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Month: August 2012

Thankful for My Teenage Daughter

Posted in Family

First of all, it’s still weird thinking that I’m a mom to a teenager. I’m sure I’ll eventually get use to it. lol! Kids just grow up so fast. This morning, I work up with my allergies going out of control. My nose was running so much that I ended up looking like Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer. I was congested, coughing, and sneezing. Needless to say, I was absolutely feeling miserable. I eventually broke down and took some Benadryl which I normally try to avoid as it knocks me out and makes me pretty much useless. That’s something that I generally…

Looking Ahead at Our New School Year

Posted in Homeschooling

Around here, we tend to chuckle when we start talking about a new school year as one year usually seamlessly blends into another due to our schooling year around. We take breaks as needed and whenever Daddy has off work, so this schedule really does work best for us. We’ll keep going this way until it no longer works or Munchkin graduates. As we enter into this new year, I find myself reflecting on how far we’ve come since we started many years ago. It’s hard to believe that we’re heading into our 8th year of homeschooling. Where did that…

A Still Small Voice

Posted in Christian Life

And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out,…