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
Hospital Bedrest Continues 2007-02-23 20:18:22 Y ou'd think with all this bedrest and boring time here in the hospital I'd have numerous posts a day, but my mind has been cloudy and even with being in bed around the clock, I am tired! Sleep is... Read more:Bedrest
Hospital Bed Rides 2007-02-21 06:01:00 T he highlight of my long Tuesday in this hospital: GIGGLES from the youngest two getting rides with mama on her hospital bed! Daddy brought two of the kids in the afternoon, so our youngest got her first hospital bed... Read more:Rides
In Other Words: Taste & See 2007-02-20 06:01:00 H ow often is it we blindly read through a passage of Scripture, just to say we have done devotions to not have a clue of what we have read. I mentioned in the beginning of the year how I... Read more:Words
Now Hospital Bedrest 2007-02-20 03:44:20 W ell, I am back in the hospital. The blood pressure is back up and protein showing up again. The OB wants me to stay in the hospital until the baby is born. I am not thrilled. But with how... Read more:Bedrest
Homeschooling Socialization & Regulations? 2007-02-19 06:01:00 Y esterday in our large Sunday newspaper there was an excellent article regarding local homeschooling and the opportunities available at various Christian schools and colleges for students to take classes. I appreciated one of the professor's statements:The perception is they... Read more:Homeschooling
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Quick Pregnancy Update 2007-02-15 21:53:23 T hank you for the many prayers, e-mails and comments. We ended up going to the big city hospital late last night and were home by 1 a.m. Thankfully, the BP finally went down, and the headache and seeing spots... Read more:Pregnancy
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This Pregnant Body - 34 Weeks 2007-02-15 06:37:00 I thought getting to this point I'd feel a sense of relief with not too much further to go. Instead my faith is being challenged, and I am quite panicy. I've spent two afternoons this week in the hospital, and... Read more:Weeks
Happy Valentine's Day 2007-02-14 21:28:00 Happy Valentine
's Day! It was pretty much a normal day here. For the last several days the kids have been asking about having today off from school, but knowing we will have baby days off soon, we stuck to our... Read more:Happy
In Other Words: God's Way 2007-02-13 08:11:11 About fifteen years ago we had the perfect house picked out. It had been on the market for some time, and we put in an offer we thought for sure the owners would accept. We had our house up for... Read more:Words
I NEED YOUR HELP! 2007-02-12 17:46:00 W ith our baby due in a few weeks, I NEED SOME HELP!! After the baby is born, I would like to feature an article from another blog once a week that has touched my readers to also share here....
Hosting: "In Other Words" Quote 2007-02-09 19:19:07 N ext Tuesday I am hosting Christian Women Online's In 'Other' Words
quote. Here is the quote I have chosen: We are urgent about the body; He is about the soul. We call for present comforts; He considers our everlasting... Read more:Hosting
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"I AM FROM" Revisited 2007-02-07 06:35:27 Last June I had a writing contest in using the poem format for I AM FROM. I had 43 wonderful entries, and would like to do this again maybe in June, to encourage you to update your poems and see... Read more:Revisited
Movie Recomendation: Though None Go With Me 2007-02-05 06:43:00 W ith windchills of 20 below, sick children and even our church service canceled yesterday, we spent the weekend indoors, staying warm. Thankfully earlier in the week I reserved a movie that was recommended to us, and it was wonderful....
Sicknesses & Swap Bot 2007-02-02 18:50:57 Will this distraction of sick little ones help take up the waiting time for our new baby? Two of our children are quite sick with nasty colds, coughs, aches and pains, and extremely tired. I hate it when there's so...
Writing Contests for Kids 2007-01-31 06:01:00 Thanks to ClubMom blogger and homeschool mom, Melissa at The Lilting House, my children have a new writing assignment to work on! Melissa shared about a writing contest that children's author, Tabatha A. Yeatts is hosting, for kids ages 6-18,... Read more:Contests
In Other Words: Satan's Lie 2007-01-30 06:56:30 H ow many times do we hand things over to God to give Him control, only to take it back the next day (or even next minute). We seem to have a better way, or God just is not taking... Read more:Satan
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This Pregnant Body - 32 Weeks 2007-01-29 06:39:27 T his week and through the remainder of my pregnancy, begins LOTS of OB visits and tests. We saw the high risk OB last week and he remains comfortable with me staying locally as long as things continue as they... Read more:Weeks
PHOTO HUNTERS: SILVER 2007-01-27 06:01:00 ~ ~ ~ ~Theme: SILVER | Become a Photo Hunter | View BlogrollMy husband has always had an interest in silver and silver coins. This is one he still has, a one ounce May Flower Silver Bullion which is worth...
Less Than 24 Hours - A BABY! 2007-02-26 02:27:04 I N less than 24 hours, we should have a baby! The week in the hospital has been LONG! Have I mentioned yet how boring it's been?!?! Thankfully I have at least been able to get out of the room... Read more:Hours
The Bittersweetness & Update 2007-02-28 18:16:16 T he bittersweetness. Yesterday one of the nurses that was with us in ER when trying to revive Matthew two years ago, came up to visit us in our room, to CELEBRATE LIFE. We have seen Cindy numerous times since... Read more:Update
Little Nathan Update 2007-02-27 23:11:42 S ince so many have asked about the surgery and a baby update, here it is! It was a LONG surgery yesterday. The doc had lots of adhessions and scar tissue to go through. The surgery was almost 2 hours... Read more:Nathan
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Baby Contest Winners TBA 2007-03-02 19:39:00 O N Monday I will have the winners from my baby contest posted here. The winners will have until the end of the week then to be in touch with me and give me your address so we can send... Read more:Contest
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MORE Writing Contests for Homeschoolers 2007-03-02 06:01:00 Afew weeks ago I shared some writing contests that are available to homeschoolers. Be sure to check them out, if you missed it, since the deadlines have not all come about yet. Here are THREE MORE writing contests!One of my... Read more:Contests
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Jaundice, More Bedrest, Discouragements 2007-03-06 01:06:53 I am sitting here tonight, babe sound asleep on my lap, waiting for a medical company to deliver abilirubin blanket for Nathan. He had a blood test at the hospital today for the jaundice and his bilirubin is at a... Read more:Bedrest
BABY CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT! 2007-03-05 15:20:00 H ere are the winners from my baby contest. The If you are listed, PLEASE e-mail me with your full name and address (do NOT put it in the comments section!) and we will get the prizes out by THIS...
Jaundice Better ~ Eighth Day Circumcision 2007-03-07 00:51:49 O UR little glowworm is doing better. Yesterday his bilirubin was at 18 - and this was late in the afternoon. We had it checked early this afternoon after 15 hours on the bilirubin blanket, and it's at 15. The... Read more:Eighth
Mother Sues After Failed Abortion 2007-03-07 23:26:02 A S I sit here holding my nine day old baby on me, I am blown away after reading this article, Woman Sues Doctor for Child-Rearing Costs After Failed Abortion. The woman is 45 years old, and her daughter is...