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Pray for Your Children-Pt. 2
2008-02-17 15:59:00
1. Salvation~ Lord, let salvation spring up within my children, that they may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. (Isaiah 45:8, 2 Timothy 2:10)2. Growth in Grace~ I pray that they may "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." (2 Peter 3:18)3. Love~ Grant, Lord, that my children may learn to live a life of love through the Spirit who dwells in them. (Ephesians 5:2, Galatians 5:22)4. Honesty and Integrity~ May integrity and honesty be their virtue and their protection.(Proverbs 25:21)5. Self-Control~ Father, help my children not to be like many others around them, but let them be "alert and self-controlled" in all they do. (1 Thessalonians 5:6)6. A Love for God’s Word~ May my children grow to find Your Word "more precious than gold, than much pure gold; (and) sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb." (Psalm 19:10)7. Justice~ God, help my children to love justice as You do and to "act justly" in all they do. ...
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New Link Buttons
2008-02-16 21:45:00
My dear friend, Valerie, has blessed me by making these beautiful linking buttons!! If you would like to link to me here just copy the code and paste it into your template. I would be honored if you chose to do so! Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of the new buttons. Pop on over to Valerie's and let her know what a great job she did!
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Another Short Quiverfull Carnival
2008-02-16 16:07:00
I am breaking from my typical Saturday postings today. I sat here trying to work on them but they were just not coming together. This post has been sitting in draft form for a while and was staring me down. So today must be the day to post it. Please visit the links, leave comments, and be blessed by the testimonies given. Hopefully, you will leave a comment here too.Here is our second Quiverful Carnival .Lisa from Me & My House writes: "How can children be so controversial, especially in Christian circles? It doesn’t seem to be so in Muslim circles, or Mormon circles, and it wasn’t in Christian circles prior to the mid-1900’s either. But it is today. So this post will no doubt be controversial."Read more of her article, Children~ A Heritage.Jennifer Posted an article written by Jewish Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on The Blessings of Children. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is the recipient of the American Jewish Press Association’s Award for Excellence in Commentary, and the in...
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Homeschool Organization Show & Tell
2008-02-15 14:36:00
For Show and Tell I thought I would share how I organize my teacher materials and resources. I have a specific place for things and they are easily accessible, not only to me but also to the children who will need them. This makes things flow pretty smoothly during school. I have two bookshelves located in the hallway about ten steps from where we have school. It is easy for me to pull things out and to replace them. I typically pull out everything I will need that day and replace it as I finish with it. This gives me a visible and tangible way to tell what I have accomplished and what is still left to be done. The children can go and get their resource books and replace them as needed. Below is a photo of our two bookshelves piled with 95% of our schooling curriculum. Even if it is not a grade we are utilizing this year, it is still on the shelves. Next week I will share how we organize the individual children's books and supplies. If you click on the image it should op...
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The Homeschool Lounge Debut
2008-02-14 16:14:00
To all of you homeschooling moms out there, The Homeschool Lounge is making its big debut! Tiany from Less of Me ~ More of Him and her husband, Troy have worked diligently to bring us this awesome resource.The Homeschool Lounge is a FREE online social network community for Homeschool Moms; the very first of its kind! The vision of The Homeschool Lounge is to connect Homeschool Moms from all corners of the web; get advice, give advice, share, learn and laugh with those who truly understand you. There is something for everyone inside the many pages of this pioneer website so go check it out!Site Features Include:* Create your own space* Start or join discussions in our Forum* Start or join a group* Start a Blog or Promote an existing Blog* Create a slide show widget of your pictures for your blog* Photo Gallery* Video Gallery* Live Chat* Invite other Homeschool Moms, friends and familyWe invite you to join us, share tips and advice, and find encouragement, ...
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Thursday Thirteen
2008-02-14 16:01:00
Well, I am stumped for this week. As I sit here trying to decide what 13 things to write about, I have noticed how messy my computer desk has become. So before I clean it I thought I would post 13 things sitting here on my computer desk at this very moment.checkbookyesterday's mailvideo camera1200 page book of Christian quotationsdiet cokeempty oatmeal bowlWooly Willy toy, you know the face with shaving that you can move around with the magic pencil to make fun hair!DIVE CD that contains Algebra lessons on ittricycle petaltravel bottle of lotionmy 9 year old's address bookTable Talk magazineA book I need to mailWell, there you go! Now it is time to clean! Have an awesome Thursday 13!
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Comparing Winters
2008-02-13 14:52:00
This time last winter up North.This winter down South.
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Making Rockets
2008-02-13 14:21:00
In honor of my friend Valerie's post yesterday on paper airplanes, I simply could not pass up posting this link today for Weblink Wednesday. This is a link for making paper rockets!! WooHoo!Kids love rockets, and here is an easy craft activity that almost any age child can do. These are great for "just fun" times, or as a junior craft when older children are busy with real rockets. Just print, color, and follow the directions!For more fun you can experiment with the variables. Try using different weights of paper, or different size bodies. Move the fins into different positions and see how it flies, or make your own fins that are cut at different angles.So follow the link and enjoy making your own paper rockets! SIMPLE ROCKET ACTIVITYFor More Weblink Wednesday Click on the Duck Image Above.
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Wednesday Hero
2008-02-13 13:00:00
Cpl. Ryan J. Buckley21 years old from Nokomis, Illinois2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne (Air Assault)June 26, 2006"His platoon leaders described him as the type of soldier every leader wants: A very talented, dedicated soldier, who did everything that was asked of him." That's what Lt. Col. Greg Butts, commander of the Army's 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, said about Cpl. Ryan J. Buckley at his memorial service. "I'm glad I could come here. It was an opportunity to recognize one of my great soldiers."Cpl. Buckley lost his life on June 26, 2006 when an IED detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. "I held him while he died," Spc. Richard Morris, a fellow soldier who was wounded in the attack, said after the service. "He was my best friend. This nation has lost a hell of a soldier."Ryan Buckley, a 2003 graduate of Hillsboro High School, was attending Lincoln Land Community Colle...
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The Revival the Church Doesn't Know About
2008-02-12 14:50:00
I ran across a snippet of an article the other day. A lady on my blogroll had posted it. It said some things that I often find myself feeling. I immediately went and read the entire article and it was well worth my time. I have posted just a portion of the article here and would encourage you to go and read the rest. The warning below is from the actual article. So be warned, you will be challenged, you must decide what will you do with that challenge.Warning: Offensive post to Sunday-only Christians ahead. Proceed with cautionWe struggle with discussing the issue of sound Biblical doctrine, multi-generational vision, family worship, Biblical gender roles and the like because we know it easily offends those who also claim Christ but for some reason or another do not hold to these teachings in scripture. We struggle with how to discuss these things without being perceived as prideful or "holier than thou", or haughty. But in all honesty, we can't cease speaking what the Bible s...
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Book Tag
2008-02-12 13:38:00
I have been tagged by Lisa @ Lifestyle Education Discipleship.Here’s the rules for this book tag: Pick up the nearest book of at least 123 pages. Open the book to page 123.Find the 5th sentence.Post the next 3 sentences.Tag 5 people. The nearest book that I grabbed actually has 1200 pages! I kid you not! It is the Encyclopedia of Christian Quotations. So I went to page 123, found the 5th sentence. Here are the next 3 sentences.Because of lack of fortitude and faithfulness on the part of God's people, God's word has many times been allowed to be bent, to conform to the surrounding, passing, changing culture of that moment rather than to stand as the innerant Word of God judging the form of the world spirit and the surrounding culture of that moment.Francis A. SchaefferNo public man in these islands ever believes that the Bible means what it says; he is always convinced that it says what he means.George Bernard ShawI would sooner a hundred times over be inconsistent with mysel...
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Flaming Darts
2008-02-11 22:30:00
I am not the type of person to attribute everything that is distressing in my life to attacks from Satan. Many distressing things are placed there by the Lord in order to grow us into Christ likeness. Many distressing things are due to the consequences of our sin. Yet, the Word tells us that Satan will attack. Even when Satan attacks we can take comfort in the sovereignty of God in the matter, just read the testimony of Job. There will be attacks from the evil one and to endure we are to take up the shield of faith.Today was a day when it was made clear to my husband and myself that we are indeed enduring an onslaught of flaming darts from the evil one. We must make sure during this attack that we respond not with the corrupt desires of our flesh but by holding fast to our shield of faith in Christ Jesus.Ephesians 6:16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one.The evil one is crafty and tries to ensnar...
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Weekend Kindness
2008-02-11 14:35:00
Weekend Kindness is a new blogging venture for me. I have a post up over there today. It is entitled, A Quiet Time. I would love for your to stop by, read it, and join in the discussion. Please come back here and let me know what you think.A QUIET MOMENTI also wanted to share with you something else that is going on over there. This month the focus is going to be on building relationships. To keep the excitement going, we will be having a contest on our way to building up 101 Relationship Secrets! That’s right, we’re looking for you to contribute relationship secrets in one of four areas all through this month. We’ll also be announcing prizes– one from each group! So head on over and familiarize yourself with the site and enter yourself in the contest by giving us some great ideas!101 Relationship Secrets Contest
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Pray for Your Children-Pt. 1
2008-02-10 15:08:00
1. Ask God to protect your children with His loving care, so that no evil can reach them and lead them into temptation. Pray that they will be safe from harm (Psalm 33:20).2.Pray that your children would use Godly wisdom. Ask God to give each child a discernment about people, as well as knowing the difference between right and wrong in the actions of their friends.(Proverbs 18:24; Deuteronomy 13:6,8).3.Pray that your children would stay pure in their thoughts and deeds, striving for God’s way of holiness for their lives (Psalm 24:4-5;Ephesians 1:4)4.Pray that your children will accept responsibility quickly and with humility when they fall into sin. (Matthew 5: 23-24).5. Pray that your children will be alert and thinking clearly as they study their schoolwork and in their extra curricular activities. Ask God to help them to be motivated to do the best they are capable of doing (Colossians 3:17; 1 Corinthians 10:31).6. Pray that your children will have an appetite to live the spi...
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Song of Moses
2008-02-09 15:00:00
Exodus 15:1-2Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying,“I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.Finish Reading the Song of Moses............To participate in the Saturday Psalm & Praise just follow the link.

Heavy
2008-02-09 14:56:00
This week's Photo Hunt theme is heavy. So here are some heavy facts about elephants!Elephants weigh approximately 10,000 pounds. The typical weight range is between 7,000 13,200 lbs.Elephant trunks can get very heavy. It is not uncommon to see elephants resting them over a tusk!They poop 80 pounds in one day.The largest tusk ever recorded weighed 214 pounds and was 138 inches long. Because tusk size is an inherited characteristic, it is rare to find one now that would weigh more than 100 pounds.The sole of the elephant's foot is covered with a thick, cushionlike padding that helps sustain weight, prevents slipping and deadens sound.
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Show & Tell -- Wooden Crosses
2008-02-08 14:45:00
This is my first week for Friday Show & Tell. It has been very frustrating for me to try and decide what to post about. Everyone seems to post so many different types of things so I guess just about anything goes. What I chose for my show and tell is something that I love. I love crosses and I collect unique ones. We have several crosses in our home. The cross is a constant reminder of the sacrifice that was given for me and therefore I like to display them in a prominent place in our home. The majority of them are wooden crosses and they are mounted on the wall above our piano. So I snapped a photo of those to share with you. The photo does not really do them justice but it gives you an idea.
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Heart of the Matter
2008-02-08 14:28:00
The February edition is up! Click on the image to go to the main page or HERE for my article.
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Discernment
2008-02-07 15:37:00
“Discernment is not a matter of simply telling the difference between right and wrong; rather, it is telling the difference between right and almost right.” –Charles Spurgeon

Lingering Illnesses
2008-02-07 14:22:00
13 things that testify to the fact that you have had illness in your home for the last 6 weeks.You are popping Vitamin C like candy.You have considered buying stock in Motrin and Tylenol.You wonder if you will see the day when you wear something other than pajamas.You new perfume smells strangely like Lysol.You are more familiar with your bathroom than you would care to admit.You begin to come face to face with the fact that even with an empty bladder you can cough and sneeze hard enough to wet your pants.Even though it makes a great drawer or trunk liner you wonder why God EVER saw fit to create cedar. (severe allergies)Your children cry at the site of the nebulizer. (breathing treatments)Mom and baby make a perfect fit; baby has a high fever and mom has the chills, so mom cools baby with cold hands and baby warms mom up.If you ask where did your fever go the answer is higher and higher.You have a funny crick in your neck from holding your head at an angle to allow for your ear to...
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A Double Rainbow
2008-02-06 13:37:00
My friend Valerie posted on a rainbow in her backyard last week. So I was inspired to share this shot my hubby took in Idaho of a double rainbow.Genesis 9:13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
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Wednesday Hero
2008-02-06 13:30:00
This week's hero is a good one. Robert Cone is the second Cousin of Wednesday Hero 's partner in crime, Greta.Robert S. Cone85 years old from Delray Beach, Florida506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne DivisionSurrounded by family, feted by a U.S. congressman and a Veterans of Foreign Wars color guard, one of the few surviving members of the "Filthy Thirteen" was honored on October 8, 2006 in a backyard on Massapoag Avenue.Robert S. Cone, 85, now of Delray Beach, Fla., finally received the 13 military medals he was due for his service on D-Day during World War II, including the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, POW medal and Presidential Unit Citation."To tell you the truth, I never expected it. I'm very honored to get it and really feel good about it," Cone said."He's finding it an honor, and he's a little embarrassed, to be honest," said Cone's son, Edward R. Cone, 45, who hosted the family barbecue that included a visit from U.S. Rep. Stephen F. Lynch.Only a few members...

Strength from Weakness
2008-02-05 15:20:00
My first official post is up over at Weekend Kindness. I would love for you to go and read it. Please comment there (and here). There is also a lot of great stuff over at WK so take some time and look around. Here is a snippet of my post for today.....The Lord has been dealing with me a lot lately concerning my dependence upon Him. It matters not if I am dealing with my husband, my children, those I meet day in and day out in real life, or those I seek to minister to here in blogland. I know that by my nature, I am not kind, compassionate, or loving. This is a weakness. But through my weakness can flow the kindness, compassion, and love of Christ, not because of me or anything I can do but because of who God is!To read the full post CLICK HERE.

Unborn Twins Save Mom's Life
2008-02-05 14:39:00
A UK mother chooses the life of her unborn twins and is rewarded with life for herself! Shortly after becoming pregnant, it is discovered that the mother has a cervical cancer tumor. The mother refused to abort her babies and in turn her life is saved."I couldn't believe it when the doctors told me that the babies had dislodged the tumor," she said. "I'd felt them kicking, but I didn't realize just how important their kicking would turn out to be. I owe my life to my girls, and that's why I could have never agreed with a termination."Read her amazing story HERE.
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After This I Looked, and Behold
2007-11-17 14:56:00
Revelation 4After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads. From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God, and before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal. And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind: the first l...
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I Love ____
2007-11-17 14:49:00
This week's theme is: I Love ____.I love my husband! He is the love of my life, my knight in shining armor!I love my children. They are my pride (pun intended) & joy.

Who Are You, Really?
2007-11-16 13:38:00
I have wanted to post on a particular issue since the beginning of the summer but have struggled to be articulate enough to do so. I have decided to attempt it today. It revolves around who really knows who I am and who knows me best. Most would say that family knows one best then friends would be second and probably the longer the friendship the better. In many cases this may be true but not in every situation. In fact, for me, it may even be reversed. Maybe this is due to the fact that we tend to move so frequently and that I have not been around old friends and family for so long. I do not know. I am not the same person I once was; the Lord is continuing to change me each and every day. Some days admittedly are slower than others and there are set backs, but God even uses those to mold His children. The fact is people change.If you are allowed to live next to your family and friends for a long time, like growing up in a small town and never straying far from home, I wo...

Do You Have Time To Pray?
2007-11-16 13:35:00
I had a comment left this week in which someone asked me the following question.With 8 kids, how do you have time to pray?I will readily admit that it is difficult to have a specific amount of time set aside just sit and pray. However, I have taken a wonderful verse to heart and try to apply it everyday.1 Thessalonians 5:17pray without ceasingI try to maintain an attitude of prayer throughout my day. Do I always accomplish this? Absolutely not but I strive for it non the less. As I go throughout my day, I praise the Lord for the weather, for my well behaved children, for wisdom in dealing with my children when they are not so well behaved, for wisdom in teaching and training them, for giving me another day to praise His name, for my husband, and for the life He has given me (here on earth and in eternity). I pray for others when they come to mind or when asked I say a prayer for them. I pray as I lay in bed at the end of the day, I pray as I drive, and the shower is a wonder...
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13 Great Quotes!
2007-11-15 07:01:00
"The family fireside is the best of schools." Arnold Glasow"There is no cure for laziness, but a large family helps." Herbert V. ProchnowHome---"The place in which you are treated the best and grumble the most." Author Unknown"The soul is healed by being with children." Fyodor Dostoevsky"Train up a fig tree in the way it should go, and when you are old sit under the shade of it." Charles Dickens"It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself." Charles Dickens"One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters." George Herbert"Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers." Harriet Beecher Stowe"Children are innocent and love justice, while most adults are wicked and prefer mercy." G.K. Chesterton"Such a blessed people should be a thankful people." Cotton Mather"There is no more lovely, friendly or charming relationship, communion or company, than a good marriage." Martin Luther"The children will follow the example, i...
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Updated Prayer Request
2007-11-14 15:24:00
Thank you to those who prayed for my family these last few days. (original request) My Aunt Bonnie passed away about 8:30 last night. (I just heard this morning) If you feel led please continue to pray for the family as funeral arrangements are made and we grieve. I am thanking the Lord that my Aunt is now with Him in glory and for the comfort He gives. I gave this verse to a friend this morning not knowing that I would need it also today.2 Corinthians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort.
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