Married 6 years to my soulmate and dh! We have been blessed with a dd who is three and we are starting the Homeschool Journey! Also, we have three babies Lost to Miscarriage in Heaven with Jesus. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Trowfamily/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:51:00 -0500 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:51:00 -0500 Where to begin. June, we lost our 5th child due to miscarriage. I was so depressed and so self absorbed, but our Gracious Lord taught me to not dwell on our difficulties, because on July 1st I found my father dead on his floor. My dad was a believer, but that was very difficult because my mom was out of town and my brother live in Texas. Shortly after my dad passed, we went to a Family Camp in Northern Michigan and we asked the Lord to direct our paths and we were open to His plan in our lives. So we returned home at the end of July my husband and I found out about a job possiblity that thrills us to the soul and makes us nervous. He sent his resume, we filled out applications, had friends send letters of Recommendation and now, we are heading the the Christian camp to go for an interview. We are still starting school on Monday. As far as that goes I am doing Heart of Dakota for the Basics and bible portion, and then we will do other things for the rest of preschool. I am excited to start this! I guess, I am asking for Prayer for the weekend because it is a 12 hour drive for us and we hope and pray that the Lord will show us what He wants for our family. If anyone out there knows the Homeschool laws of Arkansas, that would be helpful. Blessings to all! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Trowfamily/718409/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:51:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Trowfamily/718409/ I am so excited! I just picked up our curriculum for next year! :)  I bought it on ebay.  I have looked and looked for a curriculum, that encompasses both phonics, art, history, and bible memory!  I have looked at Heart of Dakota and would like to try the Little Hands to Heaven.    i hope this works!  Is there anyone out there who has used it and do they like it?  I think it will be great!  It comes with the tapes and the book as well. Have a super day! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Trowfamily/699993/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:56:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Trowfamily/699993/ O.k. so yesterday I turned 35.  First off I don't feel like I am 35.  Second, I didn't expect to be where I am at.  It is not bad, just different!  I was hoping to have my debts paid off and well, that has not work at all.  3rd, I wanted to have more children, but God has a different plan than we do and it isn't what I want it is what the Lord wants us to go through.    http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Trowfamily/683250/ Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:54:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Trowfamily/683250/ Just some thoughts!  Please help when you get a chance!  My daugther will be 3.5 in September.  I was chatting with DH about next year.  There is a Christian School in the area, but I can Homeschool my DD for a fraction of that price!  :)  Here is where I need some help.  I am looking at a few different things for her to do during school time.  :)  I think Explode the code, after she recognizes her letters.  Reading/ Crafts is Before Five in a Row, and then the other part that I am having some struggles is the General Preschool Portion.  I am Looking at Little Hands To Heaven, by Heart of Dakota.  I do not know anyone who has used this so, I am unsure if it is a good choice or Should I do something else.  Any Advice in this area would be great! :)  Thanks to those moms in advance who want to help!  On a side note, I have been seeing something about workboxes.  I am very interested in this, because I can give her a craft project in these boxes.  This is something that I think I will do.  Also as far as scheduling, I am using the Titus2 approach.  I really like this! :) Recently, we have been doing "school" time more frequently.  She loves school! I have a few pictures to put up while she is doing school work!  I hope and pray in 10 when she is in Jr. High that she loves school as well!  If you have other suggestions, I would take those as well! 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Yesterday, I and my little peanut have had the flu.  It has been a very long week.  School is slow, especially with this chasm that is there.  But God is good.  She still love school!  Working the weekend!  That is good, I like work! Have a Blessed weekend! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Trowfamily/655315/ Fri, 6 Feb 2009 13:54:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Trowfamily/655315/ Oh how times have changed!  My Little Girl is three!  She is so very sweet!  She asks every day to do school!  We have not trully started yet, because she is just three!  She can do matching, shapes, colors, and knows  the difference between  Letters and Numbers!  She is bright and I think will be reading by 4.  She wants to read so badly!  It is very cute!  I was just thinking I haven't posted in a while!   We are moving again.  I feel like that is all we do!  :)  However, it is o.k.  Makes me purge my items quite a bit!  I hope every one here has a great weekend!  http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Trowfamily/646562/ Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:16:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Trowfamily/646562/ Lots has happened to us recently.  I was going to start school in September and have decided it might be better to do it another day.  I think once my little girl is three we will start. She is good for about 5 minutes if that! :)  Until then, we will continue reading, talking about things and what is going on around us! I am still reading the other posts, but have decided to hold on for now. Have a super day!   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Trowfamily/597779/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:31:01 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Trowfamily/597779/ A weak and a half ago, my sister in law, my dd and I went to Portland, OR to visit family.  The first flight for dd and she did great!  What a great traveler I have!  I just loved being able to visit that part of the country.  I drove up to Tacoma area and visited a cousin of mine and that was great fun! Also, we did a little bit of Sight seeing. Next Time, we are doing more sight seeing.  Going to go when it isi warmer and go to Crater Lake and to the ocean.  Homeschooling front:   I believe I am going to start in August instead of September.  I believe it will work out much better, because in December, I am going to have another baby, hopefully, the Lord willing!  After our misscarriage, we have been trying, so finally it happened.  My cousin, who also homeschools, told me about a book and I am hoping it will be in today's mail.  It is by Ruth Beechick.  I hope it is a good one.  Well, need to rest, before DD gets up. Have a Blessed Day!   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Trowfamily/524350/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:57:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Trowfamily/524350/ I just have to share this with you! In January I started Baby sitting at another persons house! I think next year, the little girl will come to my house! You see, a few weeks ago, I was clean and their was a letter A on the Floor, like a copy of a letter A.  My dd, who is 2 now, said "A".  I thought Oh, o.k. she is just saying A, then she pointed to it and said "Mommy, A."  I was amazed!  I am so very Fortunate to have this little blessing in my life!  I just love being around her!  Except when of course she is super cranky!  Next year the little girl will be almost three as my dd.  So I think I will to a little k3 with them! I started, then I decided to stop!  But definitely in the fall I will begin again!  As for now, we read a ton and soon, potty training is to begin!  She started, now she doesn't use the big potty.  Any ideas?  I know when she is ready, I will have her use the potty!  Well, need to get the dishes done and see what the cat wants!   I have started the prepatory Curriculum at Brightly Beaming!  It is great! But I am going to add some more to it!  Like Memory Verses, Pre-writing activities, and Circle Time!  Show and tell and things like that!  I am so excited for her to learn and to be taught!  Oh, another interesting proposition is being dropped into our laps!  My DH and I have been married for just 5 years.  And we are just starting to get ourselves out of the hole we dug last summer! :)  Anyways, my grandmother recently passed and left the house with 4 rentals to my mom!   My mom approached us and we are moving for the 8th time sometime this summer, but the rent is much cheaper and the house is a bit bigger!  :)  A back yard and it is right in town! I can walk to places using the sidewalk!  That will be nice!  If anyone has ideas about prewriting activities that would be great! I have thought about getting the Sonlight Core A Parent companion, but I do not see any comments on it. Has anyone picked it up yet? Just thinking about it! I think Either I use the Prepatory Curriculm or that!  However, with the Prepatory I can use Letter of the week!  O.k. enough for now!  Blessings to all! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Trowfamily/505278/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:11:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Trowfamily/505278/