Sunday "My Mother Emilee with Her Blessings"

Sunday at Fifteen Years

SUNDAY "Contemplating Life"

As I age and look back on my life I can now see with the mature eyes of wisdom. The life of a child revolves around play, friends, family and comfort. Whether they get it adequately enough or not is another matter. However, God says, "to train a child up the way he's to go and he'll stay with it all of his life." I don't remember many beatings from my mother as a child. But the ones I did get were meaningful and painful, she got her message across. My father left my mother with five children when I was eight. Without discipline I realise now, that I would have been a more precarious child. I was timid and shy, and relied on my mothers wisdom in everything, that is, until I met HIM. The first time my eyes saw that handsome boy I was lost. It was love at first sight. I loved him from the age of eleven evolving over 35 years. Then, the rose coloured glasses I had worn through thick and thin were taken away and I finally saw the real person. Yes, love is blind and as my eldest daughter spoke to me in concern about her daughter yesterday. She stated that with love? we are sometimes on a road to self destruction. Many times instead of falling in love with the person who is loving and kind to us, we fall for the one who mistreats and causes much sorrow. So what is the remedy? Aha! now we get down to obedience. Before I married Raymond, my now husband of almost 5 years, I never wanted to marry again. I had come from my Christian prespective to a worldly one of, have a man in your life but, no more ties. My mother was pained. Why was her daughter acting in this distort manner. Well, it was to cover the pain and disillusionment that had festered sour dough. Yet, God in His goodness turned...my mourning into dancing and my sorrow into joy. I met Raymond a man who had been alone for 28years. We were very alike in many ways accept two. I am tidy, he is not. I love to learn, study and research and he works with his hands. BUT, together we balance like a pair of old fashioned scales. One helps the deficiencies of the other. So where does the obedience come in? I believe with all my heart that God chose my new husband. So the message is. There is a partner in life for everyone. What is needed is the choice. My Will or God's WILL?
A partner in life can be the richest blessing, IF, we pray, thy Will be done.... in the choice of selection.

Alphabet Wheels

I have been working on projects for our activity bags that we use as our work box system. This one I completed today to use with the boys.The materials used were:copy papercard stockscissorspencilrulerletter stickersDirections:1. I traced circle shapes approximently 5 inches in diameter and used a pencil and rule to make 12 marks on the circle (like a clock).2. I cut out the circles and glued

Picnic Table Talk: Organizing your space

This week's Picnic Table Talk at ABC and 123 is about organizing your space. Here's a sample of how I organize our space as homeschoolers. We live in a small 2 bedroom apartment with 800 square feet so I have to make the best with the space we have.
We have a built in bookcase in our living room that holds all of our homeschooling books, binders, and materials. For our boys' room (pictured above)

Tuesday "Time in Prayer"

Tuesday "Time in Prayer"

The Word of God tells us that when one or more are together in His name, He is in the midst of them. This is a great promise. Even though we cannot see Him, he is there. Vicky and I spent time talking and praying about family concerns yesterday. It was valuable blessed good time. Quality time sharing our thoughts and needs. I love to worship and praise God. He is our Creator and our Saviour and He brings peace to troubled hearts. To share truthfully without errected barriers of personal denominations is what Jesus wants all Christians of Faith to do. I love the scripture in Romans Chap 2 that emphasises the breaking down of the hostility between the Jews and the Gentiles. How much more need we today, to love and up build up our fellow believers. God is so good. Jesus died for us and freed us 2,000 years ago. Before, we were even here on earth to know or understand. This is a humbling revelation to me personally. Jesus knows us so well, he put all this in existance, not just for then but also for now. Hey, before I was born, I was saved. He knew my heart so well, that he forgave my sins before I had even sinned.
Thank you my wonderful God for your provision and mercy!