I feel like I'm in this in-between-stage of life. The bulk of my parenting/child training is over, my youngest is almost 17, while my other children are 20 and over. I mostly listen now and give advice when it is asked for...or if I can't bite my tongue any longer. ;o) God's providence for us
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Our greatest resource, and possibly the most abused, is TIME! One of the lessons that were taught to me early on in my homeschooling days (almost 18 years ago!) was because of our freedom, and not being limited to someone else's agenda, that it was easy to get over committed and overwhelmed w
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This week has been a trying one for our family and those we love. There are many needs around us and we try to discern what is most needful. Here we are at week 3 of the new school year and we are already having to take the week off. We have family from out of state visiting this week, that alone b
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This past week was good, but I sure am glad it is over! The quilt guild that I am president of had our annual quilt show Friday and Saturday. It was a TON of work, but the show went off smoothly..well, except for the wind and rain on Friday, which is even worse when you are on
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In our quest to raise our children to meet their full potential, I think we tend to get confused about what we are supposed to be accomplishing. While listening to a sermon recently the pastor made this comment: "We spend a lions-share of our time preparing our children fo
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While we are discussing the topic of being available this week I thought this would be cute to post: Everybody, Somebody, Nobody and Anybody Once upon a time, there were four church members; Their names were Everybody, Somebody, Nobody and Anybody. Whenever there was
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Before we can serve others we need to take care of home first. Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; Proverbs 27:23 Members of a family need to be rested and equipped to be able to go out and meet th
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If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:1-2 As homeschool moms one of our biggest challenges is not to commit to everything we w
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Today was our first Herb Class. One of our teachers was not feeling well so Olivia had the class to teach for herself. In my humble opinion as her mother (OK, hear a little pride puffing up), I must say I think she did a great job. She has had plenty of experience with public speaking, giving 5-8
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We started homeschooling over 15 years ago. We had taken our oldest (my step-daughter), out of the government school system half way through her 4th grade year. That first semester was a miserable time, not because of her, but because of ME! I remember making her sit at a desk and drilling her on EV
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Our family's choice:
What is life without honor? Degradation is worse than death.
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