The S.A.L.T. Blog

The ultimate goal of Christian home education is to train children to impact the world for God. We want our children to not only hear and learn God's Word, but also be doers of God's Word. Therefore, we strive to teach them: (1) SERVICE – How to serve God and others (2) ACHIEVEMENT – To do the best they can in all they do from academic subjects to chores to serving others and more (3) LOVE – To love God and one another (4) TRUTH – To live their lives based on the absolute Truth of God The name of this blog is the acronym for these four areas that we strive to teach our children: S.A.L.T. – Service, Achievement, Love, Truth

To Everything There Is A Season

March 1, 2009 in This and That by Karen | 2 comments

Recently, there have been some things that have been heavy on my mind. God’s been working on me in some certain areas and I’ve come to the realization that some things need to change. One of those things is that I feel like this blog has had it’s purpose and season but that season has ended and thus this blog needs to come to a close. I may begin posting again in the future but I just don’t know. For now, I just know that I need to stop this particular blog. I will continue to post on my ministry and cooking blogs of which you will find the links below. However, in the blogworld, my primary focus will most likely be on my ministry blog. I have this intense desire to just draw closer and closer to God.

I will leave this blog up for awhile so that the archives can still be viewed. For any of you out there that have read this blog, I say thank you. Please know that you can follow my ministry blog. May the Lord bless you all as you strive to live lives for His glory.

My Ministry Blog

The T.A.G. Blog

My Cooking Blog
Cookalatte

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Just a Little Rambling

February 23, 2009 in This and That by Karen

Tonight, I spent some time working on the newsletter I put out for women. Right now, we’re studying the book of Ruth. I love writing Bible studies. If they get published one day, I do not know. But one thing I do know, God teaches me so much when I write them. I delve into the study of God’s Word and He woos me with treasures in His Word that bring me back for more. He also shows me things in myself that need changing. God’s Word is so amazing. And I sit here just so thankful for how God speaks to me through His Word and shows me all kinds of things.

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Oh What a Beautiful Day

February 19, 2009 in This and That by Karen

Good morning to all. The sun is shining through my living room window right now and it cheers me up. It’s been an interesting week already in respect to the weather. Who knew that you could have near 50 degree temperatures AND sleet! We sure did. Yep – the day before yesterday. Then yesterday it was warm enough that I didn’t wear a coat. The wind was a little brisk at times though. Then this morning, I woke up to it snowing! Strange weather for sure.

This week has been the same story of our rollercoaster routine. My little Sugarplum got vaccinations last week and she has seemed to be more tired. So she has slept off and on a little more than usual. The last few nights she has stayed up later than normal – just didn’t seem to want to go to sleep. She has typically gone to bed around 6:00pm – which is when she would be tired. Last night, it was about 9:30pm before she went to sleep! Big change. I have actually been wanting to get her to going to bed at least around 7:00pm (even 8:00pm) instead of 6:00pm. So actually her staying up later will hopefully help make that transition. It’s just been hard to make any routine stick right now. My best friend encouraged me (she has 8 children – two of which are under 2) that routine will come. I guess routines are not as easy to come by during these infant months. I spent some time in prayer this morning just asking God how He thinks our day needs to go. I’m just going to keep this in prayer and seek God concerning routine, our schedule, and how our days should go. All families are different and God knows exactly what will work best for our family.

I love this stage Sugarplum is in. She just babbles on and on and on. She tries to say her name and does a pretty good job. She says bye-bye and mama and dada, talks on her baby phone, talks to her baby, it’s just so cute.

The sun has creeped behind some clouds now and I see overcast skies. I know today is going to be a wonderful day – routine or no routine. It has to be because this is the day that God has made. May we all rejoice and be glad in it!

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Tuesday Wrap-Up

February 3, 2009 in End of the Day Wrap-Ups by Karen

It’s been snowing again all day today. But this time it’s ONLY snow – NO ice. That’s the way I like it.

We’re still not back on target with working on our routine since the power outages. Since the electricity came back on and we returned home, it’s taken us some time to get back on track and we’re just not there yet. However, little Sugarplum has adjusted back to – I hesitate to even speak the words – some routine. She’s taking naps more consistently at 10:00am and 2:00pm. This is wonderful. She sleeps about 1 1/2 hours at each nap so that’s not too bad. Especially considering that she usually lays back down after she wakes early in the morning and sleeps about 2 hours or so. So I think we’re on the right track and it feels good to see some routine develop with her naps.

I concocted a pretty yummy lunch. However, when I tell you, you may be inclined to think it doesn’t sound very good. Don’t dismiss it too quickly because it truly was delicious! I made a spinach salad by putting fresh spinach in our bowls. Added grape tomatoes, carrots, and hard-boiled egg. I added some salt, garlic pepper, and fresh ground black peppercorn. Then on the top I put some of the leftovers I warmed up from our breakfast dinner my hubby made the other night: potatoes, steak, squash, zucchini, onion, and seasonings. I served this up with some homemade whole grain bread. It was delicious!

The last couple of days I’ve been working on next year’s order for homeschool material. This is the time I do it every year. I am making some great progress. I already have language arts, health, math, science, Latin, and literature planned. I still have fine arts and history left to decide on. I will probably do geography as well.

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We're back in business!

January 31, 2009 in This and That by Karen | 1 comment

This has been an adventurous week! Early Wednesday morning (5:50am) we lost our electricity due to a major winter storm that came through our area bringing snow and ice. Our entire town lost power. We headed over to my parent’s house because they had a gas fireplace. It was quite interesting. We were without power for almost two days. However, we were very blessed as others could go without power longer! I learned that snow can make a great refrigerator alternative. I also learned that making coffee the old-fashioned way is much more time consuming. My first go at it turned out pretty good according to my parents. Which is a great compliment because they are avid coffee drinkers. However, the second attempt didn’t fare so well. It turned out quite weak and left much to be desired. I am surely thankful for my coffee maker! Our electricity came back on Thursday early evening. Let me tell you – it felt so good to be home and warm! My bed felt so good that night and so did the nice warm shower I took! I am so thankful to the Lord for keeping us all safe during that time!

Needless to say, we didn’t stick to any routine. It simply was not possible! However, little Sugarplum did wonderfully well and is already getting back to the routine we were working on before the winter storm hit.

We also didn’t stick to our normal way of eating as we had to eat what we could given we had no electricity. The first day the power was out, you couldn’t go to stores or gas stations in our town because they were all without power as well. So many had to make due with whatever food you had on hand. Thankfully, I had all that ground beef in the freezer from several weeks back when I stocked up. We pulled that out of our freezer and my hubby cooked hamburgers on my father’s grill.

Some changes are taking place. One change will alleviate some major stress for me in that particular situation as I seek to let it go and just leave it in God’s mighty, capable hands. The other change will be huge and will require adjustments for us all. More on that when details are confirmed and we have more direction as to what we need to do and when. In the meantime, I am trying to take things one day at a time.

For all those who are interested in healthy recipes and information, be sure to check out my cooking blog. I have redone the blog to reflect our new way of eating and am sharing not only healthy recipes, but hopefully information on healthy eating.

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