Teaching 2 in TX
Mar. 16, 2009
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What is home?  Is it just the building you dwell in?  Is it the four walls that contain you and all your stuff?  Not to me.  That is what I used to consider home.  But, now home is KY.  I miss "home" so much.  We have been in TX for almost 8 months, and it is not home.  Home is KY and the church we attended there.  Home is KY and all the friends I left behind.  Home is KY and my old MOPS group.  Home is KY and the youth group The Teenager was a part of.  Home is KY and the dance studio and favorite ballet teacher The Princess had to leave.  Home is KY and the friends The Wild One still talks to on the phone every now and again. 

I do believe that God had/has a purpose in us moving to TX.  I do know that it is my job as an obedient child to say "Yes, sir" and follow that call.  And, I did.  I also know that in time His purpose will be revealed.  I know that The Princess will someday fall in love with our new dance studio and her new wonderful ballet teacher.  I know that The Teenager has found a new "home" in his Young Life group.  I know that The Wild One has found a new "home" in his buddies here in the neighborhood.  I also know that if I would move just a little bit outside my comfort zone, I would probably find a "home" in the new church we have begun attending. 

I know that Satan knows my weak spots.  I do not like change.  I do not like meeting new people.  I do not like joining new groups (Sunday School, etc).  And, I have made a decision to not allow Satan to have that stronghold over me any longer.  I will "step out" on those days when I just want to stay home because I don't know anybody.  And, I know that one day soon, Texas will be "HOME".  Until then, I will continue to pray for a new "home" here.


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Mar. 17, 2009 - We moved too,

Posted by MichelleL

In December 1999 we left Texas and moved to TN. My dh and I were both raised in Texas all our lives, it was really all we knew.

Now 9 years later. I can't imagine ever leaving the home and lives we have built here. I cannot imagine ever going back to Texas.

It was hard at first, and every time things weren't the way I wanted them, I wanted the easy fix, to just move back.

It is hard to leave our comfort zone, but sometimes it is the only way God can truly take us to new heights.

I know and your children miss everyone terribly, we will be praying for you.

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Kindergarten Lapbooks~08/09

Baby in a Basket

Very Last First Time

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2008-2009 Read-Alouds

*The Apple and the Arrow
*The Year at Maple Hill Farm
*Mary on Horseback
*The Hundred Dresses
*Charlotte's Web
*In Grandma's Attic
*The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
*The Boxcar Children
*A Grain of Rice
*Twenty and Ten
*The Courage of Sarah Noble
*The Whipping Boy
*Mr. Popper's Penguins
*Capyboppy
*My Father's Dragon

Books The Princess Read 08/09

*Green Eggs and Ham(9/08)
*A Big Ball of String(10/08)
*A Fly Went By (10/08)
*Fairytopia (10/08)
*How Do You Know It's Fall(10/08)
*Just Enough Carrots(10/08)
*Little Bear(10/08)
*Spiders Are Not Insects(10/08)
*The Fire Cat(10/08)
*All Tutus Should Be Pink(11/08)
*Barbie: School Days(11/08)
*Best Friends Wear Pink Tutus(11/08)
*Go, Stitch, Go(11/08)
*Hello, Cat, You Need a Hat(11/08)
*Henry and Mudge and the Tall Tree House(11/08)
*I Want to Be Somebody New(11/08)
*Little Red Riding Hood(11/08)
*Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?(11/08)
*Sleep-Over Mouse(11/08)
*So That's How the Moon Changes Shape!(11/08)
*Springtime Addition(11/08)
*The Berenstain Bears and the Wishing Star(11/08)
*The Case of the Sleepy Sloth(11/08)
*The Cat in the Hat(11/08)
*The Foot Book(11/08)
*The Special Letter(11/08)
*The Very Hungry Caterpillar(11/08)
*Tinkerbell: A Fairy Tale(11/08)
*Windy Day(11/08)
*Henry and Mudge Get the Cold Shivers(12/08)
*Hop on Pop(12/08)
*My Tooth is About to Fall Out(12/08)
*Arthur to the Rescue(1/09)
*Little Bear's Friend(1/09)
*Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere(1/09)
*Sassafras (1/09)
*Sparky (1/09)
*Baby Penguin At Home On the Ice(2/09)
*The Big Balloon Race(2/09)
*Dr. Seuss's ABC(2/09)
*Princess Charlotte and the Enchanted Rose(2/09)~Her 1st chapter book!
*Why Do Birds Fly South?(2/09)
*The Best Nest(2/09)
*Bears on Wheels(2/09)
*Panda Baby At Home In the Bamboo Grove(2/09)
*Put Me in the Zoo(2/09)
*Why Is It Dark?(2/09)
*Ferdinand(2/09)
*Mommies Say Shhh!(2/09)
*Giant Pandas: Gifts from China(2/09)
*Frog and Toad are Friends(2/09)
*A Bargain for Frances (2/09)
*Our Stars(2/09)
*Gray Rabbit's Odd One Out(2/09)
*Bedtime for Frances(2/09)
*Harry the Dirty Dog(2/09)
*Princess Katie and the Mixed-Up Potion(2/09)
*100th Day Worries(2/09)
*The 100th Day of School(2/09)
*Princess Katie and the Silver Pony(2/09)
*Nate the Great(2/09)
*The Bravest Dog Ever(2/09)
*Princess Alice and the Glass Slipper(2/09)
*Surprises(2/09)
*Curious George Visits a Toy Store(3/09)
*Bella the Bunny Fairy(3/09)
*Frog and Toad All Year(3/09)
*Snowy Owl at Home on the Tundra(3/09)
*My Many Colored Days(3/09)
*Who Grows Up in the Snow?(3/09)
*Arthur's Baby(3/09)
*Arthur Lost and Found(3/09)
*Hedgie Loves to Read(3/09)
*Johnny Appleseed(3/09)
*The Rainbow Fish(3/09)
*Are You My Mother?(3/09)
*He Bear, She Bear(3/09) *Wings on Things(3/09)
*The Gingerbread Man(3/09)
*Twinkle Twinkle Little Star(3/09)
*Hello, Arctic(3/09)
*Henry and Mudge and Annie's Good Move(3/09)
*Frog and Toad Together(3/09)
*Mama, Do You Love Me?(3/09)
*The Berrylicious Bake-Off(3/09)
*The Barn Party (3/09)
*Cecil's Garden(3/09)
*What is a Vegetable?(3/09)
*Princess Jessica and the Best-Friend Bracelet(3/09)
*Princess Emily and the Wishing Star(3/09)
*Draw Me a Star(3/09)
*Corduroy's Garden(3/09)
*Vegetables(3/09)
*Greg's Microscope(3/09)
*Henry and Mudge in the Green Time(3/09)
*Who is in the Garden?(3/09)
*Oliver's Vegetables(3/09)
*Arthur's Chicken Pox(3/09)
*Petunia(3/09)
*The Tiny Seed(3/09)
*Harold and the Purple Crayon(3/09)
*Blueberries for Sal(3/09)
*The Bee Tree(3/09)
*The Night Sky(3/09)
*Rabbits(3/09)
*The Vegetables We Eat(3/09)
*Curious George(3/09)
*Tree Frogs(3/09)
*What is a Jungle?(3/09)
*Picasso the Green Tree Frog(3/09)
*Rooster's Off to See the World(3/09)
*Arthur's Pet Business(3/09)

Books The Wild One Read 08/09

*Go-Kart Rush(8/08)
*Paintball Blast(8/08)
*Galileo (9/08)
*Jeremy: The Tale of an Honest Bunny(9/08)
*McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm(9/08)
*Nicholas Copernicus: The Earth is a Planet(9/08)
*Orangutans(9/08)
*The Magician's Nephew(9/08)
*Bats: Night Fliers(10/08)
*Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch(10/08)
*Marie Curie(10/08)
*Star Wars: Jedi Quest(10/08)
*The Man Who Made Time Travel(10/08)
*The Planets(10/08)
*The Story of Halloween(10/08)
*Bengal Tiger(11/08)
*Mount Everest and Beyond:Sir Edmund Hillart(11/08)
*A Season of Promise(11/08)
*Blackberries in the Dark(12/08)
*Rover Saves Christmas(12/08)
*Star Wars: Star Pilot(12/08)
*Wolves(12/08)
*Stuart Little(12/08)
*Honus & Me(1/09)
*Security Guard(2/09)
*The Treasure at Pelican Cove(2/09)
*Bears on Hemlock Mountain(2/09)
*Frindle(2/09)
*Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers(2/09)
*Roller Hockey Radicals(2/09)
*The Titanic: Lost...and Found(2/09)
*Greek Myths(2/09)
*Balto and the Great Race(2/09)
*The Year of Miss Agnes(2/09)
*Susan Butcher: Sled Dog Racer(3/09)
*Star Wars: The Story of Darth Vader(3/09)
*Ookpik: The Travels of a Snowy Owl(3/09)
*Arctic Fox(3/09)
*Dogteam(3/09)
*Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(3/09)
*Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(3/09)


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