Means the kids have to come up with their own entertainment!So, what do they do when mommy and daddy have spent the last five days working non-stop on the house, getting it ready to put on the market? And, it has rained pretty much non-stop for a week. Well...One of them loves games that sing and make noise. This is one of Haven's favorite. She loves music and definitely has natural rhythm. This … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2009
I need advice!
Calling all homeschool moms. I seriously need some advice here. This year I chose the wrong curriculum! It was a complete disaster from day one. When mom hates it--the kids do too. We just could not get into it, but buying something else was not really an option either. So we plodded along and did what we could. Needless to say, we never quite finished. Oh well.So here I am trying to figure … [Read more...]
how sad
“Right now, we’re seeing atheism on such a rise,” said David Silverman, vice president and national spokesman of American Atheists, a group dedicated to fighting for the civil rights of atheists.“We are seeing Christianity on such a dramatic decline that we’re not particularly worried about it. We’re thinking that this kind of old-style George W. Bush Republicanism is about to go away,” Silverman … [Read more...]
Thankful Thursday
Having a thankful heart really is a decision, isn't it? It is so easy for me to fall into a pit of despair and self pity, one of ungratefulness and a sucky attitude. Ug! Today I am choosing to be thankful--for He has been good to me.~~ Woohoo--I am so thankful that Kris won AI! A Godly role model for the next generation, that is what this country so desperately needs. Praying that he will be … [Read more...]
Not My Bloggy Self
When I set out on this blogging adventure, I never intended for it to be a place where I only journalled about all the great and amazing things God had done in our lives (and there are many). My heart was never for it to be a place where I could never be honest and show my weaknesses and flaws. On the contrary, I wanted it to be a place where I could be vulnerable and real, a place where I could … [Read more...]
Sharing My Memories
I have been meaning to post a few more pics of our trip to South Africa, but time has kind of run away from me. Here goes--a few memories of our quick trip to Africa....How wonderful it was to experience the sights, sounds and smells of the land of my birth.Family! Oh how I miss them. My brother and I with my aunt and uncle on my mom's side of my family.I may not have a mom (she went to be with … [Read more...]
Long and Winding Road
Most of you know our story of how we adopted Haven, but for those of you who are new readers of my blog, you can read it here. It will give you an understanding of her background.What an amazing road this is turning out to be--one with many twists and turns. If ever I thought (and I did) that diagnosing Haven would be relatively simple, how wrong I was! Having been blessed with four children who … [Read more...]
no answers
Sometimes there just are no answers this side of heaven. I found out today that teeny, tiny little Kayleigh has gone to be with Jesus. My heart aches for her family. I really thought she was going to make it--I guess she did, just not here on earth. Please remember her family in your prayers. What a journey the last eleven months have been for them.He gives and takes away. Blessed be His … [Read more...]