Monday, May 12, 2008
Cleaning My Shelves...
Items for sale HERE
Among them are:
Apologia's Exploring Creation with Chemistry
Teaching Textbook Pre-Calculus
Saxon Algebra 1/2 with D.I.V.E. cd
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Sticky Note: We've Moved and Have a New Home...
Not a military move…
Not to a new state
nor to a new house (again),
but a new bloggie home.
I hope to see you at our new home.
Please visit us at the NEW
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Giving Thanks in Homeschool...
I would love if y'all would join us
in "Giving Thanks in Homeschool" this week.
To share/participate, click HERE for more info.
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Friday's Fillings:
Posted in Daily Life
Yesterday morning, as I was making sourdough for last night’s pizza,
the younger children were sitting in the reading room
playing a game of marbles together…
Ally had woke up with a fever and wasn’t feeling very well,
so she stayed in bed resting for quite some time…
Later in the day, Will and the girls were playing with our plush nativity set
and playing out the nativity story as Will read it from his Bible.
It blessed my heart to see how he was so excited
when he thought of doing that
and was so excited to teach his sisters the story, again …
I mentioned what the Lord laid on Will’s heart.
It was such a blessing to see our son’s interest in spiritual things…
to see his heart afire for godly things.
I praise the Lord when he allows me to see
glimpses into my children’s hearts.
What a blessing it is to see that fruit of our labor.
And I praise Him that He taught me some time ago
that we can do all the training we can (and ought to be doing)
but it is through prayer… daily fervent prayer …
for our children that makes all the difference.
Training them, teaching them, guiding them, etc…
are wonderful things to do…
It is our responsibility (and joy).
However, it is the Lord that changes the hearts of men (children).
What a thrill it is to see when the Lord is answering those quiet prayers!
What a joy and blessing it is to see the hearts of my children
as they love and seek the Lord in their childlike faith and simplicity.
What great lessons I have to learn from them.
It was a blessing to see them playing together so well.
As I was rolling out our sourdough pizza,
Beth and Will played a game of Memory…
Then Beth and Carolynne played a game of it, too…
Ally rested on the couch, reading through a medical book…
She loves to read books like that!
Have I said, lately, what a joy my children are to me?
They truly are.
“…to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.”
~ Psalm 113:9
Friday, January 26, 2007
Out of the Mouth of Babes...
Posted in Joyful Mother
My heart was blessed this morning
when my son shared what he read
during his quiet time with God.
He shared with me that he read in Matthew 4
about how the devil tried to tempt Jesus
and how Jesus didn’t give into temptation.
We discussed how Jesus responded
to the devil using Scripture
and how powerful God’s Word is
to fight off temptation.
He said how he really liked that chapter,
how he never really thought about it that way,
and was glad he learned that this morning.
Later, as he was praying over lunch,
he asked the Lord to help him
fight off temptation and to obey.
He asked Him to help him
be more like Jesus.
“And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read,
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?”
~ Matthew 21:16
“But Jesus said, Suffer little children,
and forbid them not, to come unto me:
for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” ~ Matthew 19:14
“Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child,
the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” ~ Matthew 18:4
“He must increase, but I must decrease.” ~ John 3:30
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Thursday's Things...
Posted in Daily Life
Today we had a little bit of a break
in the cool weather that we’ve been having
so the younger ones were eager to go outside to play...
Ally stayed indoors and took advantage of the silence
to work on her Worldview and Chemistry…
I went out, too, for a little bit,
working at cleaning up the yard some
and preparing a swing to hang from the tree.
They were excited to use it when it was up...
Ally also spent time playing piano…
She’s been working at her technique in playing a few classical pieces.
It’s a real joy to have our home filled with music.
I am very thankful that we persevered through those ‘tough times’
of piano lessons when she was younger.
And what a blessing it is when she tells me the same.
It thrills my heart to see that she delights in playing.
I hope everyone enjoyed their day!
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Answer to a Question: Book Info - Parenting in the Pew
Posted in Book Bin and More
asking what book I was reading regarding keeping children in church.
I just wanted to share, briefly, the title of the book.
But first, I must throw in a disclaimer…
I do not support/agree with all of this author’s views, etc...
With all things, read with prayer, discernment,
and line it up with Scripture.
Saying that, I have found ‘chunks’ of ideas and encouragement, too.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Tuesday's Tidbits: Of Teeth, Nuts and Dental Visits...
Posted in Daily Life
Today’s learning moments were quite informal.
Since the children were visiting the dentist this afternoon,
I printed out a few ‘fun’ pages about teeth for them to work on
that I got from enchantedlearning.com.
Ally and Will learned about the anatomy of a tooth
and identifying the different teeth.
The lil’ girls colored a picture of a tooth
and drew pictures of their own on the back.
As Ally did some book work,
Will found our “Take-Along Guide: Berries, Nuts, and Seeds”.
After reading through it,
he asked if he and his younger sisters could go outside
to hunt for nuts or berries to identify.
He knew he had seen some outside before.
So he and the lil’ girls went out hunting
and came back with a few ‘treasures’ to identify.
He led the girls through the book
as they examined and identified the nuts they had found…
He sorted them in piles according to what kind of nut they were…
It was a precious time of learning.
In the afternoon, we went to the dentist
for all of the children’s dental appointments.
All went well, except Ally had to get a filling,
but she actually ENJOYS going to the dentist,
so it wasn’t a problem.
Will did very well
and the lil’ girls only got their teeth counted
(to get them comfortable with going).
This evening, before going to bed,
the younger ones were eager to use their new toothbrushes…
Lots of clean smiles in our house!
Monday, January 22, 2007
Monday's Musings...
Posted in Daily Life
We didn’t have the most eventful Monday.
When it’s rainy out, it tends to create a ‘pokey’ atmosphere.
So today, we were a little pokey.
Ally, however, seemed to have enough energy for all of us.
She seemed to have begun her day with new motivation and strength.
When I thought to myself, “Why?”,
It sure made this mama proud.
I was thrilled to see her eager and committed to getting things done.
She completed her schoolwork and helped in the house a lot.
Will did a lot of individual reading.
He seems to be really interested in the Civil War lately.
He has enjoyed reading books about it and Abraham Lincoln.
He’s been looking through and reading our Abraham Lincoln Photobiography.
He discovered last week that George Washington’s AND Abraham Lincoln’s
birthdays are next month. He was quite excited!
Also today, he and the lil’ girls did a lot of constructive play.
Me… I had ‘business type’ things to tend to
I started two weeks ago! Woo hoo!
Our weekend went pretty well.
We enjoyed a baby shower this weekend at church.
Ally and I sang our first duet together there.
It was a nice time of food, fellowship, games,
and praising God for the new precious one in our church.
Yesterday morning during the service,
I spent realizing that I need to begin training/re-training
a few of my children to sit in church.
After the service, I came home a little exhausted
from leaving the service so many times.
I found myself feeling a bit discouraged.
So I laid the younger ones down for quiet time
and spent time in prayer.
A book I read a few years or so ago kept ‘coming to mind’,
so after prayer I grabbed the book and sat in my rocking chair.
I was so glad I did.
It was a blessing to be encouraged and reminded
of why I want my children in the service with us
and why it’s so important for me to train them in church, in worship.
Through prayer and reading,
the Lord gave me the ‘umph’ I needed to keep pressing on.
I am so thankful we are able to worship as a family.
Well, that’s all from me tonight.
The children all have dental appointments tomorrow
but I hope to accomplish a few things before we head out.
Hope everyone enjoyed their Monday!
“This is the day which the LORD hath made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
~ Psalm 118:24
Friday, January 19, 2007
Friday's Fillings: Recovering, Reading Aloud, and More...
Posted in Daily Life
Today was a pretty laid back day for us
as I recuperated from oral surgery yesterday.
Thank you for those that were praying.
God is so Good.
The tooth that they thought would break, when pulled out,
came out all in one piece!
An answer to very specific prayer!
The children have been great helpers for Mommy,
which has been a wonderful blessing.
Today, as I took a little rest, the younger children
sat on the living room floor
and listened to Daddy’s Read Along cd…
They enjoyed listening to their daddy read
and we all had a few chuckles, too.
Daddy is a good storyteller.
We also managed to do a little cleaning up today…
Ally was a great help in this.
They were a bit sad to put their puzzle away
but look forward to the challenge, again, another time.
She posted a picture of it there.
I hope everyone has enjoyed their week!
"Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,
and to look well to thy herds."
~ Proverbs 27:23
Tending to our sheep...
