.

When we got back the windows and door guy came and fitted us two new windows,this was excellent as I wasn't sure it could be done before Christmas. It gives me a lot of peace of mind to know the house is more secure.The two windows were broken when we moved in!! Strange how they weren't before or somehow we didn't notice?!ummm. Next on our bringing the house into order list is sorting out a bit of damp we have coming through upstairs. We do love this house but I really need patience,I want everything sorted out yesterday

This evening we are visiting my Gran who is staying in a nursing home,originally we had thought it was only for respite but she has got much,much worse. It is really sad as she has lived with my Mum and Step Dad for years and they are heart broken. They have said my Mum can have Chrismas dinner there with my Gran but it is really not were either of them want to be.It is very difficult.I am looking forward to seeing her tonight though. My Gran has been one of the most loving and caring, generous people in my life and has really cared for me over the years. I love her so much,coming to terms with the fact that this could be her last Christmas is hard.

The children will miss my Gran so much too,her imput into their lives has been extremely special.They will have wonderful memories of Gran.

My prayer for you all is that will enjoy your families and that you will be touched with the love of God's son this week and the next.

Have fun.

I'm in yet another melancholy mood. Life is ticking along fine. Kids are fine ,Hubbs fine. I need a holiday!!

This morning I got up really early and watched the God Channel prayer thingie. It was live from Israel with the most beautiful worship and I mulled over some stuff I think God wanted to address in me to do with insecurity.

It's funny really at the weekend I met a girl I used to go to school with (I was a bit mean to her actually.) and it brought back lots of memories. I don't know whats going on with me lately,drama queen!!

Anyway it is the season to be jolly after all.We are still hard at it with Christmas work sheets about traditions and symbolsm and the like. To be perfectly honest getting much work out of any of us at the moment is like getting blood out of  a stone,roll on the Christmas parties is what I say I think we need to party!!

I'm hoping for a very festive week next week full of frivolity!! No maybe thats not quite right.

We have a couple of parties planned to go to and a trip to a farm that puts on an interactive Nativity,plus a visit from Santa and delicious traditional treats. It is very atmostpheric and really helps get the focus on the main thing,which is JESUS people!!

Most of the folks we buy for at Christmas are now catered for and I've strict plans on the other stuff to get. We had some fab photo's done in a studio by a talented photographer that didn't break the bank. They looked like dear little cherubs and make easy non fuss pressies for a few peeps in our family,easy peasy!

In fact I stand back in amazement when I think of what we have done with our money this year. God has certainly been faithful to provide. We have been paying our mortgage for over 6 months now I'm so happy with that God is really looking after us..

I can't wait for tomorrow. Big guys are going to the study centre while littlies and myself are going Christmas craft and stocking filler shopping (on the quiet!). I'm sure I'll have time to stop for at least one Gingerbread Latte. I'm looking forward to doing something relaxing.I get my hair done next week looking forward to the pampering.

Think God has been showing me lately that I need comfort. There is nothing wrong with being comforted,just when you look for it in all the wrong places.It is so easy to feel rejected if your Mum or Dad  or friend says all the wrong things and their words are not quite what you were hoping to hear when you are looking for that bit of comfort.

A friend of mine remimded me that when we are needing that bit of comfort theres nothing wrong with saying to our Heavenly Daddy "comfort me,comfort me now!!"

It has to be better than stressing somebody else out and expecting them to meet all our needs.

What do you think?

I guess the Holidays can be really overwhelming for the best of us,maybe we are all in need of that little bit of comfort and not the southern kind!!

God Bless you all. Thanks for reading and please comment,good to know what you think.

It has been a little bit longer than I would usually leave it between posting. Life here is very busy and very full. Some trying stuff but good.

A lovely time has been spent by all over the last few days with birthday and anniversary celebrations,as well as all the Festive prep.

My eldest baby is now 11!!

I can't believe it was all that time ago. He was a gorgeous baby,very tiny 6lb12oz but very round and cute. I can remember the year he was born it was sooo cold he had to wear hats and mittens to bed. Funny we never did get our landlord to put a heating system into that place!!? It was a nice house though. You could see your breath upstairs it was so cold! Reuben was such good company though. It is a beuatiful time when they are so small,cuddling, feeding and taking them for little walks in the pram. I think there is something special about the first baby,it is all so new and amazing! I had a pretty easy time of it with him he was a really placid baby and slept lots,unlike my others.

We also got to celebrate our wedding anniversary of 14 years with a tasty Thai take away. I have hardly had to cook at all this week with eating at Mum in laws and take aways and also going to delicious Bella Italia for a family party for Reubs,great!

In our educating bit of life we have been following informal plans concerning the whole Christmas topic.We have been looking at Micah in the Bible who prophesied the birth of Jesus about 600 years before. I came a bit un stuck with that though,talk about being blinded with science!! At church my kids weren't sure about who Zachariah was or his son,whoops we should have fast forwarded about 600 years. So back to basics. Now we are reading through Matthew. I gave each one of them the chance to tell their version of Jesus birth so far. Interesting actually to see which bits stuck. My eldest was worried that Joseph thought Mary had gone off to have a baby with someone else.Gabriel sorted that one out though.

Little girl remembered that it was Joseph who knew the babies name and other details.

My middle son said that Jesus was born in a flat! That would have been luxury compared to the truth.

We designed our pop art style christmas cards this afternoon and looked again at the classics for kids for an easy on line music lesson.

Then I needed sugar,felt awful and I know it is not healthy. I am very hormonally challenged at this time and get so tired.I'm still feeding such a lot it makes me feel weird at times.I do have loads of energy as well at times,strange

Time to go, think I might have a bath before the tea time rush.

Take care of your good selves.xxxxxxxxxxxxx

I've been tagged!

Seven weird things about me:

1. The other night I got up at 2.30am.I had thought it was time to get going.I can't see the clock from my side of the bed and Hub had told me it was 5.30am I was dressed and even tidied up by 2.30,I went back to bed fully clothed,grrr!

2.I cannot drive a car and have no desire to do so.Believe me anyone living near by you don't know how lucky you are!

3.I got married at 18 years old and have never regretted it.

4.When pregnant with little girl I accidentally put the tv remote in a box of chocs,we found it weeks later!

5.I eat millions of olives of every kind every year can't get enough of them!

6. I always have a stocking filled at Christmas,I had a pineapple in it once!!

7.I like all the people I do church with! Yes all!

Hope you are all enjoying the run up to Christmas?

I've got my littlests pressie sorted and ordered the rest.My huge nearly eleven year olds birthday present is on its way too so I feel a little bit organised.Can't wait to get those decs up,I love advent.

This week is also Thankgiving for you gorgeous darlings in the US isn't it.We will probably celebrate too,such a lovely time.We have plenty to be thankful for.Thank you Jesus

Thanks for the tag M.xx

I've been feeling very tired the last few day's. Thank God that His mercies are new every morning and you get that natural break in between and the opportunity to start again,I really need that.

As the title says I feel like I've been dragging myself through thick oozy mud.The weekend was filled with busyness and sorting through some emotionally draining issues as a family.

This week I feel wiped. My Gran is really ill and looked after by my Mum it is very demanding and upsetting,I try to give her support but sometimes I know there is just not enough of me to go around after the children have drained me!

Yesterday was a fantastic day though,spent with an old friend who I hope I will keep forever! The house was very full and rourkusly noisy,eight boys and a girl!! We had a really nice lunch went to the park and drank lots of tea.Just what I needed.

And there is a light at the end of the tunnel,some friends of ours have opened a home school study centre nearby. The boys are going to go there for a few hours a week to give us all a break.They don't have any thing much activity wise at the moment, apart from eldests theatre group,so I think it will do them good to spend some time away from the house. They are 9 and very nearly 11 and I feel it's the right time for us.

Life does feel a little strained at times,I'd appreciate prayer

As far as the learning goes this week we are plodding on nicely with our study of the book of Isaiah,Carol singing,a bit of Drama (the pretend kind!!),our usual Maths and reading through the Nutcracker,a bit of Design Tech and more creative writing.Their time at the Study Centre will be spent doing the work I give them and some Art provided by a Teacher.

Whilst the boys are out I'm going to town with the littlies,looking forward to that.

Have a Blessed week.xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Starting from Monday we have had quite a busy week.

Monday morning started with a Dentist checkup for the kids,which I'm pleased to say went well and showed that their teeth are fine and there are no problems. Phew...what with the lack of Dentists were we used to live the kids had only seen a Dentist once between them,not good I know. I had a very bad experience with Dental treatment,even though my teeth are fine. (now!)Anyway I decided to put my money were my mouth was(!!) and pay for the best Dentist I could find. Our new Dentist is lovely and I'm very happy for her to see my sencitive and quirky children!! Really that was quite an achievement for a dentaphobe. Only thing was though I had a mental block and when I came to pay with my card I forgot my pin number put it in wrong 3 times and had a block put on card!!?? Very embarassing.I remembered it as soon as I got out of there?

The afternoon was much less traumatic and we spent it learning about Guy Falkes and the Gunpowder Plot.Here in the UK we celebrate the fact that it was foiled and the Houses of Parliment didn't blow up!

In the evening we all  went

INSANE and my middle son nearly decapitated my eldest with the freezer door! Ignore that last bit,my son hyjacked this while I was away!The cheeky monkey!

So in the evening of the 5th we all went out to celebrate Bonfire Night. Our local community Centre had a Barbeque and some other activities for the children. It was free. It was really one of the best spots to see all the fireworks around the City,like watching 6 different displays all at once.It was a great evening,finished off with hot Chocs,a perfect ending.

Tuesday my mother inlaw came to help and we got stuck into our Festive theme. I had made some maths questions taylored to each child based on The Nutcracker. Lots of problem solving which went down well. (in the end,heh!)

After the maths we watched an animation of the Nutcracker. It was actually hilarious! But it did give a good outline of the story and at under three pounds I was pleased.

In the afternoon we looked at German Christmas traditions and learned about Martinmas,the life of St Martin (patron St of outcasts) and made lanterns used in the yearly celebrations.We enjoyed that and I ignored the lazy attitudes,yes I do expect....more writing!

We have kept up the Festive theme over the last two days,learning new carols,work in maths,creative writing and listening to the music of the Ballet of the Nutcracker and a bit about the composer. We finally got around to making our Christmas cake today.On the whole I feel peaceful at how this week is going.  Thanks Lord!!

Just a run of the mill boring post.

We have had a good week so far. Even with the reality of life kicking in as it always does.

 Our strange drains decided to play up again causing a rather impresive flood in the downstairs loo!! After letting out the bath it flowed straight down and through! No wonder turning off the water at the mains made no difference at all.It is a possibility that there could be a small on going problem,all clear for now though. The drains people we had out 'Bee Clear' are excellent and don't rip you off. I had feared (after a chat with a plumber) a huge problem involving escavating the back yard etc, but the drains guy said it wouldn't be that drastic and was more likely to be a thing called the rest bend,so I thank the Lord for that.

 He has taught me through this that I can face big problems whilst trusting Him. I had and sometimes do have a problem with facing problems and tackling them without heading for the hills or having a flip out. Anyone else like that?! Amazing that the flood thing  didn't even disrupt the day, the children just carried on with their Pop Art project and I filled the drain guys in on the situation!!

I would not have coped that long ago,I did feel like I was being put through my paces!! I think I passed that particular test,thanks to the Lord.

So on to more conventional posting!!

This week is the last one of the year for ordainary learning,next week it's onto an all out Christmas fest learning theme, for five or so weeks.We always have so much that we want to do. I thought I'd make a big project of it instead of slotting it in to the last couple of weeks.

I'm not all together sure about what it will look like apart from majorly featuring on celebrating the birth of Christ.

Also just to mention a few ideas we have along those lines,my eldest is keen to write and perform our own Pantomime so will probably do that and we have always wanted to explore the Nut Cracker,everything about it the music it's composer and Ballet and maybe some of the history around it. That and the usual craft and cooking activities.I hope to spend some time planning this weekend.

Got to shoot going round to inlaws. We get to go to a prayer for our City night tonight,just me and Hub. Its not a date but still looking forward to time together.

Hope you all have a terrific weekend.

Lots Love Sianne.xx

I think that must be the best title to date!!Ha,ha.

I did check with Hub before I typed some of this more personal stuff and he said it was ok. This weekend has been wonderful and traumatic all at the same time. I have been really going through some changes with God and have come face to face with the real me. God has allowed me to see some of my motives for what they are and spoken very clearly on issues very dear to my heart.

One of the things I've come to realise is that my relationship with Him is what matters not my pursuit and striving to be a perfect mother. That He should be my reason to get up early,not just to petition Him on what I need, to do a perfect job that day, but because I love Him and want to spend precious time only with Him . After all, all things, all the issues of life flow out of Him anyway!!?

Seek His Kingdom first and He will sort the rest,duh!!!(my version!!!!!!)

So I've been feeling under pressure and under valued and exploding out from under it! God has let Hub and kids  press all my buttons and got it all out and I've obligingly let it all hang out as only I can.

How do you ladies find it?? Shock horror I'm not perfect,but thank God I'm a work in progress and He wants to draw it all out.

The kind of thing I'm talking about and I'm going to get really honest about the pressures I feel, is that I don't have enough of me,feed bubba or have sex! Sorry to be blunt but I think we all know the realities of the job we do. It takes every bit of us but how amazing an opportunity to become like Christ!

So enough near to the bone face reddening stuff....erm..

We did  do some nice things as well this weekend we had Tapas!!

Life is good we are getting lots done educationally and I feel making progress.I love what we do and I love this time of year. I love the cosy feeling of being at home as family.

 We had Church here today it is amazing how much more it feels like a home every time we host for church. It was a brilliant time of fellowship,teaching and worship I love it.

Take good care of yourselves here's to an inspiring week, GOD BLESS!!

I thought it was time to blog again,to be honest I had not been very inspired and felt a bit bored with it. I guess it gets like that sometimes. But I still think it's a good thing to do so I'll keep on going.

I really appreciate comments from you lot aswell! So please if you have the time leave me some feedback when you pop in,I love it!!

The last two weeks have just passed so quickly,I can't believe we are nearly at the end of October and Christmas only just around the corner,jeepers!

Life is good ,not without it's ups and downs though and I have had the odd melt down here and there.

I have made a few adjustments here and there which I think will really help in doing life. Life gets so busy and tiredness takes over,clouding my mind and I can't see which way is up at times. I need to make sure I spend the odd moment alone or even away from the house,at the moment I don't.I don't drive so we shop on line so I don't even get to escape then,lol!

I need to make my Christmas cake soon,maybe this will be a good week. Dentist tomorrow lucky me!! I suppose I should just sit back and enjoy the peace and quiet. I have a new Dentist now who is really lovely,for that I'm very thankful! 

In the evening a few of the girls from Church are getting together for coffee at a friends and I should only be required to have one conversation at a time and manage to finish a sentence,lol,I love my kids!!

Even a hot,hot cup of coffee,much needed and I'm really,really,really looking forward to it.

Nothing more to report  so I'll be off then!

Enjoy the week.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I'm enjoying this week already and it's only day two!!

Last week must have done us all good.Having an early half term break really seemed to be just the ticket. This week has felt like a new start for us all,most of all because Hub started his new job yesterday,but there are other reasons.

I suppose I'd got into a bit of a rut concerning everything I do at home. Almost as if I'd slowly let a few things slip and it really had stolen my joy,not to mention my peace.

My life was feeling a bit stale,like I'd lost the enthusiasm. I've always been very excited about what we do at home but that just went. I think there were a number of factors,I say 'were' because I have found the answer again!   I basically was not spending much if not any time with God in prayer or Bible reading and more importantly just being with Him. It wasn't 'me 'time I needed but me and Him time! So after reading giggles3 blog about getting up very early I felt divinely inspired.

So since getting up earlier it has changed my life!!  It means I get time with Him,His presence is so awesome,one encounter will transform your lifeI had a cold for about two months which kept coming back,I just could not get rid of it. Two days in His presence has cured that. I also receive enough peace to stop me from exploding all over the place every time one of my children put a foot wrong. I also feel refreshed and more organised. It is really what I need,maybe early mornings are not for you!!

I have a high maintenance,high stress job so it makes sense that my need for grace would be greater,only found in His presence!  Simple really,I don't know why I've been dragging myself around for soooo long.  I guess with all the changes and stress going on with jobs and house move I'd lost my way a bit.

We have had some interesting times of learning together over the last couple of days. We watched Amazing Grace yesterday which I'd highly recommend. Apart from some of the dialogue and one or two scenes it is fine for young children to watch,I was a bit wary as obviously the topic is upsetting. It has been done brilliantly and seems to have kept in the facts without glorifying the horror of it all. It has been a great resource in the work we have done torwards history today. Along with that and the usual English Maths and Music,I think it has been fairly positive.

Time to go now,Big son wants the PC and we need to think about getting ourselves ready for a birthday visit to a little friend.

Have a good week.

Life has been ok since my last post,that word ok is a bit understated so it's an underlined OK. I feel like things are heading in just the right direction for us as a family. We paid our mortgage today.........yay!!

It is a brilliant thing for us to have done that with Hub only having 3 days' work last month. We have had a loan that we do need to pay back asap,but with Hub starting a new job next week I'm sure we can do it! We also might be having a lodger soon which would be a wonderful way of keeping the pennies rolling in,we are not one hundred percent sure yet if it's definite but it could be someone working for God TV. The children are so  excited at this prospect,star struck is what they are!!Actually that is probably inherited. I saw someone famous at Sainsbury's when I was with my m in l and I nearly died of embarassment when I thought she was going to go over and talk to them,pathetic I know!!

Last week was  good educationally. We had some good days of learning at home and found a lovely  spot with a Dam and a nature reserve. Great to see after our look at evidence for Creation in amazing creatures like Beavers and their Dam building skills!

We have been discovering some really nice green areas around here lately,with a lot of regeneration going on here there are some great parks and conservation areas.This morning we found another new one,a brand new play park and nature reserve with community compost area and little  orchard. This is a big city but full of hidden countryside it certainly is the city of discovery! We are pleased with our home here.

This week we have decided to take an early half term break as Hub is around. One of our plans is to visit the Eden Project,they have the worlds first mechanical theatre so I think that's worth a visit.

We met up again for church yesterday in our little groups,shared breakfast and shared life together. It was really nice to meet in a little group again,much easier to get to know people and enjoy their company and learn from each other.We are all so familiar with the stuff that is going on in each others' lives we can really support and encourage each other to keep on trusting and loving along the path with faith. That all sounded poetic didn't it!

Any way time to go.

Keep on keeping on.xxx

Foundations are so important aren't they? Yes you can build in life without them but it's not long before it all comes crashing down is it?! It feels like it has taken years to get to where we are supposed to be.But I wouldn't change a thing!!

I know the times when I have tried to run before I could walk facing full on collisions.  So why am I so surprised that life should be so problematic,any journey has bends in the road!

I know all these years will not be wasted and will be good preperation for the future. Life's difficulties have a way of training you for what is ahead. All great character building stuff is going on here.

I know there will never be a time when we will stop growing. So life goes on and we are able to pay our mortgage and Hubb is looking at the possibility of a whole new job. The job is a bit more involved than he first thought and he'd have the opportunity to use and develop his management skills,people as opposed  to classroom!

It is very encouraging as the job is offered purely on the employer believing in Hubb's lovely character, as we know the owners of the business quite well. It is a well established firm so that's good.

We have students arriving for just one week at the end of October,so that will help us with money etc.

Monday was a fun but un planned sort of day. I'd planned to take the wee ones to the Museum to see the exhibition they have recently opened to celebrate the abolition of slavery. As Plymouth was a major Port it played a part in the nasty business. They have some interesting workshops coming up,to include storytelling and music all within an African theme. This is really great for our Plymouth history project.   Anyway back to Monday,unbeknown to me the Museum closes on Mondays!!  So obviously the only sensible thing to do was to go to Neros for coffee (unfortunate name there,for Chistians!!) After which we went home to watch a dvd looking at Creation scientists' views on Evolution and evidence for creation. We really enjoyed it and it sparked a great deal of interest. It's amazing how children think when they realise that we don't know everything,unlike how  they teach in schools sometimes.We are having a lot of fun with Science using the answers in Genesis and the CGP text book key stage 3.

 Today was great actually. Amazingly what really worked in the end with all the ridiculous bad attitudes was a chart on the wall and for each of our sessions of learning they have to get a smiley,if I'm satisfied with their behaviour! It sounds very simple but seems to work.If they misbehave they lose priviliges

I know all this sounds really obvious but with everything we'd been through lately I'd lost it with discipline.

My eldest went off to his theatre group last night and had a fantastic time,I'm so happy for him. As far as Arts are concerned, we've really enjoyed a bit of study on Classical music Bach and Handel  over the last couple of weeks,and their Oratorios,so beautiful.  Any Christian home ed should look at these Oratorios that tell Biblical stories in so much detail,gorgeous. Thinking about Classic music I found a CD and book of the Nut Cracker to use at Christmas,can't wait.

Tomorrow sees the beginning of the Jewish festival Sukkot which we will celebrate,it involves building a shelter or booth in the corner of a room in the house and decorating it. There is obviously a lot more to it you can find out at a site called Torah Tots,very simplified!! (good for me!!)

Lots to do at the moment and life is nicely busy.

Take care of your good selves and God Bless you all!!