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We are a homeschooling family that has our mix of funnies and failures, along with triumphs & successes. I am a recovering perfectionist, who is ever so grateful that I serve a perfect Savior. He teaches me that I have a lot to learn, but also that He has brought me a long way.
I have been the bride to the most gracious, sweetest man in the world for the last 10 years. What I love most about him is that he is always striving to be a better husband, father, and child of God.
I am also the blessed mama to
OUR TWO GIFTS:
a creative 8-yo Darling Daughter who loves pink, dresses and reading, along with a new-found passion for horses, and
a 4-yo tremendously adventurous Little Man-in-training who loves bugs, dirt, running, and eating.
On this site, I share about our homeschool, life, and other assorted odds & end. I also LOVE information and helpful resources to help us along our homeschool journey, so I make sure to add those in too so they can be passed along to others who might also find them useful.
(If you are wondering about the curlers, go down to the Sweet Monday section of the sidebar. It's a women's ministry that was started in Richmond, Va, and when we moved from there, I decided to start one down here. While Im not doing it this year, please feel free to glean away from my entries of all the programs & devotions we did.)
Creation Camp
School Year Preparations
S&T Fri -- Darling Daughter's Riding Lessons
Home-Schoolers Threaten Our Cultural Comfort
New Twist Chocolate Chip Cookies
One Believers Journey: Would We Sign-Up For This Trip?
Gift Basket Ideas
Darling Daughter's Birthday Week Extravaganza
Potential for Pets and Fun Names
One or the Other -- Or Both?
Homeschool Buyers Co-op
50 States Study
St. Patrick's Day Resources
S&T Fri -- More Indian Treasures
A Top Favorite Christian Speaker
Show&Tell Fridays
Family Funnies
From My Recipe Box
Homeschooling Helps & Ideas
Homeschooling
Wondering about the curlers?
CLICK HERE to get the scoop!
It's just one of the silly things I did at my monthly "Sweet Monday" meetings!
Past Meetings & Devotionals
Information On Sweet Monday
Sweet Monday's Main Website
"The bringing up, as of a child, instruction; formation of manners. Education comprehends all that series of instruction and discipline which is intended to enlighten the understanding, correct the temper, and form the manners and habits of youth, and fit them for usefulness in their future stations. To give children a good education in manners, arts and science, is important; to give them a religious education is indispensable; and an immense responsibility rests on parents and guardians who neglect these duties." ~Noah Webster~
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"Gradually we have become aware that family life is God's classroom for shaping us into the kind of people He wants us to be."
Catherine Marshall, A Closer Walk
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2008 Habits:
1. Gentle voice, gentle heart
2. "Peruse&Purge" magazines
3. Have hot tea every day
4. Wake up between 5-6 am
2008 Goals/To Do's:
1. Complete top of DS's quilt.
2. Tackle reading list.
3. Organize fabric.
4. Make blocks for charity quilts
Jan. 11, 2008
S&T Fri--India on my Mind
DH is going to India very soon!!! We are so excited!!!
(read below to find out more about the trip)
So for this Friday, I wanted to share a few treasures we've received from our family and friends from there in the past....
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The hand-carved table was from his cousin. It is so lovely & intricate. It has 3 legs which fold together and the top detatches -- what a great design to take home in his suitcase to surprise us with. You can see elephants on the bottom.
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Hand-carved box (everything is hand made  ).
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Vase is a lovely mix of different colored metals.
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The wooden elephant and the stone-carved elephants were gifts to our children from our friends.
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The little wooden bowl is a favorite of our DD's. It has a little wooden spoon also, but I forgot to include it in the picture.
Please join the rest of the crowd for Show&Tell every Friday! Get all the information over at:
and...
...along with what this week's participants are sharing.
More about the trip....
A team is going from our church to help our friends with their ministry,Love N Care. (To read more about how we met them, etc, please read HERE) It is the first time a team from our church is going, so we are all very excited. I've helped coordinated the trip for them, since we are the ones who know the Padems, and I've learned great things like working with a travel agent, vaccinations, passports, visas, travel restrictions, etc, etc, etc. We considered having me go too, but since it's the first time one of us has gone overseas for a length of time, we were concerned about the kids, etc. My friend (whose husband is also going) and I have talked about how it's just not our time or season to go -- we both would love to go, but with little ones now, we know that someday we will have the opportunity and are currently doing all we can do help our husbands prepare for their trips.
We've put in (& received) on-line orders for bulk crayons and huge poster-sized corloring books for the school children at the ministry, and extra Grapefruit Seed Extract for hubby to take (It is honestly some of the best stuff in the world! We take it every day and it's helped keep us healthy. A drop with some Vit E oil made the kids' rare earaches disappear in 5-10 minutes. It's a disinfectant, etc. Marvey stuff!) DH even found a ministry on-line that is blessing us with some free Bible software for them!
DH is in the computer field, so he's gotten some laptops donated to help the ministry's computer center, and will be helping them with that. Two dear ladies are going that were/are in the education field, so they will be helping at the school and are bringing wonderful crafts, school supplies, etc. I need to run by the store and pick up a few requests from our friends who have the ministry (vitamins, soap, etc).
Here are some prayer requests, if my sweet blogging friends would like to share in this with us...
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Pray that God would go before them and prepare those they will be ministering to.
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Pray that God would prepare and protect their hearts, minds, souls & bodies.
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Pray that God would use them to spread His Gospel, and both encourage -- and be encouraged by -- the brothers & sisters in the Lord there.
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Pray that God's hand of protection would cover them throughout the trip
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Jan. 11, 2008 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by blessedwith2angels |
THat sounds like a wonderful experience. I will certainly be keeping your family in prayer.
Pam |
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| Posted by SuzyScribbles |
Those are beautiful creations from India. How exciting for your DH to be involved in this ministry. Isn't it hard to hold yourself back. But you are right. Your season of ministry will come soon enough (trust me, the children grow fast!).
Oh, I have an envelope addressed to you, since you won the cover contest for my book 3 way back in July. My book is at the publisher's warehouse and they should be shipping my author copies to me soon. So...I'll get your free book out ASAP. I haven't forgotten about you! |
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Jan. 11, 2008 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by Barbara H. |
I love the little display of things from India! My son's girlfriend is originally from India. Her mom brought us back a little elephant after a recent trip.
Barbara H. @ Stray Thoughts
http://barbarah.wordpress.com/ |
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Jan. 11, 2008 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by blessinghill |
| What lovely things from India. They make such a beautiful display too. Prayers are with your husband too. |
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Jan. 11, 2008 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by nannykim |
| love the little elephants!! India is a difficult place. We support an orphan over there ; she is blind and we have supported her for over 20 years--of course she is an adult now! |
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Jan. 11, 2008 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by jenn4him |
You are so wise to see this as just not your season to do such a trip. May God be glorified in your husband's efforts.
Jenn |
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Jan. 12, 2008 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by bakerswife |
I pray that your DH and all have a safe trip. What a wonderful opportunity.
Blessings and love, Mama Karen |
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Jan. 12, 2008 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by Folded Wings |
| Thanks for sharing. Was the table made in Africa or India? |
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Jan. 12, 2008 - Hello! |
| Posted by Julieann |
What beautiful treasures you have! How exciting about India!
Julieann
http://juliean-mylife.blogspot.com/ |
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Jan. 13, 2008 - Show and Tell |
| Posted by Anonymous |
| Thank you for sharing. |
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Jan. 16, 2008 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by Haflingerhorses |
That is very exciting about your husband being able to be involved in an India ministry. Our home church is also intricately involved in India. One of our pastor's goes back to his country each year for a month for a gospel crusade. Our church sponsers this and the distribution of thousands of Bibles at these crusades. Our next India crusade will be in just a few months.
Blessings to you and your husband -
Antoinette |
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Jan. 19, 2008 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by Sandpiper |
| How exciting for your husband! Those elephants remind me of the ones in The Secret Garden. |
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"Watch for the storms of God.
The only way God plants His saints is through the whirlwind of His storms.
Will you be proven to be an empty pod with no seed inside?
That will depend on whether or not you are actually living in the light of the vision you have seen.
Let God send you out through His storm, and dont go until He does.
If you select your own spot to be planted, you will prove yourself to be an unproductive, empty pod.
However, if you allow God to plant you, you will "bear much fruit" (John 15:8)." ------------ My Utmost for His Highest, March 11th
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