Owner: Finding JOY in the Morning URL:http://joyinthemorning.clubmom.com Join Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:34:16 -0600 Rating:0 Site Description: Loni reveals how God has been her Life Sustainer. She shares her journey of homeschooling a large family, surviving the death of her 16-year-old son, and going through various stages in life — including her 12th baby at age 43! Site statistics:Click here
Continued Prayers For Brandon 2007-03-09 17:36:48 A complete update on baby Brandon
can be read here. Please keep our friends and baby Brandon in your prayers. Brandon stopped breathing two times last night, with the first time taking 20 minutes to resusitate him. There are concerns...
Guest Article: "Picking Up Rocks" 2007-03-09 06:01:00 A special thank you to Angela for allowing me to share this from her blog, The Potter's Hand. I recently read an analogy comparing our burdens to rocks in a wheelbarrow. As we push our wheelbarrow through life, we collect... Read more:Guest
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Prayer Request 2007-03-09 03:02:21 I F you have been reading my blog for a good year now, you may recall our prayer requests for a little girl named Candace Joy who had a very rare and serious infection and spent many weeks in the... Read more:Prayer
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Our Baby Update 2007-03-12 23:09:06 O ur little guy is no longer a glowworm. After a week and over 100 hours on the bili-light, his jaundice is in a low range that he no longer needs it! YEAHHHH! It really was not too hard being... Read more:Update
Surgery Postponed 2007-03-12 22:52:22 B randon's surgery has been postponed to, hopefully, for tomorrow. The update from their friend Tripp is:Brandon is not responding like they want him to, which is why they're doing the MRI. They are just running checks to see if... Read more:Surgery
Baby Brandon's Open Heart Surgery Today 2007-03-12 13:12:00 I remember like it was yesterday . . . walking down a long corridor, holding our petite 13 month old daughter, her little legs bobbing against mine, on our way to the surgery waiting room. It was a heavy burden... Read more:Surgery
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Baby Brandon Having Open Heart Surgery Now 2007-03-13 18:33:40 B aby Brandon
is in surgery now. The update from their friend Tripp is:Brandon went into surgery this morning a little after 8 AM EDT. I talked to Patrick just a few minutes ago and he is doing well so... Read more:Having
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BOOK RECOMENDATION: Things Pondered 2007-03-13 18:27:52 A s a mom, how often have you tucked away something in your heart that your children have said? The Scripture verse Luke 2:18 has always struck me as a mom, thinking of things Mary tucked away in her heart...
Baby Brandon's Surgery Successful 2007-03-14 19:37:32 B aby Brandon
open heart surgery was successful. The update from their friend Tripp is:Brandon's surgery was long but successful from what they can tell right now. But the next 24 hours are the most critical. He is now in... Read more:Surgery
Guest Article: Pro-Life Artist, Lucy McTier 2007-03-16 05:02:00 A special thank you to J. Gerald Harris, Editor of The Christian Index, for allowing me to reprint portions of his article, Wrens Portraitist a Pro-life Advocate Lucy McTier is a soft-spoken, attractive woman with an uncanny ability to capture... Read more:Guest
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UPDATED: Homeschool Photo and Writing Contests 2007-03-15 13:07:00 This is an updated post of writing and other contests especially focused towards homeschoolers. Homeschool
Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) has two contests going right now. The first is a Poetry Contest and the other a Photo
Contest, both with prizes... Read more:Contests
A Week as a Single Mom 2007-03-19 13:29:00 O ur baby is three weeks old today, and my husband had to leave yesterday for a business class that will be all week long. Up until yesterday afternoon I thought I'd be okay with it, until he sat down... Read more:Single Mom
Product Review: Unique Baby Gifts 2007-03-21 05:09:22 I f you are looking for a unique baby gift for that mom that seems to already have everything, I can make a suggestion for you! I received from Contemporary Baby a beautiful bib and burp cloth that is a... Read more:Gifts
In Other Words: What's YOUR Mission? 2007-03-20 05:01:00 A fter taking a few weeks off from writing with the Christian Women Online, In Other Words
, this week's quote had me doing some serious thinking. I've had a hard time putting this all into words . . . (the... Read more:Mission
Test Day for Husband's Business 2007-03-23 06:54:00 T oday is an important day for my husband. He has been away all week taking a Briggs Stratton class to become a certified mechanic for them, so he can be authorized to do warranty work. He has done small... Read more:Husband
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Guest Article: Homeschool Advice from a Grandma 2007-03-23 05:01:00 A special thank you to Liz from her blog, A Homeschool
ing Grandma
: I Must Be Crazy! for allowing me to share this excellent article, Homeschooling 101, for those possibly just starting out with homeschooling, wondering where to start and what's... Read more:Guest
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Baby Brandon (heart baby) Update 2007-03-24 13:04:00 B e sure to check out the updates on Baby Brandon
, our friend's baby that had open heart surgery one week after he was born. He is doing very well. He is off the ventilator, and his parents held him... Read more:Update
One Thousand Gifts - Pt. 4 2007-03-26 06:33:00 “Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one's youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full... Read more:Thousand
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What is YOUR Favorite Homeschool Blog? 2007-03-27 15:15:00 W hat is YOUR favorite homeschool blog from 2006? The 2006 Homeschool
Blog Awards is underway, for 21 different categories: Best Homeschool Mom Blog Best Homeschool Dad Blog Best Blog Design Best Artistic Content Blog Best Crafts, Plans Projects Blog... Read more:Favorite
In Other Words: CHOICES, CHOICES 2007-03-27 07:06:22 T his is one of those quotes that hit me smack in the face (or heart). Reading just a short quote like this has made me think of just today, of the choices I have made and what side was... Read more:Words
New York Times Story on the Choking Game 2007-03-28 20:35:39 T oday on the frontpage of the New YorkTimes
there is an article all parents must read: Teenager Casts Light on a Shadowy Game. Sixteen year old Levi Draher from Texas played the choking game three times and after... Read more:New York Times
Cloth Diapering Update 2007-03-28 06:26:00 S ince I have had several ask how we are diapering our little guy and since ClubMom blogger and homeschool mom, Melonie, at her blog, Stop the World - I Want to Get Off, needs cloth diapering info, here is... Read more:Cloth
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Homeschool Geography Swap 2007-03-29 12:19:00 H ere is an idea for us homeschoolers. It's a geography in a shoebox swap. Here is the specific information from the Yahoo Group where you can sign up for it: This is a list for homeschool families to swap... Read more:Homeschool
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GUEST RECIPE: Pumpkin Rolls 2007-03-30 15:43:00 M Y Tennesse friend, Angie, shared with me this recipe that she makes on a regular basis and sells. Though these sound good especially for holidays, I think these would still be wonderful year-round and now during the cold winter... Read more:RECIPE
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In Other Words: It's Still the Cross 2007-04-03 07:18:35 T hey are everywhere - crosses. We see them as bumper stickers, as jewelry, and in the department store showcase, along with Easter eggs. I wonder if we get so use to seeing the cross we neglect the implications of... Read more:Words
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Homeschool: April Writing Ideas 2007-04-02 20:26:48 H as spring fever hit and you need writing ideas for the children? Here are Daily Writing Prompts for the month of April
from TheTeachersCorner.Net. There are writing ideas for each day of the month, including Saturday and Sunday. I... Read more:Homeschool
BOOK REVIEW: Growing Up With Jessica - A True Story 2007-04-02 14:15:00 T his book caught my eye, because of the title. We have a daughter named Jessica
, who has gone through two open heart surgeries, and near death's door during a 10 week PICU stay. Growing
Up With Jessica - A... Read more:True Story
"To Mom With Love" Mother's Day Contest 2007-04-04 06:01:00 M other's Day is next month, Sunday, May 13th. April is also National Poetry Month. From now through the end of this month (ending Monday, April 30th), I will be having a writing contest - a poem you write to... Read more:Contest
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CafeMom Discussion Groups 2007-04-05 06:01:00 H ave you noticed the new ads to the right for CafeMom groups? I thought I would explain about them, and encourage you to check this out. CafeMom is a sister site to ClubMom, here where I blog. On CafeMom... Read more:Discussion
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