Learning to Praise Him More

I can’t believe how quickly time passes.  We have been quite busy, just doing the daily rouine of life and school.

We school year around, so we didn’t finish our curriculum until mid-July.  We completed ECC (Exploring Countries and Cultures by My Father’s World).    We really enjoyed it.  We learned so much about many different countries.  

We took one week for summer vacation.   During this week, I crammed to get ready for the new shcool year.      Our goal the last few years, has been to start school for the new year before we head to Michigan for our annual family camping trip. 

The camping ‘trip’ is always the first weekend of August.  It is not really a trip, because we are camping in the woods on my parent’s property.    It is a trip for us because we have to drive from South Carolina to Michigan to get to my parent’s house.  It starts with a picnic with extended family and friends from my parent’s church invited.     Everyone is invited to stay overnight in tents, but only about half stay.   It is a wonderful day of relaxing, talking, playing in the water (for the children) and lots of horseshoe games (for the men).   The water is a spring feed creek that varies in depth from a couple inches to several feet but it is always VERY cold.

We completed 1 week of school before heading to Michigan and 1 week after getting back.   So, we have completed 2 weeks of Creation to the Greeks.   

We are looking forward to having company this Easter Weekend.  I have 2 Aunts that are coming to stay a couple of days.  Both are recently widows.  Both need to feel God’s peace wash over them.  Both need to accept the gift of salvation that is so free.    Since finding out that they were coming, the girls and I have been praying for new ways to reach them.  JJ’s heart is so tender and has such a heart for the Lord.   She is thinking of ways to witness to them without being ’pushy’.   

I am so thankful to be able to celebrate Easter as a Christian.  I have a hard time getting my mind wrapped around what Jesus willingly went through for my sins.     I am so thankful for the gift of salvation.   If I never received another blessing from God, the gift of salvation if enough to cause me to praise his name forever. 

The girls and I have been practicing with the church choir for the Easter Contada.  We have had so much fun.  It has been wonderful to sign praises to God and focus on the resurrection for the last 3 months.  May God be glorified this weekend.

We are back home after a very wonderful week at my parents house in Michigan.  It was so relaxing and just soothing for the body and mind. 

This week, we are busy trying to get back to our schedule and to get the house back to its "disorganized", pre-trip condition.  I wish that it would move to organized on a daily basis, but for now the pre-trip status will have to be our goal. 

Lest you think that the house is a pig’s pen.  It is not that bad, Flylady has help A LOT the last year, but I have not reached my goal of having the house in a company-ready state at most times.  I am not striving for perfect, just ready for company at a monents notice.  Not that anyone stops by anyway,    

Julie and Paige,  you guys are welcome to drop in anytime.  (HINT, HINT)   Julie, it is only 12 hours, not to bad.   

Well, break time is over.

I have two books that I currently reading.

"Created to Be His Help Meet" by Debi Pearl.  This is a great book.  It goes against the grain and not always easy to hear, but God has used this book to change me and I am not even half way through it.

The second book is "So You’re Thinking About Homeschooling"  by Lisa Whelchel.  I read this book long time ago.  I saw it at the library and decided to check it out again.  It is an easy and fun read.    I was not doubting my decision to homeschool – I really love it — but it is fun to read other peoples reasons and approach to homeschooling.

My oldest daughter started a blog a couple weeks ago.  She started jjsblog here at homeschoolblogger.  It  is good practice typing and writing.

Then my other daughter wanted a blog.  She just typed her first entry at ponyexpress.

All this excitement of having a blog has affected my son also.  He wanted a blog since JJ got her blog.  Last night, he finally talked me into it.  His blog is joshuasblog.

It is so cute to see how excited the kids are over having blogs.