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Mission San Juan Capistrano
2007-10-01 14:38:00
This past week-end our family spent part of the day visiting a few missions here in the San Antonio area. This week I will share about our visit to both of them. The first mission we visited was Missi on San Juan Capistrano . It was originally founded in 1716 and was moved to its present location in 1731. The mission sits along the calm San Antonio River. Still being an active Catholic parish, the mission still holds services and the priest resides on the grounds in the parsonage. There is a lot of history here as well as being a beautiful place to visit. Here are a few pictures of our visit to the mission.
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Corps or Corpse?
2007-09-30 15:02:00
While spending the evening with my brother-in-law and his family we all had a great laugh! We were playing Catch Phrase and one of my daughters was taking her turn. She had to try and get her teammates to guess "Marine Corps". She did really well only she read that last word phonetically instead of the way we actually pronounce it.Her turn went something like this:Daughter: Uncle Mike is in the.....Teammates: Oh the Marine Corps!!!!Daughter: yes, now what do you call a dead body?????Teammates: WHAT? Marine Corps and dead body..ummm..what on earth......ummmmmBUZZER!!!Daughter: It was Corpse!After a round or two of laughter we explained it to her and then laughed some more.Aren't phonics great?!?!?!?!

A Blogging Star!
2007-09-30 04:31:00
I have been extremely blessed by a great lady! Valerie over at Just4homeschoolfamilies just passed this award along to me. It is a privilege to receive this award from such a great lady, please go visit her site. Thank you Valerie for honoring me with this award and the great comments on your blog.We are unsure of where this award originated and the official rules. However, when I think of a star blogger...I'm picturing bloggers that put out a lot of entries a day, chuck full of information that will benefit others, people that make blogging so much fun. I glean from all of my blog friends....whether it be for laughs, encouragement, homeschooling advice, or just simply friendship.Here are my Blogging Star nominees:Cindy over at the Dominion Family: I have only recently started reading her blog but am really enjoying it! She is not afraid to talk about things in our society that sometimes just make us crazy!Amy over at Amy's Humble Musings: This is another blog I have just ...

Types of Psalms
2007-09-29 16:55:00
The Biblical Psalms can be divided into five different categories. The first category is the most frequent type of Psalm and that type is the psalm of lamenting. These are psalms in which the author cries out to God for help or rescue. The second category is the psalm of confession. A wonderful example of this would be Psalm 51 where David confesses his sin with Bathsheba. Two others are the psalms of praise and the psalms of thanksgiving. The last category includes what are called imprecatory psalms. These psalms call for the judgement of God upon His enemies.Often times people tend to focus primarily on the Psalms of praise and thanksgiving, I love these as well. We should also pay close attention to the other types of psalms. Those that give us the example and call of confession and repentance. Those that call for the judgement of God upon His enemies, that God's justice will be evident. The psalms of lamenting are also of great value. We live in a fallen world fil...
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What is Family Reformation?
2007-09-29 06:40:00
Family Reformation is something that is near to my heart. With the grace of God and His Word, our family continually strives to be formed anew each and everyday into the type of obedient family God desires. Here is a link to a great article on family reformation. This next paragraph is a snippet from that article.....So, what is a family reformation? To reform something means to “form anew” or to “rescue from error and return to a rightful course.” Many Christian families are in error. We have churches full of “out of order” families where men are not leading, wives are disrespectful, children are rebellious, and everyone acts and reacts selfishly. Families need to be “formed anew” – reformed into the order God prescribes in His Word.READ MORE.........
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13 Things That Scream "Go To The Grocery Store!"
2007-09-27 19:05:00
Thirteen Things That Scream "Go To The Grocery Store !"Last payday, 2 weeks ago, you only spent a fourth of your regular grocery budget.You are rationing toilet paper squares.Except for the soy sauce and balsamic vinaigrette, and the little mustard packets you swiped from Subway, ALL of your condiments are gone.You sliced your last 4 cheese sticks to stick in a casserole.You used cans of evaporated milk to make breakfast.You run out of the plastic grocery bags you usually save to line the bathroom trash cans.When asked what's for dinner, you say, I don't know, I just threw stuff in there!Celery is supposed to be rubbery, right?Children open the refrigerator door and stand there longingly with the look of death by starvation on their faces.There is water or water or water to drink.The only thing in your freezer is ice and that old box of baking soda.Sugar, what is sugar?When your children ask, "uh mom, when are you going shopping again? I'M STARVING!!!!"
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Homeschool Weblink Wednesday
2007-09-26 14:42:00
Homeschool Weblink Wednesday Here is another great homeschooling link. I am currently using this as a fun supplement for my kindergartner and my preschooler. They have such a great time playing and learning at the same time! Take some time and play around on the StarFall website.Weblink Wednesday Sponsored by: Valerie @ Just4homeschoolfamilies

Bears In Camp
2007-09-26 14:42:00
POSTED ABOVE THE TRASH CAN IS THIS SIGN (like this trash can would keep a bear out!):
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Wednesday Heroes
2007-09-26 14:41:00
Lance Cpl. Cory JamiesonPunxsutawney, PennsylvaniaPersonal Security Detachment, Headquarters and Support Company, Task Force 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, attached to Regimental Combat Team 2Hippocrates once said, "Art is long, life is short".Cpl. Jeremy David Allbaugh lived a short life. But, he was immortalized recently in acrylics by a Lance Cpl. Jamieson who painted a mural in his honor."I feel sad because it is for him, but it makes me happy because I can still do something for him," said Lance Cpl. Jamieson. "I thought about it during the ceremony in the chapel. I looked up at the stained glass windows and I thought 'I should do something like that'".Along with help from family, a fellow Marine and a Morale, Wefare and Recreation manager, Jamieson had the paint and tools needed."I would paint eight or nine hours in the gym and time would fly by," Jamieson said.Cpl. Jeremy David Allbaugh, 21 years old from Luther, Oklahoma, was killed by a roadside bomb on July 5, 2007...
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The Big Giveaway: A Full Ballantyne Christian Adventure Library
2007-09-26 03:46:00
My friend Kim over at Life in a Shoe is hosting a giveaway of Vision Forum's exciting new adventure series, Ballantyne books.Inside sources say these books are everything you would expect from Vision Forum. They are well written, fast paced, with a rich vocabulary and exciting storylines. The characters are strong, courageous, virtuous, principled - except for the bad guys, of course. :)And the Christian worldview is inextricably woven into the book, from cover to cover. I am a firm believer that one's worldview shines through in all that one does, and Mr. Ballantyne was a Scottish covenanter of the 1800's. You will know that when you read his books.
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Does Disciplined Living Equal Legalism?
2007-09-25 05:30:00
This past Lord's Day I was speaking with a friend about the struggles we have with those who seem to have great difficulty accepting our family standards. We agreed this is such a difficult position for anyone to be in. As a person grows in Christ their standards begin to change to be more and more in line with scripture. As we grow (the process of sanctification - becoming more Christlike) in godliness, holiness, and obedience our standards become more developed and identified with disciplined living (1 Timothy 4:7b-16); higher moral and spiritual goals to strive toward. To some this may seems to be legalistic but really it is simply that more and more of the world is being cut out of our lives. Typically, those individuals do not yet have as deep of an understanding and conviction or see the need for change because they see this as being contrary to having freedom in Christ. But the more of the world that is cut out of our lives, the more defined we become. Some see this d...
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Birthday With A Beluga!
2007-09-23 16:00:00
Hannah, our preemie, isn't so little any more. Today she turned 15! For her birthday she had a dream fulfilled! She was able to spend part of the afternoon in the water with a Beluga whale. She was able to feed it and learned training techniques and commands. I think she had a great birthday!
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