A small window into my world as I Love my husband, homeschool my 4 Blessings and wait for more. Knowing there is so much more, Somewhere Beyond All This.... http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:47:00 -0500 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:47:00 -0500 http://somewherebeyondallthis.blogspot.com/ http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/710923/ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:47:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/710923/ http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/662124/ Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:19:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/662124/ What Have You Done? (mine are in bold ) 1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the stars 3. Played in a band 4. Visited Hawaii 5. Watched a meteor shower 6. Given more than you can afford to charity 7. Been to Disneyland 8. Climbed a mountain 9. Held a praying mantis 10. Sang a solo 11. Bungee jumped 12. Visited Paris 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea or from an airplane 14. Taught yourself an art from scratch 15. Adopted a child 16. Had food poisoning 17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty 18. Grown your own vegetables 19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France 20. Slept on an overnight train 21. Had a pillow fight 22. Hitch hiked 23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill 24. Built a snow fort 25. Held a lamb 26. Gone skinny dipping 27. Run a Marathon 28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice 29. Seen a total eclipse 30. Watched a sunrise or sunset 31. Hit a home run 32. Been on a cruise 33. Seen Niagara Falls in person 34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors 35. Seen an Amish community 36. Taught yourself a new language 37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied 38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person 39. Gone rock climbing 40. Seen Michelangelos David 41. Sung karaoke 42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt 43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant 44. Visited Africa 45. Walked on a beach by moonlight 46. Been transported in an ambulance 47. Had your portrait painted 48. Gone deep sea fishing 49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person 50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris 51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling 52. Kissed in the rain 53. Played in the mud 54. Gone to a drive-in theater 55. Been in a movie 56. Visited the Great Wall of China 57. Started a business 58. Taken a martial arts class 59. Visited Russia 60. Served at a soup kitchen 61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies 62. Gone whale watching 63. Got flowers for no reason 64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma 65. Gone sky diving 66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp 67. Bounced a check 68. Flown in a helicopter 69. Saved a favorite childhood toy 70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial 71. Eaten Caviar 72. Pieced a quilt 73. Stood in Times Square 74. Toured the Everglades 75. Been fired from a job 76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London 77. Broken a bone 78. Been on a speeding motorcycle 79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person 80. Published a book 81. Visited the Vatican 82. Bought a brand new car 83. Walked in Jerusalem 84. Had your picture in the newspaper 85. Read the entire Bible 86. Visited the White House 87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating 88. Had chickenpox 89. Saved someone’s life 90. Sat on a jury 91. Met someone famous 92. Joined a book club 93. Lost a loved one 94. Had a baby 95. Seen the Alamo in person 96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake 97. Been involved in a law suit 98. Owned a cell phone 99. Been stung by a bee 100. Read an entire book in one day http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/630528/ Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:09:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/630528/   Mary Grace November 18, 2008 8:58 am 7pounds 10 ounces 20.5 inches long http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/621906/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:11:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/621906/ Cool!  I posted 15  times in one year.  I wonder if I will do better when baby arrives. Yeah right. Hey I am trying. I won't get a second page until 5 more posts. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/609718/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:36:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/609718/ 1 Bushel of apples =                              2 pies for the freezer                              4 pints apple butter                              1 small bag of dehydrated apple rings                              1 tray fruit leather                             1 apple cake                             11 pints apple sauce                             a crisper of eating apples I am pleased. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/609710/ Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:16:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/609710/ I thought I would participate this week in this bloggy tradition. Outside My Window -- Beautiful, sunny 70 degree weather. I am thinking -- about the joy of delivering my newest blessing in the next few weeks.   I am thankful for -- Gods's hand in what could have been a fatal accident last night, when the car I was in broke down on a busy highway in the dark going highway speeds. Cool thing, if I had gone into labor, I was with my midwife. She is just as good at controling out of control vehicles as she is at delivering babies.   From the kitchen -- my 13dd cooking dinner.   I am wearing -- maternity clothes with nice spots on the belly of the shirt.   I am creating -- a clean and clutter free home. I am going -- to the apple orchard soon.   I am reading -- "The Age of Opportunity" by Paul David Tripp    I am hoping -- to adopt blessings soon.   I am hearing -- my blessings being quite, studying and resting (so I guess that I am not hearing anything). Around the house -- vacuum cleaner taken apart to be fixed.   One of my favorite things -- the dinner table set and a few candles smelling the house.   A Few Plans For This Week -- Apple picking, washing, dehydrating, canning, pies, etc.   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/604190/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:27:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/604190/ "Christianity is not about building an absolutely secure little niche in the world where you can live with your perfect little wife and your perfect little children in your beautiful little house where you have no gays or minority groups anywhere near you. Christianity is about learning to love like Jesus loved and Jesus loved the poor and Jesus loved the broken." Rich Mullins ~ October 21, 1955 – September 19, 1997 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/592911/ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:11:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/592911/ It seems to be a theme this summer. Hair cuts not planned by mom. I have heard many sad stories about the loss of hair. So, I will share pictures of my own experience as a mom. Forgive the photos, I had to scan them in. This is my Julia the summer before she turned 3.     This is Julia 2 months AFTER the hair cut that her sister gave her. Hannah got a bit of a hair cut as well.   Do you see these pig tails. Hannah cut them off at the rubber bands. Julia's bangs had just grown out long enough to stay in her pigtails. Which explains why she had none.     Oh, by the way the curls never came back. Much to my grief. I will share the story later. This is my first picture post! Yeah me. I am learning, but this was tiring. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/588215/ Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:55:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/588215/   YOU KNOW YOU'RE AN ADOPTIVE PARENT IF ...     (Or should be...) 1. The fact that there are 143 million children without a parent to kiss them goodnight has made you lose sleep. 2. You realize DNA has nothing to do with love & family. 3. You can't watch Adoption Stories on TLC without sobbing. 4. The fact that, if 7% of Christians adopted 1 child there would be no orphans in the world, is convicting to you. 5. You spend free time surfing blogs about families who've experienced the blessing of adoption. 6. It drives you crazy when people ask you about adopted child's "real" parents. 7. You've been "pregnant" with your adoptive child longer than it takes an elephant to give birth.(2 years!) 8. You'd no idea how you'd afford to adopt, but stepped out in faith anyway, knowing He'd provide. (& He does!) 9. You've taken an airplane half-way around the world with a child you just met. 10. You believe God's heart's for adoption. 11. You realize that welcoming a child into your heart & family is one of the most important legacies you could ever leave on this earth. 12. You know what the word "Dossier" means & you can actually pronounce it correctly! 13. You've welcomed a social worker into the most private parts of your life. 14. You shudder when people say your child's so lucky that you adopted them, knowing full well you're the blessed one to have him or her in your life. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/546810/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:27:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/somewhere/546810/