My homeschool friend Melissa is having a contest! She is offering three of her e-books,


The Life of the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird an Ebook by Melissa Markham

American Bison an Ebook by Melissa Markham

and

Komodo Dragon Ebook by Melissa Markham

and her Recipe CD FREE to one lucky person! The Recipe CD includes the following categories:

You will find recipes in the following categories:
Appetizers
Beef
Beverages
Breads
Cakes
Candy
Cookies
Dessert
Eggs
Fish and Seafood
Frosting
Main Dishes
Pies
Pork
Poultry
Salads
Sandwiches
Sauces
Side Dishes and Casseroles
Soups and Stews
Veal
Vegetables
Venison

You can check out the contest by clicking HERE

This post is cross posted from:  http://frugaldomesticgoddess.blogspot.com

Fall Into Reading 2007

I hit the best homeschool find of the year!  A 2-dollar per BAG book sale!  I got about a dozen books for myself, but about another 100 for the kids!  All for EIGHT little dollars.  You just have to love a great deal, right?

Now, I won't list everything because I don't want to bore you to tears, but I am going to list some of my really great homeschooling finds!  Books that you Charlotte Mason moms, Five in a Row moms, and lovers of Caldecott Award-winning book moms will recognize.

My most surprising find was an old hardcover copy of Plutarch.  This is a listed book on Ambleside's curriculum.  This book alone, plus shipping, would have been more than everything I got!

I also found Robert McCloskey's Lentil in hardcover, as well as his One_Morning_In-Maine, and Burt-Dow-Deep-Water-Man.  All of these were on my Amazon wish list!

I found both In_Woods_and_Fields and In_Ponds_and_Streams by Margaret Waring Buck, Arnold Lobel's Fables, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The_Golden_Touch,  and the cutest book called The_American_Girls_Handy_Book.

I got so many science books, history books on the native americans and pilgrims and early America (what we are studying this year) and books on Martha Washington, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln.   We found at least a dozen easy readers for Emme to read aloud, and several collections for me to read aloud to her.

I found a beautiful 1950's hardcover of 100_Bible_Stories,  an equally lovely book of Christmas stories from 1934,  and my absolute favorite to look at (A true bibliomane loves the way books look, feel, smell, etc!)  is a small, gray vintage looking book of plays.  It will look lovely on my armoire surrounded by antiques!

This is just a small smattering of what I got!  For myself I found about 10 classics I have never read, historical fiction from Jeane Plaidy, Victoria Holt,  Anya Seton and several others to overfill my bookshelves.

On top of all the books, our day was busy and physically demanding.  We've been working in the yard, putting in gardens, cutting weeds, putting in mulch, trimming bushes, and watching the wonderful birds who visit our feeders daily.   It's been so fun to learn some new types of birds! 

I hope you are all well and blessed!  May your homeschool days be full of love and learning,

Sherry

I am SO glad I came across this tonight!  It is the Winter Classics Challenge hosted by Read_from_A_to_Z.   At this moment in time, nearly 100 people have signed up to read five classic novels by the end of February!  How awesome is that!???  One of my goals for this year is to read more classics, so this is right up my alley! 

The five books that I have chosen, not in any particular order, are:

Sense_and_Sensibility by Jane Austen (reading now)

The_Horse_and_His_Boy by C. S. Lewis

A_Tree_Grows_In-Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Little_Women by Louisa May Alcott

Things_Fall_Apart by Chinua Achebe

Click the link in the first paragraph to see what everyone is reading!

Sherry

I haven't mentioned in a LONG WHILE what I've been reading.  I was doing so well for awhile there, reading only one book at a time.  For the past month or so, I've been reading about six books at the same time -- going a short distance in each of them! 

Here is what I've been reading:

Two_Old_Women is a tale of two Althabaskan Indian women in Alaska who get left behind by their tribe in the frigid winter.  They have to decide to give up and die, or use the skills they haven't had to use for decades to help them survive. 

*I finished this book in three days.  It's a very quick, uplifting read.  A wonderful Native American tale to add to your library.  I am going to tell this tale to Emme in a more simple way for our studies. *

A-Charlote-Mason_Companion  is a must read for any mom who uses her methods.  It is inspiring and in easy-to-read language.  Very helpful.  I was blessed enough to receive it from Paperbackswap!

Purpose_Driven_Life I am about 1/2 way through this and it makes you think.  It makes you feel blessed.  It's also a must read in my opinion.  Also a great Christmas gift for someone who hasn't yet read this remarkable book.

Simple_Abundance I've owned this book for many years but have never read it each day.  I have been reading it lately and want to make it a habit.  I also am keeping track of all of the things I am greatful for in the matching journal.  These would also make a lovely gift.  Any of her books would.

I've been going back and forth studying between two Bibles.

NIV_Women_of_Faith Study Bible.  This has a study of women in the Bible and it is really quite lovely.   I use this one more when I am reading for enjoyment or at home. 

I cannot find the link for the other one I use.  It is a Student's Study Bible.  It is also an NIV.  It has thicker pages to take notes on, to highlight in and it's just more practicle and sturdy I guess.  I use this one when we are digging deep in Bible Study classes and when I am going back and forth between books and chapters of the Bible making connections.  We are currently studying the book of ACTS at our Sunday Morning Bible study -- and this is quite marked up in my study book!

I started reading The-Tightwad_Gazette last night.  Great frugal read!  Lots of great ideas.

There are even a few more that I am reading on and off -- but these are the main ones.   Two other Charlotte Mason books included, 2 children's books ...... I need to stop this!

Hopefully I will be back to one book at a time (plus the Bible) soon!

Bibliomane! (Sherry)

2. ONE BOOK THAT YOU'VE READ MORE THAN ONCE:

 Gone with the Wind

3. ONE - O.K. TWO - BOOKS YOU'D WANT ON A DESERT ISLAND:

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare and the Bible.

4. ONE BOOK THAT MADE YOU LAUGH:

"Anne of Green Gables"

5. ONE BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY:

 Cane River, by Lalita Tademy

6. ONE BOOK THAT YOU WISH HAD BEEN WRITTEN

How to Find the Willpower You Need to Keep Your House Clean and Lose Weight!

7. ONE BOOK THAT YOU WISH HAD NEVER BEEN WRITTEN

"White Power" by George Rockwell (no, i would never have read that!)

8. ONE BOOK THAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY READING:

 "Prodigal Summer" by Barbara Kingsolver

9.  ONE BOOK YOU'VE BEEN MEANING TO READ:

 "Pride and Prejudice"

10. TAG FIVE OTHERS:

buffalorock

lindafay

Susan

maehsweet

Abiga51

And anyone else that may want to do this!  I love to read what people have to say about books!

Sherry

Hi all!  I've been out cutting the lawn and the lawnmower and I both ran out of gas! 

I need to sit and cool off for a minute, so I figured what better time than to list what we've been reading?

Jennah (10) will be finishing up "The Penderwicks" this week.

Jacob (7-1/2) finished his second robot-themed book this afternoon.

I am reading "Prodigal Summer" by Barbara Kingsolver, the author of "Poisonwood Bible".

Emme's list is pretty long, as her books are shorter than ours are!  I will put a * next to the ones that we enjoyed the most.

The Ugly Duckling - Hans Christian Anderson *

Just the Way Your Are - Max Lucado

Pipi in the Park - Astrid Lingred

The Golden Sandal - Rebecca Hickox *

Mirette and Bellini - *

Pond  Year - *

The Little Engine that Could - Piper

Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine - Evaline Ness *

Cinderella II - Disney

Chanticlear the Fox

In my Mother's House

Cinder Elly

Joji and the Fog *

John Henry

Tico and the golden wings

Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves

The Stolen Sun

The Spinner's Daughter

And from the library today we got:

On Noah's Ark - Jan Brett (love this author)

Clara Caterpillar - Pam D Edwards

Blueberry Pie - Louise and Richard Floethe

Butterfly Time by Alice Goudey (We loved her "Houses from the Sea" book -- great living books author!)

The Paper Princess Finds Her Way - Elisa Kleven

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi - Rudyard Kipling

Chicken Little - S Kellogg

Madeline in London - L Bemelmans (we love her!)

Angus and the Ducks - Marjorie Flack (great author)

The Butterflies Come - Leo Politi

Obviously we have a butterfly theme going!  4 of them are about butterflies. 

We also got 2 Magic Schoolbus videos.  The girls love those.

Well, I guess that'll do it!

Oh, I figured out that so far I have read 27 books this year. (My own personal books - not including read alouds)  My goal is 52, so I'm well on my way!  Wish me luck!

Sherry

Hello my dear friends!  I have a couple of book recommendations and some fun links to post too.  I hope someone gets some use out of them.

First off, Emme and I read "Starring Mirette and Bellini" today, the sequel to "Mirette on the High Wire", which is a Caldecott Medal Winner.   These books are really great, they have wonderful illustrations, and they teach as well as entertain. 

Mierrtte

(Mirette)

Sequel

(sequel)

and, although we haven't read it yet, I'm looking forward to reading:

book3

(Mirette and Bellini cross Niagara Falls)

And for those of you that do CM or Ambleside or require your books to be "living", we read a great nature book about ponds and pond life today:

"Pond Year"

Livingbook_Pond_Year

All of these books are suitable for the 4-8 year range, I'd say. 

Now, on to some fun links. The first one shows you how to find nature in your own backyard and the second is how to study nature at the zoo.

Fun games and crafts for kids:

And the next two links and article are all about how to organize your childrens' rooms this summer:

I am savoring this last day of relaxation.  Tomorrow starts a summer filled with day trips, parks, visits, play dates, park dates, reading clubs, learning, nature walks, movies, cooking, etc.  Not to mention lots of dr. appointments, tonsil and ear surgery for the boy and a week of laying on the couch with jello!

I've been working out a schedule -- pretty lax with lots of time for play -- but enough time to spend individual one-on-one time with each child. 

Oh!  I found this site through another HSB -- and I apologize that I don't remember the name of her blog.  Sorry!!!!!  But she posted about the Build-A-Bear reading program (FaithfulGrace?  Was it you?)  I Googled it and found the site:

http://www.buildabear.com/lp/SummerReading2006/ 

You get a free bookmark if you read three books by the end of June, and a 5 dollar gift certificate and a certificate of completion if you read six books by the end of July.  My kids LOVE BABW and we will be going there this month for Jennah's birthday!  I'm glad to find another reason to encourage them to read!!!!!

Here is another great site to encourage reading:

http://www.bookadventure.org/ 

And for us adults, have you checked out Bookcrossings?  I have yet to do this, but it is one of those things that I plan on doing some time!  Hopefully soon!

  http://www.bookcrossing.com/ 

And I've got one more interesting thing to talk about books.  This comes from Turtle Island Homeschool's sidebar links:

http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/Linda-books.htm

This is a link about altered books.  If you've never heard of them, check it out!  It's a great way to be creative.  Also -- do you have a book that you've taught on Ancient Rome that won't get you but 5 cents on E-Bay?  Use it to make an Ancient Rome altered book!  Make a mosaic, a sketch, a drawing, poem, etc. and work it into the book for a great keepsake and learning tool! 

Hope I've been an inspirational bibliomane today!

Sherry

Hi Ladies!

I did pretty good in May with my reading.  Of course I have been staying up super late!  That is never good.  So, I'm trying hard to turn that around!

The first book I read last month was:

Katherine - by Anya Seton.  I give this one 5 stars!  I loved it. 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/155652532X/qid=1149199314/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-4509173-5728040?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

After Katherine, I read:

The Unforgiven, by Patricia Macdonald.  This was a great mystery/horror book.  I generally don't read them, but this one is really a fast read.  4 stars.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743423658/qid=1149199445/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-4509173-5728040?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

Then, I read Bombshell by Linda Curnyn.  Only 3 stars.  A chic lit book without very much depth to the main character or storyline. 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0373250576/qid=1149199494/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-4509173-5728040?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

Next, I finally read a book I've been dying to read:  The Kite Runner by Khaled Housseni.  5 stars!  Touching book written in wonderful prose.  It is sad, but also hopeful.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594480001/qid=1149199581/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-4509173-5728040?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

After that, I read Abigail's Story from the Women of the Bible series.  This was an ok read.  A quick read but I'm not sure it is as good as the reviews on Amazon say it is!  3 stars from me.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/045121479X/qid=1149199704/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-4509173-5728040?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

  I then started reading "The Bridges of Madison County" -- but decided I wasn't in the mood for a sad romance, so I chucked it in favor of book 6 in the Janet Oke Love Comes Softly series:  Love's Unfolding Dream.  I love all of these books, whether they are considered "twaddle" or not! 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764228536/ref=pd_sim_b_1/002-4509173-5728040?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155

Now I am on to my Yahoo book club's choice for the month of June "The Bone Vault"  by Linda Fairstein.  I'll be starting this one tonight!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743223543/ref=pd_kar_gw_2/002-4509173-5728040?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155

Happy reading everyone!

Sherry

A fellow homeschooling mom in the area told me about a big book sale going on not far from my house.  Today was the last day and you got to fill a brown shopping bag full of books for five dollars!

Dh and I made our way to the sale and were we happy that we did!!!

There were tables upon tables of books of all kinds.  It was super crowded, but we did pretty well, I must say!  Dh got an entire bag full of science fiction and he was completely happy.  I only got a few books for myself, as I am pretty well stocked when it comes to reading for myself, but I got tons and tons of great books for the kids!

I got several classics for all three kids and some teaching books, reading books, and then my favorite finds ....  really great books on school subjects we are currently studying (or will be soon)! 

Here is a partial list of my great finds:

The Gettysburg Address  (as a picture book)

What's Hatching Out of that Egg?

The Young Scientist Investigates Flowers

The Skeleton Book -- An Inside Look at Animals

Silly Science Tricks

Things That Grow (this one looks AWESOME!  More on it later)

Animal Homes:  Seashore

Acorn: Oak Tree

Birds Activity Books 1,2, and 3 (Spring, Summer, and MIgratory)

Hermit Crabs

How to Raise Butterflies

Where's That Insect?

A Picture Book of Birds

Giants of Smaller Worlds:  Drawn in their natural sizes

and my favorite, favorite find:

Window on America:  Discovering Her Beauty

This book is SO gorgeous, the pictures are outstanding, and there is even a matching book plaque (my name is:) inside the cover w/o writing on it!  I am so geeked!

So, we got ALL the above books, the science fiction, the classics, the teaching books, a few how-to's and a few fiction...... for 15 bucks!!!  How awesome is that?

I'm happy that my dh shares my love of reading and learning.  He picked out a couple of books for the kids too, and he did well!  I found the education table on our way out.  Most of it was about pregnancy and babies, but I found a couple of books on teaching your kids to love reading, and a book of teaching and book quotes, don't sweat the small stuff w/ families, and those bird activity books.

Well, I just wanted to share.  Look for book sales in your area! 

Sherry

   In honor of May Day -- here are a few links, courtesy of clickschooling.com.

For the younger children:  Grow virtual flowers in a window box:

http://www.pbs.org/parents/creativity/sensory/windowboxes.html

Count flower petals:

http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibnat.html#petals

For the older children:  American Field Guide

http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide/teachers/flowers/flowers_sum.html

Happy May!

 Sherry

I bought this really ugly, big, worn, 2nd-hand red sweater about a month ago -- and I LOVE IT!  It goes to my knees, wraps all the way   around, covers my hands and bottom, and keeps me warm in the house on these chilly spring days!  I do believe I will have this ugly thing for at least the next 20 years!  Do YOU have some article of clothing that you cherish?  Something comfie and warm?  Loose and breezy on a hot, sticky day????  Share with me!

Today is my FIRST day at home in about 2 weeks.  This mom has been completely overbooked for awhile now!  Today it is all about catching up with all my Internet friends, writing real letters, getting packages   together, and blessing my house and family!  I am on my 2nd load of clothes right now and plan on doing at least another four by the time the day is done.  I also want to work on my kitchen, following belatedly along with my CHCHC journal, and lay down the new kitchen throw rug my mom bought me for my birthday.  She gave me an amazing amount of bakeware, which I most desperately needed, and beautifully colored pot holders, throw rug, and matching 2 flower pots with white geraniums growing happily in them!   

I'm going to make some chicken enchiladas for dinner tonight and some corn muffins in my new muffin pans! 

It's a really dreary, chilly day here in Michigan -- I wish it was nicer so I could go work on the backyard and spend time with my flowers!

  Not that I have many yet -- but they are coming!!!!!

READING:  I am up to the 7th chapter of "Katherine" by Anya Seton, written in 1954.  One word for you all:  AMAZING!  I highly recommend this book to everyone.  This is one I will keep for passing on down to my Jennah! 

I only started collecting books to pass down to Jennah.  So far I am leaving her:

Gone with the Wind

White Oleander

Cane River

Katherine                                                 

East of Eden

  Jane Eyre

Complete Narnia Chronicle

The Red Tent

and               

The Poisonwood Bible

Of course there will be dozens and dozens more -- but I just started collecting them.  Each will have a letter attached inside the book (haven't figured out exactly how -- maybe a staple or perhaps just wirte inside the cover) The letter will tell her WHY I chose the book to hand down to her and what about the book made me love it so much.  There are several classics I read when I was younger that I plan to revisit before i add them to the list.  I want to make sure that they are suited for the purpose.

I still plan on leaving her my book journals with hundreds of other books that I have read and loved, but the ones that I save for her over the years are the books that I found truly special and meaningful and want to share with her when she's grown! 

MUSIC:  I found a really great song while searching for music last week: 

http://www.myspace.com/calebrowden 

Apparently he has only released the one single "You are Holy" -- but check out the other songs too -- I can't wait til they are released!!!!!  LOVE HIM!

Alright -- I've gabbed enough.   Time to clean! 

  Sherry

I've been trying to find a website for Jennah to submit book reviews to.  I haven't found exactly what I want, but I must say that there are a whole lot of good sites online for children regarding books.  I'll list a few of them below.

And by the way, in case you aren't EXACTLY sure what a bibliomane is, here is the definition: 

I think one of the coolest things about being a homeschooling mom is getting invited to the Scholastic Warehouse book sales!  In case you've never been, I'll post the link where you can click on your state and see where your local warehouse is! 

http://teacher.scholastic.com/fairs/warehouse/

Kids Read is a site where you can find reviews from authors, ideas on how to start your own book club, and news about upcoming books:

http://www.kidsreads.com/index.asp

At Building Rainbows, your child can post his/her OWN review or read reviews written by their peers.  Also has a page to tell you how to write a good review.  http://www.buildingrainbows.com/browserecent

Stone Soup is a magazine for young writers and artists.  You can read about them, or submit your own work!  http://www.stonesoup.com/index.html

Kids on the net is a site where kids can learn about creative writing, post articles all about themselves, take quizzes, and play word games:

 http://kotn.ntu.ac.uk/index.htm

Just for Kids Who Love Books is devoted to girls aged 8-14.  You can read reviews, write about your favorite books, meet new friends, and join in ongoing discussions of books.

http://www.alanbrown.com/

Kids at Random is a site hosted by Randomhouse books.  You can read  about upcoming books, or visit pages with your favorite Randomhouse characters.  http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/home.pperl

Finally, at Senvara, MOMS can look at a year-by-year guide of books recommended for homeschoolers BY homeschoolers:

http://www.senvara.com/

I hope you enjoy the links!  Keep encouraging those kids to read!

Sherry

Read N Snuggle time has become a huge hit here in the Honeycutt Household! (Say that five times fast!)  Had I known that changing the location of where we read would cause such a huge turn around in Emme's attitude towards reading, I would have done it back in September!

Yesterday our books leaned more towards the Twaddle-type, well, some of them did!

Hello Kitty and the Surprise Pony

Strawberry Shortcake and the Sleepover

Henry and Mudge and the Five Kittens

One Lighthouse, One Moon (This books gives practice on numbers, days of the weeks, and months of the year)

and Today:

A little Golden Book Noah's Ark

Curious George and the Puppies

CrickWing (By the Author of Stella Luna)

A Treasury of Virtue:  The Velveteen Rabbit and The Four Musicians

Since my older two will be out of school starting tomorrow, we will probably be switching over to reading "The Magician's Nephew" for a bit.  I'm sure Emme will be bringing me other books too!

Sherry

ps We hung up our hummingbird feeder today!  I truly hope we get to see a hummingbird or two this summer! 

We're having one of our first spring thundershowers.   Just a gentle reminder that spring is here.  The rain has stopped for a bit, and I can now hear the song sparrows out in the budded branches of our trees discussing the situation at hand.  Tomorrow, however, is going to be a gloriously sunny day of 71 degrees!  I wonder if they know the weather ahead of time and have plans just as I do? 

I am reading four books at the same time again.  I know I swore I wouldn't do that anymore, but I just can't seem to help myself.  That and the Bible. 

Right now I am reading:

A Gown of Spanish Lace - Janette Oke

This is the current book club read for my Yahoo book club.

Red Lily - Nora Roberts.

3rd in the Garden Trilogy series. 

Home Education book 1 - Charlotte Mason.

Love's Unending Legacy - Janette Oke

5th in the Love Comes Softly series.

I must admit, 3 out of 4 of the books are light reading (twaddle).  Perhaps that is why I read so many at once?  I wish I could find a way to just read ONE novel at a time.  Homeschool books, religious material, self-help, etc would be ok as one extra book on the side.  But ONLY one novel!  How do I make myself do that?

Our book club read for the month of May is "Katherine" by Anya Seton and Philippa Gregory.  At least this book is set in the 14th century and has a true historical background.  So, I suppose this one won't be twaddle.  LOL

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/155652532X/qid=1144858415/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-9308929-9129735?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

This summer while the children and I are doing out "Ten Terrific Weeks: Egypt"

Usborne Children's Books  I am going to read: Amazon.com: The Memoirs of Cleopatra: Books: Margaret George     I'm excited.

Perhaps with reading more historically based fiction, I won't read so many books at one time.  At least one can hope.

Sherry

I'm sorry to say that I didn't read very much last month.

I read:

Wild Days: Creating Discovery Journals

Excellent read!  Very inspiring.  Must read if you plan on doing Nature Journals!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1576360733/sr=1-1/qid=1144504412/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-9308929-9129735?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=books

Love's Abiding Joy: Janette Oke

4th in the Love Comes Softly Series

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0816150931/sr=1-2/qid=1144504512/ref=sr_1_2/102-9308929-9129735?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=books

The Opposite of Fate by Amy Tan

It was OK.  If you really like the author, I'd say to read it, otherwise, skip it.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0816150931/sr=1-2/qid=1144504512/ref=sr_1_2/102-9308929-9129735?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=books

ONGOING READS:

Power of a Praying Woman -- Down to reading about a chapter a month. 

Power of a Praying Parent -- Ditto

Women of Faith Study Bible

Finished the Book of John in the New Testament

Mid-way through Exodus in Old Testament

Various Psalms

NOW READING FOR APRIL:

A Gown of Spanish Lace by Janet Oke

Home Education book 1 by Charlotte Mason

I'm going to keep it at the two books for now!

Sherry

What is your favorite worship song?  Or favorite Christian song, hymn, you see what I am getting at

I'm pretty new to the whole Christian music scene and I'm trying to build a little library of good songs to listen to when I clean the house or on my  headphones while I read your blogs!

I love the song "Hungry (Fall on your knees)" and "Be Blessed" by Yolanda Adams.  I bought a compilation CD "Worship Together" and I've listened to that nonstop for about a month now.  LOL

Thanks in advance!

Sherry

I just finished watching the Duggar family move into the home they have been building for the past 3+ years, and I cried!  They worked so hard and it had to mean so much more to them knowing what it took for every screw and every beam to be put in and all of the long hours they put in and all of the knowledge they gained while building it.  I thought it was great that even the smallest of the Duggars helped in making their home.  Sweeping, drilling, running gas lines; amazing!

16 children.  Wow.  What a woman!  And what a well-run household they have!  They are a complete inspiration.

If you didn't catch their show tonight, it will be on TLC again.  Here's the link:

http://tlc.discovery.com/tvlistings/episode.jsp?episode=0&cpi=54951&gid=0&channel=TLC  

Or if you don't want to go to the website, it's on again on March 19th at 1 EST.

and here is the link to their new website:  http://www.duggarfamily.com/

I got the information off of a fellow blogger's site and I am sorry that I don't remember where!!!!     (EDIT:  It was http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/AndreaGale/ )

Enjoy the show!

Sherry