Well, this week we had some changing to do. The place that is going to do our siding called and told us the color choice we had for our trim work didn't come in trim. It was only a siding color. So we told them what our second choice was and they told us of a house just on out-skirts of town with those colors if we wanted to drive by and look and see before the final decision was made. So we made our trek out to the house and we liked the colors, but we wanted them switched we wanted their siding color as trim and their trim color as our siding. Beep wrong! Again that color doesn't come in trim only siding. Argh!! So back to the discussion we go. So we have pow-wow do we have a third choice. So we were cleared Tues. afternoon with Choice # 3. Shouldn't be too bad. If that one was a no go hubby was considering going with another company to see what they had. We had three bids. We went with the higher one because they did the roof work too where the other two weren't doing the roof work and we would of had to have someone else do the roof . So what was choice # 3? Glad you asked because I'm going to tell you even if you hadn't. Tennessee smokey Gray (siding) with Kentucky Blue (trim). Oh, yes. that meant having to change shingle color too. We will have Muted Black shingles instead of brown. Anyway, they were suppose to be ordering our stuff this week so maybe we'll be close to getting the work done. Month or so maybe. Yeah!!! They haven't given us a for sure date yet said probably only get a few days notice anyway. Well, I must be on my way.
Author Tricia Goyer is having a fun MEME today on her site. Just thought I'd play along and if you have a blog and are reading this you've been tagged and should join in the fun and play along. For all who play along you may enter in her contest for one of her sets of books and win your own GOLD (hehe) chocolate who can resist chocolate. Check out the site and play along. Here's my answers.
1. List three things you would do with a chest full of gold (assuming you got to keep it!)
*Give to my church and world missions through my church
*Buy a BIG house
*Buy lots of good books to read
2. List three charities/missions/organizations you support (and why).
*I give to my local church
*Through my local church we support missionaries
*Missions through my local church
3. List three ways you have volunteered your time/services.
*in my Local church I play the piano
*in my Local church I teach
*Girl Scout leader in the past
4. List three things you keep "hidden" when company comes over.
*Nothing to hid God sees it all.
*I do keep my personal belongings hidden
*my bedroom door is generally closed when company comes over since it is right off of the front room
5. List the last three things you've lost.
* my mind
* my keys
* my kids when they were little does that count
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Amy Wallace is the author of Ransomed Dreams, a homeschool mom, and a self-confessed chocoholic. She is a graduate of the Gwinnett County Citizens Police Academy and a contributing author of several books, including God Answers Moms’ Prayers and Chicken Soup for the Soul Healthy Living Series: Diabetes. She lives with her husband and three children in Georgia.
ABOUT THE BOOK Facing a new threat. When FBI Agent Clint Rollins takes a bullet during a standoff, it might just save his life. But not even the ugly things he’s seen during his years working in the Crimes Against Children Unit could prepare him for the overwhelming powerlessness of hospital tests revealing an unexpected diagnosis. If only Sara weren’t retreating into doctor mode…he needs his wife now more than ever.
Frozen in fear. Sara Rollins is an oncologist with a mission–beating cancer when she can, easing her patients’ suffering at the very least. Now the life of her tall Texan husband is at stake. She never let the odds steal her hope before, but in this case, the question of God’s healing promises is personal. Can she hold on to the truth she claimed to believe?
Faith under fire. As Clint continues to track down a serial kidnapper despite his illness, former investigations haunt his nightmares, pushing him beyond solving the case into risking his life and career. Clint struggles to believe God is still the God of miracles. Especially when he needs not one, but two. Everything in his life is reduced to one all-important question: Can God be trusted?
If you would like to read the first chapter, go HERE
Sorry to you that visit me regularly. This has been a trying week. Last Sat. my computer was infected by a spyware program while I was posting my post here. And I had major meltdown because of it. My wonderful hubby tried Sat. evening, Sunday afternoon, Monday morning before he went to work and then again Monday evening when he got home and he could not get me back up and running. SSSSSOOOOO he had to wipe out the computer completely and start all over again. What a big job. Tues. before he went to work. He did have me with e-mail and I could get on-line. But,,,,,, I couldn't get logged in here at homesteaders. Tried all Tues. nothing couldn't get logged in. Wed. he didn't have time to do anything.... so still couldn't get logged in. NOW.... today I never checked till just now at 6 pm and bingo.... I got in. Don't ask me what happened. Computers have a mind of their own. Yes, I am alive, However, I won't be hosting the carnival for next week because of my problems. I had to pass it on to someone else. Just didn't know if I'd ever get able to log back in here. I was seriously thinking of opening another blog somewhere else just because of this. But I hated that thought as to all that are use to me here. Anyway. If I bleek.... out again for several days it is the fact that I can't get logged in. Don't ask me why. I'm so glad to be back in this world. Have a good one.
When I'm an old lady, I'll live with each kid,
And bring so much happiness ... just as they did.
I want to pay back all the joy they've provided.
Returning each deed! Oh, they'll be so excited!
When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.
I'll write on the walls with reds, whites and blues,
And I'll bounce on the furniture . wearing my shoes.
I'll drink from the carton and then leave it out.
I'll stuff all the toilets and oh, how they'll shout
When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.
When they're on the phone and just out of reach,
I'll get into things like sugar and bleach.
Oh, they'll snap their fingers and then shake their head,
When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.
When they cook dinner and call me to eat,
I'll not eat my green beans or salad or meat,
I'll gag on my okra, spill milk on the table,
And when they get angry... I'll run ... if I'm able!
When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.
I'll sit close to the TV, through the channels I'll click,
I'll cross both eyes just to see if they stick.
I'll take off my socks and throw one away,
And play in the mud until the end of the day!
When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.
And later in bed, I'll lay back and sigh,
I'll thank God in prayer and then close my eyes.
My kids will look down with a smile slowly creeping,
And say with a groan, "She's so sweet when she's sleeping!"
This is hysterical. If it had been presented this way, no one would have done it!!!!
POSITION TITLE :
Mother, Mom, Mama, Mommy, Momma, Ma
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an, often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call. Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities. Travel expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The rest of your life. Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5. Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf. Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers. Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects. Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks. Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next. Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices. Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product. Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.
POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION :
Virtually none. Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE :
None required unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.
WAGES AND COMPENSATION :
Get this! You pay them! Offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially independent. When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.
BENEFITS :
While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs for life if you play your cards right.
Forward this on to all the Moms you know, in appreciation for everything they do on a daily basis, and let them know they are appreciated. Plus, being a mother, I'm too tired to type everyone's name.
Just for go on over to Mom's salary wizard and see how much the salary of this job is really worth.
Someday when my children are old enough to
understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will
tell them, as my Mean ol Mom told me: I loved you
enough . . . to ask where you were going, with whom,
and what time you would be home.
I loved you enough to be silent and let you
discover that your new best friend was a creep.
I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours
while you cleaned your room, a job that should have taken 15 minutes.
I loved you enough to let you see anger,
disappointment, and tears in my eyes. Children must
learn that their parents aren't perfect.
I loved you enough to let you assume the
responsibility for your actions even when the
penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart.
But most of all, I loved you enough . . . to say
NO when I knew you would hate me for it.
Those were the most difficult battles of all. I'm
glad I won them, because in the end you won, too.
And someday when your children are old enough to
understand the logic that motivates parents, you will tell them.
Was your Mom mean? I know mine was. We had the
meanest mother in the whole world! While other kids
ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, eggs, and toast.
When others had a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch, we had to eat sandwiches.
And you can guess our mother fixed us a dinner that was
different from what other kids had, too.
Mother insisted on knowing where we were at all
times. You'd think we were convicts in a prison. She
had to know who our friends were, and what we were
doing with them. She insisted that if we said we
would be gone for an hour, we would be gone for an hour or less.
We were ashamed to admit it, but she had the nerve
to break the Child Labor Laws by making us work. We had to wash the dishes, make the beds, learn to
cook, vacuum the floor, do laundry, empty the trash
and all sorts of cruel jobs. I think she would lie
awake at night thinking of more things for us to do.
She always insisted on us telling the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth. By the time
we were teenagers, she could read our minds and had
eyes in the back of her head. Then, life was really tough!
Mother wouldn't let our friends just honk the horn
when they drove up. They had to come up to the door
so she could meet them. While everyone else could
date when they were 12 or 13, we had to wait until we were 16 .
Because of our mother we missed out on lots of
things other kids experienced. None of us have ever
been caught shoplifting, vandalizing other's
property or ever arrested for any crime. It was all her fault.
Now that we have left home, we are all educated,
honest adults. We are doing our best to be mean
parents just like Mom was.
I think that is what's wrong with the world today.
It just doesn't have enough mean moms!
The son of missionaries to France, Mark is a Professional Writing graduate of Baylor University. He and his wife, Connie, live in Colorado Springs with their three children.
ABOUT THE BOOK
A failed recon mission deep in the tunnels of Afghanistan has provoked a demonic onslaught that had been brewing for centuries. The mission's sole survivor is reformed black ops assassin Dylan Hatfield, and he once again teams up with Abby Sherman, now at the helm of the Watchers, an ancient spiritual force. Uncovering and preventing a secret wave of death whispered across cyberspace and threatening to be unleash against civilization will require another level of spiritual power and expertise--the Warriors.
Journeying across the Alps of Europe through the multilayered history of warfare in the unseen world, Dylan and Abby uncover an age-old stone engraving that rouses the church's Warriors to action, placing them dead center in one of the fiercest spiritual battles of their time!
And once again they are reminded: This is all part of a vast and perpetual war, a war beyond all human conflicts, one that has engulfed heaven and earth since before the dawn of history....
Abby Sherman is headed back to Israel, where a Watcher, the Sentinel of Jerusalem, lies dying. In her last breaths the old woman tells Abby of an ancient document prophesying humanity's full-scale entry into the ongoing conflict between armies of heaven and fallen angels.
Dylan Hatfield has decided to answer a summons from his old boss and join a secret operation, its mission to reconnoiter the Afghani tunnel complex from which Osama bin Laden escaped in 2001. What he discovers sears his very soul and likely will end his life.
Abby learns of the peril facing Dylan, and she sends out a call for intercession on his behalf. Her frantic email message sets in motion a series of harrowing events, propelling the two on a new mission and quest--one where the stakes are the lives of millions!
The Warriors is packed with high-octane action, featuring exotic international locales, with characters in a clash against spiritual "principalities and powers" with eternal consequences, The Warriors is a story that will enthrall, enlighten, and engage its readers.
If that piques your interest, you can read the first chapter HERE
"Olsen, one of the better writers in this subgenre, delivers powerful, action-packed plots that delve into mystical paranormal worlds."
~Library Journal, Feb. 2008
"Olsen delivers an entertaining thriller likely to be enjoyed especially by fans of the spiritual warfare genre."
~PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Drum Roll Please!! Let's here it for..... Ivory (NY Champagne) siding and Tan (TX Tan) trim. This background it too yellow. I couldn't get it to come out ivory. It was too close to white. Anyway that is what we decided on. Now I have to get off of here and practice my piano. May you all have a wonderful day. Till next time take care.
Mom and Dad were watching TV when Mom said, "I'm
tired, and it's getting late. I think I'll go to bed."
She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the
next day's lunches.
Rinsed out the popcorn bowls, took meat out of the
freezer for supper the following evening, checked the
cereal box levels, filled the sugar container, put
spoons and bowls on the table and started the coffee
pot for brewing the next morning
She then put some wet clothes in the dryer, put a load
of clothes into the washer, ironed a shirt and secured
a loose button.
She picked up the game pieces left on the table, put
the phone back on the charger and put the telephone
book into the drawer.
She watered the plants, emptied a wastebasket and hung
up a towel to dry.
She yawned and stretched and headed for the bedroom.
She stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the
teacher, counted out some cash for the field trip, and
pulled a textbook out from hiding under the chair.
She signed a birthday card for a friend, addressed and
stamped the envelope and wrote a quick note for the
grocery store. She put both near her purse.
Mom then washed her face with 3 in 1 cleanser, put on
her Night solution & age fighting moisturizer, brushed
and flossed her teeth and filed her nails.
Dad called out, "I thought you were going to bed."
"I'm on my way," she said.
She put some water into the dog's dish and put the cat
outside, then made sure the doors were locked and the
patio light was on.
She looked in on each of the kids and turned out their
bedside lamps and TV's, hung up a shirt, threw some
dirty socks into the hamper, and had a brief
conversation with the one up still doing homework.
In her own room, she set the alarm; laid out clothes
for the next day, straightened up the shoe rack. She
added three things to her 6 most important things to
do list. She said her prayers, and visualized the accomplishment of her
goals.
About that time, Dad turned off the TV and announced
to no one in particular. "I'm going to bed."
And he did...without another thought.
Anything extraordinary here? Wonder why women
live longer...?
CAUSE WE ARE MADE FOR THE LONG HAUL..... (and we can't
die sooner, we still have things to do!!!!)
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Since this week Sunday is Mother's Day I want to put some thoughts on my blog pages about mothers. So as I get a chance and think about it I'll add poems, readings, whatever about mothers. So here is the first article.
I OWE MY MOTHER
1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."
2. My mother taught me RELIGION.
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."
3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
4. My mother taught me LOGIC.
" Because I said so, that's why."
5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC.
"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."
6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."
7. My mother taught me IRONY.
"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."
8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper."
9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
"Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"
10. My mother taught me about STAMINA.
"You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."
11. My mother taught me about WEATHER.
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."
12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
"If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"
13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."
14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
"Stop acting like your father!"
15. My mother taught me about ENVY.
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."
16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
"Just wait until we get home."
17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING.
"You are going to get it when you get home!"
18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."
19. My mother taught me ESP.
"Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"
20. My mother taught me HUMOR.
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."
21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.
"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."
22. My mother taught me GENETICS.
"You're just like your father."
23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
"Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"
24. My mother taught me WISDOM.
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand."
25. And my favorite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE.
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you
All of life is full of choices. We choose what to eat, wear, which car to drive or not to drive these days, walking and biking are becoming more popular. I have threatened to going back to horse and buggy. My youngest thought horse would be neat. However, it might be a little bit more difficult living in town to keep a horse or two around. We choose where we want to live, what job we want to pursue. You name it we have choices to make.
Well, we are trying to make a choice here. We are going to bite the bullet and put new siding on the house and roof work. This is calling for a choice as to who will give us the best price. So we had to get bids. Then there was the checking at the bank for a loan. It isn't cheap to do this project. Today we have to go sign our life away again. And our final choice what color. I didn't realize it was such a hard decision to choose a color for siding. I'm torn. Do we basicly want to stay with the same color or do we want a color change. We are stuck between the two choices. I really like the taupe (they call it KS Clay) and Med. Green (AZ sage), BUT THEN AGAIN maybe a completely different color we've had the taupe forever why not something different. I like the Ivory (NY Champagne) and Tan (TX Tan) too why not something different. Also the choice of shingle colors. OH, No, how am I going to decide????? I hate this, But maybe the Med. Gray (TN smoke) and the Country Blue (KY Blue) would be good. Argh!! I can't decide. Guess I'll be happy with whatever we do. Just let my hubby make the decision. Oh, yes, that sounds good to me. By the way the first color I mention would be the siding with the second color the trim.
All these decisions makes me think of my hubby's sermon he preached a few weeks ago..."What will YOU do with Christ?" Taken from Pilate's words druning Jesus' trial before they cruicified Him.
Well, I must be off of here and get some work done. I'll share with you in a few days the WINNER of our choice.... As work progress on this I'll try to post pictures. But they say it may be Aug. before they can get to us for the siding. But if we choose colors soon it could be sooner because they still have some that haven't chosen their colors so we would get pushed to the front of the end of the line (now did that make sense?) if we had color choices picked out. Oh, the pressure is on now. Oh, well that will give us time to paint around the windows and move the shed away from the house and do all that fun stuff. We have to take down the chimney and we are thinking on different front steps so all that must be done first. Yuck!! that means work. I don't have a choice.
Heart of the Matteris having an on-line discussion on the book:
Lies Homeschooling Moms Believe by :Todd Wilson here are my thoughts on the first chapter of the book.
In this first chapter Todd points out the foundation of lies and where they originate. Boy is he right on.
John 8: 44 "… your father the devil, …..and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."
In order to combat the lies we must get a good grip on where they come from.
Here is the list that Todd gives in the Book as what we need to know about lies:
1. Lies are not the truth.
2. Satan is behind every single lie.
3. Women are prone to believing lies.
4. If believed, lies become truth to the one who believes them.
5. Life is about what you believe.
6. Lies leave the believer feeling defeated
What lie might I fall prey to?
If I don’t keep my focus it could be:
They’re not getting a good enough education. But then I just step back and rethink it. Oh, yes they are I have to tell myself. I can see it in that many high schoolers out of public school can’t even give simple correct change, or don’t even know who the president or vice-president are, OR even they don’t have the foggiest clue as to geography. So then I have to tell myself that is a lie and I’m doing my best with God’s help.
Or maybe the lie of socialization. I have to say. Forget it my girls can carry on a conversation with any person; old and young alike. They will talk your leg off if you let them. Daughter # 1 is 16 and in the 11th grade - has been promoted to shift supervisor at her job, and given the responsibility of fielding complaints that come into her work place. Now, tell me if she can’t socialize how could she have gotten the job.?
We all hear lies from time to time. It’s what we do with them that counts. Do we dwell on them or discard them with the truth. We need to have our armour on and be ready for battle at all times.
I Peter 3:8 – "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:"
Eph. 6:10- "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;"
Please everyone bear with me. I'm trying to find more space on my site because it looks as though I've used up all my phote space. So I'm having to delete things. If you see a square with an "X" it is probably because I deleted a wrong picture. I'll try to get this corrected as soon as I can. It is going to take me some time. You may also drop me a note and let me know where the missing picture is that would help me also. Thanks for your understanding. I'm doing the carnival next week and want some picture space for it. So I'll be trying to get this fixed assp. I love pictures and color so this is very important. but going to be a big job. Thanks and may you have a blessed day.
Hey check it out. Sunkist is giving away free lemonade stands. Looks like fun. Wish my girls were younger. There are 20,000 stands they are shipping on a first come first service (request) basis. Check out the Guide Lines here
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OR will they? I think I was just proven wrong on this matter.
You know I've heard parents say, "My kids just told me they needed this ?? for school today." "My kids told me this morning there was a concert at school tonight they had to be at." Or something along that line. (You get the picture) Parent/child miscommunication. And I've always thought to myself how totally out of to not be in line with things like this.
Well, guess what my DD just throw it at me. 2 1/2 hours before violin lessons and she said, "Mom we need to practice a new song my teacher gave me in my book." See I go in at the end of her lesson time and play the piano part in one of her books and we generally practice them together all week at home. Well, this week we've practice seperately but not together because it has been so crazy around here. So she failed to tell me that he gave her a new song to work on. Argh!!! So I'd better get off of here and practice it some before we leave.
We all must have a lighter side to us and I'm hoping that in my blogs to share crafts, game ideas, recipes, funny happenings etc. I have another blog with my quiet spiritaul thoughts as well.
This week, the
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And our final choice what color. I didn't realize it was such a hard decision to choose a color for siding. I'm torn. Do we basicly want to stay with the same color or do we want a color change. We are stuck between the two choices. I really like the taupe (they call it KS Clay) and Med. Green (AZ sage), BUT THEN AGAIN maybe a completely different color we've had the taupe forever why not something different. I like the Ivory (NY Champagne) and Tan (TX Tan) too why not something different. Also the choice of shingle colors. OH, No, how am I going to decide????? I hate this, But maybe the Med. Gray (TN smoke) and the Country Blue (KY Blue) would be good. Argh!! I can't decide. Guess I'll be happy with whatever we do. Just let my hubby make the decision. Oh, yes, that sounds good to me. 
By the way the first color I mention would be the siding with the second color the trim. 
