Finding JOY in the Morning Finding JOY in the Morning Loni reveals how God has been her Life Sustainer. She shares her journey of homeschooling a large family, surviving the death of her 16-year-old son, and going through various stages in life — including a 12th pregnancy at age 43! 
Articles
A “Straight Away” Prolife Story
2008-01-28 06:03:00 Y ou may have seen this story on some blogs in the last week, as it fit in so well with marking the 35th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. Lorraine Allard found out she had cancer when she was four months pregnant. She was encouraged to abort so she could begin chemotherephy immediately and possibly save her life. But she stood strong, wanting to give her son life, aiming for a c-section when the baby would be old enough to survive. The baby was born a week before the scheduled c-section, on November 18th. She died two months later, on January 18th, as her husband held her. She left behind four children, including her newborn son. This complete article here shares her story, along with several other pictures. But a few words really struck me when I read the article. You don’t read about them having considering an abortion, even for a brief moment.  I appreciate what the husband said of his wife: “The doctors said they couldn’t do anything becaus... More About: Story , Straight
Review: Playskool Tag Tails Zoo Chase
2008-01-26 03:10:00 H ere’s a new way to play the old game of tag, with these cute detachable tails from Playskool. On behalf of CafeMom and PLAYSKOOL, I was given given the priviledge of reviewing three games for toddlers from Playskool, and this is my second review (see below for other review). The Playskool Tag Tails Zoo Chase comes with four adjustable belts, each having a detachable tail:  a tiger, zebra, monkey and a lion. The tails are inter changeable so they do not have to be on a specific belt. This set comes with direction for various game ideas. My girls have had a lot of fun with this, though again, it’s one of those games that can get very rowdy, and I am so ready for spring, so they can run off some of their energy! I can imagine them having fun outside playing tag with these, pretending to be little animals running through the woods! These tails have held up well in the past month we have had them and wipe clean easily as well. In doing searches I have fou... More About: Review , Hase
Remembering Angela Hope & 50 Million Aborted Babies
2008-01-22 06:06:00 ~ Remembering Our Daughter, Angela Hope Born Still January 22, 1998 6 lbs. 10 oz. ~ “For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, For I am fearfully and wonderfully made” Psalm 130:13 I t’s hard to believe it’s been ten years now since we said hello and good-bye to our precious little girl. She was born still, because of a placenta abruption. We were talking about her at the Sunday dinner table, imagining another little girl who would be ten years old. Instead of four young girls in a row, it would be five. Yet, she knew no pain on earth. The first face she saw was not mine, it was Jesus. She has seen glory beyong our imagination. She knows more about Jesus than I do! It’s hard to fathom. On the day of her death, it was 25th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. Now it’s 35 years. Since January 22, 1973, nearly 50 million babies have lost their lives from abortion in the United State... More About: Babies , Million , Aborted
In Other Words: Diligently Deliberate
2008-01-22 06:01:00 “I want deliberately to encourage this mighty longing after God. The lack of it has brought us to our present low estate. The stiff and wooden quality about our religious lives is a result of our lack of holy desire. Complacency is a deadly foe of all spiritual growth. Acute desire must be present or there will be no manifestation of Christ to His people. He waits to be wanted. Too bad that with many of us He waits for long, so very long, in vain.” ~A.W.Tozer~ ~ The third word stands out to me as I read this. DELIBERATELY. Do I DELIBERATELY long after God, seek Him, put Him first?  Are the failures in my life, the ones in my children’s lives, because of my complacency - my lack of being deliberate? ~ This hits home right now with some things we are struggling with in our own family. Before our son died, we were a lot stricter on many things, from TV shows, music, games, etc. Things were nipped right away that the children might say that they shouldn... More About: In Other Words , Words
And the winner is . . .
2008-01-18 19:20:00 #4  comment entry Angie from The Knightly News Just go over to the comments here. I numbered the entries and this entry number was randomly drawn, and Angie is the winner of Family Driven Faith: Doing What it Takes to Raise Sons and Daughters Who Walk With the Lord. Please e-mail me privately with your address, so I can send this out to you early next week. :) More About: Winner
Internet Cafe’s Giveway
2008-01-18 02:42:00 G o check this out! The Internet Cafe is having a WONDERFUL giveaway - a John MacArthur Study Bible along with his book, Twelve Extraordinary Women. Now wouldn’t this be a great way to start the year? :) More About: Internet Cafe
Drawing Entries for “Family Driven Faith” Ends TODAY!
2008-01-17 06:08:00 A ccepting the drawing entries for this book,  Family Driven Faith : Doing What it Takes to Raise Sons and Daughters Who Walk With the Lord by Voddie T. Baucham, Jr. ENDS TODAY, at midnight, Michigan time. The winner will be announced tomorrow, Friday.    To enter read the review and sign up for the drawing here.   More About: Drawing , Today , Ends
Polls are Now Open for Homeschoolers!
2008-01-16 06:01:00 Y esterday was Michigan’s primaries. It’s been quite interesting reading and watching the debates. I think for us what has made it even more interesting is our older four children are especially interested in it, and can be involved in the conversations with it. Yes, there were even presidential debates here as we discussed who to vote for - even joked how we could just cancel out each other’s votes! Our oldest two boys voted for the first time yesterday. We’ve been checking out books on elections so the younger ones can understand it more too. So your kids want to vote? Now they can, at the Homeschool E-store’s Mock Primary Election. The site is set up for homeschoolers, ages 7-17 who are USA residents. Up to five children per household can cast their vote anytime between now and February 4th. Results of the election and and exit polling results are available real-time. The final results will be posted Monday, February 4th - the... More About: Homeschoolers , Open , Polls
In Other Words: Living Our Faith
2008-01-15 06:44:00 “A family without a commitment to the God of the Bible has no hope of stemming the tide of cultural onslaught. If we mix a little biblical truth, a little secular physchology, a little romance novel idology, and a little eastern mysticism, we will get a deadly mixture of lies. Unfortunately, this is what many Christian families do . . . If we are to experience multigeneraltional faithfulness we must come to a place where we throw off the shackles of our culture and live in the fullness that is found only in Christ. We must be people who live the Word in our homes.” by Voddie T. Baucham, Jr. ~ from his book, Family Driven Faith : Doing What it Takes to Raise Sons and Daughters Who Walk With the Lord I am not claiming authority or having it all together with this quote.  As I shared in a previous post, this book Family Driven Faith: Doing What it Takes to Raise Sons and Daughters Who Walk With the Lordby Voddie T. Baucham, Jr. is quite a convicting, heart-pounding b... More About: Living , In Other Words , Words
Review: Playskool Romper Stompers Beast Feet
2008-01-10 06:03:00 O n behalf of CafeMom and PLAYSKOOL, I was given three toys to review! We received three toys last week, and my three youngest girls (ages 4, 6, 8 ) have been greatly enjoying them. I am going to tell you about one toy at a time, and will tell you about the other two toys on the following two Thursdays. This first game is PLAYSKOOL’s 2 Romper Stompers Beast Feet . At first my older children kept calling them “moon shoes”. Not sure what that is, but they thought they were “weird”. But my younger ones have loved them! It makes them about four inches taller. The base of the feet are quite wide and we have not had any falling accidents from them yet! Probably the only thing I don’t like about it is we have laminate wood flooring throughout our house, and from downstairs it does sound like a heard of beasts stomping through! Along with the games we received a pamphlet of suggestions with the games, and one of the suggestions for this... More About: Review
In Other Words: A New Year
2008-01-08 06:02:00 (ooops! I thought this quote was for last week, but it was to be for this week - so here it is moved up here!) “In her hand she holds the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers. She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy. When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet.” Proverbs 31: 19 - 21 (NIV) D o you have a new years resolution list? Or, are you too discouraged to write up a new one because you did even come close to meeting your goals last year? Is your list the same as God’s list for you? I personally don’t do well with the new years resolutions - not that I don’t have some things tucked away in my mind that I know God wants me to work on. But I can fail quicker than I can begin and I have found for me, to make short term goals - be it daily, weekly or monthly goals. As I read these verses above, I see how this woman is either home or close to home. She does... More About: New Year , In Other Words , Words , Year
BOOK REVIEW: “Family Driven Faith” & one to give away!
2008-01-07 06:01:00 I barely began reading this book, Family Driven Faith : Doing What it Takes to Raise Sons and Daughters Who Walk With the Lordby Voddie T. Baucham, Jr. when I started reading excerpts aloud to my husband, and encouraging him “honey, you have to read this book!” Over halfway through the book, the author wrote, “Mom, if your husband hasn’t read this book, do not - I repeat, do not - hit him over the head with it.” OOOPS! Well, I really did not hit him over the head with it, and I was careful to not be pushy with it, or just read things that would apply to him only. I read things to him that convicted me or I knew he would be in agreement with and things we had discussed or has been of concern to us. He is beginning to read the book! :) (Really, I did not MAKE him!) This book is phenomenal. Not only is it a wake-up call for the family, it’s a wake-up call for our churches. If you are a Christian family, wanting your children to sta... More About: Book Review , Review , Book
Photo Hunt: Delicious
2008-01-05 06:01:00 T his is the first time I have particpated with the Photo Hunt here on my new blog. The theme this week is DELICIOUS. Here three girls are having a fun time making a fun, delicious treat (marshmallows on a stick with various frosting decorations) for a church kid’s party. I think they probably snacked more on this delicious treat than they took to their party! More About: Delicious
Free Division E-book for Friday Only!
2008-01-04 19:52:00 H ave you checked out the (homeschool) Schoolhouse Store lately? On many Friday s they offer free e-books. It’s a nice way to try out something and get new ideas and/or find out what you do NOT want to use. Today they are offering a free e-book from Math Mammoth called Division 1: Divide, and Conquer the Concepts which lays a good foundation in basic division, cementing the link between multiplication and division, and then solidly presents the concepts of remainder and divisibility. The book provides plenty of practice and stresses understanding of concepts. This text is a self-teaching worktext to learn basic division concept after studying multiplication (in approximately third grade). Hurry! The free e-book offer is for today only! More About: Free , Book , E-book , E Book
Good-bye Clubmom - Hello 2008
2007-12-31 06:01:00 S o this is really it. My last post with ClubMom. It's kinda been a long good-bye since being notified mid-November that all the ClubMom blogs would be discontinued. I've checking back here every so often, leaving posts to try... More About: Poems , Good , 2008
A New Year Giveaway
2007-12-30 04:44:00 N ow wouldn’t this be a neat way to begin the new year by winning this package gift (?!?!?!): Women of Faith study Bible (NIV/Hardcover) Lisa Whelchel’s Bible study tool for busy moms a coffee mug from “Mugs of Truth“ the DVD “The Nativity Story“ the book “Love and Respect“ a music CD by , who just released her first CD. The Laced with Grace blog team would like to share their blessings with you. Click on over and sign-up for your chance to win. The giveaway runs from December 24th - January 1st. The winner will be announced on January 2nd. More About: New Year , Year
A Simple Birthday to Remember
2007-12-25 06:01:00 I n Bethlehem that day, God came not as a King, but as a simple, helpless Baby, made of flesh but still God. There stood a simple makeshift cradle ? a manger, made of rough hand-sawed wood ? which animals... More About: Faith , Birthday , Simple
I'm Having Surgery Friday
2007-12-21 03:52:00 Y es, the door is about to be permanently closed on this blog, but just in case you come back to take a peek or you are on the ClubMom blog alert . . . I'd appreciate your prayers. I... More About: Family , Surgery , Friday , Urge
REVIEW: Smorty - Get Paid to Advertise
2007-12-14 02:37:00 Y ou may have noticed I have been doing a few more reviews besides books. The last month or so, I have been get paid for blogging by reviewing products and websites through Smorty, which may help fill in some... More About: Review , Paid , Get Paid To , Advertise , Mort
REVIEW: Bad Credit Offers
2007-12-14 01:27:00 M y husband and I are trying to teach our children about credit and making wise decisions with money. We have made our mistakes, getting in over our heads with debt, and have learned lessons the hard way. Hopefully our... More About: Credit , Review , Offers
In Memory of our Son - 3 Years in Heaven
2007-12-11 06:01:00 P lease join me on my new blog, Writing Canvas, as we remember our son, Matthew , who went to be with his Lord & Savior, three years ago today. More About: Memory , Heaven , Years , In Memory
New Blog: Writing Canvas
2007-12-04 06:38:00 T his blog has moved to my new blog, Writing Canvas . ClubMom is closing down all the ClubMom blogs, and so we are moving them to new locations. I appreciate the many notes of encouragement I received regarding the move.... More About: Poems , Blog
Review: Dyson Vacuum Cleaner
2007-12-04 05:16:00 S everal months ago I was hoping to win a pink Dyson vacuum cleaner, but . . . sigh . . . I never did. The pink one especially looks like one that just might make it a little more... More About: Vacuum , Review , Vacuum Cleaner , Cleaner
New Blog Location & Book Winner to be Announced on Monday
2007-12-01 06:16:00 "I love you higher than the highest swing ever swung. I love you sweeter than the sweetest song ever sung. I love you longer than the longest lollipop ever lasted. I love you louder than the loudest rocket ship ever... More About: Books , Blog , Book , Location , Winner
In Other Words: God's Agenda vs Our Agenda
2007-11-27 06:28:00 "One reason we are so harried and hurried is that we make yesterday and tomorrow our business, when all that legitimately concerns us is today. If we really have too much to do, there are some items on the agenda... More About: In Other Words , Words , Agenda
Review: Safe Headphones For Kids & Parents Like!
2007-11-27 04:28:00 O ur children listen to music often, sometimes to my disliking, as they can block me out! With so much going on in our home, it does help some of them to listen while doing school work (though for ME... More About: Kids , Review , Headphones , Parents , Safe
Review: Digital Picture Frames
2007-11-27 02:38:00 W e went to a wedding a few months ago and at a table during the reception there was a display of the couple's history and lots of pictures but also a unique digital photo frame. It was very interesting... More About: Review , Picture , Digital
Review: Save Buckets!
2007-11-27 01:56:00 N o, this is not a place where you can turn in buckets like you would soda pop cans! That's what I wondered when I first saw the title. This place I am reviewing is actually for my UK readers.... More About: Review , Save
Don't Forget to Enter for this Book Drawing
2007-11-23 06:03:00 "I love you higher than the highest swing ever swung. I love you sweeter than the sweetest song ever sung. I love you longer than the longest lollipop ever lasted. I love you louder than the loudest rocket ship ever... More About: Books , Drawing , Book , Enter
In Other Words: Growing Pains
More articles from this author:2007-11-20 07:58:00 "The purpose of Christianity is not to avoid difficulty, but to produce a character adequate to meet it when it comes. It does not make life easy; rather it tries to make us great enough for life." ~ James L.... More About: In Other Words , Words , Growing , Growing Pains 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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