We are happy to report that the storm has passed. The sun is finally peeking through the clouds, and the rain has stopped. The roof of our gazebo/screen room was torn to pieces, a tree broke, and there is debris all over the yard. But, it wasn’t as bad as what they expected. We only had very brief power outages throughout the day. We enjoyed our relaxing day at home. Munchkin played, and I worked on going through some boxes of stuff to donate or give away. Now, we’re playing a game. We’ll continue to pray for those in the…
Category: Thoughts
We’re in the midst of preparing for Tropical Storm Hanna. The city has issued alerts that all city functions and buildings will be closed tomorrow. It will be interesting to see how this storm will hit. For now, we’ve taken care of what needs to be done around the house, and we’re settling down for an evening of board games.
BFS – Oh What a Feeling!
Posted in Fun, Homeschooling, and Thoughts
Assignment: Take time this week to write about YOU and your feelings of trials and triumphs with homeschooling. Touch on when you first heard about the concept of home schooling and whether you tip-toed into the idea or just jumped in and never looked back. Share your schooling as a child and how you compare it to what your goals are for your children. Homeschooling has been a wonderful journey for us. That is not to say that there aren’t bad days, but the experience is rewarding in many ways. For us, homeschooling has allowed us the freedom to take…
Praise and Heartache
Posted in Thoughts
Yesterday, I received 2 emails about 2 different families. Both families were reaching out to their friends and family for prayers. Both families had a child that was missing. Last night, I once again received 2 emails about these same 2 families. Both families had found their missing child. One child had been abducted and drugged. She had somehow been able to escape and call for help. She is now safely in the loving arms of her family. One child had been found in the family’s pond. He had slipped from his earthly home into his heavenly home. He is…
Trusting in God
Posted in Family, Military Life, and Thoughts
The year mark of D being away has come and gone, but still we have a few months to go before he will join us again. This means that we are considered to be in the home stretch. While this brings great relief to finally be approaching that point, it also brings along with it some trials. We hear very little from D these days. We can no longer send him care packages. We’re eagerly looking forward to his return home. All this added together makes the days, weeks, months creep by for us. In this time of waiting and…