My hubby has decided to join our oldest son in the quest for the "black belt". They just tested for their new ranks...check it out!!!
This is also what Nick had to do to pass:(sorry that's a bit blurry...Aaron was trying to climb on me at the same time)
New Ranks!
Showing newest 15 of 34 posts from 2/1/08 - 3/1/08. Show older posts
Showing newest 15 of 34 posts from 2/1/08 - 3/1/08. Show older posts
Friday, February 29, 2008
TaeKwonDo Testing!!!
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Tackle it Tuesday
I homeschool my kids, which means that our supply shelves often get cluttered. Papers, pencils, art supplies and books are shoved into every which way. This does not make our day go smooth, to say the least. We needed to change this:
My kids and I got to work:
Now we can get that lesson done!
Tuesday...In Other Words
Dad needs to show an incredible amount of respect and humor and friendship toward his mate so the kids understand their parents are sexy, they're fun, they do things together, they're best friends. Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they're going to respect Mom.
Tim Allen
I love this quote. It is the perfect example of how I feel family should be. Kids shouldn't have to guess whether their parents love each other...it should be shown daily. Moms have a difficult job. It usually falls on us to do most of the housework and dealing with the kids chores, schooling (public, private, or homeschooling) and we need respect to get it done.
I know of a woman who's husband does not show her respect and love, especially in front of the kids. It has been draining on her. The kids do not respect her, either. Her 7 year old son locked her out of the house when she had sent him to his room, grounding him for another "crime".
How I pray for her, knowing that only God can intervene and turn this family around.
Getting respect from Dad not only makes the job easier to be "MOM", but it's a Biblical mandate.
Be good husbands to your wives. Honor them, delight in them.But, please remember, that it's a two way street. We cannot treat our husbands like babbling idiots and expect the children to respect them or us, either. We cultivate a relationship as a family when we are mutually respectful of one another.
1 Peter 3:7
Be good wives to your husbands, responsive to their needs.
1 Peter 3:1
We set the example of how to love our husbands as shown in Titus 2 when we follow those mandates. And in return, getting respect back makes for a smoother running family.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Lies Homeschooling Moms Believe...
Do you believe the lie that everyone else's....kids are smarter than yours? house is cleaner than yours? meals are better, healthier, and more organic than yours? life is more disciplined an dmore spiritual than yours? house is more peaceful than yours? marriage is better than yours? doing a better job than you?
The truth is, you are not alone!
Todd Wilson has done it again! He has brought the humor out of the trials and tribulations of homeschooling with this thought provoking, life challenging book.
This book can be done as a group or personal study. It has questions at the end of each chapter that reflect how what he has told you can change your thinking and to challenge yourself to be the best YOU that you can be...because no one else can be YOU. Chapters include:
This book showed me how believing those lies can tear you apart. And all homeschooling moms do believe them on some level. I know that I was challenged to bring out into the open fears that I had about not "being enough" for my kids and my family. I was set free from the thinking that because everyone else did it, I needed to as well attitude.
Learn to be REAL with another homeschooler that can support and encourage you today!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Tackle it Tuesday
I have to tell you...I am not a neat freak. I clean my house simply because I can't stand clutter. Doesn't make sense, I know...
My laundry room has been a "catch all" this past few months, and it has caught it all. There are some days that I have stumbled trying to get clothes in and out of the washing machine.
UPDATE:
Well, it's still a work in progress.....
Tuesday...In Other Words
Momman prayed, momma cried, momma laid awake at night.
She would fight my battles while I slept away
Cause momma knew life is hard
without somebody on your side
I don't know how, but there is power in the way,
The way my momma prayed.
words and music by Jeremiah Olson of 40milesNorth
The first time I heard this song, I had the awesome privilege of hearing it live on a Mother's Day service at church. And it really hit home. I knew that my job was to pray for my children, but to know what it could truly mean for their futures! God seems to know that power in the prayers that mothers offer up, and the rich heritage and faith that we pass on to our children.
That precious memory triggers another: your honest faith-and what a rich faith it is, handed down from your grandmother Lois to your mother Eunice, and now to you![emphasis mine]2 Timothy 1:5
May we pray without ceasing, especially for our children. Let us take up the battle in their defense against the attacks of the enemy. May our children and our children's children know why we believe what we believe. May the know the true heritage of our faith, and the awesome power in prayer. Pray for your child today!
Monday, February 18, 2008
Menu Plan Monday
In no particular order:
spaghetti
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Flood!!!!
Here are some pictures from my town that prove you should never be without flood insurance... :)
Anyone got a boat that I can borrow?
Friday, February 15, 2008
Where Do You Homeschool?
I have thought long and hard about the answer to this question. "Where do I homeschool?"
Hmmm....well, do you mean the actual 30 minutes a day that we sit down and do our textbooks? Then, we homeschool at the kitchen table.
If you mean the other 16 1/2 hours a day that we are awake, then the correct question would be "Where DON'T you homeschool?"
Thursday, February 14, 2008
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