Thrifty Pics!

Here are my deals from thrift store shopping today! Photos courtesy of my five and three year old daughters.

It’s VBS week!

The kids have Vacation Bible School every morning this week and they are having such a wonderful time! I had to search around a bit to find one, since our church is not having one this year, so that means I have to drive quite a bit farther than what I think is ideal. [...]

My Spiritual Profile

You are a Believer

Believers are people who naturally connect with the Holy One through simple trust. They are open and receptive to spiritual experiences and have an inner certainty that God is present in those experiences. Even when it appears that God is not acting overtly, they are confident in the movement [...]

For the Children’s Hour

Here is a book I purchased specifically for Diva and her upcoming CM school year: For the Children’s Hour.

I first saw this book on amazon.com, but I hesitated in buying it initially as I wasn’t sure I really needed it, or that it would be just what I was looking for. However, I did [...]

Planning a new year

It’s late July and that means one thing in the online world of homeschooling – blog and message board postings crammed full of planning for a new school year! They are all over wordpress, blogger, blogspot and even myspace. Goodness! All this talk of planning has me fired up to plan our [...]

Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer!

Have I mentioned that I love me some Nat King Cole? No? Well, I do!
Anyway, I am very thankful that my friend Crystal is a camera/photography fanatic. All of the following photos are courtesy of her amazing camera and picture taking skills. Were it not for Crystal, many of the fun [...]

For Today, 7/21/08

Outside My Window…
The sun is shining, robins are looking for worms, and my lawn really needs cut.
I am thinking…
That I am grateful for the wonderful people I have in my life that encourage me in my Faith and inspire me to be a better wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend.

I am thankful for…
My Saviour, [...]

I am tired….

I am really, really, REALLY tired. The “it is now 2AM, so why am I still awake” kind of tired.
I have so much homework to do. OH! I may not be able to finish school. Yeah. I will blog more about that later, but it’s depressing to find out you [...]

What does this even mean?

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The 4H Camping trip!

We went on the 4H camping trip the weekend of the 20th-22nd and it was a lot of fun. The site was right next to the highway, so that did detract from the notion of “getting away from civilization,” but the scenery was lovely, and the creek provided hours and hours of free entertainment. We [...]