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I have been thinking lots about service. I used to be able to do so much Service. It was not always something big, sometimes it was small things, usually it was small things. But I know the blessings were awesome, and The rewards were so much greater on my end than for the person I did the service for. I miss doing service. Due to my health and the hecticness of life I have almost stopped. That really bothering me. I do not like. it. I want to be able to do more, even if its small. So I am looking for small ways to do service. I am also reminding myself that service comes in many many ways. As I start my day it will be with my prayers, also asking for small ways to do service for someone. Simple Daily Acts Seminary started today also. I ended up taking the kids. Several reasons for it, mostly I thought about it I decided that if I put out the effort, Heavenly Father will make it so I can do it. And just Maybe my Health will improve, if I make the extra effort, he will bless me for it. I know he will. So I am taking the kids, I am using the time to read my scriptures! I read a lot this morning and loved it. I felt good for doing so. I was able to focus. I would hope that you all remember that no matter what the trial, pain, income,work, marriage issues,children,household issues Heavenly Father can bless you and carry you through the trials. Ask and Ye Shall Receive. As the kids and I face our everyday trials we try to hang onto the Gospel and each other. Some days it feels impossible, I struggle, I feel like giving up. I know the kids do also. But We keep on going. I keep following the teachings of the Church, Following our Prophet! He is such an awesome man! Well my baby E says its sweepy time and wants me to rock her and I cant miss out on that! So I am off to rock my baby while I can. I love and miss our friends. Would love to hear from you! Oh and I have a certain bubba that would like to talk to an uncle in a nearby state about some guy things if your willing! Let me know if your up for it! "When you come to the temple you will love your family with a deeper love than you have ever felt before. The temple is about families. . . . It extends to parents, brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, forebears, and especially our grandchildren! This is the Spirit of Elijah, which is the spirit of family history work; and when inspired by the Holy Ghost, it prompts the turning of the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to the fathers. Because of the priesthood, husbands and wives are sealed together, children are sealed to their parents for eternity so the family is eternal and will not be separated at death."Richard H. Winkel, "The Temple Is about Families," Ensign, Nov. 2006 |
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Yup we are starting up again! I am excited. We are adding to our normal route. I am using K-12 for Sir N. and Chubby! Sir N will be using their 1st grade, and Chubs will be officially in K!! I cant believe it. They are both excited. They will do lots of hands on stuff. Plus we will keep doing what I have at home and want to add on. I have many many projects,books and other things we will use, still ec-lec-tic! Bubba and Loo are using a different program, along with my approach. I am excited for them, so are they! Nanna and Boo are also working on a different program, along with my approach! It will make for a different year this year. The kids have done some testing already. But our 1st full day will be Monday! I am thinking of doing something fun to Celebrate after the book works are done, Park or zoo. We will see. Oh Seminary also starts Monday! Boo and Nanna both will be going! YAHHOOOOOO! Well I dread getting up so early but we will manage. It goes from 5:45-6:30, YUCK. I wont be able to take them for the 1st month due to my health. I have a ride set up for the 1st month. Hopefully by then I can manage to do it. Not sure how my health will improve but somehow it has to. Its been a rough couple of weeks. Nanna has had a bad time. She was hospitalized for depression and then went manic in the same week and almost ended up back in the hospital. She needs lots of prayers. Her doctors are treating her very intensively now, hopefully we can keep her home. Its been scary. I am not putting all the details here, if anyone wants to know more email or call me and I will tell you. I just dont want to put it all out there. The kids are all ok. Stressed, and on edge due to the events of the past week or so. They will be ok though. Their therapist and psych is working with them. Sir N is doing awesome these days. They are all growing so big! They are in need of clothes, and we are still in need of school supplies and with me not working I am unsure how it will all work out but somehow it will work out. Hopefully I am working again soon. Well Its time to head off to take kids to mutual tonight. We love and miss all our family. Hope your doing good. Would love to hear from you all.
The Temple Is about Families "When you come to the temple you will love your family with a deeper love than you have ever felt before. The temple is about families. . . . It extends to parents, brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, forebears, and especially our grandchildren! This is the Spirit of Elijah, which is the spirit of family history work; and when inspired by the Holy Ghost, it prompts the turning of the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to the fathers. Because of the priesthood, husbands and wives are sealed together, children are sealed to their parents for eternity so the family is eternal and will not be separated at death."Richard H. Winkel, "The Temple Is about Families," Ensign, Nov. 2006 |
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Its coming up Oct 18th and we are taking part! I would love it if all friends and family would follow this link and think about donation. Its an awesome cause. These kids deserve it. They are awesome kids with hearts full of love, they just show it differently most times! Please think about helping in one way or another! http://www.walknowforautism.org/kansascity/personal/huffmanfamily |
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"When you come to the temple you will love your family with a deeper love than you have ever felt before. The temple is about families. . . . It extends to parents, brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, forebears, and especially our grandchildren! This is the Spirit of Elijah, which is the spirit of family history work; and when inspired by the Holy Ghost, it prompts the turning of the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to the fathers. Because of the priesthood, husbands and wives are sealed together, children are sealed to their parents for eternity so the family is eternal and will not be separated at death."Richard H. Winkel, "The Temple Is about Families," Ensign, Nov. 2006 Peace Begins at Home We have been pretty busy here. I am still working, getting more hours. Our normal doctor appointments for the kids. between therapy and psychiatrists they should just give us living quarters in the building I take them to! We are still working on setting up the schoolroom. Hope it will be done soon. We are getting anxious to start school again. The kids have even been doing bits here and there on their own I have tons of new pics to put on here but I have to get them loaded from my new camera to the comp and cant find the cord to do it! I am doing OK. Determined not to let the fibro take over. Not working well but I am managing still. Some days are better than others. I know of someone who is similar, lots of pain, and suffers depression also. She had brought up how pain and depression can define a person and she did not want it to. we talked of it. It really made me think. I do not want people to think of me and think of pain and depression. I do not want it to define me. Yes it does control a lot of what I do, but there has to be a way to keep it from defining me. I have thought about it alot. I have thought of a few ways to keep it from being the 1st thing people think of, just hope my thoughts and actions work. I would so much rather be thought of as a person willing to serve, love, fun, capable, forgiving, a strong firm testimony, strong,determined and lots of other things. So Those are some of my many goals. I know how to hit some, hopefully I can all! I start each morning praying about it, I think about it through each day. When we start school again our wacky wednesday may start up. Depends on how things go. ok it will start I am just uncertain how frequent it will be, depends on how busy I am We love all our friends and family out there all over the world that are reading and are sending ((((cyber hugsand kisses)))) would love a letter or a note or a response on here, email whatever. |
The kids are all good. We finally completed Sir N's eval. It was pretty much as I thought. Asperger's, and bi-polar. These things run in the genes so with all the family back ground its no surprise. I do wish that people would stop assuming its something I am doing to cause it and realize that its genetics, and even without genetics it just happens. There are many reasons, they really do not have a known cause for any of the disorders my kids have. I do know I did not cause them.
We will be doing a structured yet child led approach this year. If that makes any sense. I don't know how else to say it. They will be in the room with me, they will have to do the basics, and they will be more responsible for it also. I have not decided on a record keeper this year. i have been using an online program in the past few years that worked well but i am not sure i want to use it again. probably will just out of habit. 
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The Temple Is about Families "When you come to the temple you will love your family with a deeper love than you have ever felt before. The temple is about families. . . . It extends to parents, brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, forebears, and especially our grandchildren! This is the Spirit of Elijah, which is the spirit of family history work; and when inspired by the Holy Ghost, it prompts the turning of the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to the fathers. Because of the priesthood, husbands and wives are sealed together, children are sealed to their parents for eternity so the family is eternal and will not be separated at death."Richard H. Winkel, "The Temple Is about Families," Ensign, Nov. 2006 |