We have had the joy of using Veritas Press as our curriculum provider for the last number of years. I love the recommendations they make for reading, they have wonderful literature guides, and I appreciate how I can pay them to plan my year of academic work for me! (Bless them!)
This fall they offered us (and anyone else, for that matter!) a chance to try out their online Scholars program of classes, for 30 days. We took them up on the offer, so my 1st and 2nd kiddos worked their way through the self-paced courses. L did "Explorers to 1815" and E did "OT and Ancient Egypt" online.
What we found was wonderful. The videos were entertaining and attention grabbing... the course was full of stories, quizzes, games, and a ton of review. They used all types of interactions between the material and my children - and they drew so much more from the history (and Bible, too!) than I can with my limited time and knowledge. I loved it when I had to fold laundry and got to listen in! If I had the $250 to enroll my children in the courses I would do it. If you are in need (or just want) some more support - these online courses are wonderful and I have to recommend them. For those of the classical/chronological history persuasion, these courses are ideal.
They are self-paced.. which was great, but meant my kids just wanted to do history all the time for the 30 day trial! (How many things can you say that about?)
I have to give Veritas Press 2 thumbs up for these courses. I look forward to seeing what other online offerings they plan for the future!
Friday, November 12, 2010
Sweet Things - Thankfulness...
It is this time of year that we all begin to think about what we are thankful for.. in our house that means we cut construction paper into strips and begin our Thankfulness Chain. I place our basket of supplies (pens, pencils, stapler, construction paper strips) in the middle of the dining room table and we all take a little time each day to write some of the things we are thankful for, on the strips. Then we make our chain and the color and the thankfulness decorates our home. It is a gentle reminder of all the blessings we have - from our pets, to each other, to a place to sleep and food to eat.. the list is endless and I am so grateful that we have saved the chains from previous years to read.. It is such fun to read about the baby being thankful for her bottle, or the big sister being thankful for her dolly... In all of this thankfulness I love that I pause and consider the many ways that God has blessed us. We have a home. We have enough to eat and a warm place to stay out of the cold. But in the middle of all of the "things" we are thankful for, I am reminded again of the simple gift of walking with God. That simple gift cost Jesus so much - and it is a blessing I am thankful for every day.
The chill in the air and the color of the leaves....
L made her own (very small) Native American Long House!
E and A were busy learning about Hatshepsut - the first female Pharoah... they think she was the one who found Moses in the bulrushes and brought him to a life of priviledge.... They made Hatshepsut hats and wore them everyplace!
The girls also studied the Code of Hammurabi and practiced making their own cuneiform writing with playdoh "tablets"...
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Then we made Egyptian Paddle Dolls (they were named Julianne and Emma!)... and L made a horn book!
Lest you think all we do is have fun around here (and we try to have fun, believe me!)... we did get some meaningful study in...
Saturday, November 6, 2010
What happening around the happiest house on the block...
I just realized my last post was in September and here we are in November. I don't know what happened to October, but I sincerely hope we did something good with it! I just had to share about our new friends here in NC where we have been for the last about 12 weeks (give or take a week... see, that's how October got lost!).
We are so grateful for our new friends the Gould's. They moved here about the same time as we did and have been finding their way through the maze of moving into a new location, almost in tandem with us. They have 3 sons and 1 daughter and their kids are about our kids ages. We had a wonderful dinner with them last night - potato soup, salad, bread and pumpkin dump cake - YUM. In a time when we have felt like we are the newbies everyplace we go - they made us feel like friends and we so enjoyed them. I hope I can extend that same hospitality and kindness back in the near future - we enjoyed them so much!
We are so grateful for our new friends the Gould's. They moved here about the same time as we did and have been finding their way through the maze of moving into a new location, almost in tandem with us. They have 3 sons and 1 daughter and their kids are about our kids ages. We had a wonderful dinner with them last night - potato soup, salad, bread and pumpkin dump cake - YUM. In a time when we have felt like we are the newbies everyplace we go - they made us feel like friends and we so enjoyed them. I hope I can extend that same hospitality and kindness back in the near future - we enjoyed them so much!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Birthday Fun!
E made a lovely bracelet and necklace set for sister.. mom and dad gave her a jewelry box, so they fit nicely inside the new box!
There were many other lovely gifts - clothes, some fun stories and toys, some cash (she's saving for her American Girl doll), a fancy little Strawberry shortcake doll, some hair dodads, fun cards, and things for horsin around... She felt very appreciated! Thanks to all!
Then we headed out to church (where they sang Happy Birthday in BOTH children's church and Sunday School) and we had lunch at home. The afternoon fun began with a scavenger hunt for the girls (thanks to Daddy!)... that ended up at goodie bags - can't have a party without goodie bags!
Then everyone came inside for pizza, soda, cake and ice cream (and yes, we all did have stomach aches afterward!)...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
August Homeschooling Fun
We have started the year with a BANG! L is studying the Explorers to 1815 in History and E and A are starting at the beginning, together, doing Old Testament and Ancient Egypt.. and our accompanying crafts show it!
L started off with a salt dough relief map of the world, tracking Magellan's trip around the world! She did a top notch job!
E and A studied THE GREAT FLOOD and E built an ark and floated it in the sink! It actually floated!
With the younger 2 girls, they made some very nice Pharoah Menes hats representing his rule of upper and lower Egypt.. Notice their Pharoahish scowls!
Then E and A had a LOT of fun (har har) making LOT'S wife from salt dough, too!
They had a great time using the leftover salt dough from Magellan's map to make dresses for Lot's wife. After they baked in the oven they were amazing and hard as rocks! I love the surprised look on Lot's wife's face in these sculptures.Finally - we also studied Hagar and Ishmael... and the girls made "animal skin" water bottles (from cloth and yarn)... they wore them all day. It was so much fun!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
A Happy Marriage - Completely stolen, but so worth the read...
On the Road to a Happy Marriage
Bridal showers are fitting times for the "older women" (in this case a future mother-in-law) to share some words of wisdom for a happy marriage from her treasury of experience. Following are the wise words shared by Natali's future mom-in-law, Sheryl, a delightful lady with wit and charm. Enjoy.
"For this bridal shower, Sandra asked me, as Natalie’s future mother-in-law, to prepare and speak a few words —Her question with this request was this: ‘What scripture do you think is THE most helpful/or important in married life.’ Wow! That’s quite a question. It’s true that scripture is helpful in how to handle other people in all variety of circumstance. The reality, though, as I looked back on my own marriage, the best advice I could give Natali would be to marry my husband, Bill—He has really made being married most easy, most rewarding, and least challenging of most any relationship. So that would be my FIRST suggestion—on the ‘road to a happy marriage.’But, of course, you can’t do that Natalie; he’s already married. So you are doing the next best thing by marrying “little Bill,” who I do honestly believe will be a very pleasant person to live with. I’ve lived with him, and I know that for a fact. As females, though, thinking broadly—what scripture would be most helpful to remember in married life.
As I thought about verses in scripture RELATING TO MARRIAGE, the most prominent ones are:
Proverbs 25:24 (also 21:9)
It is better to live in a corner of the roof, than in a house shared w/a contentious woman (which none of us want to be) and contrasted to the Proverbs 31 wife—who is described EXTENSIVELY--She is excellent, trustworthy, good to him, hard-working, compassionate—(which ALL of us want to be). I want to go back to the first woman:There’s not a lot of scripture describing the rest of the personality of the ‘bad’ wife—so she could well have many of these other virtues—She could be hard-working, compassionate to the poor, she could keep a good house, rising early, and staying up late
None of these things are mentioned—about the “bad” wife. The reality is, none of these other things matter one whit if the wife is contentious.
**Contentiousness is not something you do, it is conveyed through speech. As far as our good wife goes (v.26) “SHE OPENS HER MOUTH IN WISDOM/ AND THE TEACHING OF KINDNESS IS ON HER TONGUE” So her speech patterns are quite the opposite; rather than a wrangling, argumentative attitude, she is generally wise and kind in speech. When I married, I remember thinking I was ready to have my own family, and make it “my way.” I wanted some things specifically different from my original home, and some things like my original family.--basically, I really looked forward to having something new, that would be Bill’s and my little world. And it’s true: when you marry, you ARE creating. You are creating a new family, a new world. We are made in the image of God—--Made in His image, we are a tarnished, and certainly inferior creature—but, in His image, we reflect Him and His attributes. ** He creates, therefore we create also. How did He create? By the spoken Word.How do we create our own little worlds?—By our spoken words.
**SPEECH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CREATIVE TOOL WE HAVE AT OUR DISPOSAL* Our WORDS, every day, with our husbands, our children, our friends—carry power and create our individual worlds THOSE WORDS EITHER BUILD UP, OR TEAR DOWN** We wield so much power by our use of words. **WORDS CAN CRUSH OR RELEASE; THEY CAN BRING TEARS, OR A SMILE.And every day, words will be at your disposal:—to encourage, or depress; As the wife and mother, you will be the weather vane—sunny or cloudy, happy or grim. When people enter your home it will be YOU that provides the atmosphere. That’s why the word “contentious” is used to describe a really bad wife. All the things we DO at home are the decorations; the WORDS create the atmosphere. We need to be careful of our speech, because it IS so powerful So—I have a few suggestions for all of us: Habits of communication are extremely hard to change—so early on in a marriage it’s important to establish good, clean habits of speech with one another:
1. We need to speak less—When you feel a hesitation, don’t say it. Wait. It’ll keep. If you’re having a disagreement, wait to speak. Those words that come out in anger can never be eliminated. You can’t reel the projector back and record over.
2. Don’t be sarcastic with your husband. That kind of speech, under the guise of “teasing,” is not speech that builds up.
3. Eliminate, or at least keep to a minimum, the voice that dominates all others, and sucks everyone silently into the world it creates: the T.V. Your voice is the atmosphere of your home.
The words you speak are a gift from God so use that gift wisely and carefully if you want to have a happy marriage.
Follow this link to go to the original - on a site that I love and can't read enough...
http://www.protocolmatters.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59:on-the-road-to-a-happy-marriage&catid=13:myblog&Itemid=6
Bridal showers are fitting times for the "older women" (in this case a future mother-in-law) to share some words of wisdom for a happy marriage from her treasury of experience. Following are the wise words shared by Natali's future mom-in-law, Sheryl, a delightful lady with wit and charm. Enjoy.
"For this bridal shower, Sandra asked me, as Natalie’s future mother-in-law, to prepare and speak a few words —Her question with this request was this: ‘What scripture do you think is THE most helpful/or important in married life.’ Wow! That’s quite a question. It’s true that scripture is helpful in how to handle other people in all variety of circumstance. The reality, though, as I looked back on my own marriage, the best advice I could give Natali would be to marry my husband, Bill—He has really made being married most easy, most rewarding, and least challenging of most any relationship. So that would be my FIRST suggestion—on the ‘road to a happy marriage.’But, of course, you can’t do that Natalie; he’s already married. So you are doing the next best thing by marrying “little Bill,” who I do honestly believe will be a very pleasant person to live with. I’ve lived with him, and I know that for a fact. As females, though, thinking broadly—what scripture would be most helpful to remember in married life.
As I thought about verses in scripture RELATING TO MARRIAGE, the most prominent ones are:
Proverbs 25:24 (also 21:9)
It is better to live in a corner of the roof, than in a house shared w/a contentious woman (which none of us want to be) and contrasted to the Proverbs 31 wife—who is described EXTENSIVELY--She is excellent, trustworthy, good to him, hard-working, compassionate—(which ALL of us want to be). I want to go back to the first woman:There’s not a lot of scripture describing the rest of the personality of the ‘bad’ wife—so she could well have many of these other virtues—She could be hard-working, compassionate to the poor, she could keep a good house, rising early, and staying up late
None of these things are mentioned—about the “bad” wife. The reality is, none of these other things matter one whit if the wife is contentious.
**Contentiousness is not something you do, it is conveyed through speech. As far as our good wife goes (v.26) “SHE OPENS HER MOUTH IN WISDOM/ AND THE TEACHING OF KINDNESS IS ON HER TONGUE” So her speech patterns are quite the opposite; rather than a wrangling, argumentative attitude, she is generally wise and kind in speech. When I married, I remember thinking I was ready to have my own family, and make it “my way.” I wanted some things specifically different from my original home, and some things like my original family.--basically, I really looked forward to having something new, that would be Bill’s and my little world. And it’s true: when you marry, you ARE creating. You are creating a new family, a new world. We are made in the image of God—--Made in His image, we are a tarnished, and certainly inferior creature—but, in His image, we reflect Him and His attributes. ** He creates, therefore we create also. How did He create? By the spoken Word.How do we create our own little worlds?—By our spoken words.
**SPEECH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CREATIVE TOOL WE HAVE AT OUR DISPOSAL* Our WORDS, every day, with our husbands, our children, our friends—carry power and create our individual worlds THOSE WORDS EITHER BUILD UP, OR TEAR DOWN** We wield so much power by our use of words. **WORDS CAN CRUSH OR RELEASE; THEY CAN BRING TEARS, OR A SMILE.And every day, words will be at your disposal:—to encourage, or depress; As the wife and mother, you will be the weather vane—sunny or cloudy, happy or grim. When people enter your home it will be YOU that provides the atmosphere. That’s why the word “contentious” is used to describe a really bad wife. All the things we DO at home are the decorations; the WORDS create the atmosphere. We need to be careful of our speech, because it IS so powerful So—I have a few suggestions for all of us: Habits of communication are extremely hard to change—so early on in a marriage it’s important to establish good, clean habits of speech with one another:
1. We need to speak less—When you feel a hesitation, don’t say it. Wait. It’ll keep. If you’re having a disagreement, wait to speak. Those words that come out in anger can never be eliminated. You can’t reel the projector back and record over.
2. Don’t be sarcastic with your husband. That kind of speech, under the guise of “teasing,” is not speech that builds up.
3. Eliminate, or at least keep to a minimum, the voice that dominates all others, and sucks everyone silently into the world it creates: the T.V. Your voice is the atmosphere of your home.
The words you speak are a gift from God so use that gift wisely and carefully if you want to have a happy marriage.
Follow this link to go to the original - on a site that I love and can't read enough...
http://www.protocolmatters.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59:on-the-road-to-a-happy-marriage&catid=13:myblog&Itemid=6
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Note to the Buyer of our home...
Dear Buyer-
When you made your offer we were so thrilled... you promised us you didn't want to be one of THOSE buyers who haggle over every detail and scrape and claw to get as much as you could ... because you knew what you wanted - our house. We were so pleased. That was what we wanted, too, just to sell our house.
Then came the inspection. The inspector was great - thorough, complete.. he even stayed after the inspection to tell us what good condition the home was in. He told us how he glowed to you over the condition of the home - how he told you it was the best 10 year old home he had seen in a while - and how the colors were decorator chosen (HA - we just picked them ourselves). He suggested we have the windows repaired (which we weren't aware of problems with) and we sighed with relief - knowing that there was no big thing wrong with the house. Then came your list of demands. Replace the toilet flappers, trim the trees, and, oh by the way, get those doggone windows fixed - NOW!
This was not what you promised, but we wanted to get the house sold... so we offered you some cash and you took it. We were glad you took it because we didn't have time to find repairmen (that we would have to get, per your instructions) to do the minor things that needed to be done.
Then we cleaned and polished, disinfected and mopped, scrubbed, painted again in some places, and got the house ready for you. We even called the carpet cleaner to come out again, because he said if we had a few spots to take care of, he would do it for free... so he came and cleaned the carpet, and the stairs, too. We decided to offer you the refrigerator free - we can't take it to our new location and there isn't room in storage for it. You accepted. We were happy for you.
We removed everything from the house, made sure you had copies of all the paint colors, id numbers for all the parts and pieces and names of all the brands. We really wanted to be sure you had everything you needed to start off right in this new house. We left things that we thought you could use - like our hose roller, and the fireplace cleaning tools. We can't take them with us, and you will need them. We left lightbulbs that fit the lights - again we won't need them and they fit those lights. We were happy for you - that you were getting our house - and that you wanted to be in it so badly. It was a little weird how you drove by every day in a caravan of cars, just to see how it was going - but we chocked it up to you being excited.
Then came the walk through.
You decided to do it the day before closing - again we chocked that up to you being excited - and so we had everything ready.
We waited, had our dinner and were getting ready for bed. Then we go the call. You said "WHERE ARE THE CURTAINS!!!??? YOU TOOK DOWN THE CURTAINS???!!! How DARE you remove those curtians... that was practically the ONLY reason we wanted the house." (OK - my interpretation here might be a little strong, but it came off that way to me). "We AREN'T buying the place unless you return those curtains FIRST THING IN THE MORNING! We aren't signing ANYTHING unless you get us those curtains!"
We were shocked. You said you didn't want to go back and forth over little things - that you loved the house the way it was. You must be confused - every window in the house has window coverings - there were blinds in each one. We asked our realtor to let you know that the curtains were purchased to match OUR furnishings - and our colors - and our rugs and pillows... and that they were personal items to us. We had saved and scrimped and waited until we could get just what we wanted... and everything matched so nicely..and now you wanted the curtains.
Our relator was gracious - sensing our level of upset...and understanding that we had never intended to sell the curtains... she offered to buy the curtains from us. By the time she called back we had determined that it was unlikely that you would be reasonable about the curtains. So we took her offer. And we prayed for you - and we prayed for us - and we decided that if you were going to have to have the curtains, then you should have the other linens that matched them, too. So we gave you the matching items, in addition to the curtains.
It wasn't easy - but we feel like we did the right thing. And so I say to you - buyer of our home - when you sell that same home to someone else, someday... Be sure and let them have the curtains.
Thanks for buying our place - we are very grateful - we hope you enjoy the curtains...
Love,
Kim
When you made your offer we were so thrilled... you promised us you didn't want to be one of THOSE buyers who haggle over every detail and scrape and claw to get as much as you could ... because you knew what you wanted - our house. We were so pleased. That was what we wanted, too, just to sell our house.
Then came the inspection. The inspector was great - thorough, complete.. he even stayed after the inspection to tell us what good condition the home was in. He told us how he glowed to you over the condition of the home - how he told you it was the best 10 year old home he had seen in a while - and how the colors were decorator chosen (HA - we just picked them ourselves). He suggested we have the windows repaired (which we weren't aware of problems with) and we sighed with relief - knowing that there was no big thing wrong with the house. Then came your list of demands. Replace the toilet flappers, trim the trees, and, oh by the way, get those doggone windows fixed - NOW!
This was not what you promised, but we wanted to get the house sold... so we offered you some cash and you took it. We were glad you took it because we didn't have time to find repairmen (that we would have to get, per your instructions) to do the minor things that needed to be done.
Then we cleaned and polished, disinfected and mopped, scrubbed, painted again in some places, and got the house ready for you. We even called the carpet cleaner to come out again, because he said if we had a few spots to take care of, he would do it for free... so he came and cleaned the carpet, and the stairs, too. We decided to offer you the refrigerator free - we can't take it to our new location and there isn't room in storage for it. You accepted. We were happy for you.
We removed everything from the house, made sure you had copies of all the paint colors, id numbers for all the parts and pieces and names of all the brands. We really wanted to be sure you had everything you needed to start off right in this new house. We left things that we thought you could use - like our hose roller, and the fireplace cleaning tools. We can't take them with us, and you will need them. We left lightbulbs that fit the lights - again we won't need them and they fit those lights. We were happy for you - that you were getting our house - and that you wanted to be in it so badly. It was a little weird how you drove by every day in a caravan of cars, just to see how it was going - but we chocked it up to you being excited.
Then came the walk through.
You decided to do it the day before closing - again we chocked that up to you being excited - and so we had everything ready.
We waited, had our dinner and were getting ready for bed. Then we go the call. You said "WHERE ARE THE CURTAINS!!!??? YOU TOOK DOWN THE CURTAINS???!!! How DARE you remove those curtians... that was practically the ONLY reason we wanted the house." (OK - my interpretation here might be a little strong, but it came off that way to me). "We AREN'T buying the place unless you return those curtains FIRST THING IN THE MORNING! We aren't signing ANYTHING unless you get us those curtains!"
We were shocked. You said you didn't want to go back and forth over little things - that you loved the house the way it was. You must be confused - every window in the house has window coverings - there were blinds in each one. We asked our realtor to let you know that the curtains were purchased to match OUR furnishings - and our colors - and our rugs and pillows... and that they were personal items to us. We had saved and scrimped and waited until we could get just what we wanted... and everything matched so nicely..and now you wanted the curtains.
Our relator was gracious - sensing our level of upset...and understanding that we had never intended to sell the curtains... she offered to buy the curtains from us. By the time she called back we had determined that it was unlikely that you would be reasonable about the curtains. So we took her offer. And we prayed for you - and we prayed for us - and we decided that if you were going to have to have the curtains, then you should have the other linens that matched them, too. So we gave you the matching items, in addition to the curtains.
It wasn't easy - but we feel like we did the right thing. And so I say to you - buyer of our home - when you sell that same home to someone else, someday... Be sure and let them have the curtains.
Thanks for buying our place - we are very grateful - we hope you enjoy the curtains...
Love,
Kim
Monday, March 15, 2010
Boxes
We have just sold our home and moved into an apartment. Here I am surrounded by boxes. They are the physical reminder that we have a lot of junk! They also provide a picture to me of what my life is like, a lot of the time. When things are in boxes I don't think about them. They are packaged away nice and neat, and in a way they are "safe" there. I don't have to care for them or clean them... they are in a box. It is when I remove things from the boxes that they suddenly become what I have to deal with, live with, and take care of.
I am reminded of the fact that there are so many things that I choose to file away in the boxes of my heart and mind... problems I don't want to deal with, concerns I don't want to consider, and things that I would rather just not bother with, for the time being. But sometimes I just need to remove the items from the boxes and take care of them - there is stress when you are surrounded by boxes of uncared for things... and it is the same way when I leave emotional boxes around. I am realizing that my good Father is right beside me - and putting those things into those boxes isn't the right solution - I have to take them out and give them to Him. He can then care for them, repair what is broken, and get rid of what needs to just go away. So today I resolve to go through some of my boxes - both those in my living room, and those in my life. And I know that, with God here with me, I can take care of a few of the things I was "saving for later".
Ecclesiates 12:13-14...
13 Now all has been heard;
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the whole duty of man.
I am reminded of the fact that there are so many things that I choose to file away in the boxes of my heart and mind... problems I don't want to deal with, concerns I don't want to consider, and things that I would rather just not bother with, for the time being. But sometimes I just need to remove the items from the boxes and take care of them - there is stress when you are surrounded by boxes of uncared for things... and it is the same way when I leave emotional boxes around. I am realizing that my good Father is right beside me - and putting those things into those boxes isn't the right solution - I have to take them out and give them to Him. He can then care for them, repair what is broken, and get rid of what needs to just go away. So today I resolve to go through some of my boxes - both those in my living room, and those in my life. And I know that, with God here with me, I can take care of a few of the things I was "saving for later".
Ecclesiates 12:13-14...
13 Now all has been heard;
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God will bring every deed into judgment,
including every hidden thing,
whether it is good or evil.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Spring in Texas
There are so many things I like about Spring in Texas. First of all I love that it comes early - because Spring is something that I love. It doesn't carry with it all the trumpeting granduer of some springs - I feel more like Spring here is more subtle... The days are warmer, the trees begin to blossom, then you have a chilly day.... the Oak leaves begin to fall... and suddenly the roses are sending out the new shoots of growth... and one day, the sun shines through, you open the windows, and there you are.. it is spring!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
The cool of the night
I love to be up when everyone else in my house is asleep. The house is quiet. There are no screams, or "Mom she hit me's" going on. There is nobody asking me for help, or to do something for them. I am alone in the dark quiet. It is in these times that I think and consider, answer my own questions and stay in touch. And even in my alone-ness I am not alone. Jesus is here with me. I love it. "I will never leave you or forsake you" is what he said. There is such comfort in that.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Singing in church
My sweet girl sang in church today with all of the kids! It was so great!
For my girl ..Honey I am so proud of you! I can't believe you are almost old enough to be considered a "big girl" and you are growing so much! Daddy and I are so pleased to watch you praising the Lord in the way that you do - with all your heart!
For my girl ..Honey I am so proud of you! I can't believe you are almost old enough to be considered a "big girl" and you are growing so much! Daddy and I are so pleased to watch you praising the Lord in the way that you do - with all your heart!
We love you bunches!
Mama
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Becky is coming!
I am thrilled to see a dear friend from college today - Becky! She has been out of the country for a while and we have prayed for her and been able to listen along the way to her exciting and fun adventures. The girls and Dennis don't know Becky much, so I am excited to be able to share her with them. She will be staying with us for possibly 2 nights... I can't wait! Annelise is excited because she gets to sleep in her "camping bed" - a little cot we found at Sam's club that has princesses on it. Welcome Becky!
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