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What is the Simple Life? 2008-08-11 14:42:24 As a homeschooler, I run into a lot of people who glamorize the "simple" life of Laura Ingalls. These women like the idea of stringing cranberries and popcorn for Christmas decorations. They blog statements like, "Oh, to return to the simpler days!"Excuse me???Have you watched Little House on the Prairie? Sure the Christmas decorating seemed fun and quaint, but what about the episode where Char Read more:Simple
Changing our Family Tree 2008-09-07 17:14:07 We just got back from small group a few moments ago. Dinner is in the oven, and I have some spare minutes to jot some thoughts down while Billy and the girls play together.Our church is feeling some tension recently from financial issues, some of which go back as far as 8 years ago. Others which are more recent. You can read more about the current situation on Billy's blog.In the midst of all t Read more:Changing
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The Bailout 2008-10-03 08:35:19 So, I'm pretty disappointed in this whole bailout thing. I'm sure you are, too.My mom sent me a link to an article about this that I thought was really compelling. It's from the New York Times, and it was written in 1999.The standards of mortgage qualification were lowered so more low-income and minority families could get home loans. This is wrong on so many levels, not the least of which is c
My Little Composer 2008-10-02 10:07:39 Here's Eve play on the piano in D minor. She wrote this song this morning... and kinda improv-ed in there, too.
So Long... 2008-10-01 00:36:37 So, it's been forever, I guess, huh?Man. Things have been, uh, I don't even know what they've been honestly. Busy, I guess, is a good place to start.Overwhelming, maybe. I'm up at 12:30am on Wednesday. Not so fun when I think about having to get up tomorrow to take care of kids ALL day. Billy has work from 8-5, and then he'll be at church for band practice from 6:30 till 10 or so. I'm thinkin
Review: Pledge Multi-Surface Cleaner 2008-09-17 12:49:32 Recently, I was sent a free bottle of PledgeMulti
-Surface Cleaner to use and talk about. I got this benefit from BzzAgent.com.Pledge is a brand of duster that I use religiously. I have tried other brands that are cheaper... store brands, or other cheap knock-offs, but I always come back to Pledge. I think they have a good product and it's worth the dollar more that I pay for it every 6 months.
Random Photo 2008-10-17 09:41:16 My sister tagged me in this fun little post.The rules:Open up your "My Photo
s" folder.Open up the 4th folder.Open up the 4th picture.Tell about it.This is a pic of Eve playing out in the rain in Newburgh. Not sure what else to say about it. Read more:Random
Losing My Cool 2008-10-16 19:33:52 Recently, our church had pictorial directory photos taken. We received our free 8x10 in the mail the other day, and I put it in a frame on the piano.I looked at it a bit yesterday and a disturbing thought came to mind. We looked like your typical everyday, nice, normal family. And I realized... I'm not cool anymore.Today, I got out the Boink t-shirt, fixed my hair, and put on some black eyelin
Lucid Dreaming 2008-10-14 16:15:15 I've been dragging lately. Just plain worn out from nothing much. It's pretty crappy. One of the things that seems to contribute to this problem is my dreaming. For several weeks now, I've had the kind of dreams where I'm very well aware that I'm dreaming, and I'm just kinda following along knowing it's a story going on. On the one hand, it's great, cause if the dream takes a bad turn, I can c Read more:Dreaming
You are Not Forgotten 2008-10-08 14:36:24 A couple of years ago, I wrote about how God provided for us for Ashlyn's birth. I think it's incredibly important to take notice of how God fulfills his promise that He will give us what we need (Phil. 4:19). Lately, God's been doing some great things in providing for us. With Billy's job change, we saw God work amazingly quick. With lightning speed, Billy had a new job, which he's been workin Read more:Forgotten
Sunday Funnies 2008-11-09 08:51:00 So, this is too funny. I mean, you could argue that there are more important things to discuss, but really church signs are pretty outdated anyway, so they may as well be a medium for healthy theological debate.BTW, I used to go to a Cumberland Presbyterian Church when I was in high school. I have no idea what their theology actually is, but I guess it's evident from this where they stand on dog Read more:Sunday
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Women Love a Handy Man 2008-11-08 12:26:08 So... this week, I've been a pretty big brat around my house. There are lots of things contributing to this, not the least of which was the recent vote that announced our country will join the ranks of the screwed up socialists. But I'm not mad, really.Anyway, despite me taking my disappointment and frustration out on Billy, he still did a really nice thing for me last night. Cause that's the k Read more:Women
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The Inconvenience of Voting 2008-11-05 08:58:06 Yesterday, I - like many of you - sacrificed my time to take part it an historical election. You all know that my choice didn't win, but the 3 hours it took for me to vote was still worth it.While we were in line, the question crossed my mind - "What is worth a sacrifice of time?" Most people there were dressed for work. One woman even got a call from a client who was asking about their 10:00 a Read more:Voting
Treasures in Heaven 2008-11-02 13:08:02 Here's a message from our pastor in Evansville, David Neidnagel. He was incredibly instrumental in the shaping of my faith and how it transmits to my daily life. If you listen to his sermon here on the economic crisis, then you'll understand why. This man is an amazing servant of God. Read more:Heaven
Why McCain's My Man - Part 2 2008-11-01 23:02:46 This week, I'm briefly outlining the reasons that I'll be voting for McCain
next Tuesday.I've already written about the abortion issue.Today, I'm writing about the war.Someone who understands, first hand - As a career soldier, McCain is indescribably more qualified to be a commander in chief than Obama. Now, I know that Obama's camp paints him as a war hawk who will keep us in war just for the fu
Why McCain's My Man - Part 3 2008-11-01 17:32:28 This is where it gets tricky. Economics. The time when everyone wants to believe that they are the poor of America so that they can get the hand-outs. I'll be honest that I can't look at the plans of both men and tell how the economy will fare under either of them, but when it comes to economics, I'm more concerned about human dignity than I am about money in my pocket."Sharing the Wealth" shou Read more:McCain
Why McCain's My Man 2008-10-29 13:00:08 I've not said too much about the political scene up till now, but with the election less than a week away, I thought I'd weigh in on some of the issues and explain why I'm voting for McCain
. I think the best way is to post a reason a day so it doesn't become overwhelming.The first reason, as anyone could guess, is the abortion issue.He categorizes abortion as a "human dignity and sanctity of life
Meet O'wayne 2008-10-28 09:49:00 A few months ago, I wrote about Brian Seay's rice and water initiative. His own family was taking a night a week to eat just rice and drink only water for dinner. They used this as a way to raise their children's awareness of other, poorer cultures. The money they saved was donated to Compassion International.Being inspired by Seay's commitment, my own family began to eat just rice and water as
Review: Sunbeam Breadmachine 2008-10-27 03:27:22 So.... I highly recommend NOT getting the Sunbeam Programmable Breadmaker, 5891, even if it does have a 4-star rating from Walmart.com.This morning I woke up at 3:00 to a crash, and came into my kitchen to find that my bread machine had jiggled itself off my countertop and landed upside down on the floor. So much for waking up to freshly baked bread as the manufacturer suggests. This one will def
Homeschooling and Zoot Suits 2008-10-24 12:31:24 So, here's just another reason I love homeschooling. This session we've been talking a bit about sound. Louds, softs. Soundwaves and pitch.One of the books we read yesterday had a character talk about the highs and lows of music by singing....Hi dee Hi dee Hi. Low dee Low dee Low.So, what better continuation of education, but to play her Cab Calloway's classic song "Minnie the Moocher"? Kids Read more:Homeschooling
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