Saturday, March 21, 2009 - To Everything There Is A Season
Category: Saturday Psalm and Praise Meme
I looked at Caleb the other day to see that he has now become 3 and a half. And I thought, "Where did the time go?".
Spring has come again. It seems like only yesterday we were looking at a long winter, and now it is passed and spring greens are breaking through last years' leftover Fall leaves. We have yet to see the yellow of the Daffodils and Narcissus or the pink of the Hyacinths, but the blooms are surely soon to come.
I am the same inside as I have always been: hopes, dreams, love, hate; but time moves faster than ever before. My children grow faster than ever before. And the LORD has written it all in his WORD as it will be - as it has always been. 
Ecclesiastes 3
1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
9What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? 10 I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. 11He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. 12I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. 13And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
There is a time to every purpose under the heaven. We can think on that, hold it in our hearts and remind ourselves of it in times of troubles. God holds time in his hands. We can place our trust in him. Shabbat Shalom! 
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Thursday, November 20, 2008 - VOTE for My Favorites in the Blog Awards... here's why:
Filed under: Just For Fun, Links by Jacque
As of today - Thursday here in IN - you have only two days left to vote for your favorite blogs in the Homeschool Blogs Awards!
If you have not been able to do so yet, can I ask for your vote? I won't promise you any big promises that won't be kept, or any small ones either. There are a few blogs I have a personal interest in, and if you see fit to, could you vote for them?
Each family is allowed a max. of 5 votes, 1 for each person old enough to use a computer (up to 5, of course).
I have linked the categories so that you may go directly to the page to vote. If you are not familiar with my choices, their blogs are linked on the voting pages.
My Picks
City on A Hill is our very own Rachel from Rachel's Reasoning. She blogs sweet little stories, great recipes, chicken and goat updates, and she is just a super blog-friend!
On the Road To Manhood is Eric's blog. He is just beginning to blog, and we use it as a part of his school writing. He is tickled to have been nominated, and I have enjoyed him watching as the few votes he has gotten has gone up.
Resting in the Arms of Grace is Miss Hannah's pretty blog that Jocelyn designed. Jocelyn cannot be in the awards, as she is a writer and author on the Homeschool Blog Awards site, but we are thrilled that this pretty frivolous blog design she created is!
Growing in Grace Magazine is a personal preference of ours. We have 5 in our family who write for this online blog-magazine to encourage moms and young ladies of all ages. It is published almost daily, with a special magazine issue each month. The graphics change each month also, and we are reaching into girls' lives and having a positive influence!
Feelin’ Feminine is a group blog borne from Jocelyn's heart to see women know that being feminine and lovely is a good and desirable thing. It is not just something that silly, mindless lazy women do, but a lovely way to live!
Never A Dull Moment is a NEW Mom blogger I just met IRL! She is such a wise and sweet woman. I know you will love her if you get to go over and check out her blog for yourself!!
See The rest of my Homeschool Blog Awards Picks , if you are interested.
Thank you friends!
blessings,
Sisterlisa wanted me to let you know that you can win a $20 gift card if GGM wins! Here are the details:
Growing in Grace Magazine is counting down to the final results of the Homeschool Blog Awards and we want YOUR vote! You only have til Friday!
We have a special treat for you! If you vote for GGM at HSBAPost's Awards Page for Best Family/Group Blog and promote the vote to your friends we'll enter you in for a chance to win a $20 Toys R Us Gift Certificate to use for the holidays and a CD of the PDF versions of all our issues from 2008! **When we win, you win!
You have 3 Chances to win!
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 -
Categories: Carnivals and Memes, Links, The Homesteading Carnival
Please support The Homesteading Carnival by checking out the links at Y2-K Hippie. You can also participate in the Homesteading Carnival each week by sending your submission. The THC was created to bring together homesteaders from all over the world, each week, and share things from their homesteads. Not just about gardening and barn-animals, but about life on the homestead in every aspect.
Rachel is giving away two nice prizes - well, three, actually.
Creativity Express - This is a program that lets kids explore the world of art, digitally. It ‘guides you through creativity building projects… right on your computer! With your own art materials right there!” This is a great beginners art program, for those who want to do computer and blog graphics.
My Book Of Colouring At The Zoo - This is a book from Kumon. If you have a child, or a younger sibling who enjoys playing and drawing with crayons, then this book will help to encourage that. It’s for ages 3 & 4. This book could also be used as a part of schooling, helping to remember colours and mazes.
You can see her giveaway for the DVD, One Night With The King.
 Be sure to send in your submissions to the next Carnival of Homeschooling. It will be hosted at Tami’s Blog on November 18. Submissions are due in by 9pm EST on Monday.
If you didn’t get to, check out the COH I posted last week! 150th Carnival of Homeschooling: Go Vote
Don’t forget to go vote your favorites of the nominees listed at the HSBA. Here are my picks: Homeschool Blog Awards Picks.
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Monday, July 14, 2008 - The Homesteading Carnival: Southern Sunsets Edition
Welcome to the Southern Sunsets Edition of The Homesteading Carnival. We took a great vacation last month, and I enjoyed snapping shots of the Southern/Southwestern skies. We have a lot of really great entries this week, so take some time and enjoy them!
Delicious! Abi presents her Strawberry Shortcut Cake posted at lighter side. Strawberries and summer. How refreshing!
Jocelyn is Feelin’ Feminine on the homestead, and she has issued a challenge for all who care to participate: Feelin’ Feminine - What’s Your Story?. Read her story about why she wears skirts almost all the time and how she lives on a homestead wearing them at A Pondering Heart.
 Paul Suarez Jr. is blogging his travels across the country with his family. You can read daily/hourly Updates from His Trip via his Blackberry and see the beautiful pictures from all over.
July 12th is Paper Bag Day. “Excuse me ma’am, but would you like paper or plastic.” You might hear that whenever you go to the grocery store. Lady Olivia shares some ideas for using paper bags for crafts and shares a neat link with us at Growing in Grace Magazine.
Dora Renee’ Wilkerson presents Y-2K Hippie: 07/07/08 posted at Knitting, horses, and my family.
My mother came for a visit and made this really easy and tasty cake with my daughter. I thought some of you may enjoy it.
Amanda is making Fried Green Beans all over the country! Check out her recipe and the picture of her cookin’ in LA!
Erica Burgan made up a cool and refreshing icy fruit drink to enjoy. You can enjoy it too! It’s Cool and Refreshing…Ahhhh! posted at The Sojourner.
 SeaBird presents crafts for young children posted at SeaBird Chronicles. You must go over and read all of the great ideas she has for fun times with your Littles this summer! She has pictures too!
Kendra presents When life gives you cherry plums? posted at A Sonoma Garden.
Sometimes the tastiest food is food we find in the wild. When my husband decided to can these strange cherry plums I thought he had gone bananas, but now we can jar after jar of this jam every year!
I absolutely love Laura Williams’ idea to give each child their own raised bed to care for! I so wanted to do that this year. Boy did that two-week vacation and planning cut into our garden this year! That and the chickens! Read about Laura’s summer as she presents Around the Homestead Today… posted at Laura Williams’ Musings.
GP presents Inn Your Comfort Zone posted at Manely Montana Memories-Come on Inn.
Ah summertime and the livin’ is easy… or is supposed to be. Unlike what you ‘re most likely to read about going out of your comfort zone… now ’s the time to go inn to it instead… Hmmm you thinks.. Trust me I’m going somewhere with this.
Robin at Heart at Home shares Another Use for a Leaf Blower. Ever think of using your leaf blower to clean the garage, barn, or patio? She tells that she “dusted” and “swept” our horse barn and metal storage building with a leaf blower. “No more sweeping yucky cobwebs on my head!”
 Rachel is at home, Just Bein’ A Country Girl. She has, for the past few days, been letting the does out to eat the apples that are right next to the barnyard. She also found a giant egg last night that has two yokes in it.
Christmas in July? Grandma Rosie posts her Christmas Jam..My all time # 1 Favorite jam The recipe yields 14 half-pints.
ElCloud of ElCloud Homestead who admits she is not a country girl was raised in towns and on military bases. She has never been in 4-H and I have never raised poultry. Her pets were limited to fish, one bird, cats, and dogs. She asks, “How did I End Up With This Job?“.
Jonash of Two of A Kind, Working on A Full House reminisces about her Apple IIE. About 17 or 18 years ago, her dad brought home their first computer, an Apple IIE,. Come reminisce with Ashley.
Cameo, a ten year old Country Girl, shares about Frogs and Toads and shows pictures of her new frog, Beans.
 Laura, an Organizing Junkie, shares her Monthly Organizing Round-Up - Organizing under the bathroom sink. I need to do that. Seems everything finds its way under the sink in the bathroom. It’s like the adage about the dryer eating one of a pair of socks.
Marsha, at Clutter Control Freak Blog, lets us in on her Favourite Organising Tools #9: Baskets. Baskets are a great way to organize, and she shows us some ideas on how to use them!
Sherry, of Large Family Mothering, gives us a peek into her days as a homeschooling mom of fourteen in My life, and other things. Sewing, teaching, reading, managing… take a peek in yourself!
That’s all for this weeks Homesteading Carnival! If you would like to participate in next week’s carnival, please be sure to send your submission in! For future carnivals, please be sure to check out The Hosting Schedule. Thanks to Jocelyn, for putting time into this carnival. It is fun and encouraging and informational to have all of these links put into a carnival!
blessings!
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Saturday, April 26, 2008 - Saturday Psalm & Praise: What A Day That Will Be
 Earthquakes…
(CNN) — Midwest Quake Felt Far and Wide - April 18, 2008 - People nearly 900 miles away felt a magnitude-5.2 earthquake that shook southern Illinois early Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of major damage after the predawn quake, which struck at 4:36 a.m. (5:36 a.m. ET). “Everything shook,” “I thought the building was going to collapse.”
Famine…
Food Crisis Spreads Across the Globe. Rice Shortage Triggers 50% Increase in Two Weeks - April 6, 2008 - Rising food prices has transformed food into an international political issue. Riots have erupted in Egypt, Haiti and Bangladesh over soaring food prices. People fought one another over bags of rice in West Africa. The causes and the solutions to the food crisis are complex.
Read the rest at Walking Therein: Saturday Psalm & Praise: What A Day That Will Be
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Sunday, April 27, 2008 - He is coming soon |
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| Yes, we see the signs.. our Saviour is coming soon! I just love the song, "Days of Elijah" Let us raise our voice and proclaim.. make way for the Lord!!! |
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Saturday, August 2, 2008 - YOu've been nominated! |
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Friday, April 18, 2008 - Goat Kidding Time Again
I belong to a most excellent Goat Yahoo Group. These goat friends are there for us all the time. We are all there for each other. If you own goats, I would encourage you to join their groups.
homedairygoats 
HDG911 
The moderator just sent through a bunch of information about goats and kidding, which I am going to be posting, following.
Blessings~
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Monday, April 7, 2008 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUCYLILLIE!!
Today, our Little sweetheart is a year old!! We are all in shock. Truly!! This year has really blown by! God is so good in placing this little sweetie in our home.
Lucy, we all hope you have the best birthday today! You are such a joy in our lives.
There will be several tributes to our Little Girlie for her special day, so we will be linking them as they are posted! We will also be adding pictures too!
Happy Birthday Loolie. We are all so proud of you!!
From Mommy:
Wow. It has been a year. A year. And I love you more now than I did then, though I don't know how that is possible. It is 3 am here now, on the 7th. Last year at this time, I was just starting to have the hard contractions. I woke up after a bit of rest and woke up the midwife. It was time. 
29 minutes later, we met you for the first time. Our little girl. Jocelyn and I knew you were going to be a girl. We were ready for one. You were so tiny. And content. You nursed well and were so sweet. The next weeks were full of joy and trying desperately to figure out a name for you!!
And now, a year later, you are still so sweet and content. I cannot believe a year has passed.
 You are such a little baby doll still. So smart and loving.
You let Caleb grab you around the neck and give you all the hugs he wants, and you hardly make a peep.
I love your little delicate fingers and the way you sing with me, reaching the right pitches and stopping and holding the words you can't even speak yet. Your words are only understood by us, but I know you understand so much more than you can tell us yet! We love your aaaah when you say yes and the way you have started shaking your head yes and no.
Had we ever put you down sooner, I am sure you would be running around by now, but we all want to hold you, so it is a small sacrifice.
Besides, to see you stand from crouching is so fun, and you do it so well now. We are anticipating those first real steps.
But don't expect to be put down too much just because you start walking. We will still be holding you all the time!
I cannot even say how you have captured your Daddy's heart. To see his eyes light up and a huge smile on his face each time he sees you and the way he just watches you is priceless.
You simply light up the room, my little darling!
You remind me of each of your brothers and sisters, and it is a joy to have you.
I love to see you raise your hands to go to your sister or lay your head sweetly on Eric's shoulder as he sings to you. What a blessing.
Our times together nursing are so vey precious to me, and they will be kept in my heart forever.
To look into your eyes, to feel your little hand on my face or to watch you doze off to sleep, it is our time, and I love gazing at you.
Thank you Lord, for this precious gift you have given us. Thank you for loaning her to us to teach her and love her and be blessed by her presence. It is truly humbling to know, my dear little Loolie, that you are God's and I get the privilege of having you here. I truly do not deserve you.
I will tell you that you are in great company too. God has filled this home with great children, your sisters and brothers, to love you and teach you and care for you. You will never be alone or unloved. God put you in exactly the right place at the exact right time.
I am still as overjoyed and in love with you, Little Girlie, as I ever was. You are a light in our lives. I can't wait to watch you grow and see what God has planned in your life. I love you my dear. Love you. Love you. Love you!
Mommy
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - For Sale: Books, CDs, Other - Oh, and Goats!
Time to get rid of a lot of items that we have had sitting around our home, waiting for an Ebay listing. We are planning to move in the near future, so we must remove a lot! This will be a friendly way to get rid of some of it and bless you with items you may not be able to afford from somewhere else. I tried to cover all the bases, so have a look-see and Email Me if you need to.
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Shipping: See Item categories.
Shipping Insurance is $1.35 for each $50 purchase.
PLEASE understand that I am guesstimating on shipping, and if I am off, I will pay it, but if I am waaaaaay off, I will contact you and offer you the new shipping rate, ok?
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If you have any questions at all about any of these items, please email me. Many of the movies were given to us, and I know they are in great shape, but I cannot vouch for the content of any of the movies, of course! :) The Vision Forum items are leftovers from when we sold homeschool books and supplies. We no longer endorse VF.
Also, please give me a day or two to contact you about an item. First emails are first-served, so no worries there. I will also let you know if the item is already sold in email RE: Please Email any offers; I am open to fair offers.
Thanks!
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Also note that I will be adding to this list as I go through and find more.
I know I have more homeschooling books here somewhere....
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CATEGORY: BOOKS
SHIPPING for first book is $2.00 Media Mail or First Class, depending on weight. Priority Mail is $4.60 base rate for one book.
Additional books:
Media Mail Each additional book is 0.50.
Priority Mail $2.00 for each additional, up to $8.95 for flat rate box.
Desecration - Anti-Christ Takes the Throne
Book 9 in the Left Behind Series HCDJ
Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins
$1.00
When Godly People Do Ungodly Things
Beth Moore HCDJ
$1.00 SOLD
Ten Lies About God
And How You Might Already Be Deceived
Erwin W. Lutzer HCDJ
$1.00
The Kingdom of God is a Party
Tony Campolo HCDJ
$1.00
The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers
Gary Chapman
$1.00 SOLD
NEW Experiencing Community Small Group Study Guide
Thom Corrigan ~ Navpress
78pp; includes Leader's Appendix
$1.00
Character ~ Who You Are When No One Is Looking
Bill Hybels
6 studies for groups or individual
Includes Guidelines for Leaders and Study Notes
$1.00
Your Family Time with God
John Maxwell HCDJ
$1.00
So Much More
Anna Sophia and Elizabeth Botkin
HCDJ , Vision Forum
Like New
$8.00
The Prayer of Jabez Devotional
Bruce Wilkinson
$1.00
The Prayer of Jabez
Bruce Wilkinson
$1.00
Yucatan Deep
Tom Morrisey
softcover. used.
$1.00
I Spy Spooky Night A Book of Picture Riddles
New Condition; Name in face plate on inside cover
0590481371
Cartwheel Books Scholastic Inc.
$1.00
Moments Together for Couples HCDJ
Devotions for drawing to God & one another
Dennis & Barbara Rainey
0830717544 ?90000
$1.00
HOMESCHOOLING BOOKS
MORE COMING~ I FOUND A BOX! :)
Some of the bigger books (Lesson plans and TE), I have added a dollar, because they are quite heavy and more to ship.
+ADDED+ K-grade
K God's World A Beka Science Series
Student Text 16454 2nd Edition
ret. $8.95 $2.00
K God's World A Beka Science Series
Student Text 16454 2nd Edition
ret. $8.95 $2.00
+ADDED+ 1st Grade
A Beka Health Safety, Manners 1
Student Text Reader Second Edition 54089003
ret. $9.95 $5.00
A Beka Discovering God's World Science 1
Student Text Reader Third Edition 50512
(bottom has very minimal humidity wrinkling)
ret. $9.95 $5.00
+ADDED+ 2nd Grade
Letters/Sounds 2 Teacher Edition Test Key
Third Edition 20621003
ret. $7.15 $2.00
Arithmetic 2 Teacher Edition
41718004
ring-bound answer key to text. front cover is bent
ret. $21.15 $10.00
Arithmetic 2 Tests/Speed Drills Teacher Key
41734
ret. $9.15 $2.00
+ADDED+ 3rd Grade
A Beka Reading 3 Curriculum and Lesson Plans
with Phonics Review 75485004
ret. $25.00 $11.00
A Beka History 3 Curriculum and Lesson Plans
Our American Heritage 76848003
ret. $11.00 $5.00
A Beka Arithmetic 3 Curriculum and Lesson Plans
75507003
top corner of binding torn
ret. $30.00 $12.00
A Beka Arithmetic 3 Teacher Key to work text
Fourth Edition 54798007
ring-bound answer key to student text. front cover missing
ret. $21.15 $10.00
A Beka Language 3 Teacher Edition
Third Edition 36455007
ring-bound answer key to student text
ret. $23.00 $11.00
A Beka Language 3 Teacher Test Key
Teacher Edition Third Edition 36471008
key to student tests
ret. $9.15 $2.00
A Beka Science & Health Curriculum and Lesson Plans 3
for Health Safety and Manners 3 and Exploring God's World 3
Some highlighting and back cover bent 7692003
ret. $15.00 $7.00
A Beka Health Safety and Manners 3
Test Quizzes and Worksheet Key
Second Edition 58130007
ret. $9.15 $2.00
A Beka Exploring God's World Science 3 3rd Edition
Student Text 57312007
Used. There are some erased answers.
ret.11.95 $5.00 SOLD
A Beka Exploring God's World Science 3 3rd Edition
Answer Key to Text 58610010
ret.6.15 $2.00
A Beka Exploring God's World Science 3 3rd Edition
Teacher Edition Test, Quzzes, Worksheet Key 58130007
ret.9.15 $2.00
A Beka Health Safety and Manners 3 2nd Edition
Student Text 58106007
$5.00 SOLD
A Beka Health Safety and Manners 3 2nd Edition
Answer Key to Student Text 58629012
$2.00
+ADDED+ 4th Grade
A Beka God's Gift of Language A (4) SET
*Writing and Grammar Tests (Some writing erased)
Second Edition 61131004
*Writing and Grammar Test Key
Second Edition 61158002
ret. $13.65 $7.00
A Beka Spelling and Vocabulary 4 Student Test Book
Student Tests Book Second Edition 60054004
-4 pages of erased answers
ret. $4.60 $1.50
A Beka Spelling and Vocabulary 4 Student Test Book
Student Tests Book Second Edition 60054002
-8 pages of erased answers
ret. $4.60 $1.50
A Beka Spelling and Vocabulary 4 Teacher's Test Key
(NOT the same as student books above)
(probably) First Edition 44784
ret. $9.15 $2.00
A Beka Arithmetic 4 Teacher Curriculum
Second Edition (Brown book) 43737
ret. $30.00 $7.00
McGraw-Hill Learning Materials
Spectrum Writing Grade 4
Main ideas, Sequence, Cause and Effect, Details, Comparison, Facts and Opinions, Making Your Point
This is used. Almost all of Unit 1 is missing.
There is no writing on the remainder.
The back cover is bent.
Includes answer key in back.
$1.00
+ADDED+ 5th Grade
A Beka Spelling and Vocabulary Tests 5 SET
*Student Tests Book Second Edition 60321002
-1 page of erased answers
*A Beka Spelling and Vocabulary Tests 5 Teacher Key
Second Edition 60348002
ret. $13.65 $7.00
A Beka Arithmetic 5 Tests & Speed Drills Key
Third Edition 26220003
ret. $9.15 $2.00
+ADDED+ 6th Grade
A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary 6 Set
*A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary 6 Teacher's Edition 13.15
ring-bound edition to student workbook 60364001
*A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary 6 Student Tests 60372002 4.60
-1 page of erased answers
*A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary 6 Teacher Key to Student Tests 60380001 9.15
ret. $26.90 $12.00
used A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary 6 Student Tests 60372002
3 Lessons of answers in pencil with ink corrections
ret. $4.60 $1.50
A Beka Arithmetic 6 Teacher's Edition
ring-bound Third Edition 61859001
paper cover is tearing from ring a bit
sticker mark on cover
ret. $21.15 $11.00
+ADDED+ 10th Grade
A Beka Grammar and Composition IV Test and Quizzes Key
Third Edition 76252001
ret. $9.15 $2.00
HOMESCHOOLING-OTHER
SHIPPING is as specified
These are mini flash cards with the Bible story on the back.
Please note the size is MINI: 3 1/4"x 4 1/2"
A Beka Book Flash-A-Card Miniature Set #1
1997 #17221
Heaven- A Beautiful Place
Adam-How Sin Began
$5.00
SHIPPING is $2.00 Media Mail, $4.60 Priority Mail
A Beka Book Flash-A-Card Miniature Set #2
1995 MFSB SS/B
Crucifixion
Resurrection
Growing Spiritually
$5.00
SHIPPING is $2.00 Media Mail, $4.60 Priority Mail
CATEGORY: CDs
SHIPPING for first CD is $2.00 Media Mail or First Class, shipping class depends on weight. Priority Mail is $4.60 base rate.
Additional CDs:
Media Mail $0.50 for each CD thereafter.
Priority Mail $1.00 for each CD thereafter.
Vision Forum
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$5.00 NEW Defending the Fatherless CD
$5.00 NEW Defending the Fatherless CD
$5.00 Like New Defending the Fatherless CD
$5.00 NEW The Blessed Marriage CD
$5.00 NEW The Role of the Grandfathers in Local Church CD
$5.00 NEW The Role of the Women in Local Church CD
$5.00 NEW The Role of the Women in Local Church CD
$5.00 NEW What's A Girl To Do? CD
$5.00 NEW Jennie B. and the Pilot CD
$5.00 NEW How to Evaluate a Suitor CD
$5.00 NEW How To Think Like A Christian
$5.00 NEW What Expect When Establishing a Local Church CD
$5.00 NEW What Expect When Establishing a Local Church CD
$5.00 NEW The Joy of Family Worship RC Sproul
$5.00 NEW The Joy of Family Worship RC Sproul
$5.00 NEW The Home as a Factory of Church Leaders Scott
$5.00 NEW The Home as a Factory of Church Leaders Scott
$5.00 NEW A Biblical Vision for Multi-Generational Faithfulness Einwechter
$5.00 NEW A Biblical Vision for Multi-Generational Faithfulness Einwechter
$5.00 NEW Weapons of Our Warfare: Truth Sproul
$5.00 NEW Weapons of Our Warfare: Truth Sproul
$5.00 NEW Weapons of Our Warfare: Beauty Sproul
$5.00 NEW Weapons of Our Warfare: Beauty Sproul
$5.00 NEW Hollywood's Despised Villian Botkin
$5.00 NEW Pilgrims vs. Indians CD
$5.00 NEW Making Wise Decisions About College CD
$5.00 NEW Making Wise Decisions About College CD
$5.00 NEW How Modern Churches Are Harming Families CD
$5.00 NEW How Modern Churches Are Harming Families CD
$5.00 NEW Home School Vision Victory CD
$5.00 NEW Home School Vision Victory CD
$5.00 NEW 6000 Years Earth History CD
$5.00 NEW Women and Children First CD
$5.00 NEW Women and Children First CD
$5.00 NEW The Promise Phillips CD
$5.00 NEW Rebuilding A Culture of Virtuous Boyhood CD
$5.00 NEW Discovering Life Purpose CD
$5.00 NEW Discovering Life Purpose CD
$10.00 NEW Victory for Daughters CD
$10.00 NEW Victory for Daughters CD
$10.00 NEW Victory for Daughters CD
$10.00 NEW The Spotless Bride CD
$10.00 NEW The Spotless Bride CD
$9.00 Like NEW The Spotless Bride CD
$10.00 NEW The Heroism of the Fathers is the Legacy of the Sons CD
+ADDED+ $10.00 Give Me Your Heart, My Son, Vision Forum conference
This is a set of 8 cassettes and has been listened to.
SHIPPING on this item is $4.00 Media Mail or $4.60 Priority Mail
$10.00 Building a Family That Will Stand Vision Forum Conference
This is a set of 8 cassettes and has been listened to.
SHIPPING on this item is $4.00 Media Mail or $4.60 Priority Mail
MUSIC CDs
The Prince of Egypt CD
Music from the movie.
$1.00 SOLD
Real Life Music CD 1996
Used CD
Amy Grant, Bryan Duncan, Michael Card,
Amy Morriss, Grover Levy, Crystal Lewis,
Guardian, Anointed, Greg Long, Jaci Velasquez
$1.00
Music You Can Believe In CD 1995
Used CD.
Clay Crosse, Wes King, Brent Bourgeois,
Church of Rhythm, Carolyn Arends,
Michael W. Smith, Ashley Cleveland,
Michael James, Ian, Rich Mullins
$1.00
Mercy Me - Almost There
like new CD.
$1.00
People Get Ready CD
Like new CD.
Crystal Lewis, Geoff Moore, Rebecca St. James,
dc Talk, Margaret Becker, Barry McGuire, The Impressions,
Big Tent Revival, Rich Mullins, Audio Adrenaline,
Michael W. Smith, Al Green
$1.00
CATEGORY: VIDEOS and DVDs
SHIPPING for first video is $2.00 Media Mail or First Class, depending on weight. Priority Mail is $4.60 base rate for one video.
Additional Videos/DVDs:
Media Mail $0.50 for each thereafter.
Priority Mail $1.00 for each thereafter.
The Prince of Egypt VHS video
Used. Plays fine. Clamshell case is crushed.
$1.00
BibleMan DVD The Incredible Force of Joy
Used. Plays fine. No insert.
$1.00
Hercules - Walt Disney
ISBN: 0-7888-0584-3
clamshell case
$1.00
Dumbo - Walt Disney
ISBN: 12257-0240-3
clamshell case
$1.00
Toy Story 2 - Walt Disney
ISBN: 0-7888-2454-6
clamshell case
Very good condition
$1.00 SOLD
Mary Poppins - Walt Disney
ISBN: 0-7888-2220-9
clamshell case
Very good condition
$1.00 SOLD
Walt Disney's Masterpiece Lady and the Tramp
0788812807
clamshell case
$1.00
Walt Disney's Masterpiece Robin Hood
1558901892
83m rated:G
clamshell case
Very good condition
$1.00 SOLD
Top Hat
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers VHS
b/w 99m
Classic Romance
1980
$1.00
Shall We Dance
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers VHS
b/w 108m
Classic Romance
$1.00
Irving Berlin's White Christmas
3775725429
1954
$1.00
The Bishop's Wife
The Classic Collection Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment
Cary Grant Loretta Young David Niven
Classic Romance
$1.00
An Affair To Remember
Cary Grant Deborah Kerr
Classic Romance
1957
nr
$1.00
Funny Girl
Barbra Streisand Omar Sharif
165m 1968 rated G
$1.00
How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Robert Morse
2h 5m 1967
nr
$1.00
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SHIPPING for first item is $8.00 Parcel Post. Priority Mail is $8.95 flat rate box.
Scooby Doo Monopoly Collector's Edition
never played with, but opened
$8.00
Disney Edition Monopoly
includes 8 Collectible Themed movers
the plastic is torn, but it is unopened and unused
$10.00
Please feel free to copy and forward this list to groups and friends.
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We also have a couple of Nubian bucks for sale.
Cowboy
Full-blooded Nubian
DOB: 2-25-07
$125.00
Ellessar
Full-blooded Nubian.
DOB: 3-2?-07
$125.00
We also have a doeling for sale.
Eamane
Full-blooded Nubian
DOB: 3-25-07
Never bred. Mother is a good milker.
$100.00
I will get good pictures up soon, as well as their measurements. You can click on the photo above to see a bigger one. It is from last year. I just put it on so you can see the bucks' coloring.
Shipping:
You must pick up. :)
blessings!
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 - The Homesteading Carnival: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM Edition
The 39th Homesteading Carnival: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM Edition
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!
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My Mother turned 60 yesterday. Had I been up on this, I could have had it published for her birthday! Anyway, I have always been late on things like this. My Mom, on the other hand, would have sent a card out last week, scanned pictures, written a great tribute and posted it fifteen minutes early, because she always arrives fifteen minutes early
Blessings~
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Thursday, February 28, 2008 - We Had to Take Caleb to the Hospital...
For those of you who don't know, we took Caleb to the hospital yesterday morning about 7am. He was shivering, and his skin was splotchy. When I took him into the bathroom light to get a closer look, he was just so hot. We took his temp, and his fever was about 106' under the arm. I gave him some motrin. He has no problem drinking water at all, so he was not dehydrated. I figured out that the shivering was good, that it is just his body trying to cool itself.
Matt got up very shortly afterward to go to work, and I told him what was going on, and we decided to go to the hospital. I took his temperature again with another thermometer, because Matt could not believe his temp was that high, and it was the same. His temp was at 105' when we left.
Read the rest: Update on Caleb
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - Moving: Don't Know When, Don't Know Where
I have been looking again at farms, ranches, and land out west. All last year, we looked in Arizona just north of Phoenix for property prices, kept an eye on weather during different seasons and read up on homeschool laws. Now, I am looking at Texas. Our goal is to be near New Mexico, but not in the actual state of. Problem is that our parents live in Las Cruces, which is in the southmost central area of the state. We lived in NM 11 years ago. I have homeschooled there, and I am not interested in living there and homeschooling. Let me correct that: we are not interested. Matt totally agrees.
No, NM is not a red state with a bunch of rules and regulations, but Texas is right next door, and the laws there are better. I do feel that if we are moving all of that way, then we need to be within a six hour drive at least. I would like to be within and hour drive, but that would put us in El Paso, and we are not at all interested in living there.
How great is that that we are looking at Texas? I would imagine that Eric is pretty excited. It is his goal to own a huge cattle ranch in Texas someday. No, we do not have cattle. We have goats. and chickens. (I think the horses are finally going this week!) He does have a Guide to Raising Cattle and is interested, so I am letting him run with it. We will see what God has in store there.
Considering the work we have to finish on our home to have it ready to sell, we have a bit of time to look and pray and wait for God to speak His will into our hearts. We miss our parents. We have longed to move there and away from this cold winter weather since last year. I still remember Matt coming home in April when it snowed again after having been 80' weather the week or so before, and he said he was ready to move. He hates delivering mail in this bitter cold. LucyLillie was just a week old, so we figured we wouldn't be moving until this year anyway. Now it is this year, and I am hoping to not be in this same room, typing these same words next year.
Though I will hate to go. I love this little old farmhouse and the big red barn. I love the giant maple tree and the beautiful woodwork and the pocket door and our oval window entry doors. I love the Morning Glory that climbs the windmill tower over the well. I love it that Isaac, Caleb and Lucy were born here. This is the longest we have lived in one place, and it has certainly grown on me. I hate the carpet and these old walls that you can hardly put a nail into, but I look at Eric and see all that barn has been in his life skills, and well, can you tell I am a bit sentimental? Just a little?
Let's not even talk about all of the work we have all put into the new addition that is still unfinished and may be until we move. I sure would like to live in it for a few months though. I suppose we will see.
I know Mom is tired of hearing and waiting on us moving down there, though I know she understands. All the work to do and little time to finish the addition. And, with each change of season, a new challenge crops up. And then a year passes...
All I know is that Jocelyn said she certainly hopes we move before summer, because she does not want to move the dog cage all over the yard again to feed the goats. I agree. Either move or put up fencing.
That is at the top of my list, too: fencing. We must buy property that is already fenced. None of this chase the goats all over the property stuff.
I am thankful that God is in control of this. when I made the 4-state comparison chart the other night of the homeschool laws (yes, I am one of those kind of people), it about drove me bonkers looking at those and looking at the map of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona on mapquest. "Who in the world knows?" is all I could come up with. Add to that Amanda and her, "I am not moving to Texas," and Jocelyn, who took some convincing with some of the beautiful and lush flat land, river and grazing pictures I found. Matt is pretty open, I think. He is easy-going like that, though. Boy, I wish I were.
blessings!
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How exciting jacque! I think it will be an adventure for sure... moving has it's pros and cons.......
Either way I wish you God's blessings as you decide!!
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Sounds like you are doing a great job researching.
Have a great weekend.
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Saturday, February 23, 2008 - I enjoyed reading |
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this blog entry Jacque! It was a bit uncanny to read, you sound very much like us. The way you referred to homeschool laws (the red states), and watching weather patterns (that is so much like us) and then looking at mapquest.. just giggling over here.
This is Theresa, (Harvestmom) not Jessica (TeaFlower).. she must have used my computer and it just doesn't log out!
Blessings, Theresa |
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - Moving |
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Our family moved 3000 miles to the other side of the country. It has been a great learning experience for all of us. We've learned about a different culture, way of life, weather conditions, current and historical events of this state. You have a great adventure ahead of you. It sounds like it will be a lot of work to move with a family your size. We only have 7 in our family.
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Sounds like an exciting time. What an amazing new adventure God is leading you on!
Blessings and Joy,
Susan Kelly Skitt
Adventurous Living Blog |
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - The 36th Homesteading Carnival: It's An Education Edition
Tia did a wonderful job on this week's carnival. She is always has something amusing to say and really made this carnival something! So what does the homesteading carnival have to do with homeschooling?? Tia knows... check it out: 36th Carnival of Homesteading ~ It's an Education
I hope you'll join next week for the 37th Homesteading Carnival, which will be hosted at quietcajun's and if you are so inclined you could write up a post and enter it here. Just add your entry URL and it will add all your info for you! Then push send! I hope to see you then!!
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Friday, February 8, 2008 - Murphy's Law of Pipes and Propane
Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.
From Wednesday:
Today has been quite the day. I awoke this morning to a frantic son, Eric, telling me to please get up now and come down to the basement, that it was an emergency. The pipe in the basement was broken and there was water shooting out of the well in the basement. Leave it to Eric to break the pipe and flood the basement on the day we have received more rain and our town and so many around us are completely flooded. I am smiling as I type that.
Great. So, now what? This is only something else to add to the dog's lacerated paw, for which I have been caring for since a week ago Monday. She cannot walk on it (she could, except is will pull the skin apart), so she must be taken out to to go to the bathroom, hopping on one paw. She has to stay in her little pen all day, laying down, keeping off of it. We have had to pay constant attention to it being cleaned and covered and her not licking it... Is the bandaging too tight? Did she eat the bandage?
Read the rest......
blessings!
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Thursday, January 24, 2008 - Contest for Comeback Kids Sports books ages 8-11
Now for my contest:
Mike Lupicia has also written two books about The Comeback Kids. I am giving away 4 sets of The Comeback Kids by author Mike Lupicia (each set is 2 books).
"Dedication, teamwork and heart make Mike Lupica's Comeback Kids series a touchdown for young readers. Meet basketball great Billy Raynor (Hot Hand) and star drop-kicker Scott Parry (Two-Minute Drill). Both boys strive to be team players on and off the playing field. However, when faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles, each character must reinvent his strategy if he wants to keep playing the game."
This series is recommended for readers between ages 8 to 11. Each subsequent title will feature a new protagonist, sport and challenge to overcome. Look out for future Comeback Kids books soon!
To enter the contest to win the books, all you have to do is leave me a comment. Please link your blog or your email or both in your comment. If you want an extra entry, blog about the contest or link the icon in your sidebar and leave me a second comment telling me so with the direct link to your post or that it is in your sidebar.
You must be at least 18 years of age and live in the U.S. You can read official contest rules HERE. The contest will end Jan. 26 at midnight EST, so leave a comment now!
Make sure you leave me a link I can contact you with. I will be letting you know through that link that you've won.
Do do sports?? This would make a great gift for nephews or friends!
blessings!
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 - Winter Reading Challenge; MamaArcher's Giveaway
WINTER READING CHALLENGE
Click on the icon for the link. It's not really a contest, but Trish is giving away a $25 Amazon gift certificate to one participant!
You need to read her original post so you know what to do, like sign Mr. Linky with a direct link to your post once you've had a chance to make a list of the books you intend to read between January 7 and March 17, 2008. Also, As an added incentive, she will be sending one lucky participant a $25 gift certificate to (where else?) Amazon.com. she'll do a random drawing from the names of everyone who posts both an initial list by Monday, February 11, 2008 and a post about their results at the end of the challenge. The drawing will be held Monday, March 17, 2008 sometime in the evening. The winner's name will be posted after the drawing. :)
You can read my book list here: Winter Reading Challenge: My Books 2008
MAMA ARCHER GIVEAWAY
Also, MamaArcher is having a giveaway! To enter, leave a comment. If you want a second entry, please post about his on your blog & link back to this post. Please leave a second comment HERE with the url of that post. The last day for entries is February 3rd. The winner will be announced on Feb. 4th. Good luck & spread the word! She is offering the following book:
Upper Grade Phonics by Joyce Codesa, Sarah McFadden Fornara, Jan Martin, and Norm Sneller
blessings!
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Saturday, January 19, 2008 - homeschooling moms rock! |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 - Are You Home-Schooling?
What exactly does homeschooling mean? Does it mean at schooling at home all day? Or for the school hours the public school system sets? Does it mean out of public school and instead schooling at home? Is it a locational thing? Can a family homeschool on the road?
These are all things I have heard mentioned in homeschooling circles and spoken about myself. I don't know if there is a clear-cut answer in all cases. Some families homeschool very well traveling the states or the world, keeping their family strong and teaching their children as they go. For some families, that would be a monumental disaster.
I used to think I could homeschool our children whether we were home or not...
READ THE REST at Seeking Rest in the Ancient Paths: Are You Home-Schooling?
blessings~
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Saturday, January 5, 2008 - Saturday Psalm & Praise: Psalm 121: 7,8
"The LORD will keep you from all harm, he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and for evermore." (Psalm 121:7 & 8)
Our God is a strong and mighty tower. He is able to deliver His people. He is watching over my life: my coming and my going, as well as the coming and going of our children.
When you are on the tail-end of a two-week-long bout with winter colds, sore throats and hacking coughs, it is a comfort to know God is able. Period. He is able. When tears come because of your toddler's fever and your own lack of sleep, and the baby who never even whimpers is crying and having trouble sleeping, I can have a peace.
When circumstances change family relationships or jobs; when friendships or even daily life is forever altered, we can hold onto Him who will keep us from all harm and is watching over our coming and our going. Life is a constant change. For the Believer, it must be. We must constantly allow God to shape and mold us, chipping away at the things that keep us from Him, showing us what we need to know.
The year 2007 brought so many changes into our lives. Good changes. Unexpected changes that God is surely in. As we left 2007 and entered into 2008, changes were still happening. It is a natural thing. It is not always an easy thing, but usually a necessary one. I hope in 2008 that I can hold onto this blessing from Psalms. I hope I can remember as we move or stay here that He is watching over our coming and our going. As we grow and allow God to direct our steps, making plans He may change, I am thankful God has shown me this promise in His Word.
We serve a mighty God. It is sometimes hard to praise Him only on His merits alone, because He has so enveloped us in His Word and His very being as His own. Thank you Lord for undeserved mercy, love and grace.
blessings!
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Saturday, January 5, 2008 - GOOT Garlic Oil Salve for What Ails You
I will have you know that we have been using this remedy for a few years, and this is the first actual recipe I found for it. I am glad I found it, because my recipe is for olive oil and garlic, and I chopped it instead of putting it into the blender/food processor. I just leave the garlic chinks in mine, and I notice it does get stronger as it ages.
I love this list of all of the ailments this mixture can be used for. We put it into little noses today as well as into ears, and I can already see a marked improvement.
GOOT Garlic Oil Treatment
Anti-infective/Anti-fungal/Anti-parasites
MAKING GOOT
Warm three tablespoons of Coconut oil over stove until melted and add three tablespoons of olive oil. Remove from heat and add three tablespoons of fresh chopped garlic. Blend at slow speed, then at high speed for two minutes. Use a blender or coffee grinder. Pour mixture through a screen to remove chunks of garlic that the blender may have missed. Pour into a wide mouth jar and label it "GOOT." Place in a refrigerator.
Freshly made, the mixture is a milky color and runny. GOOT turns into a thick soft paste after one hour. The one on the right is after being in the fridge for several hours. It is just hard like a salve easy to spread.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
GOOT, rubbed into the skin, transfers raw garlic oil directly into the blood stream.
Apply on the feet of children or infants to fight infections. Rub on chest for chest colds, pneumonia or rub into nostrils for sinus infections. Place on cotton swab for ear infections. Apply directly to sores inside the mouth. Rub on Athlete's foot or genital area for jock itch. Insert GOOT into affected area for yeast or other related infections. Apply on rashes any place. GOOT kills Candida, parasites, bad bacteria and virus by direct application.
In addition, it treats systemic infections by absorption through the skin into the blood supply and travels throughout the body. After two weeks, make a new batch of GOOT.
http://www.nacd.org/more_information/health/goot.html
http://www.welltellme.com/discuss/index.php?topic=3310.0
Most of this information is from MelissaDSC GOOT Recipe. Thank you Melissa, for this info. I am putting it on here in entirety for record, in case the original page is ever gone.
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| Posted by 2GodBPraise |
Thanks so much for sharing this! Can I copy it onto a Word document to save for my personal use?
Karen
www.homesteadblogger.com/tagblog
www.homeschoolblogger.com/salt |
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Sunday, January 6, 2008 - Hello! |
| Posted by Jonash2004 |
Thanks for sharing this. :) I have really been enjoying using herbs lately. I'm right in the learning stages.
I came across this article about goats and herbs and thought of ya'll. :)
http://www.bulkherbstore.com/articles/red-raspberry-and-debbie-osbornes-goats
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Monday, January 21, 2008 - What a lovley blog! |
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Hi! I saw your blog address at another HB, and was intrigued to find out exactly what Goot was, so I clicked the link and arrived to your "home." This is a beautiful blog, and I have enjoyed reading your posts.Thank you so much for sharing your recipe, and may you be richly blessed!
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Monday, December 31, 2007 - The Homesteading Carnival #31 and Thank You
I am happy to say I will be hosting the 31st Homesteading Carnival tomorrow - er, today. I will be hosting it on my Homeschool Blog. Although it is too late for me to ask you to submit a post, I am sure that Catherine Love~ Ramblings from my Heart and Home will be thrilled for you to flood the Homesteading Carnival Email with your submissions, as she is hosting it this next week. Please have them in by 9pmEST on Sunday evening.
Thank you to all who commented on my To Christmas or Not To Christmas? post. I wanted to post about it for my own record, but in a non-argumentative way. Topics like that - homeschooling, breastfeeding, home birth - seem to be ones that invoke defensive feelings on both sides.
Celebrating Christmas is a decision that we do not want to just jump into and regret stomping over God's will and family traditions, while still desiring to live a holy life for Him. It's hard to find that middle place between being self-righteously over-zealous and complacently wanting what I want. But... it's where we need to live, and I so desire it.
I appreciated all of the information and encouragement, as well as the other posts I have found on the same subject. It almost reminds me of what I am finding out about the whole voting in the Primaries: There are a lot of people in the same boat - or mindset, but we don't know it until we speak up about it.
Thank you again!!
Blessings~
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Saturday, December 29, 2007 - The Mom Song and Lyrics
Oh my word! I found this last night on a blog, and we have watched it about 20x today. Even though I am way behind on finding it... It is still hilarious. And, it is sung to The William Tell Overture, otherwise known and loved in our home as "The Lone Ranger Song".
I listened to it five times last night, trying to hear everything she says. Today, we found a video with the lyrics.
Here is the Yahoo one that worked best for me: http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/ver/247.1/popup/index.php?cl=4274384
Here is the one with the lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJUY9STo6BU
This is part of a comment from one of the YouTube videos about the author of the song: "This lady is a wonder and yes she wrote it.....I met her in August in Dallas, Tx. where she lives near. She is a member of Women of Faith and this is part of her ministry." I just got an email from my friend Dianne, and here's what she had to say: "That is SO hysterical! Anita Renfroe is very funny. We got the very humorous pleasure of seeing her perform here at the end of November. She was just a scream. I got a couple more books of hers (already had a couple) and a CD. If you ever have a chance to read The Purse Driven Life or The Purse Driven Christmas, they are a riot!! We even got pix and autographs with her. You can also watch her on Bananas if you get that show - or probably even rent a Bananas video."
Here are the lyrics, in case you think you really don't need to listen to the video... I'm sure you will want to take a few minutes to listen to her sing it after reading them anyway
Get up now
Get up now
Get up out of bed
Wash your face
Brush your teeth
Comb your sleepyhead
Here's your clothes and your shoes
Hear the words I said
Get up now! Get up and make your bed
Are you hot? Are you cold?
Are you wearing that?
Where's your books and your lunch and your homework at?
Grab your coat and gloves and your scarf and hat
Don't forget! You gotta feed the cat
Eat your breakfast, the experts tell us it's the most important meal of all
Take your vitamins so you will grow up one day to be big and tall
Please remember the orthodontist will be seeing you at 3 today
Don't forget your piano lesson is this afternoon so you must play
Don't shovel
Chew slowly
But hurry
The bus is here
Be careful
Come back here
Did you wash behind your ears?
Play outside, don't play rough, will you just play fair?
Be polite, make a friend, don't forget to share
Work it out, wait your turn, never take a dare
Get along! Don't make me come down there
Clean your room, fold your clothes, put your stuff away
Make your bed, do it now, do we have all day?
Were you born in a barn? Would you like some hay?
Can you even hear a word I say?
Answer the phone! Get off the phone!
Don't sit so close, turn it down, no texting at the table
No more computer time tonight!
Your iPod's my iPod if you don't listen up
Where are you going and with whom and what time do you think you're coming home?
Saying thank you, please, excuse me makes you welcome everywhere you roam
You'll appreciate my wisdom someday when you're older and you're grown
Can't wait till you have a couple little children of your own
You'll thank me for the counsel I gave you so willingly
But right now I thank you not to roll your eyes at me
Close your mouth when you chew, would appreciate
Take a bite maybe two of the stuff you hate
Use your fork, do not burp or I'll set you straight
Eat the food I put upon your plate
Get an A, get the door, don't get smart with me
Get a grip, get in here, I'll count to three
Get a job, get a life, get a PHD
Get a dose of,
"I don't care who started it!
You're grounded until you're 36"
Get your story straight and tell the truth for once, for heaven's sake
And if all your friends jumped off a cliff would you jump, too?
If I've said it once, I've said at least a thousand times before
That you're too old to act this way
It must be your father's DNA
Look at me when I am talking
Stand up straighter when you walk
A place for everything and everything must be in place
Stop crying or I'll give you something real to cry about
Oh!
Brush your teeth, wash your face, put your PJs on
Get in bed, get up here, say a prayer with mom
Don't forget, I love you (kiss)
And tomorrow we will do this all again because a mom's work never ends
You don't need the reason why
Because, because, because, because
I said so, I said so, I said so, I said so
I'm the mom, the mom, the mom, the mom, the mom!!
Ta da!!!
So, what is - or are - your favorite parts?? :)
blessings!
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Friday, December 28, 2007 - Fruit of the Spirit Friday: Joy
 I have really been wanting to participate in Robin's Fruit of the Spirit Friday. I have not yet found time to focus on it. I suppose I need to write more spiritual posts, but I feel that would be such a great responsibility, and I do not want to just throw one out there just to participate in a meme... even a really good one like the Fruit of the Spirit Friday meme.
Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
I started writing a post about Joy about a month ago. A few friends had been going through extremely rough times, and as I spoke with each of them, the word Joy resonated both times. Their trials were in exact opposition to their Joy. And it got me to thinking about the Spirit of Joy. The Fruit of Joy. It left a few questions in my mind, that, frankly, if I take time to write them out instead of clean up my house or tend to my Littles, I will know the answer to how I behave when don't have Joy! It is a much deeper study than one post.
Joy is a state of being. It is easily lost and long-sought after. It takes time to allow the Spirit to work it in your life, and many Christians have never walked in it. It is not a feeling or an attitude or a mindset. It is the Holy Spirit showing Himself through me. If He can't do that, it is because I have not given Him audience in that area of my Spirit, and I am losing some of the finest moments in my life to living a life void of Joy. I do not wish to do that.
Joy is not man-made. It is not woman-made. If given by the Holy Spirit, it should flow out of me like a song of worship to the Lord. Joy is an act of worship in my life. It is a surrendering of my own ideals and desires and even my hopes. I have a feeling joy has been squashed by myself and many Believers, because we have unreasonable expectations of how our lives should be, and when they are not that, not what we thought life was *supposed* to be, our man-made Joy goes right out the window with all the lost expectations. And we are no different than the old man we were, the sinful man underneath.
As a large homeschooling family, we either spread Joy or gloom and despair. There is no retreat in this house for individualists. We either lift each other up or pull each other down. When any of us, Mom included, try to push our own agendas or make people around us listen or do things our way, instead of reaching into each others' hearts, we will kill any Joy we have in this house. We will not always be Joyful, but when our Joy is determined by whether or not we get the correct amount of ketchup on our hot dogs, we do not truly have the Joy of the Holy Spirit.
And that is key: It has to be Joy from the Holy Spirit.
Psalm 32:11 says, "Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart."
The heart has a lot to do with a Joyful Spirit. Let me say the *condition* of the heart. If we are frustrated, feeling sorry for ourselves, feeling entitled, battling sins we have been battling for years (and not submitting to God's Word in them) or just not reading our Bible, our heart is not in a position to even be joyful.
Deuteronomy tells us in verses 47 and 48 that, "Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
Deuteronomy 28 is the chapter of blessings and cursings. It gives a list of blessings for God's people if they obey His Word and commandments and the cursings their lives will bring if they do not.
A selfish heart has little room for real Joy. In that case, Joy only exists in our world when things go our way. Children and adults alike. I have a four-year-old who stomps his foot. Demanding. A sense of entitlement. Having allowed this bad habit to form, when he lacks Joy, so do many in our home. Which leads to another aspect of Joy: It is contagious. Just like a lack of Joy will spread, a Spirit of Joy will also.
I want to spread Joy. I want to be Joyful at all times. I know life will bring sorrows, for that is what the Word says: There is a time for everything. But, we are to have the Joy of the Lord. I cannot fully understand that. I do not understand Jesus. Jesus. It is too incomprehensible for this human mind. I know He wanted to do what He did, to sacrifice His life for the world. I know He did this in great sorrow. But, He also did it with great Joy. Joy in the Holy Spirit; Joy in fulfilling the plan of salvation; Joy in following the Father's Will.
This tells me that I can also live my everyday life and be Joyful too. As long as I make my heart available. I too can experience Joy in the Holy Spirit; Joy in fulfilling the plan of my salvation; Joy in following the Father's Will. I pray for a better understanding of how to submit to and allow this Joy in my life.
Blessings! And JOY!
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Friday, December 28, 2007 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by blessedmomof10 |
Jacque ~
Good post...... got me thinking about what is JOY and what are the fruits of the spirit... I believe that they are not "feelings" but truly a state of mind... as you said something that the Holy Spirit has done in our hearts and minds..... it is not fleetings and just goes away...
Thank you for sharing......it gave me some ideas about some areas in my life that I am in sin and need to once again turn over to the Lord!
Blessings~
gloria |
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| Posted by Charity |
Thanks for sharing!!! This brings to mind the song I like so much. "The joy of the Lord is my strength"
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Monday, December 24, 2007 - To Christmas or Not To Christmas?
Matt and I have been talking about the whole Christmas thing. I wrote a post last year about the pagan origins of Christmas, after finding out things I don't know if I am glad that I found out or not. The reason I am not surewhether I am happy that I found it all out is because we are still processing it. We are ready to give up what we are called to - as in all things - but we want to make sure we are doing it as to the Lord. It isn't a matter of belief or disbelief, it is a matter of discernment. It is a matter of taking a stand on God's foundation of something we have barely scratched the surface on. It is not a matter of not wanting to be weird or not wanting to be different. It is a matter of not being overzealous and throwing the baby out with the bath water instead of seeking Him in this area.
It is important to us to teach our children in the ways of the Lord. It is very important. That does not make us perfect or even completely doctrinally accurate, and I don't want to give the impression that we think we are. We are just a couple of thirty-something parents who love the Lord and were raised on a diet of Christmas each year. And, I love the twinkling white lights on the outside of a beautifully-set house just after a snowfall. I also love the smell of pine boughs, and decorating the tree was at least one tradition I did every year... that and Christmas dinner. I remember fondly the pictures from eight years ago my nine-month pregnant belly in the pictures of decorating the tree about a week before Hannie arrived. Sweet memories. And I think Christmas cards are beautiful. I even like making Christmas cards with the rubber stamp sets we have. Eric said tonight that we should send Christmas cards. They are fun and warm and well-wishes of love from family and friends. Who doesn't want to get that in the mail?
One down-side to not celebrating is that this is just the natural time we get our children what they need for the year. Not that we can't still ge them what they need that's on sale at this time of the year regardless. We can. This is just a good shopping time, Christmas or not. ;)
But all of those beautiful things pale in comparison to serving God fully. And, is celebrating Christmas or not celebrating Christmas serving God fully? We know some of the answers to that question, but not all.
So, we are processing all of this. We are more concerned with reading the story of Jesus' Birth in Matthew and Luke. We want to establish family traditions based on the Bible and what He is doing in our own family. We also do not want to step into rituals that are meaningless year after year when there may be a more excellent way.
I was not going to even post on this topic this year, because, like homeschooling and home birthing, it is a controversial topic that sometimes causes loving people to become angered and resentful in talking about. I do not want to anger or embitter anyone in this, nor do I want to argue, for you see, we are still on this journey, learning for ourselves.
Robin Sampson posted an excellent post on this. If you would like to read further on this, you can read her article about it, which happens to also be named To Christmas or Not To Christmas, hahaaa. It includes their 'evolution' of Christmas throughout the years, which I found interesting. I would like to do that, just as a record for our family.
Other "To Christmas or Not" posts:
Not Your Average Christmas : AKA Why We Don't Participate
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Monday, December 24, 2007 - keep searching your heart....... |
| Posted by blessedmomof10 |
Jacque ~
Years ago the Lord did a great work on my heart about Christmas and traditions.......
We searched our hearts and prayed and prayed.....
We left behind those traditions that were simply "traditions" and we embraced actitivies that truly brought us to the feet of the Lamb......
All I can say is keeping searching your heart..... the Lord will reveal His will for your family....... I can not tell you what a difference our Christmas is now...... it is truly a JOYous season......
We eliminated santa and major gift giving. The children get 3 things on Christmas morn -- from mom & dad......
1. an ornament they can take with them when they are married
2. a book
3. and a bag of goodies from mama!
That is it...... very simple....... and they know on their bday it is "their day" ...... but Christmas is not about them......we bake a yummy cake and place candles on it and sing happy bday Jesus! The children act out the first christmas.... with props and all!
We also write love letters to Jesus on Christmas...... we place them in a box and then read them the following christmas.... I have placed them in a scrapbook.......they are precious!
This year we will be going to the veterans' home for Christmas day - caroling and showing our love and appreciation to them..... we might also stop at the nursing home for the elderly.
Christmas has become a lovely & joyous time to reflect on Christ...... there are so many ways you can do this!
Oh wonderful things await you as you turn over your heart to the Lord in this area - I believe Christmas can be a wonderful time of leading our children's heart to sup with the lamb......
~ gloria ~
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