Today begins our first official day of homeschool for the 2010/2011 school year. We have never waited this long to start. We usually begin around the first of August, but there was so much bearing on us we felt that the last of August/first of September seemed better suited for … [Read more...] about We’ve got a yearnin’ for some learnin’
Archives for August 2010
::thankfulness::
I had a comment recently asking me how I stayed sane in the trouble that is going around me...Well, I don't know that I always do.I lose it sometimes.I get all bent out of shape and panicky from time to time.I get frustrated.Believe me...I don't always remain calm, cool and … [Read more...] about ::thankfulness::
When Life gives you Apples… Make Apple Butter
We are abundantly blessed. Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.~I Chronicles … [Read more...] about When Life gives you Apples… Make Apple Butter
Step 2: Taking Action
After the l.o.n.g day yesterday of canning, we ended up with 27 quarts of tomato puree and so that makes a grand total of 103 quarts of tomatoes 'put by' for the winter. Praise the Lord!(I'm working in apples now!)In the past I have made our laundry detergent. I just finished up … [Read more...] about Step 2: Taking Action
Step 1: The Result of a Blessing
Never do you have a time when you are going through a trial that you don't have a blessing... just waiting for you to see it. You do, however, have to open your eyes and your heart sometimes to see it.A phone call on a Sunday afternoon.A neighborA church friendWilling to … [Read more...] about Step 1: The Result of a Blessing