Ya'll know that I am a sucker for a good video, right?

This seemed like something good to share ona Sunday afternoon.

Sundays, historically, bring a relaxing afternoon after church here at our home. They also mark the start of our week. I find myself doing a lot of praying, thinking on, and preparing for the week ahead of me.

I found this video on a new blog-friend's blog and I found it very...inspriring. Enjoy!



Thanks Joanne!

The real life of a Daddy-student

Sometimes it is like this (above)
I snapped this photo on Labor Day. Nathan had a holiday from work, but had a TON of reading to do. He took our sleepy baby out to the carport to escape the noise. It was a nice day, so he just rolled the windows down, tucked her in the crook of his elbow, and got all of his reading done.


and sometimes it is like this (below)

This was taken a few weeks (& a honey-done haircut) later when our 2 yr old insisted he babysit "Ash-uh-lee". Notice the elbow (on his right) that belongs to my 6 yr old. She always grabs a book and has to "study" with her Daddy.

Multi-tasking at it's best!

The PLAGUE is upon us!

So far, it is myself and three of my babes that have this nasty cold. The worst of which is my little 7 month old :(

For the record, I don't consider it a simple coincidence that we have caught this bug. I ran out of wheat berries for grinding/baking our bread 2 weeks ago. I feel like our force-field is down : )

Praying this passes soon!!!!!!!!

A New Link

Several weeks ago, my beloved began a blog. He is busier than I am, so he finally got a post up last week. So, stop by and welcome him to the world of blogging, if you will.

Nathan's Blog is located here.

As for me, I have some little students rapidly finishing thier current assignment and a load of laundry to fold before they do : )

Have a great week!

Warning! I am goin' deep here!

Last night, Nathan and I were discussing a topic that came up in one of his classes at Bible College; end times. One of the things mentioned was the antichrist. The point was made that, if you believe in an end times that includes the reign of an antichrist, then there must be an "antichrist" figure groomed and ready in every generation. The reason being that even Satan doesn't know when Christ will return, so how would he know when to groom his "antichrist"? Am I making sense?

That got me thinking about evil people that this world has know and it was a little scary to think about, ya know? Anyway, sometimes, I like to ponder these things and I just thought I would share.

Happy Yonder Ponderin'

Our "Family" Week

This week was all about FAMILY for us. The girls and I read about the creation of the first family in Genesis and studied some other references to marriage and family in the Bible. We also read the book Grandfather's Journey by Alan Say. It was a lot of fun helping the girls learn about their own family and the people from which they come, so-to-speak. A week ago, I solicited mine and Nathan's parents to send letters to the girls telling them about their Great-Grandfathers and/or Great Grandmothers that they will meet in Heaven one day. Truly, this was the highlight of our week.

This afternoon, when my littlest ones were sleeping. I cuddled up on the couch with my older girls. I pulled out each letter and read it to them. They recv'd one from each of Nathan's parents, one from my Mother, and one from MY Grandmother (about their GREAT-GREAT Grandfather!). Most of them had old B&W photos to go along. It was truly an experience that I will never forget.

After reading the letters, we set out to create our own family tree on the kitchen wall. It ended up being OVER 6 ft tall, but it is beautiful. My 6 & 5 yr old daughters did all of the cutting and writing. It was a long afternoon, but I think it was worth it. Don't you? After taking the picture, I went and found several pictures of my side of the family to add including one of MY Great Grandparents. I would encourage you to do this with your children. It wasn't just a project for them. I can see, so much, a sense of belonging in them after this week. They are proud of their work, but they are even MORE proud of their family.

I am still here :)

Just still busy!

Life isn't moving fast, but the days are quite full. We are back to school (we being the girls and Nathan) and back to teaching a 3 yr old Sunday school class at church. The kids are growing, growing, and growing like weeds. Annagail is eating with us now and is getting ALL of her upper teeth right now. I am not exaggerating either. All of her top teeth, with the exception of her molars, are coming in . 5 have poked through already, but still have a good way to go. The others are starting to poke through. Can you imagine how my little sweet pea must feel? So, that being said, you can imagine how are nights have been. I am going to bed 30 minutes after the kids do!

Ella (my 2 yr old) has confessed to me that she doesn't want Annagail (the baby) anymore. Her reason isn't jealousy, as you might imagine. She would just rather have a baby with "pretty brown skin". I have tried to explain to her, as best you can explain it to a 2 1/2 yr old, that Mama doesn't have "pretty dark skin", so Mama's babies don't either. She isn't buying it and (twice now) has found a nice, quiet, corner to color herself brown with a crayola marker!! It has brought about some good opportunities to tell her how much we love her just the way God made her though : )

We are chugging along in school, getting into a routine. The girls are motoring through their Math curriculum and have already completed 50 lessons!! I have written three units myself . One on Conquering Fear and two on Creation (as part of our church-wide study through the Bible). I have found that it is something I really enjoy doing. I created a great template for myself on Excel and I just plug in the activities,events,books, etc that we are doing. It prints out into a two page weekly layout, complete with lists at the bottom of preparations I need to make or items that I need to locate and/or print. I tried and tried to find a planner that worked for me, but I must think differently :) I just couldn't work with any of the ones I tried and eventually gave up and just made my own. Plus, I am not as good writing it all out as I am typing it.

Anyway, that is what I am up to. I don't know when I will be back to write. I do read all of my friend's blogs every night before I hit the sack, so don't think I am ignoring you.

Talk to you soon!