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Melissa | August 27, 2007
We drove several hours this past weekend to visit my sister-in-law, Maria, and her family. We had such an awesome weekend. We had a really great day on Saturday including a bonfire (with S’mores of course) and a little stargazing. It was unfortunately pretty cloudy that night, but we were able to see the moon really clear. [...]
Melissa | August 14, 2007
In our homeschool, nature study is a beloved subject. However, now that we’ve started our regular school, I’ve been tempted on some days to neglect it. From year to year I find it’s always easy to get caught up in the “check lists” of what my children “have” to know to be “like” other kids. I’ve personally [...]
Melissa | August 10, 2007
I am truly blessed with a rugged, tough, rambunctious, nuts and bolts, lizards and snakes, all-boy, boy! Me, being the all grown up girly girl that I am, just doesn’t know what to think of him sometimes! But he still fills my heart with joy and laughter everyday, and never ever ceases to challenge me in just the [...]
Melissa | August 9, 2007
This morning while I was busying about my morning routine, and I was standing in front of my mirror in the bathroom, the Lord kept giving me a word over and over again until I finally listened. “Transparency,” I said out loud as I looked at the image in the mirror. Not the kind we [...]
Melissa | August 7, 2007
“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.”
- John 16:13
Admist this chaos, I began to hear His voice…”Believe Me, Believe Me, Trust Me, Trust Me.” The answers started slowly coming through the Truth instead of lies. It was as if I had started to take off the dark sunglasses [...]
Melissa | August 6, 2007
I don’t think I need to say that homeschooling is a BIG job. We all know that. And it doesn’t take long after beginning homeschooling for the first time, for you to realize that. Not only can it be physically demanding, but emotionally as well. BUT, most of us also know that all this comes with awesome [...]
