My dear sweet hubby, Ron, and I have been married for 20+ years. We began dating during my freshman year at Free Will Baptist Bible College in Nashville. He is my college sweetheart. We have ministered together in various ministries during our lives together. We pastored for 10 years in Florida. We moved to TN in 2000 to Co-Pastor with some friends of ours. The Lord has given me a fabulous provider whom I love more than any words I write could ever express. He is now the CEO at our denomination's publishing company, Randall House Publications. I am honored to support him.
Our oldest child is named Michael. He is now officially a teenager, although I don't think I'm old enough to have a teenager. He is a very sweet and considerate young man. He is my thinker and my reader. He absorbs every piece of new information that he comes across. He loves playing soccer, riding his bike, skateboarding, reading, watching the History Channel, the Military Channel, ESPN and any documentary on TV. I am privileged to be his Mother.
Lauren is our youngest child. She is just 15 months behind her brother in age. She is wise beyond her years. She has a sharp-witted tongue (which sometimes has to be tamed), a quick sense of humor and a heart for people and animals. She loves organizing anything and everything. She loves being with her friends, singing, talking on her cell phone and playing soccer. I am blessed to be her Mother.
Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier.
- Kathleen Norris
I'm
trying to decide which book to study next for Literature (via Progeny
Press). I could use your opinions. Keep in mind that my
kids are in 6th grade. Here are your choices:
The Indian in the Cupboard
by Lynne Reid Banks
On his birthday, Omri is somewhat disappointed to receive a
small plastic Indian from his friend Patrick, but he is pleased
when his brother Gillon gives him a white metal cupboard. Omri
discovers that a key, once belonging to his great-grandmother,
fits the lock on the cupboard perfectly. He puts the plastic
Indian in the cupboard for the night and locks the cupboard door.
In the morning Omri is shocked to discover that the
cupboard has somehow brought the Indian to life. Keeping it a
secret, Omri helps the Indian adjust to his new home in Omri's
bedroom, providing him with food and shelter. But Omri learns
that the Indian is more than a novelty. He is a real person, an
Iroquois brave, he has a name, Little Bear, and he lived in the
past over 200 years ago.
But Omri cannot keep Little Bear a secret. He lets Patrick
in on the discovery. Patrick does not understand that Little
Bear is a real person, not a toy. He demands that Omri use the
cupboard to bring a plastic cowboy to life for him. Omri has a
hard time convincing the cowboy and Indian to get along, and when
Patrick forces Omri to bring the little men to school, neither of
them foresees the trouble that results.
OR
Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes
In colonial Boston, proud, orphaned, quick-tempered Johnny
Tremain works as an apprentice to Mr. Lapham, a master
silversmith, now getting on in years. More clever and skilled
than the other two apprentices living at the Laphams', Johnny has the
run of the Lapham household. His future seems secure: when he is
old enough, Johnny will marry Priscilla Lapham, one of old Mr.
Lapham's granddaughters, and inherit the silversmith shop. There
he will live out his years, fashioning silver cups and basins and
other fine ware for the well-to-do of Boston society.
But fate or providence has different plans for Johnny
Tremain. A crippling accident at the shop leaves Johnny unable to
work as a silversmith. He is forced to find other labor, or risk
starvation or the gallows.
Finally securing employment at The Boston Observer newspaper,
Johnny soon finds himself caught up in the on-going struggle between
Boston's anti-British Whigs and pro-British Tories. In addition to
delivering The Observer throughout Boston and the outlying towns,
Johnny begins delivering letters for Sam Adams and The Boston
Committee of Correspondence, the secret communications network of the
American rebels.
When Boston is occupied by British soldiers in retaliation
for the Boston Tea Party, the struggle against England
intensifies. Johnny learns from his friend Rab Silsbee and
patriots such as Sam Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock, and James
Otis that both individuals and nations will pay a high price for
freedom and independence.
By the close of the novel, Johnny has discovered the secret
of his ancestry, he has learned that the Yankees have a
fighting chance against the redcoats and he is prepared to take
his place among the rebel armies encircling the British in
Boston. Johnny has learned too that the ideals of the American
Revolution must first conquer the human heart before they can
conquer armies and topple empires.
Have any of you read either of these books? Have your children? What can you tell me about them?
Pam, We read Johnny Tremain last year. My children really did not enjoy this one. It drags in the middle and they thought it boring. I know some really love the book though. We haven't read Indian in the Cupboard.
Loraine
Seeing the kids reading their Bibles on their own
Hearing the ocean
Smelling a cake baking
Remembering our wedding day
Singing in the church choir
Shopping for my family
Feeling good
Reading in the tub
A quiet house
Watching a funny movie with the kids
Seeing my kids playing a game together
Ron's little finger dance
Hearing my kids being excited about church
Watching Ron play with Faith (our dog)
Hearing Ron snoring beside me after he has been gone on a long trip
Chatting with special friends
Feeling hot sand under my feet on a beach somewhere
Game night with Brian & Kim and kids
Spending one on one time with Kim
Double Dating With Brian and Kim
A clean house
Sitting on my front porch in my new rockers
Walking on a cool evening with my family
Things I Want To Do Before I Die
Take voice lessons
Lose 100 pounds
Take a yearly vacation with just my girl friends
Break completely free from the strongholds that have a grip on me
Find a hair style that I'm totally happy with
Become a great grandmother
Live on the beach
Drive a racecar on the race track
Learn to swim confidently
Go sky-diving
Learn to knit
Scrapbook our family's life
Build a house with an inground pool
Own my own laptop
Visit Alaska
See the REAL Eiffel Tower
Take a short term family missions trip
Own a black Jaguar X-Type car
Be a REAL wife/mom who cooks/cleans and everything
Have Lasix Surgery
Bungee Jump
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