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What Has Been Going On…

What Has Been Going On…

I haven’t been around here a lot lately posting. So, what has been going on? A lot! First off, we had relatives come up for Thanksgiving. Grandparents arrived the Friday before and we spent as much time with them as we could. You would think I would take pictures while they were here, however, the camera didn’t make it out. I have no pictures of this Thanksgiving! Oh well, at least we still have the memories. We had a great Thanksgiving feast of turkey, cornbread dressing, gravy, homemade mac-n-cheese, mashed potatoes (see a carb trend here? LOL), green beans (finally a green veggie!) rolls, pecan pie, pumpkin pie and a pecan/pumpkin pie! And this only for 8 people!! Needless to say we had turkey for a week after!

I have also been doing a lot of baking. We have shared pound cake, banana nut bread, chocolate chip cookies and oatmeal cookies with neighbors and friends. This has been a lot of fun. I have always enjoyed baking and cooking for people. You would think I would post and share pictures of the goodies, but I just can’t seem to remember until everything is gone!

I am sure me not remembering has nothing to do with the fact that I have 4 kids and we homeschool! We have been busy in our studies. With the different age groups that I teach, we have been learning to write letters and numbers, all the way up to dissecting crawfish and earth worms in science. Throw in a little 1+1=2, to college algebra. (so thankful for dad to help!) We had the science fair recently and my daughter placed 3rd in her category. She did the egg in a bottle and talked about air pressure. That was pretty cool. I was very impressed with her project. She did the majority of the work by herself. Hard work paid off for her!

Since the Thanksgiving holiday started, the kids have taken turns getting sick. We still have a couple that have lingering colds that don’t seem to want to let go. Our oldest daughter has suffered with losing her voice and is slowing getting back to normal with that. Thankfully, I haven’t caught the bug and pray that I don’t. I always seem to have too many things to do and not enough time!

Basically, I have taken a break and been spending as much time with the kids and taking care of the house. We are only here a short time on this earth and my family needs to come first to anything else that I want to do. God gave me my children and I want to do my best raising them. Priorities have changed and it has been for the best. I am still going to write what I am passionate about and pray that our families love of God shows. I am trying to find a balance and know once I do, my writing will become a little more often and will have more meaning.

I have so much I want to share and I have been writing it down in a notebook. I want to talk more about God, what He has done for me and my family, how He has blessed us with being able to homeschool our children. How He has given me a love for cooking and baking for others, how He has given me a love for Photography. It will all come in His timing.

So please be patient with me as God is working in my heart and my life.

Blessings to you all this Christmas season!

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What Has Been Going On…

What Has Been Going On…

I haven’t been around here a lot lately posting. So, what has been going on? A lot! First off, we had relatives come up for Thanksgiving. Grandparents arrived the Friday before and we spent as much time with them as we could. You would think I would take pictures while they were here, however, the camera didn’t make it out. I have no pictures of this Thanksgiving! Oh well, at least we still have the memories. We had a great Thanksgiving feast of turkey, cornbread dressing, gravy, homemade mac-n-cheese, mashed potatoes (see a carb trend here? LOL), green beans (finally a green veggie!) rolls, pecan pie, pumpkin pie and a pecan/pumpkin pie! And this only for 8 people!! Needless to say we had turkey for a week after!

I have also been doing a lot of baking. We have shared pound cake, banana nut bread, chocolate chip cookies and oatmeal cookies with neighbors and friends. This has been a lot of fun. I have always enjoyed baking and cooking for people. You would think I would post and share pictures of the goodies, but I just can’t seem to remember until everything is gone!

I am sure me not remembering has nothing to do with the fact that I have 4 kids and we homeschool! We have been busy in our studies. With the different age groups that I teach, we have been learning to write letters and numbers, all the way up to dissecting crawfish and earth worms in science. Throw in a little 1+1=2, to college algebra. (so thankful for dad to help!) We had the science fair recently and my daughter placed 3rd in her category. She did the egg in a bottle and talked about air pressure. That was pretty cool. I was very impressed with her project. She did the majority of the work by herself. Hard work paid off for her!

Since the Thanksgiving holiday started, the kids have taken turns getting sick. We still have a couple that have lingering colds that don’t seem to want to let go. Our oldest daughter has suffered with losing her voice and is slowing getting back to normal with that. Thankfully, I haven’t caught the bug and pray that I don’t. I always seem to have too many things to do and not enough time!

Basically, I have taken a break and been spending as much time with the kids and taking care of the house. We are only here a short time on this earth and my family needs to come first to anything else that I want to do. God gave me my children and I want to do my best raising them. Priorities have changed and it has been for the best. I am still going to write what I am passionate about and pray that our families love of God shows. I am trying to find a balance and know once I do, my writing will become a little more often and will have more meaning.

I have so much I want to share and I have been writing it down in a notebook. I want to talk more about God, what He has done for me and my family, how He has blessed us with being able to homeschool our children. How He has given me a love for cooking and baking for others, how He has given me a love for Photography. It will all come in His timing.

So please be patient with me as God is working in my heart and my life.

Blessings to you all this Christmas season!

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Have You Noticed Something?

Have You Noticed Something?

Have you noticed something? Perhaps that I just LOVE this time of year? There are several reasons why I love the Fall time. First, I mean, who wouldn’t love to live in the mountains during the fall and get to experience the wonderful colors of God’s creation. Just gorgeous! Oh, and you can’t forget about the weather finally cooling off to nice cool temps. Definitely got to love that! However, I love this time of year because it reminds me we are close to Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving really means a lot to me. You see, I have so much to be thankful for. While I do my best to be thankful daily for what God has given me, Thanksgiving is a day that we celebrate it.  As I just wrote that, I realize I need to be celebrating it daily.  What a challenge I have ahead for myself.  Do you celebrate Thanksgiving daily?

Psalm 136
Thanksgiving to God for His Enduring Mercy
1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
2 Oh, give thanks to the God of gods!
For His mercy endures forever.
3 Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords!
For His mercy endures forever:
4 To Him who alone does great wonders,
For His mercy endures forever;
5 To Him who by wisdom made the heavens,
For His mercy endures forever;
6 To Him who laid out the earth above the waters,
For His mercy endures forever;
7 To Him who made great lights,
For His mercy endures forever—
8 The sun to rule by day,
For His mercy endures forever;
9 The moon and stars to rule by night,
For His mercy endures forever.
10 To Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn,
For His mercy endures forever;
11 And brought out Israel from among them,
For His mercy endures forever;
12 With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm,
For His mercy endures forever;
13 To Him who divided the Red Sea in two,
For His mercy endures forever;
14 And made Israel pass through the midst of it,
For His mercy endures forever;
15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,
For His mercy endures forever;
16 To Him who led His people through the wilderness,
For His mercy endures forever;
17 To Him who struck down great kings,
For His mercy endures forever;
18 And slew famous kings,
For His mercy endures forever—
19 Sihon king of the Amorites,
For His mercy endures forever;
20 And Og king of Bashan,
For His mercy endures forever—
21 And gave their land as a heritage,
For His mercy endures forever;
22 A heritage to Israel His servant,
For His mercy endures forever.
23 Who remembered us in our lowly state,
For His mercy endures forever;
24 And rescued us from our enemies,
For His mercy endures forever;
25 Who gives food to all flesh,
For His mercy endures forever.
26 Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven!
For His mercy endures forever.

Have You Noticed Something?

Have You Noticed Something?

Have you noticed something? Perhaps that I just LOVE this time of year? There are several reasons why I love the Fall time. First, I mean, who wouldn’t love to live in the mountains during the fall and get to experience the wonderful colors of God’s creation. Just gorgeous! Oh, and you can’t forget about the weather finally cooling off to nice cool temps. Definitely got to love that! However, I love this time of year because it reminds me we are close to Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving really means a lot to me. You see, I have so much to be thankful for. While I do my best to be thankful daily for what God has given me, Thanksgiving is a day that we celebrate it.  As I just wrote that, I realize I need to be celebrating it daily.  What a challenge I have ahead for myself.  Do you celebrate Thanksgiving daily?

Psalm 136
Thanksgiving to God for His Enduring Mercy
1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
2 Oh, give thanks to the God of gods!
For His mercy endures forever.
3 Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords!
For His mercy endures forever:
4 To Him who alone does great wonders,
For His mercy endures forever;
5 To Him who by wisdom made the heavens,
For His mercy endures forever;
6 To Him who laid out the earth above the waters,
For His mercy endures forever;
7 To Him who made great lights,
For His mercy endures forever—
8 The sun to rule by day,
For His mercy endures forever;
9 The moon and stars to rule by night,
For His mercy endures forever.
10 To Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn,
For His mercy endures forever;
11 And brought out Israel from among them,
For His mercy endures forever;
12 With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm,
For His mercy endures forever;
13 To Him who divided the Red Sea in two,
For His mercy endures forever;
14 And made Israel pass through the midst of it,
For His mercy endures forever;
15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,
For His mercy endures forever;
16 To Him who led His people through the wilderness,
For His mercy endures forever;
17 To Him who struck down great kings,
For His mercy endures forever;
18 And slew famous kings,
For His mercy endures forever—
19 Sihon king of the Amorites,
For His mercy endures forever;
20 And Og king of Bashan,
For His mercy endures forever—
21 And gave their land as a heritage,
For His mercy endures forever;
22 A heritage to Israel His servant,
For His mercy endures forever.
23 Who remembered us in our lowly state,
For His mercy endures forever;
24 And rescued us from our enemies,
For His mercy endures forever;
25 Who gives food to all flesh,
For His mercy endures forever.
26 Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven!
For His mercy endures forever.

A Psalm Of Thanksgiving

A Psalm Of Thanksgiving
This is one of my favorite Psalms.  I could read it over and over again.   

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Psalm 100

A Psalm of Thanksgiving.

1 Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands!
2 Serve the LORD with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
3 Know that the LORD, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;[a]
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 For the LORD is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.