goodbye for now

You won't be seeing me on the Internet for forty days! Out church is hosting a forty days of fire fast again this year. Last year while on this fast God began to break my heart for the poor and the orphan. So I am excited to see what's in store this year!! It's forty days of no media, internet, tv...so that means no blogger. I'm going to miss you guys but am excited to look back and see what God did when I get back.! And I will continue to cover you guys with my prayers! And i Can't wait to see the new additions that will probably come home during the forty days!!!! Who knows maybe we will be adopting by the time I come back! :) The fast starts Sunday, but I probably won't post tomorrow. So until next time may God continue to use you guys in amazing ways!!

What it means to be loved..

Okay so I just cry when I  listen to this song. It's beautiful..SO thankful to all the beautiful women out there who choose life for their precious babies. Pause my music player at the bottom of the page to watch.

Fun at home

We have so much fun at home. Today it is cold outside we got up and did our school work.

We played Meatball madness. Its this adorable game where u have to make a meatball "float" through hoops

Then we had a popcicle before lunch :) so we could make a little project with the sticks

Little Miss is now at the age where she has to do everything herself...

After lunch we practiced our memory verse..
Then we made a Mustache on a stick for the kids :) All I had was construction paper..I'm sure they would have been much sturdier with felt..but they still had a lot of fun.

Now the kids are playing and I have to do laundry...But of course I had to update my blog first!!
I am so thankful for the gift God has blessed me with. To be able to stay home with my children..

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old; he shall not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

It makes me mad.

It makes me mad that our country is so caught up in what does not matter..More then that Christ's church here is caught up in it too.
We act like if our internet gets shut off. Or we can't afford to have cable TV, that we are so poor. That God has not blessed us. Yet we have a roof, we have food, we have running water!! We have clothes. That's something else that America has mixed up. Here our clothes have to be name brand. And be brand new each season. While other country's don't even care if they match as long as they have some. I don't want to get caught up in it. I want to desire the things of God. I want to use my money the way GOD wants me to. Not the way I see those around me doing it. We see that everyone wants a nice car, nice house, nice computer, big screen tv. cable, internet packages on the phone, (because Lord forbid I have to wait to get home to use it) fancy clothes..perfectly decorated house. But if these are the goals I strive for with my money is that pleasing to God? I know it's not for me. I know that if I HAVE to have all these things I won't have money to reach out to those in need..Instead I will be in debt living day to day just to pay for things that really have no meaning at all. I want to share a link I read today. We are truly blessed. How was your tuesday?

God is bigger then Poverty

CompasssionPlease scroll all the way to the bottom of my blog to pause the music before playing video!

Today we just mailed our first letter out to our new little girl in Haiti. If you would like to sponser a child check out Compassion 
We are so excited to see how this little girl in Haiti will touch our lives.

School Update

Linking up with Homeschool Creations check them out!

Since this is my first year of homeschooling I am having to find a routine that works well for me. I have found that trying to sit down and teach my kindergarten student, while a busy 3 year old is running around, can be a lot of work! I'm trying to get her to sit down and do little workbooks. Or practice writing her ABC's. I have also found that this website Christian Pre-school Printables has lots of great christian themed activities. I love them!! Other things that can keep a little one busy are blocks, playdough, coloring books....And when I'm teaching Alex on the white board she loves to be included in coming up and getting a turn at answering a question. This is one thing I have found that is great to have with two little learners is a white board. They LOVE doing their work on it.

As for my little four year old (five on valentines day ). He is doing great with the Alpha Omega kindergarten. His favorite subject is math. And he does a great job at it. He is also enjoying learning about nouns and pronouns in phonics. Every now and then we will start something new that you can tell just clicks with him. Nouns and pronouns is the new one that "clicked". He loved it.

 

Well I have to run. But hope you enjoy checking out my blog!

As of late

Lately I have been staying inside and homeschooling.

Lately I have begun to try and read all the way through the bible this year! (doing good so far) :)

Lately I have been praying my one word for the year..deeper.

Lately I have been playing uno a lot in the evenings..(my kids are just learning how to play)

Lately I have been looking for new ways to save money.

Lately I have been trusting that God does have a plan for my life. And He will bring it to pass in his timing!

 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. John 12:24

Join with me?

You all know that with the economy the way it is, work has been slow. Now it's seemed to stop all together. So I want to ask you guys to please join me in prayer. We really need some jobs and I know that I have in you guys a group of prayer warriors who can help make a difference! Your prayers are what will change things!

And just in case there are any readers in the west Virginia, virginia or Maryland area.. If you need ANY type of house repair, remodling. Or flooring. Please Send me a message.
Barrow Construction is a Christian owned business, owned by my dad. They do a great job. And my dad has even been featured on This Old House television series for his awesome job at putting on the old time standing seam metal roofs! They can do pretty much anything you need.


Thanks for your prayers!! And God Bless.