Middle daughter is debating job? school? both????
Our middle daughter is debating over a job offer and college or just straight college. For all our girls we offer them a full ride to college , books , all cost, a car, gas, medical & car insurance , spending money , we do it all like we do now. The only difference is they have to live at home while they go to school, or board at a far school. They car work part time where dad and I agree they can for mad money, but they are just to focus on school. Well, Shayna has a great job offer starting off at $10 -$12 an hour with insurance, 401k, retirement and more. She will still live at home and we will support her still, minus medical insurance ( she has to be in school for 12 units for ours to cover her) and she can go to college at night.
Shayna wants to open a cafe. So she would be going to school for that and her art as well as her veterinary. So now she has a choice to make this job where she could just keep advancing year after year and school or just straight school and open her cafe and sell her art there. The veterinary is just because she is good at it and loves it(she already has college classes in this from high school) , and well it is good to fall back on if she ever needed to.
We tell her what ever she decides is fine, we will support her 100%.
We are praying over this to see what God has to say.
P.s. the joke on dad went good I will tell you all about Mr. Grump Gills (the fish's name)and dad later , also about his wife they are trying to talk us into buying!!! Some times I wonder if they are Moses, every needs a mate!  LOL. Help me!!!
God Bless all, mj
Taking a bloggy break
Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 at 12:03 AM by Kitty - 1 Comments - Post Comment - Link
This blog has been a real God send to me. I love each and every one of you that visit me. I feel as though we are good friends that I can share anything with. With that said, I must confess that I am having some personal issues in my life right now. My mom is haivng her good days and her bad days. I have hospice coming in several days each week now. All the court issues have been taken care of as of last Wednesday, so now I have full power of attorney over her, I guess you can say, Life. Now I have to make some serious decissions that I really don't think I'm ready to make. And to top all of this off, my dh tells me that he is no longer happy and is thinking along the lines of divorce.
I try to post uplifting, helpful, and homesteady post, but I can honestly say that I feel as though I am a fake here. I don't like being the type to bring others down with my problems so I tend to keep alot locked inside, which isn't really good for your health. This is probably why a couple of weeks ago when I went for my 6 month checkup the doctor had to put me on high blood presure meds. Hummm wonder why, LOL.
So now that you know I'm a big faker, and that my life is not as shiney as I tend to lead on, I feel I need to take a little break for now. I'm not sure how long, I may post more often than I think I will right now, but just in case, I wanted to let you all know that if I don't blog for a while, it's cuz I'm off dealin with "Life". Love you all........God bless
We bring good things to life:)
Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 21:20 by Sister Lori - 2 Comments - Link
Blessings!
Well, as with all things on a farm, nothing ceases to amaze me:)
As you all remember, our duck hatched out a total of 3 chicks. Two of which, lived. Now she's had 2 ducklings! (As a good duck should):P
These ducklings are the cutest things ever. They were born 2 days ago and were so yellow the first day that it looked like someone colored them in with a yellow highlighter:P
 These are just hours old. Actually I'm pretty sure that the wet one was not quite an hour. We take them from the mom because we don't want her to abandon her nest before they are all hatched out. Once there is a lull in hatching the duck will abandon the nest and crack all the eggs open to eat what is inside of them. Sometimes this means there are partially formed babies in them which means a lost "harvest" as it were. We do raise these for meat so it's important to have as many appear as possible:)
 All dry, happy, and spoiled:P
Along with the two living chicks, it feels good to see our farm expanding on it's own. Isn't that what we strive for? Self sustaining? Well, with the Lords help, of course:P
Now if we could just hug our Nigerian Dwarf enough that she will finish up our breeding year:P
God be with thee!
Sister Lori
Thankful Thursday
Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 06:27 by AMY JO - 0 Comments - Post Comment - Link
I have seen a few other blogs today entitled Thanksful Thursday, so I thought I would join in and do one of my own as well!!!
1. I am thankful for a forgiving and loving Heavenly Father who saved me from my sins and continues to guide and direct me in the direction that my life should go. I look back in the index of memories in my mind, and remember rough times, and even rougher times I have experienced and endured. I could have never made it without God. I remember talking to mom after dad died, and she said, how do people do this without God??? I said I have no idea, and I don't want to find out either!!!
2. I am thankful for my hubby, that God hand-picked especially for me. I was married before, and I THOUGHT I was in love, and I thought he was "the one". What I found out later was, I was walking on my own understanding, and I had made one of the biggest mistakes in my life. My current hubby is nothing like that! He is aa Godly man, and he uplifts me, encourages me, loves me unconditionally, and is the best friend and father to our son, I could ever ask for. Now, that doesn't mean we don't have our diffrences once in a while. Some think if your marriage isn't PERFECT all the time, you should get out. NO! I have made a commitment to God, and to this man. And I made a commitment to our little Noah when he was born as well! Sure, we have rough times, and we fight, but not near as often as we did that first year. (Am I the only one who had a rough first year of marriage getting used to their spouse and the new family, etc.??)
3. I am so thankful for our 2 year old Noah. He was an unexpected blessing, and I didn't know exactly how excited I was when I became pregnant with him only 2 months after our wedding date, but I found out later, he was a blessing, we not expecting, but a blessing all the same. You see, God knew that I needed this baby!!!! He knew that this unborn baby was about to change our family, and I mean our whole family, for the best. My mom was dealing with stomache cancer, and was given 4 weeks to live at the most, when I was about 7 weeks from delivering!! She was tired and ready to give up!! She didn't want to endure the pain of cancer and the hospitals and treatments, chemo, etc. But that little unborn baby gave her the reason to fight, and fight she did! She died the next year after going into remission for months. My father died when Noah was 6 months old, and mom died when he was 11 months old. But you see, everyone was brought closer than ever during that time, to help out with mom and dad. Relationships with us 3 kids towards each other and mom and dad were all miraculously healed. Now that they are gone, us 3 kids are trying our hardest to still be close! This little boy has brought so much sunshine and smiles and giggles into my life since he was born. After mom died, I didn't have much reason to get up and go on with life. I was sad and depressed and grieving. But Noah, he was my reason for getting up every day!!!! He is a miracle baby!
4. I am so thankful for a wonderful home!! It isn't expensive, and it isn't huge, but it is a wonderul home filled with love, joy, and laughter! We bought it right after Noah was born, to move here closer to mom and dad. It needs some work (I hate the kitchen cabinets and sink, so we want to replace it when we have the money), and it is old, and has alot of querks, but it is ours!!! LOL We no longer have to ask the landlord if we can paint, or lay carpet. We just save up for a bit and do it!!! We have had fun redoing this and that, sewing curtains here and there, etc.
5. I am thankful for not new cars, but cars that run and run well. Cars that can get us to and fro without much problem. (OK, I wish Matthew's car which gets Great gas mileage had air conditioning, but it could be worse) And I am thankful that they are paid for!!! Praise the Lord!!! They are comfortable and hold the family and lots of groceries when we go for our monthly or bi-monthly grocery runs.
6. I am thankful for AIR CONDITIONING!! Now I have heard on several blogs lately how the weather in your area is nice and breezy and you have turned off the air conditioning, but not here. Not only is it hot, but now we are having lots of rain and some flooding in certain areas, which means more humidity!!! I know some of you have no air conditioning and would never have it if you could, but I am not one of you. I am a pansy when it comes to the heat, and it doesn't take much for me to get overheated and sick. So thank you Lord for air conditioning (and that it works great as well!)
7. Thank you for my stocked pantry!! I am so thankful we used part of our tax incentive checkc this year to get a freezer, a whole hog and lots of other veggies and needed items. I could estimate right now, that if we didn't go to the store for anything, we could probably survive for at least a month (except for buying bread, milk and eggs) We love fresh produce, but we have lots of canned and frozen, so we could get by if needed.
8. I am thankful for our church family. This probably should be higher up on the list! We absolutely love our church and our church family. Matthew and I met at this church, and have been attending there ever since. We have a great pastor and some wonderful encouraging Christians friends there as well that we see often, inside and outside church. I haven't been going to Bible Study with them as often as I would like since gas is so expensive now, and I miss them when I can't go. (Matthew is able to go since he is already in the same town as the Bible Study because he works there)
9. I am thankful for friends and family who live close. One friend in particular has been there in the middle of the night even when I needed her. I called her late at night, after midnight I believe one evening crying and saying, they don't know if mom will make it through the night, and we are going to the city to see her (in the hopspital, 2 hours away), and I need a babysitter. She threw some clothes on and was at my doorstep in 10 minutes as we were dashing out the door to hold mom's hand that evening.
10. I am thankful for freedom. We live in the United States. We have the freedom to worship as we please. We have the liberty to vote for our leaders, and we have a voice here. We dont' have to ask the government what we can name our child (isn't that Norway???), or if we can keep our baby girl (China). No, in the United States, we don't have to do any of those things. USA is not perfect by any means!!!! And sometimes I wish I lived somewhere much more glorious! LOL But we aren't scared to be killed in our beds by the malitia here, and we can call each other Christian without being hung or shot!!
All in all, I am thankful for many many more things. These are just a few.
My Love...
Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 01:42 by Miki - 1 Comments - Post Comment - Link
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I seen this over at http://onechristianmom.blogspot.com/ & thought that I would join in.
1. Who is your love? My husband, Mike
2. How long have you been together? Whew! 15 1/2 years!
3. How long did you two date? Are you ready for this? 4 months to the day we got married!
4. How old is your love? 38
6. Who said “I love you” first? Umm? Probably him.
7. Who is taller? He is. He is 5'11 & I'm 5'4".
8. Who sings better? Hmm...We sing all the time, but not together other than at church.
9. Who is smarter? He is.
10. Whose temper is worse? We are both pretty hot-headed.
11. Who does the laundry? I do mine & his. The girls do their own.
12. Who takes out the garbage? The kids!
13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? That would be me!
14. Who pays the bills? I write out & mail all the bills. But then again he's the only one employed so you decide.
15. Who is better with the computer? He works with a computer every day for work but I also love the computer so it's a toss up.
16. Who mows the lawn? He does. That's his secret obsession!
17. Who cooks dinner? I usually do but if I am sick or something he can cook pretty well.
18. Who drives when you are together? He does. He makes me nervous when I have to drive.
19. Who pays when you go out? Again, he is the only one making any money so I guess he does.
20. Who is most stubborn? Ooh, that's a good one. I would probably say me.
21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Neither of us.
22. Whose parents do you see the most? Probably mine.
23. Who kissed who first? I think it was a mutual thing. I don't really remember. Is that bad?
24. Who asked who out? I guess he did. We went to a hockey game with his brother & my sister.
25. Who proposed? I do remember that one. He did!
26. Who is more sensitive? Neither of us.
27. Who has more friends? We have the same friends. Just people we go to church with. No individual friends really.
28. Who has more siblings? Ah ha! That belongs to me! I have 7 sisters, 3 brothers & 4 foster sisters & 3 foster brothers. He has 1 brother & 2 sisters.
29. Who wears the pants in the family? LOL! I plead the 5th on that one! I'll answer this way...He wears pants & I wear skirts! LOL!!
30. How did you meet? Oh boy! Here we go! My older sister was married to his younger brother & we met at their reception. Does that sound like a hillbilly song or what? LOL!! He was 21 & I was only 16. We started dating about 6 months after that...when I was old enough for him. Yeah! 17!(?) LOL! And we've been together ever since! How romantic-like!
Okay there's our story, in a nutshell. Now let's hear yours!
Daily Devotion 206
Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 12:52 by Sister Lori - 1 Comments - Link
July 24
True Humility
And be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
1 Peter 5:5b
Humility may be described as a righteous estimate of ourselves as God sees us. It is not a cast-down, self-despising spirit, but a simple feeling of unworthiness, a sense of our own insignificance. Never does it leave room for pride and self exaltation.
A drunkard came home at midnight with a crowd of his drunken friends. He demanded that his Christian wife make supper for them. She promptly complied. After they were done eating, one, who was more sober than the rest, and knowing of her disapproval of their conduct, asked how she could respond so kindly to their unreasonable request. She said that if her husband had died in this miserable condition, he would be miserable forever. It was through this woman’s act of humility to these unreasonable and corrupt men that her husband was saved.
Jesus in His humility stripped Himself of His rightful dignity when He gave Himself up as a servant and became a man. This was not the end of His humiliation; He stooped still lower, in obedience. He went to the shameful cross where He suffered much abuse by His own people. Because of His humiliation, God was so well pleased that He gave Him a position, “That at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow.”
We may say it was only right for Jesus to give himself like this, but what should our attitude be to humility? “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus” Philippians 2:5). Unless we are converted, we cannot experience true humility. Humility brings with it a childlike spirit that manifests itself in meekness, submission, and
lowliness in heart (Matthew 11:29).
As we make our pilgrimage here, may we also be clothed with humility and take opportunities to serve others for the kingdom of God’s sake.
Lester Stoltzfus, Honey Brook, PA
God hath promised to lift on high, he who sinks himself by true humility.
Bible Reading: Philippians 2:1–11; Matthew 18:1–6
One Year Bible Reading Plan:
Acts 24
Psalms 41—43
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Declutter challenge - open to all HSB'ers
Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 11:28 by Rashel - 5 Comments - Post Comment - Link
Okay all my fellow HSBers, I have a declutter challenge for you. First, I must admit this is as much a challenge for myself as it is for you (I have way too much clutter in my home). So, today I am challenging you all to see how much clutter we can get rid of in one day. All you have to do is declutter and then come back here and leave a comment saying you joined in. Simple as that! How much you declutter is up to you and how much time you have. I will post later as well to let you know how much I got rid of. You can use a plastic grocery sack, a trash bag, a shoe box, a moving box or whatever you have on hand - just get up and do it. Let's bless our homes and our families by getting rid of some of that clutter.
On your mark, get set, GO DECLUTTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Talk to ya soon,
Rashel
Catching up, decluttering and stuff...
Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 10:55 by Rashel - 2 Comments - Post Comment - Link
It is so easy for me to get out of my routine and things get all out of whack around this house. I am trying to get back into the groove of things and get everything caught up, but it is a slow process it seems. Yesterday I did have to be in town all day, so I didn't get much done around here. The day before however, I did get the living room picked up, cleaned and rearranged to accomodate a couple tables I got of my grandma's and 3 plants we received from the visitation. I am still catching up on laundry and alot of other things though. I plan to get quite a bit more done today, Lord willing. I am also trying to declutter and get stuff cleaned out to have a garage sale soon. I just have way too much stuff in this house and need to purge a little, or maybe alot. I also need to go through our homeschool stuff and get ready for the upcoming school year. I guess having said all that I need to do, I should get off here and get started. I am really feeling like I need to get back to some kind of routine during my day, or at least for my mornings but for some reason that is easier said than done right now.
I will be back later and let ya know if I got anything done.
Blessings,
Rashel
FREE Farm Premade Thematic Unit Study
Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 8:50 AM by Kris - 2 Comments - Post Comment - Link
We really like these free pre-made unit studies...they are geared at younger children but could be adapted for older children...they are fun and engaging...
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This week we have a Thematic Unit about Farms.
When you click on the download link the file should download to your computer. If it displays in your web browser go to the file menu at the top of your browser and select to save it to you desktop. That way you will have the eworkbook files always available on you computer, ready to print whenever you need them.
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An accident...
Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 08:15 by Chas - 14 Comments - Post Comment - Link
Good Morning Friends...
I hope you are having a good day so far.
Things look promising around here today.
Yesterday things got turned upside down and crazy...
I was called yesterday at the church and told that Shannon had been in an accident at work. A crew was moving something at work a chain broke loose and when it did it whipped backwards and hit Shannon in the head and knocked him unconscious...
When you get a phone call like that you don't know what is going on... whether he is going to be ok... whether he is going to have to be in the hospital for a while, is he going to be okay mentally???
I mean a flood of emotions and thoughts ran through my head.
I prayed and prayed and prayed on that drive that took me to the hospital...
Praise the Lord! He came to and was fine mentally. He had a gash under his eye where it hit his face, and part of his nose is broken, if he had not had his safety glasses on it would have took out his eyes or possibly done much more damage than it did... I know it could have been SO much worse. I thank God that he is alright.
My scarface is home with us today to recover... a bit of a headache and probably a black eye to come and some soreness around his face... he will be fine soon...
 Have a great day everyone...
My Cup Runneth Over...Chas
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