Hi my name is Beverly. I am a stay at home mom with 2 children(Frankie is 17 and Tyler is 11). Only Tyler lives with us my daughter lives with my parents in Georgia. I have been married to a wonderful man for 7 years who is a very hard worker and provider for us. We live in Tennessee and love it. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:14:00 -0500 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:14:00 -0500 Well it has been a wonderful 4 1/2 years here in Tennessee but it is time for us to go home to Georgia. I have met so many wonderful people here. I want to thank all the moms in my homeschool group for all the help they have given us. I miss our Mom's Nights Out! Please keep us in your prayers! With all my love. Beverly http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/730709/ Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:14:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/730709/ For 30 years I thought I had been saved. I have been attending Grace Baptist Church and the preacher has been preaching hot and heavy on sinners dying and going to hell. Over the past couple of weeks I had been questioning my salvation.I felt in my heart that something wasn't right. So Sunday night March 16,2008 I was sitting in church and nothing I couldnt feel nothing. So I left church and started home. The closer I got to home the heavier my heart was. So I turned around and headed back to church.I had Tyler searching my Bible for the church phone number and he finally found it. I called the church and the pastor answered I said please stay there I am on my way back there is something I have to do. I got back to the church and I got saved. I have never felt like this Im so excited. I feel like I could just fly away.lol  I am going to close now but I just had to share this news. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/501859/ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:20:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/501859/ Olivia Tempest Byrd November 22, 2007-January 19, 2008   For a brief while she brought pleasure to all our hearts. We love her and miss her terribly. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/473663/ Sun, 3 Feb 2008 14:10:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/473663/        In honor of her blog receiving over 155,000 page views, this mom has decided to give away a $20 giftcard and a $10 giftcard to CurrClick (formerly known as Homeschool EStore). Please go visit her blog and check it out. Contest ends Nov 26 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/429343/ Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:33:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/429343/ If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it. Happy moments, praise God. Difficult moments, seek God. Quiet moments, worship God. Painful moments, trust God. Every moment, thank God. This is a Thomas Kinkade painting. It's rumored to carry a miracle! They say if you pass this on, you will receive a miracle. I am passing this on because I thought it was    beautiful  , and besides, who couldn't use a miracle?! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/428800/ Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:57:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/428800/ There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. So as she was getting her things "in order," she contacted her Pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in. Everything was in order and the Pastor was preparing to leave when the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her. "There's one more thing," she said excitedly. "What's that?" came the Pastor's reply. "This is very important," the young woman continued. "I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand." The Pastor stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite what to say. That surprises you, doesn't it?" the young woman asked. "Well, to be honest, I'm puzzled by the request," said the Pastor. The young woman explained. "My grandmother once told me this story, and from that time on I have always tried to pass along its message to those I love and those who are in need of encouragement. In all my years of attending socials and dinners, I always remember that when the dishes of the main course were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, 'Keep your fork.' It was my favorite part because I knew that something better was coming...like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie. Something wonderful, and with substance!' So, I just want people to see me there in that casket with a fork in my hand and I want them to wonder "What's with the fork?" Then I want you to tell them: "Keep your fork, the best is yet to come." The Pastor's eyes welled up with tears of joy as he hugged the young woman good-bye. He knew this would be one of the last times he would see her before her death. But he also knew that the young woman had a better grasp of heaven than he did. She had a better grasp of what heaven would be like than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience and knowledge. She KNEW that something better was coming. At the funeral people were walking by the young woman's casket and they saw the cloak she was wearing and the fork placed in her right hand. Over and over, the Pastor heard the question, "What's with the fork?" And over and over he smiled. During his message, the Pastor told the people of the conversation he had with the young woman shortly before she died. He also told them about the fork and about what it symbolized to her. He told the people how he could not stop thinking about the fork and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either. He was right. So the next time you reach down for your fork let it remind you, ever so gently, that the best is yet to come. Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their hearts to us. Show your friends how much you care. Remember to always be there for them, even when you need them more. For you never know when it may be their time to say "Keep your fork." Cherish the time you have, and the memories you share. Being friends with someone is not an opportunity but a sweet responsibility.   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/423263/ Thu, 8 Nov 2007 09:50:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/423263/ A friend of mine from Georgia sent me this she says it really works. My mail carrier told me that the US Postal service sent out a message to all letter carriers to put a sheet of Bounce in their uniform pockets to keep yellow-jackets away. I Use them all the time when playing baseball and soccer. I use it when I am working outside. It really works. The yellow jackets just veer around you. 1. All this time you've just been putting Bounce in the dryer!  It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them. It also repels mice.   2. Spread sheets around foundation areas, or in trailers, or  cars that are sitting and it keeps mice from entering your vehicle.    3. It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that  don't get opened too often.   4. It repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a  belt loop when outdoors during mosqui to season.    5. Eliminate static electricity from your television (or  computer) screen.   6. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling,  wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to  keep dust from resettling.   7. Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheet of Bounce.   8. To freshen the air in your home - Place an individual  sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.    9. Put Bounce sheet in vacuum cleaner.   10. Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle  through a sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew. 11. Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of  Bounce inside empty luggage before storing.   12. To freshen the air in your car - Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat.   13. Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in a pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti-static agent apparently weakens the bond between the food and the pan.    14. Eliminate odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket.   15. Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of  Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs.    16. Eliminate static electricity from Venetian blinds. Wipe  the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling. 17. Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used  sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.   18. Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual  sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper. 19. Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight.   20. Golfers put a Bounce sheet! In their back pocket to keep the bees away.   21. Put a Bounce sheet in your sleeping bag and tent before  folding and storing them. It will keep them smelling fresh. Till next time, http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/407854/ Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:42:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/407854/ Look what this mom  is giving away!! Wouldn't you like to have one? http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/395209/ Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:06:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/395209/ Author Unknown Lord, Please help me,  To strengthen their voices,  bodies and minds,  To express their feelings and  control them sometimes,  To explore what's near  and venture afar,  But most important to love  who they are.  http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/385403/ Tue, 4 Sep 2007 22:34:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/385403/ "A child is not a vessel to be filled, but a lamp to be lit".   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/385396/ Tue, 4 Sep 2007 22:31:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/douglashomeskool/385396/