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As of last March, I have had an official teenager in my house. I have feared and worried over this for years. After all, the common perception of teenagers is that they are sullen, rebellious and out of control. I have seen a major difference in homeschooled teens. So I was hoping that homeschooling would be our insurance against all of the hormones. Homeschooling is not a cure-all innoculation. Something strange is happening to my child and I feel helpless to stop it. If his favorite color has been blue for 13 years and I mention that, he adamantly argues that blue was never his favorite color. He gently reminded me that the hair on his head does not belong to me, but to him. So how do I let go, but keep control? Well, realizing that this teenage task is more than I am ready for, I have found myself doing what I did when the kids were toddlers...I am reading books!!! I HIGHLY recommend "The Age of Opportunity" by Paul David Tripp to anyone who has teenagers or is going to have them one day. He points out that we are not necessarily living to train them away from those big moments, like teen pregnancy or drug use. Instead, we need to be there as they are making those daily choices and guide them to God centered thinking. He reminded me that I don't own my son or the hair on his head (and neither does my son), but God does and that I need to help my son have right relations more vertically than horizontally. As homeschoolers we do seem to have more time to do this. Yet sometimes, we still let our idols get in the way. Do we want a house full of peace and harmony at any expense, complete control, or do we demand appreciation from our self centered teens? Do we feel that the choices our kids make is a direct reflection on our success as a parent? Have any of these things become our gods? This can be a hard pill to swallow if your child has ever disappointed you when they have made poor choices. It is hard to let go of the fact that it is not about YOU. It is about your child's heart. My son is revealing his heart to me every day in his attitude and in his actions. He wants me to see it, too. He is insecure and wants me to point him to the only answer. This is my chance to minister the true gospel of God's grace and His truth, if I will make it about Him. Not me. Not my teenager. Him. This book is SO much more than this. Read it as soon as possible!!! |
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We recently discovered this great way of trading postcards worldwide. For each postcard you send, your address is given to someone in another part of the world, who then sends you a postcard. When you register with this website, you are allowed 5 international addresses to begin with. Our first 5 cards went to Germany, Finland, Estonia, The Netherlands and Hungary. Each address include a basic profile about the person you are sending postcards to. They may enjoy certain kinds of postcards or stamps or have special interests. For instance, one of our cards went to a kindergarten teacher who lives near the beach in the Netherlands and enjoys photography. We included the fact that we homeschool and live near the mountains in our profile. When your first postcards is received, your address is then passed on to another postcrosser and you are allowed another address to send to. So as long as you are sending cards, you will receive them. We haven't received any yet, but our first sent card was just received last week. We are looking forward to creating a collection of worldwide postcards. We would also like to have USA postcards. Postcrossing.com connects you internationally, but not nationally. So we are just doing this through our own sources. If any of you would be interested in exchanging state postcards, we would love to trade with you!! Just email me privately with your address and I will send you mine. |
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The last entry was written a few weeks back, but I had trouble uploading it. I thought I would go ahead and put it on now, so you could get a feel for where I was and where I am now: ) Thanks so much to those who have emailed me and asked. That means a lot!! I am still dealing with a little bit of depression, but it's manageable. I am trying to get on a plan with my doctor. I have actually started two other blogs to help me not clog each one up with too much information. I now a letterboxing blog and a running blog. I am sure I won't be writing on all of these all the time, but they will help me reach the right audience. http://footstepsontheroad.blogspot.com/ and http://dtandfambly.blogspot.com/
Speaking of which, our school has been ongoing this summer. With the school year distractions out of the way,w e are making good progress. We did hyave one of our children tested nad found out we have a major math disability to deal with. It was a relief, if that makes sense. Now we know the child id not lazy and it is not my teaching!! We are looking into using Math U See from the beginning to help bolster the numeric/concept skills. Then we will go from there. Has anyone used that curriculum? I'd love comments and thoughts.
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We have had a few fun letterboxing trips lately I thought I'd share with you. On Memorial Day we headed to the SC state highpoint, Sassafras Mountain. With a height of 3, 560 feet it is not huge, but it is higher than the FL state highpoint (300 something feet)! The mountain was truly covered in Sassafras trees. And the trails descending it were beautiful. We explored them a little, but we didn't get to do much real hiking since we had my nieces with us. Two year olds and long hikes generally don't mix. After nabbing our letterbox, we headed over to Stumphouse tunnel. This is an unfinished railroad tunnel carved out of a mountain. It was carved back in the days when hand tools and black powder did the work. Amazing! The letterbox here was hard work, but fun! Last of all we hiked a short trail to a local waterfall. Some generous letterboxes planted three close together, so we had plenty to keep us busy on the trail. All of the waterfalls around here seem to be trickling now, though. We desperately need some good rain! Yesterday we also spent some time with our local letterboxing friends in Hendersonville. We found a few boxes and had fun visiting. It's amazing how easy the clues are to solve when you have more than one brain figuring!! We got to see a popular landmark and an impressive view.
Now back to real life...
I truly enjoy letterboxing. I love being outdoors, especially on trails. I love having something to find at the end of the trail. This hobby brings peace to my mind, which at this time is raging with depression. This is one reason I have not been updating my blog. Writing is hard for me right now. I will be visiting my doctor again soon. I have struggled with this for years and have been on medication. I was so proud when I was finally able to quit taking it. I was stable, strong and ready to face the world.I have been medication free for several years now. Last year I had some concerns I discussed with my doctor, but I wasn't sad. Those concerns have escalated and I am struggling with sadness now. Depression is a disease that I cannot leave untreated. Pray for me as I get this under control again. On the bright side, I have joined a beginners running club. This has come at a time that it has been a Godsend for me, just like letterboxing! I am able to have a sense of control, be outside and get in shape! I remember running in high school. Mt family life was a mess, but I could be free when my feet hit the pavement. Last week was Week 1. We walked 4 minutes and ran 2 minutes for a 30 minute total. I aimed to do this every other day. This week we are walking three minutes, running three minutes. Yesterday was my first stab at the increase. I was surprised that it was a challenge. I had done fairly well with the first week and I was very comfortable with the pace but it was time to push a little harder. By the end of 10 weeks, I think we are supposed to be able to run for 30 minutes, I am not sure. I will keep you updated on my progress. I encourage any of you who were thinking about running or getting in shape to consider doing it this way. Especially if you have a friend to do it with you! |
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It is very hard to think about math, science and history books after living these subjects in the exotic and beautiful Florida! We experienced marsh environments, coastal shores and estuaries. We saw forts, cracker shacks, sponge docks and lighthouses. We identified alligators (not too hard to do), ibises, cranes, tanagers, herons, anhingas and so much more! We calculated mileage, time for trips and hours left until home. We added up admission prices and made decisions NOT to spend our money sometimes! School was out, but we were still educating! Here is an overview of our trip.
Day 1: The drive down We knew this would be a long drive, so we planned out stops ahead of time. First stop was a rest area that was home to a letterbox! Great excuse to stop and let everyone stretch. Then we were back on the road. Our big lunch stop was Jekyll Island. We got to walk on the beach, ride bikes and letterbox, of course! The letterboxes here took us off the beaten path where we discovered a huge rope swing and a marsh full of Fiddler Crabs! After getting back into the car, we listened to “Call it Courage”. Very appropriate story for our upcoming adventures! We were on the road until my dad's house, near Tampa. Day 2: We rested and visited with my dad. Day3: Lowry Park Zoo We used our zoo pass, which cost $30 LESS than admission would've been!! We love this zoo. The kids fed lorikeets, petted stingrays and played in the fountains. Day 4: Weedon Island/Fort DeSoto On our way to the beach we stopped by the Weedon Island Nature preserve to find 2 letterboxes. We walked on a long boardwalk through mangrove swamps. It was great! Then we hit Fort De Soto. This is a beautiful beach and historic area. So we swam and walked nature trails. We skipped the fort because we were short on time and we had visited it last year. But we did read the brochure about it to my husband. We met another letterboxing family here that was from New Hampshire. It was fun for the kids to have somebody to play with that was their age. Funny thing: First thing my kids asked, “Are they homeschooled?” I said I didn't think so. After meeting them, my kids thought they probably were. It turns out, they homeschooled for years and are just now in the school system, so they still had that mindset. Wherever they went to school, they were wonderful kids! We found two letterboxes here that led us on great nature trails!! Day 5: USF Botanical Gardens There were letterboxes here and I had always wanted to visit, so I took a few of the kids with me, while everyone else stayed home and rested. The gardens were small, but nice. They had a faery garden, a butterfly garden, an orchid garden (Gorgeous!), carnivorous plant garden, cactii garden and a bonsai garden!! Day 6: Hillsborough River State Park This was the highlight of our trip! We canoed down the Hillsborough River in search of an extreme letterbox. The only access to this box was by river, through alligators. How adventurous!! We sighted 9 alligators and many other interesting plants and animals. The river was beautiful. After this we headed to another park to search for a letterbox that was hidden next to an old cabin in the woods. We saw three armadillos waddling around here and ate an orange off of a bitter orange tree (YUCK!). Being at this old cabin in the middle of Florida woods was almost haunting. You could imagine the settlers of long ago living here. Day 7: Tarpon Springs I am not big on touristy places, but this was a neat town. In the early 1900s, Greek folks came over to begin a profitable sponge harvesting business in the Gulf of Mexico. The town is mostly Greek; street names, restaurants, and people. We watched a video on the history and harvesting of sponges. We learned about the Epiphany they hold here, where 50 boys jump in the bay in Jan to see who can retrieve a little wooden cross first. The winner receives a blessing and a year of good luck from the priest. My favorite part of this side trip was actually the cuban restaurant! I grew up eating cuban food in the Keys, so the chance to have an authentic cuban sub, fried plantains and cuban beans and rice was unpassable! Day 8: Heading home For our trip home we had two planned stops. The first was an orange grove where we picked up some fruit to bring home and share. The second was St. Simon's Island. We stopped by the light house and then headed out to Christ Church to find another letterbox. This was one of those wonderful side trips we might not have taken if not for letterboxing. We visited the old church and cemetery. The ceiling inside the church was very interesting. The docent told us that shipbuilders built the church and said that you could flip it over and sail away to England in it! The stained glass windows were amazing. One of the kids favorite ones was of Jesus dividing the loaves and fishes. When we found the letterbox and opened it, the stamp was an image of loaves and fishes!! That was really neat. We saw the Celtic Cross memorial to John and Charles Wesley, who had preached on this island. Then we headed home, exhausted and happy!
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Last night, we took a break from packing to go see a local college's (FREE!!!) production of "Taming of the Shrew". I sent the girls to a cousin's house. I knew they would appreciate the sets and the costumes, but that would last about 10 minutes. So just my 11 and 13 yr. old boys went with me. Now, I don't know about you, but I wasn't expecting a whole lot from two outdoorsy, adolescent boys concerning a Shakespeare play, The language can be difficult, the times portrayed are foreign and some of the humor was probably still a little out of reach for them. I was requiring them to go and I figured they would be very relieved when it was over. What a surprise when we were leaving!! My 11 year old claimed he understood every word! Lofty claim, becasue I was having trouble keeping up with the dialogue at several points. My 13 year old said he liked it alot. Is my crew actually tameable??? This may have been a fluke, but both boys came home and told their dad what a good play it was. After hearing the boys tell of it, the girls were begging to go to a Shakespeare play! I will check with my husband this morning to make sure that I am not simply relating a dream to you: ) Taming of the Shrew was a good first Shakespeare because it included lots of physical comedy. The actors and actresses did a great job conveying the dialogue with body language. The costumes and set were, indeed, beautiful! I laughed out loud many times during the play. Great stuff!! Several years ago we used a curriculum called, "Shakespeare for Children." It introduces young elementary students to Shakespeare in hopes that they will build a positive mindset towards it early on. It was fun and we enjoyed our study, then. But last night was the real test. So far, so good. My kids still don't know that Shakespeare is a drag and too difficult to understand. |
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We are busily cleaning and packing for our trip to my dad's house in Tampa, FL. So I probably won't be aroung homeschoolblogger next week. But I will have SO many cool pictures when we get back!! I can't wait to share them. On our way down Saturday, we are going to stop at Jekyll Island for lunch and a stretch break. Have any of you ever been there before? This will be our first time. Last year we stopped at St. Simon's Island on the way down. While in Tampa, we are planning on visiting the Lowry Park Zoo and Fort Desoto. Last year we went to both of those places and had a great time. AND it just so happens there are letterboxes in Florida, too! We have mapped out the ones we want to find already. Maybe we will plant one of our boxes down there? After we return home, we will settle down into a more regular routine. March and April are always so busy for us that we really enjoy coming back down to earth for the summer.
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Here are some more spring flower pictures for any who are interested! http://www.slide.com/r/CEvI-8Fj0j-aKBoJMQr8CsI8kQyMLBEy?previous_view=mscd_embedded_url If someone can tell me how to make all of that a word, instead of computer talk, I'd sure appreciate you sharing: ) |
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Everybody needs a child like this girl! She is a ray of sunshine and warmth in our family. We spent her birthday in a cabin in the mountains. She said it was the best birthday ever, and she's had some pretty good parties before. For her 8th birthday she got 'spa' treatment, to play a full game of Scrabble and to spend time with family. All some of her favorite things to do!! So in honor of Abbey Rose, here are 8 things I love about her... #1-She loves to hug and be hugged. #2-She genuinely loves people. #3-She is at home in the woods or the spa. #4-She is always willing to help. #5-She is VERY competetive!! She is fun to play games with and watch when she is playing sports. #6-She would rather receive flowers for her garden on her birthday than toys. #7-She always mixes up words and stories, which makes for very good laughs!!! #8-She can laugh at herself. This will get her far in life! I wish you all could know her as I do!!
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Wish us luck and we'll let you know how it went! ****UPDATE*** All went well. The kids each gave part of the report in front of our group. Even Jenna, who at the beginning of the year hid behind me, was excited about her part! We ate Korean and Ausralian foods. Delicious!
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The kids are finishing up their report on Scotland for the International report day with our small group. We are gathering lots of information about the country, but it is the food that is capturing our imaginations. Last night we had Welsh Rarebit and boiled eggs for dinner. We are getting ready to make some rumbledethump to take with us! Sound yummy, huh? It is the Scottish version of "bubble and squeak", I'm sure you know exactly what I am talking about now!! Basically it is potatoes, cabbage and onions cooked in a certain way. However, there will be NO haggis (sheep, liver, heart and lungs, sauteed with toasted oatmeal and onions, wrapped in a sheep stomach and boiled!) today. I would try it if I were in Scotland, but I don't think I could ever make it myself. I think the strawberry and lemon whim-wham sounds better.|
I came home last night to find a message on my answering machine that went like this: "Surely you are not out letterboxing in the rain today?!" Yep, we were! We met a letterboxing family that lives near Asheville, NC. They graciously showed us around to some of the local letterboxes. We began at the bagel shop where the family had hidden a box called, "My Favorite Breakfast", mmmm. We had some great coffee and bagels and planned our route for the day. After a couple of loacl park stops, where all of our children had a great time playing together, we headed to Riverside Cemetery. This is probably the biggest cemetery we have ever seen. (Not that we've seen many cemeteries.) It was also the most interesting. The letterbox here was a tribute to a man who had helped another man out in the civil war, we are still researching that story. The 'matching' box is at the grave of the other man in Charlotte, NC. Zebulon Vance, former governor of NC and Thomas Wolfe are also buried here. We saw a Jewish cemetery, where many of the tombstones were in Hebrew, a Greek cemetery and a soldier's cemetery. There is a walking tour of this cemetery that we plan to take when it is not raining and cold! From there, we headed to Thomas Wolfe's home in downtown Asheville. It was actually the boarding home his mother ran that he grew up in. The kids favorite part was the playhouse his father had built for all of the kids to play in. They wanted to play in it so badly!! We took a tour of the visitor center museum. At the front desk we received a Thomas Wolfe scavenger hunt to take with us into the museum. It was very informative. I learned that the above angel really had little to do with Thomas Wolfe, even though it is the icon that seems to represent him! It was a headstone his father ordered for a woman who is buried in Hendersonville. The title of his book, "Look Homeward, Angel' is a line from a Milton poem, not a reference to that angel. I want to read that book now. In this fictional work, he describes life in a small town that closely described Asheville and its people. In fact, many folks were so sure he had written about them, that they were angry with Wolfe's portrayal. But when Wolfe's book was a best-seller, Asheville forgot and made him a hero instead! After finding the letterbox here, we did go and visit the angel, anyways. I am sad for the woman who's grave the angel sits on. Nobody remembers her when they see that angel, their thoughts are on Thomas Wolfe. |
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Today we spent the day checking on the series of bridge letterboxes that we have planted here in our county. A couple of years ago the boys and I did a bridge study and found out that our county was home to almost all of the types of bridges we were studying. We visited them all. Now that we are letterboxing we wanted to plant one box for each of the unique bridges, in hopes that people from all over would take the time out to visit them. So far, so good. We've even had a visitor from Guam at one of our boxes! Of the three main boxes, one was missing. We will try to replant it as soon as we can. That box belonged to Liberty Bridge. Liberty Bridge is a curved suspension walking bridge. Our information says it is the only one in the US!! It is also the only bridge letterbox we planted in the city. Those are always trickier to hide! While we were checking on the downtown box, we took some pictures of anything interesting we saw. Our downtown now has pedicabs, bicycle cabs!! Take a look at our slide show: http://www.slide.com/r/mfkhmGxg7z_CljhxLP8h9ob4ASuQdIv7?previous_view=mscd_embedded_url After enjoying a little time at the downtown park, we headed to one of the more mysterious bridges, Poinsett Bridge. It is a 14 foot Gothic Arch bridge designed in the 1800s. There are lots of legends about this bridge. It is located in the more mountainous area, off of any main road. Our box hidden here was fine, so we enjoyed some of the wildflowers. I was very proud because I identified a new flower without the help of my oldest son! He gets tired of me asking him what everything is, so I am trying to learn for myself!! Then we headed over to a local covered bridge. Our letterbox there was also fine. We didn't stay here too long because sometimes there is a scary man that asks people about warts. We didn't want to see him! Ok, Ok...the real reason we left was that we had to get to ballet. But if you ever want to know about the wart man, there is a story there! If you can't see the slide show link, let me know. I am trying to find better ways to share pictures. If anyone know any good tips, please share!!!! |
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I have attempted to include a slideshow. I will be tweaking it and adding more pictures regularly. |
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Well, for us, spring break will last longer than one week, for sure!! Also, we don't ever stop educating. So, it's not really time off of school. So how are we spending our spring break? We are getting out of the house and away from the books. The kids and I have decided to spend some time visiting local state parks and natural areas. The spring ephemerals are in bloom and can only be seen for the next few weeks. The neo-tropical birds are migrating south, so there are all kind of unusual birds in our area. How could we sit inside and let all of these learning opportunities pass us by? We are listening to books on tape in the car, journaling outside under a canopy of bright green spring trees. We are planning map routes and checking our mileage. We are studying the geography and history of the places we visit. We are taking LOTS of pictures!!! We are taking friends along with us whenever they can come! We are having a great time. I have a feeling when the weather is a little hotter, we will be more than happy to sit in our air conditioned house and hit the books. Eventually we would like to visit every state park in our state. We have a map on our school board and we are tracking all of the parks we have visited this far. So if you don't hear from us much right now, we are probably out looking at wildflowers. I hope you will take the time out, even just for a day, to do the same! I am going to try to come up with a way to share some of the hundreds of photos we are taking. The kids are becoming very good photographers!! I'd love to share our home state with all of you.
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A homeschooling mom in our community has passed away. She left behind three sons, ages 14, 10 and 2. It was sudden and unexpected. By humans, anyways. The Bible says our days are numbered and I know many people interpret that in many ways. I happen to think that it means exactly that. From the time we were created by God, the hairs on our head were numbered right along with our days. He was not surprised by this development. This mom was diagnosed with the flesh eating type of strep (MRSA) this weekend. The homeschool community was notified through e-mail and many of us prayed even if we did not personally know her. My children and I prayed together for her healing and her sons yesterday probably as she was dying. Today I had to explain to them that God chose to take her to her final home in heaven. Not what they expected to hear. I know so many questions are in their minds. Like, what if that was my mom? For that matter, there are many questions in my mind. If that were me, what would happen to my children? Unfortunately, this topic is not new to HSB. I know many of you have thought this over,as well. We are with our children almost every hour of every day. What would they do without us? Homeschooled children must suffer a different kind of loss. How do they return to a sense of normalcy without their mother AND teacher? But this isn't about us, is it? God is bigger than homeschooling. His love reaches out to all people, in all places, at all times. What a blessing that we are given this time to keep our children at home! But no matter where they are, our children will still be within His reach. I remind my children often that we are so blessed to be able to homeschool,but that could change. God, however, will not.
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 Happy Birthday to my oldest son! He is now an official teenager! So in honor of him, here are 13 things I love about the best 13 year old in the world!!! #1-His smile: ) He's not the quickest to give them out, but when he does they light up my day. #2-His quick wit. His sense of humor is developing more and more each day. We love to laugh. #3-His good judgement. I can trust him to make good choices even when I am not around. #4-His sense of discernment. He is very sensitive to wrong and evil. I respect that. #5-His ability to laugh with me: ) Cause I give us all plenty to laugh at!!! #6-His good memory (which I am coming more and more to rely on!) #7-His peaceful, thoughtful spirit. He's the kind of person I can be with in quiet ways. #8-His love of nature. We both enjoy doing outdoor things together. #9-His honesty. He has to tell the truth, even when someone doesn't want to hear it. That is a strength. #10-He appreciates good music. He listens to and plays stuff I can enjoy, too! #11-His love for his sisters. He has a tough exterior, but I've seen him give for the sake of giving to his sisters. That makes me happy. #12-His love for God's word and truth. He knows where to go to get information he can count on!! #13-He is a perfectionist, but love even wins out in his heart here. He is willing to let go of all of his high expectations to love his family. We sure love him!!! Thanks for letting me get all mushy! |
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My husband's grandmother lives nearby. She is almost 87, but you would never know by watching her live everyday life. She is often gone on outings with friends and family. She delivers Meals on Wheels to people younger than herself! And when we do catch her at home, she shares her homemade bread, tea and cookies with us. One of my favorite pasrts of visiting Grandma is hearing her tell about the old days. She remembers her life in such vivid detail. One of the stories I like to hear her tell would cause the child protection agencies to shudder. She and two of her siblings were playing “Telephone' between the garage roof and the old oak tree that grew right beside it.The iceman came to deliver 50 lbs of ice for the icebox. The three children jumped down from the roof to go catch the shavings as he chopped the block off. Grandma remembers she always got a newspaper to wrap around her chunk. After he left, they all resumed their game. The older brother was chopping out his office in the oak tree and needed a hatchet. So the youngest sister ran to retrieve it. As she was passing the hatchet up to grandma (who was the operator) , grandma slipped on her wet newspaper and flipped off of the roof. She landed in the neighbors yard and borke only her funnybone. Amazing, really! Grandma clearly remembers sitting in the car waiting for her mother to take her to the doctor. Her siblings were peering in the window with concern when she hears the voice of the neighbor lady saying, “I knew this was going to happen one day!” Grandma has many more interesting stories like this. Like the one about how her house burned down and the nieghbors had all sewn them new clothes by the next day!! But that's a story for another day. She was born in 1920 and from a generation of people who had to develop character of steel! We are very blessed to have her be such a special part of our lives. By the way, I guess you noticed the buddy map is gone. I want to try another version of mapping my firnds, so I'm setting that aside for now. Look for another one in the future. |
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Do you remember when you turned 10 years old and you finally had double digits? Do you remember being twelve and dreaming about your next birthday when you would have that coveted word 'teen' behind your age? I certainly do. I tried calling myself a teenager before I was thirteen, but I knew deep down inside that two digits aren't what made you a teenager. It was that word, 'teen'. Last weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to chat with a 13 year old girl. Her mother was nearby and and one point mentioned something about her five children. The girl immediately reacted with this comment. "Mom, you mean your four children and one teenager!" Next week I will have a "teen'ager in my house. My oldest will be 13 on the 13th of March. He has never been in a hurry to grow up. Not so long ago, he wasn't even excited about being a 'teen'ager. But he's coming around, sure enough: ) He's starting to get mighty proud about this coming of age. I am mighty proud of how he is coming into this age. I know we still have the teen years ahead of us, but he is a joy in my life. I love the deeper conversations we are beginning to have. I love how suddenly it's cool to hug me again. I love that I can trust him with so much responsibility. I love how he is learning to be the man with his little sisters, watching over them and encouraging them to do the right thing. There was a time when I was sure having teenagers would be the hardest thing I ever had to face. I am now looking forward to the next few years with a house full of teens. I really think I am going to get into this! |
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I just added a new feature to my blog. It's a buddy map. I thought it would be cool to see where all of my friends are from. Of course, this is only a map of the US, so if you are out of country, it won't apply : ( Drop me a line so I can mark it on our family world map. But if you are from around these parts, introduce yourself this way: ) My cousin's husband is in a band called Pocket Full of Rocks. They had this Buddy Map on their MySpace page. They also have a brand new song playing that is awesome! Check them out at: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=52321201 I guess you'll have to cut and paste. I still don't know how to make a good link: ) They were nominated for two Dove awards this year. I think that's pretty good news for them.
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