Becoming A Heaven on Earth

Becoming a Heaven on Earth

Home can be a heav'n on earth when we are filled with love

Bringing happiness and joy, rich blessings from above-

Warmth and kindness, charity, safety and security-

Making home a part of heaven, where we want to be.

Drawing fam'ly near each week, we'll keep love burning bright.

Serving Him with cheerful hearts, we'll grow in truth and light.

Parents teach and lead the way, children honor and obey,

Reaching for our home in heaven, where we want to stay.

Praying daily in our home, we'll feel His love divine;

Searching scriptures faithfully, we'll nourish heart and mind.

Singing hymns of thanks, we'll say, "Father, help us find the way

Leading to our home in heaven, where we long to stay."

~ LDS Hymn #298

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My children belong to the Hero Generation... we are striving to raise them to fulfill their personal missions. We strive to make our home a haven from the turmoils of today's society. Come visit us as we share some of our story.

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These are stories about my children who belong to the hero generation (from The Fourth Turning).

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I'm wanted to practice writing in a different genre. So I decided to write some fan fiction for fun. That's what you'll find here.

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Redbeard - 38

Me (Texasblu)- 36

Athena - 14

Venus - 11

Iris - 7

Orion - 4

Mercury - 4

Apollo - 2

Hercules - 2

(Yep! Seven kids! Incudes a set of twins & a nephew of whom we have guardianship)

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I'm a one-handed typing Mom of tiny twins, harrassed by two toddlers, and in demand from three precious young ladies... so typos, mispellings, etc. are expected. Please excuse them. :)

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The Purge

My thoughts at 06:51 AM, August 6, 2008

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This is that crazy week that I knew I'd be so busy.... I've been doing *somewhat* a 6 month purge. I know... right in the middle of planning and getting ready. I must be insane. It's just that it became quite apparant that I had WAAAAY too many junk drawers... lol! Yes, my house stays clean, but don't ask me to find anything in my cupboards. And I got to thinking of how I wanted a school day to look.... sifting through a pile of papers to find a pencil was NOT in my vision. So I'm looking at it like prep work. :)

QM.... I'd love for you to share with me the instructions on how to do the adding machine tape to make a timeline! Ilove, love - LOVE timelines.... maybe that's why I'm so excited this year. I was a little worried that maybe it was taking a little long to start. You know, I should have kept it a hush hush secret instead of involving the kids in the planning. Well, yesterday I was doing something in my room and Venus came in to chat. We started talking about the approaching school year, and her eyes started sparkling. And I thought, nope. Making it a big secret and unveiling it might be right for some families, but my kids LIKE being involved with the planning. They LIKE giving their 2 cents. Well, in the case of Athena you get more like 50 cents, but hey, who's counting? :P I guess it inspires them to come up with their own ideas... teaches THEM to be creative, instead of my hearing "Mom, I could never be as creative as you." If I heard those words, I think it would be a knife in my heart, you know?

Anyway... just touching base. I don't like it when my blogging posts are too far apart. I need to post my plan for the year... that's coming soon, probably next week, or the next at the latest, when things calm down. We have the last of dr and dentist visits in the next two weeks, as well as Athena going to the Shakespeare Festival, registration for Daughters of Royalty, meetings with other parents, etc. Each in itself isn't a big deal, but when you compile it all.... whew.

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I just love the fresh sparkly feeling you get just after a purge. It is so refreshing to know where things are and where they belong. I'm glad they come along every 6 months but also glad they aren't any more frequent. Whew lots of work.
Inspired by dgallew at 10:42 AM, August 6, 2008	Link

time line from Iron Rod

you will need 19' of adding machine paper, a yard stick or ruler, a pencil, and a pen.

1. Divide the 1st 12 inches of your strip between 4000BC, 3000BC, and 2500BC.
2. Mark the remainder of your timeline lightly with a pencil every 2 inches.
3. From 2500BC to 500BC each 2 inch block = 100 years. Mark off every 500 years.
4. From 500 BC to 100BC each 2 inch block = 50 years. Mark off every 100 years.
5. From 100 BC to 100AD each 2 inch block = 25 years. Mark off every 100 years.
6. From 100AD to 1200AD each 2" block = 100 years. Mark off every 500 years.
7. From 1200 AD to 1500AD each 2" block = 50 years. Mark off every 100 years.
8. From 1500AD to 1700 AD each 2" block = 25 years. Mark off every 100 years.
9. From 1700AD to 1850 AD each 2" block = 10 years. Mark off every 50 years.
10. From 1850AD to 2025AD each 2" block = 5 years. Mark off every 25 years.
I divided mine at an appropriate place for wall placement and put a worl map in between the strips. Then we would place or draw pictures depicting the event above or below the timeline and then run a string from it to the place on the world map. You could also do the same thing with a US map if you are only going to be covering things in the US. When your wall is beginning to look cluttered consider moving items from your time LINE to a Book of Time.

Inspired by QM at 01:29 PM, August 7, 2008

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