Thursday, February 16, 2012
Over At The Homeschool Village today!
I am over at The Homeschool Village today, talking about teaching my children the love of baking. I would love to have you join me over there!
Blessings!
Blessings!
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
love and encouragement...
The Homeschool Village has an awesome link up today. It is the Virtual Valentine Exchange. Be sure to stop by and read all of the blogs that have linked up. There is so much encouragement and love from this homeschooling community. I am truly thankful and blessed to be a part of it.
When our family first started homeschooling, we didn't have very much support. However, I do remember two particular ladies that basically took my hand and helped me get started. How did they help me? They encouraged me. They prayed for me and encouraged me to keep on going. As long as our family was doing what God had lead us to do, that is all that matters.
Now, it is my turn. It is my turn to be there for those who need it. I want to send love and encouragement to those who don't believe they can go on another day at home with their children. I want to be there for those who don't think they are smart enough to school their children. I want to be there for those who don't have the love and support from family and friends. You can do this thing called homeschooling! Not only do you have me on your side, you also have God!
While I do have days to where I question being at home and schooling my kids, I ultimately know that this is where God wants me at. It is where I am needed. God has also blessed me by allowing me to be a part of such a wondering homeschooling community. I know God has put me here to be there for those who need to know that you are wanted and loved. He has allowed me this blog to reach to others to show love and encouragement.
If you are having a bad day, leave me a comment or e-mail me! I want to be there for you!
So enjoy your day with your loved ones at home and know that you are loved!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
Monday, February 13, 2012
still counting... #661-772
While I haven't posted in a couple of weeks, it doesn't mean that I stopped counting all the many ways that God has blessed me and my family. He never fails us. Every day, I see little things all around. On occasion something big is thrown in, but it is the little things in life that seem to mean the most. For me, it is the kids. Seeing them grow, seeing them grow in the Lord. I am so thankful and blessed that I am able to stay at home with my kids and teach them. I don't want to miss anything that they do. They are truly my little blessings from God.
661. watching my son come out of his shell to play basketball with others.
662. watching the joy on my daughter's face as she learns a cheer, to cheer on her brother.
663. listening to my younger kids tell their older siblings about playing basketball and cheering.
664. seeing the older siblings helping their younger siblings.
665. spending time with other homeschool moms.
666. laughing and crying together with fellow homeschool moms as we share our joys and struggles of teaching our children.
667. being able to take the younger kids on a field trip.
668. watching the children run, play and laugh with other children.
669. celebrating the 6th birthday of my youngest child.
770. being able to give her a birthday dinner with special friends.
771. seeing the love of her friends for her, as they celebrate with us.
772. thankful God gave me 4 healthy children to watch over for Him.
Psalm 127:3-5
3 Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD,
the fruit of the womb a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the children of one's youth.
5 Blessed is the man
who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
Monday, January 23, 2012
giving thanks.. #651-660
Ephesians 1:15-23
15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him ashead over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Ephesians 1:15-23
15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him ashead over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Ephesians 1:15-23
15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him ashead over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Ephesians 1:15-23
15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him ashead over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Ephesians 1:15-23
651. my daughter's last visit to the dentist until she needs a cleaning in July.
652. our dentist helping my daughter feel calm and relaxed.
653. The friendship of the dentist working with us on payments.
654. so thankful for the sweet phone calls from online friends.
655. thankful for the online friends who pray and will study the bible with me.
656. those precious few minutes of alone time with hubby.
657. lazy Saturdays with the family.
658. all the rain that we have been getting.
659. the one afternoon of sunshine, between rain showers.
660. Ephesians Bible study at church and online. Amazing how God works. God must have something in store for me, for there to be two opportunities for a bible study on Ephesians.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
3 in 30 update
1. Seeking God daily. That means making sure I have my quiet time, reading my bible daily. I am taking part in B90Days with a group of fellow homeschoolers. I am also taking part in the 31 Days to Pray for my Spouse.
I can honestly say that I have successfully accomplished this every day this past week. I am so glad that I decided to do Bible in 90 Days and 31 Days to Pray for my Spouse. It is amazing what God will open up your eyes to when you open up your heart!
2. Have the kitchen cleaned nightly, I can wake up to a clean slate the next morning. (I have been doing this the last couple of weeks and enjoying waking up to a clean kitchen the next morning!
I only missed one night of cleaning the kitchen this past week and I could tell that my did start off a little differently. It definitely helps me to have the kitchen cleaned every night!
3. Drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day.
This is still a work in progress. While I do love drinking water, I usually have a hard time in the winter. We have a spring well and during winter, our water comes out extremely cold, which in turn makes me feel colder. We have been having some cold days and I don't need any help to feeling cooler! I need to fill a pitcher of water and leave it out to get to room temp. Perhaps that will help me drink a little more each day!
Blog Goals:
1. Work on getting my WordPress Blog up and running. My goal is to be switched over to WordPress by February 1st.
I was able to add a few more pictures and a couple of widgets. I am slowly getting there to finishing the page. I just need to get my posts and comments from Blogger moved to the new website.
2. Blog at least twice a week about our homeschooling journey.
I have been able to do this, this week! I have posted on Wednesday and Saturday about what we have accomplished in homeschooling this week. I am also working on a weekly wrap-up. I am hoping to have it finished today!
I think I did okay with my goals this week. While I was able to accomplish most of what I wanted to, I still have work with others. Until next week!
Blessings!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
would you bull leap for fun?
As I said Wednesday, we are really enjoying Mystery of History. Our next lesson was just as interesting and fun as was the mummy lesson.
Have you ever heard of the Minoans? They are a group of people that lived on the island of Crete. They invited this crazy game call bull leaping! What is bull leaping you ask? Bull leaping is where you run towards a bull and then jump over it from the head towards the rear of the bull. Crazy, I tell you!
They still do bull leaping in the south west of France. We even found a video of a group of young men doing this!
Since we didn't have a bull to practice bull leaping, we decided to play a game of leap frog. It's the same, isn't it? ;)
Have you ever heard of the Minoans? They are a group of people that lived on the island of Crete. They invited this crazy game call bull leaping! What is bull leaping you ask? Bull leaping is where you run towards a bull and then jump over it from the head towards the rear of the bull. Crazy, I tell you!
They still do bull leaping in the south west of France. We even found a video of a group of young men doing this!
Since we didn't have a bull to practice bull leaping, we decided to play a game of leap frog. It's the same, isn't it? ;)
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
on a roll with school..
We are back on track for the year of 2012. We started our second week this past Monday morning and are having a wonderful time. I am very thankful to have kids who love school and love to learn. As for curriculum, not much has changed from the first half of the school year. I have actually added a couple of more subjects.
For my younger two kids, we are still using Bob Jones Math, grades 1 and 2. I have added Bob Jones Phonics/English for 1st grade. We are still using Hooked on Phonics and I have now added their Bonus workbooks as well. For science, I am continuing on with Apologia's Botany. This semester, I have added art for all three of my kids. We are using See The Light art curriculum. I am really excited about this art curriculum and will be dedicating another post, just for it. Mystery of History is still our choice for history. I am loving how they have short lessons and easy to do projects for the kids.
The kids really got into their lesson on Monday. We read about Egypt, pharaohs and mummies! The kids enjoyed hearing how the pyramids were built and how the Egyptians were mummified. My oldest daughter showed our kids this really cool website that takes you through each step of mummification.
The kids really got into their lesson on Monday. We read about Egypt, pharaohs and mummies! The kids enjoyed hearing how the pyramids were built and how the Egyptians were mummified. My oldest daughter showed our kids this really cool website that takes you through each step of mummification.
We decided to do a little mummifying of our own! The kids took a couple of their stuffed animals and we wrapped toilet paper around them until they were completely covered.
Then, I told the kids we were going to wrap them up just like a mummy. Their older sister decided to help out! How often can you wrap up a sibling in toilet paper? ;)
Samuel volunteered to go first!
I am thinking older sibling might be enjoying this a little too much!
What has been your favorite part of school so far this year?
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