Why home school? someone more articulate than I am can explain it.
Here Glenn Beck answers WHY it is important to bring our children home, and educate them on thier future. IF we don't do it... Who will?
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
BELIEVING!
Seeing is NOT believing FEELING is believing!
Some of us were given one gift, others may have been given 4.
Open your gift, the one our Creator and Lord gave you. What is it? Do you have a gift of insight, patience, Love, wisdom, humility.
Use it.
Now . I mean literally, go out and find ways to use the gifts that your heavenly father has given you. It is a gift, and he intended it to not only bless your life, but bless others as well.
So find it.
Open it.
and use it.
Not using your gift is a sin, if you do not believe this, read the parable of the talents. Matthew 25:14-30
Some of us were given one gift, others may have been given 4.
Open your gift, the one our Creator and Lord gave you. What is it? Do you have a gift of insight, patience, Love, wisdom, humility.
Use it.
Now . I mean literally, go out and find ways to use the gifts that your heavenly father has given you. It is a gift, and he intended it to not only bless your life, but bless others as well.
So find it.
Open it.
and use it.
Not using your gift is a sin, if you do not believe this, read the parable of the talents. Matthew 25:14-30
Fall weather
This beautiful fall weather is amazing.....
My daughter, Madi and I went on a long walk with the dog. Our great dane has been such a sweetie while we are traveling, you would not believe the change that has come over him. When he first came to our house he was jittery and nervous. (probably the onslaught of 6 kids at once ) and he really disliked being affectionate with us.
But he has really come around since being with us on the bus trip.
He acts like a little kid, he plays, chases, rolls around and wrestles with us. so much fun!
When I was a little girl i had a yellow lab, I named her Max. (yes, her.)
Max would play fight with me, and grab ahold of my arm gently and wrestle with me in the grass. She was so fun and playful, and I have missed that in the many little dogs we have had the past years.
But here I have my dream dog (wanted a Great Dane since I was 8) and he has been so playful!
on another note:
The kids put on a play for their grandfather.
Rubi put on dress-up clothes and Abi & Gracie were dressed as young boys.
The 'boys' attacked Rubi (the damsel in distress) and Zeke in his Batman cape came to her rescue. He was "Super-Jay" (grandpa Jay)
It was short but cute.
It has been relaxing and fun visiting Utah, we have reminisced and visited areas of my old stomping grounds, Took the kids by my old High School.
It has been a nice introspective trip.
I am amazed at the abundance in Utah, people are beautiful, the mountains are breathtaking, people here are so resourceful and entrepreneur-minded. It is exhilarating, and competitive, it is almost 100% opposite of my small little Missouri town.
Life is a slower pace, the people are like they are in Mayberry, old-fashioned & hard-working good people.
I like that we are small, and that we have room to grow, we all live on our parcel of land, and have plenty of room for the kids to roam.
I am reminded of the reasons why wemoved there in 2006. I am reminded of the values and lessons we longed to teach our children. Hard work, honesty, skills that will keep you comfortable in a crisis.
I love visiting Utah. I love seeing family, friends and my old home town.
But I sure love coming home.
Thank yout o my friends in Missouri, who have helped to make Rural NortWest Missouri...."Home"
My daughter, Madi and I went on a long walk with the dog. Our great dane has been such a sweetie while we are traveling, you would not believe the change that has come over him. When he first came to our house he was jittery and nervous. (probably the onslaught of 6 kids at once ) and he really disliked being affectionate with us.
But he has really come around since being with us on the bus trip.
He acts like a little kid, he plays, chases, rolls around and wrestles with us. so much fun!
When I was a little girl i had a yellow lab, I named her Max. (yes, her.)
Max would play fight with me, and grab ahold of my arm gently and wrestle with me in the grass. She was so fun and playful, and I have missed that in the many little dogs we have had the past years.
But here I have my dream dog (wanted a Great Dane since I was 8) and he has been so playful!
on another note:
The kids put on a play for their grandfather.
Rubi put on dress-up clothes and Abi & Gracie were dressed as young boys.
The 'boys' attacked Rubi (the damsel in distress) and Zeke in his Batman cape came to her rescue. He was "Super-Jay" (grandpa Jay)
It was short but cute.
It has been relaxing and fun visiting Utah, we have reminisced and visited areas of my old stomping grounds, Took the kids by my old High School.
It has been a nice introspective trip.
I am amazed at the abundance in Utah, people are beautiful, the mountains are breathtaking, people here are so resourceful and entrepreneur-minded. It is exhilarating, and competitive, it is almost 100% opposite of my small little Missouri town.
Life is a slower pace, the people are like they are in Mayberry, old-fashioned & hard-working good people.
I like that we are small, and that we have room to grow, we all live on our parcel of land, and have plenty of room for the kids to roam.
I am reminded of the reasons why wemoved there in 2006. I am reminded of the values and lessons we longed to teach our children. Hard work, honesty, skills that will keep you comfortable in a crisis.
I love visiting Utah. I love seeing family, friends and my old home town.
But I sure love coming home.
Thank yout o my friends in Missouri, who have helped to make Rural NortWest Missouri...."Home"
Friday, October 21, 2011
Managing the Chaos
I have 6 kids.
4 Daughters (two are teens) and 2 sons (5 yrs & 2 yrs)
I LOVE parenting them, they are such a joy.
But it was not always so. OH NO, if you go back into the archives of this blog, you may find days of ranting, screaming and raving. Threats, and frustration uncooperative children, and a wreck of a home every single day.
I was at my whits end.
I cried daily, and I begged heavenly Father to take this burden from me. I seriously dreamed of sending the kids away to boarding school, to public school, to army camp....
I did not have a love for the daily tasks of being a mom, and I did not feel like I was helping to equip my children for success.
Then I met a super-mom...no literally, she has 25 kids, and she has such a sweet demeanor and her children were kind, obedient, and respectful.
I was so privileged to spend an entire 6 weeks with this amazing mom. I observed for the first couple of weeks, and finally got the nerve to start asking questions and finding out how she managed.
I shared the wisdom I learned from that on this post....
but I expanded on that knowledge by listening to This set of CD's and I have altered and forever changed how I saw mothering and parenting. I can honestly say my paradigm has changed and I feel LOVE and HONOR to parent these kids. I am IN LOVE WITH MY LIFE!
If you are struggling, please consider the changes that can come in your heart, and in your habits that will change how you view parenting and how you view running a household.
Take the time to listen to this CD and let me know what YOU learned from her advice and experience.
4 Daughters (two are teens) and 2 sons (5 yrs & 2 yrs)
I LOVE parenting them, they are such a joy.
But it was not always so. OH NO, if you go back into the archives of this blog, you may find days of ranting, screaming and raving. Threats, and frustration uncooperative children, and a wreck of a home every single day.
I was at my whits end.
I cried daily, and I begged heavenly Father to take this burden from me. I seriously dreamed of sending the kids away to boarding school, to public school, to army camp....
I did not have a love for the daily tasks of being a mom, and I did not feel like I was helping to equip my children for success.
Then I met a super-mom...no literally, she has 25 kids, and she has such a sweet demeanor and her children were kind, obedient, and respectful.
I was so privileged to spend an entire 6 weeks with this amazing mom. I observed for the first couple of weeks, and finally got the nerve to start asking questions and finding out how she managed.
I shared the wisdom I learned from that on this post....
but I expanded on that knowledge by listening to This set of CD's and I have altered and forever changed how I saw mothering and parenting. I can honestly say my paradigm has changed and I feel LOVE and HONOR to parent these kids. I am IN LOVE WITH MY LIFE!
If you are struggling, please consider the changes that can come in your heart, and in your habits that will change how you view parenting and how you view running a household.
Take the time to listen to this CD and let me know what YOU learned from her advice and experience.
Love our Children
Women. Love your Children enough to follow your passions. Share with them you desires, goals and dreams.
The Lord is pleased with your choice to parent. He recognizes the sacrifice and has gifts and blessings according to this sacrifice.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth....
For even as He loves the arrow that flies, so too He loves the bow that is stable. Khalil Gibron
let others live small lives.
But not you
let others argue over small things
But not you
let others cry over small hurts.
But not you.
Let others leave their future in someones else's hands....
BUT NOT YOU.
You will NEVER rise above the expectation you have for yourself. CHOOSE where you want to be. CHOSE who you want to be. TAKE ACTION
DO NOT HESITATE
DO it Now.
SHOW love- Kisses, hold hands, reach out to them, show an interest in what they are doing.
SPEAK love- Use kind words, use gentle tones, allow them to express themselves and learn in a safe environment, where they know that no matter what mistakes they make, you will always accept, love and support them.
BE Love- When we forgive, and accept ourselves, in each imperfection, we are teaching our children (who idolize and adore us) that we know we are imperfect, but we love them perfectly.
*I AM NOT ADVERTISING to leave the home!*
I am simply saying that we as Mothers have a responsibility to love our children enough to take time to develop our own skills and knowledge.
READ A BOOK
and share it
TAKE UP A CAUSE
and share it
LEARN A SKILL
and share it
Our children need to see the variety and possibility in life......through our eyes!
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