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March 08 Living in the middle of nowhere....I'm getting a earlier start at this tonight because the kids and I will be heading to the library early in the morning. We are going to go to the one in the next city over from us because our city library is pitiful. They only have 4,000 measly books in circulation so its worth the 30 min. drive to Cleveland. Both the library and the church we visited are on the outskirts of Lee College campus. They have some kind of interlibrary loan program with the library of the college so there definitely isn't a shortage of books. I like this little town we live in ,the peacefulness of it, but it is just has nothing here. There are days I wish we lived closer to the city but I've been there, done that, and hated it...LOL. I guess it could be a lot worse and we sure have plenty to do come summertime with the lakes, camping, rafting, horseback riding, and such just minutes away. I am so ready for summer to get here. Since it is starting to warm up my dc are already asking when the drive-in movies open. They love when they have the dusk til dawn movies where they play 4 movies starting at dark. The first is the latest kids movie, the second a PG movie, the third PG13, and the last one R. We've never made it to the rated R movie...LOL...the kids are usually out cold by the middle of the second movie and mom and dad get to enjoy one by themselves. Well my youngest ds is giving me a hard time about going to bed and I just heard a door creak so I assume he is up. Goodnight... March 07 A night out...Well my dh and I got to go out this evening for a little while without the dc. It was nice its been awhile since we've been anywhere without the kids. We went to dinner and to buy him some new clothes for church. He actually just wanted a belt but they were having a great sale on dress clothes so he ended up with four outfits and a pair of shoes. I did talk him into a really pretty lavender shirt/tie set even though he didn't want it at first...LOL! He definatly won't be claiming he has a headache this week because he is excited to wear his new clothes. I bought a Law and Order Game called Justice Is Seved for the computer today. My dh bought Double or Nothing for himself to play a few weeks ago and I ended up getting hooked on it. I beat it in like 3 hours and I just had to get the others in the series. I played a demo of Dark Motives(CSI) online and it was really fun too. I will probably be looking into buying that next. Well I must get off this computer...I really have to start getting to bed earlier...night... BlessingsI meant to write last night but we had a pretty busy day and I just collapsed last night. My dh woke up with a headache yesterday so I was on my own for church. I "tried" to visit the Church of God but ds6 and dd4 decided that the church was to big and they flat refused to get out of the car. We drove two roads down and found a Baptist church that we went to which by the way was just as big as the COG. Perhaps it was a blessing in disguise that the kids refused the other church because we really liked this one. They have many different ministries for everyone in the family and a Family Life Center with sports programs, a pool, a gym, and craft classes. My ds was to old for children's church there but he did remarkably well in the worship service and even tried to sing along with the songs. After the service he informed me that he wants to be baptized. He is only 6 so I am talking with him about what being saved means and why you get baptized. So far he seems to understand so he may be getting saved/baptized within a few weeks. I am so proud of him!! My dd8 and ds8 have already been saved and I am praying God continues to work within my family. I stumbled upon a unit study approach called Five in a Row on one of my yahoo groups. It uses children's literature as the basis of learning and it covers Social Studies, Language, Art, Applied Math, and Science. They have book called "Before Five in a Row" for children under 4 and I think I am going to begin this program with ds2. I may incorporate some of this into my other dc's Heart of Wisdom approach as well. It seems everyday I am stumbling upon some new curriculum or style of homeschooling and the possibilities are just endless. I despised school when I was young but not because I wasn't a good student rather I was very bored. God willing my children will never have to be mind numbingly bored doing busy work waiting for others to catch up. Even if they have problems with learning they won't have to worry about being left behind either. Homeschooling is IMHO the best option out there and the way that the Lord intended us to instruct our children(Due. 6:7), Well my book, The Prayer That Changes Everything, that I ordered from PBS came in today and I want to read a chapter or two before bed. Goodnight. March 05 I really should be in bed....Well finally everyone is settled in. I was hoping that tonight's bedtime would go as easily as last nights since we have church in the morning but no such luck. Its a little after midnight and I've just finished my nails and rolling my hair. I should already be in bed by now. We are visiting the Church of God in the morning and I'm praying that my dh enjoys this church. He is used to traditional services and I was raised in a more charasmatic church so we are having a hard time coming to a agreement. I am hoping to be able to attend a conference called "Fresh Oil New Wine" (http://www.ronphillips.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=3790 )at Rachel's church in a few days . They are having Rod Parsley, Tommy Bates, and Marcus and Joni Lamb as guest speakers. I had my dh watch Rod Parsley on TBN the other day and he enjoyed that. That is about as charasmatic as you can get so maybe its growing on him.
Well I've got to get myself in the bed or we'll never make it in the morning. Goodnight....  March 04 Peace and QuietIt is eerily silent in the house tonight. Bedtime went really smoothly which doesn't happen very often. All my dc were in bed and ASLEEP by 9 p.m. I got three more chapters done in my OT survey. I also listened to two sermons on www.livingwaters.com which is the mother site of the Bible course I spoke of yesterday. I am even more interested in taking the courses now!! Maybe I can talk my dh into working through them together on weekends when he's off. I can still devote most of my time to Ames that way.
The matierals for our Numbers lapbook came in the mail today. The set is just so neat! I will definatly be ordering more from hands of a child. They have a Narnia pack that the kids really want. There are also have some ancient history sets that will go perfectly with our Adam to Messiah curriculum. I can hardly wait to officially begin homeschooling in the fall. I think I'm more excited than my dc. Cole refused take a nap today (probably explains the early bedtime) so we will probably start the Numbers lapbook while he is sleeping tomorrow. This one is set up where you read through the whole book so it may take awhile before we finish it.
My dh has decided he wants to go to the Nascar race in Atlanta the weekend of the 19th. He wants to camp in the infield and stay down there for the whole weekend. I just can't see this being very much fun with all the kids and I am also worried about what kind of environment they would be in. I would rather drive down for the Busch race Sat. as the kids would be free and they have a non-alcohol section for families.
Well I guess I'd better sign off for the night since the kids went to bed so early. I am sure they will be up at the crack of dawn.  March 03 Holding On To My Little Ones A Little Tighter TonightI'm holding on to my little ones just a little tighter tonight. A young mother on a yahoo homeschool group I'm a member of passed away last night from complications after a C-Section. She is survived by the baby, a little girl, a husband, and three other children. It is such a sad event! It really makes you realize you just don't know how much time you have here and we should cherish every moment we have with our loved ones. I am definatly keeping Missy's family in my prayers along with so many others. I just couldn't imagine dealing with that kind of tragedy.
I finished Esther in my Old Testament Survey course today. Only 21 more books to go and I'm ready for the final exam. I am going to have to start doing more chapters per day or this is going to take forever to finish. I know once I get done with OT and NT Surveys that the courses will go much quicker. I found another set of courses through the Ames student message boards offered through The School of Biblical Evangelism. These course look very interesting but I just don't know how I'd fit them in to my already busy schedule. Perhaps when I finish the Ames courses I will enroll there. I haven't decided whether I just want the certificate through Ames or if I want to transfer to the university for a BBS. Ideally I'd like to work in some type of women's ministry but with my dc, homeschooling, and my helpless dh I'd have a hard time finding time for it. I am praying about it and I am sure the good Lord will lead me in the direction that He wants me to go. Right now I am just enjoying gaining more wisdom from God's word. Even if I didn't use this for a WM I still am gaining plenty of knowledge to impart on my dc.
We found out today that my dh is going to be going to day shift after several months of night shift. I am so thankful for this as he has never quite adjusted to 3rd shift. It seems all he does is sleep and now we will have more time together as a family. It is some type of swing shift and they haven't quite worked out the details yet. It should work out where he has some days of during the week so we will be able to take vacations and get cheaper rates. Yeah...its always great to be able to pinch a penny or two especially on one income.
Well I guess I'd better get some study time in before bed. Goodnight.  March 02 My God is a Awesome God :)I have been reading the book "Bad Girls of the Bible" by Liz Curtis Higgs and working through the study guide that accompanies it. This book is wonderful. Of course as a Christian woman I strive for the perfection of the Proverbs 31 woman but I find myself identifying more with these women who were bad for a moment, a season, or just plain bad. There are many lessons to be learned from how these women went bad and how to avoid doing the same type of things. In my case I surpassed the bad for moment and was more like the bad girl for a season. Since being saved I have struggled with guilt from a fairly shady past. I know through the redemptive blood of Jesus that my slate has been wiped clean but I wonder how God can use me with the past that I have. This evening I sat down with my book and read the chapter about Rahab. She was the Canaanite woman with a promisciuos past that chose to help the spies from Israel. This is in the book of Joshua chapter 2 if you want to read the full story. This woman was not Jewish she helped the Israeli spies and chose to follow God not through blood but by faith. When she trusted in God and had faith in him she was able to let go of her shady past and save her family from the destruction brought upon Canaan. Perhaps them most awe inspiring part of this story of Rahab is not only did God save her from a terrible past but she went on to be in the genealogy of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:5). I was floored by this... here is this woman with a broken past and God used her to bring the savior that would save the whole world. I got right down on my knees and asked forgiveness for doubting that the Lord could use me because of my past and asked that he give me the faith that Rahab had. I tell you the Lord is doing wondorous things in my life. First by bringing this story of Rahab to me and then in a more "miraculous" way. I have been praying about finding a church for us to become members of. We attended a church close to our house that my husband went to in his youth but it is a dead church and I just don't feel we are being fed there. I must admit we've gotten away from going and just been studying on our own at home. I started praying about this last Wednsday and I have been visited by people from a Church of God, from the 7th Day Adventists,and from Jehovah's Witnesses. Its almost as if God is saying"Look if you aren't going to go out there and look I'm going to bring the options to you." We have decided that we are going to visit the Church of God on Sunday. It is a pretty charismatic church but I think I will like this. I was raised most of my teen years in a Baptist church that was pretty upbeat and the Baptist churches I have visited around here just aren't what I am used to. I also like that they have different topics for Sunday School classes so that you progressively grow in your faith and wonderful women's and children's ministries. I really pray that this works out and we can finally get plugged in somewhere we enjoy and are growing in our faith. Well I guess I had better get in bed everyone will be waking early in the morning. Goodnight all!
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