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paying for my raising: October 2014

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014. I’m feeling like waxing (a little) poetic tonight. I’ll apologize in advance … but keep writing anyway. The days are marching by faster and faster. Sometimes, it seems that all I can do is think in clichés about how fast kids grow up and how quickly time marches on. I don’t think I can keep up with the changes in my children. My sweet friend (and “secret twin”) Marie informed me that it has to do with my age … hmm, just what I wanted to hear. Saturday, October 11, 2014. This ki...

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paying for my raising: finding focus

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Friday, July 3, 2015. A soapbox for another day. How many times have I done just that? Times when I am beginning to feel overwhelmed and before I even ask, Jesus comes to me with words of comfort – a familiar scripture that “pops” into my head or the words of a hymn that I begin to sing without even knowing why – and yet I question, “Lord, is this you? 8221; And that is just what he did. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? I am so thankful that I serve a Savior who will not give up on me, even...

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paying for my raising: September 2014

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Monday, September 22, 2014. This fall begins our 11. Year as a homeschooling family. It has been quite a journey. One with more ups and downs than I care to remember. I’m sure that it is unnecessary to say that reality is. Just a wee bit different. Just for the record, I am okay with that. God called us to it and confirmed it even before Ronnie and I were married. I firmly believe that God designed us for community. Just like a Christian cannot thrive without a church family, I believe that homeschoo...

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paying for my raising: vbs 2015 ... #1

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015. Vbs 2015 . #1. I’ve been scrolling through old blog posts tonight and oh, what fun it is to see what we were up to back in the good old days! Among those old memories, I found this post about what may have been the first year my kids went to VBS with their homeschool friends. I had completely forgotten about this post until tonight…. June 14, 2010 ( full post here. Kids, you may ask? The answer to that question is why I am feeling a little guilty. Just drinking in the silence!

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paying for my raising: feeling a little guilty

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Monday, June 14, 2010. Feeling a little guilty. Kids, you may ask? The answer to that question is why I am feeling a little guilty. This morning, I dropped all three kids off at another local church for Vacation Bible School. The older kids were invited by some of our homeschool friends who attend the church, so I don't feel too bad about them. D, on the other hand, is just going because the older kids went and because I thought a week of mornings to myself might. Okay, that is a giant understatement!

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paying for my raising: July 2015

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Friday, July 3, 2015. A soapbox for another day. How many times have I done just that? Times when I am beginning to feel overwhelmed and before I even ask, Jesus comes to me with words of comfort – a familiar scripture that “pops” into my head or the words of a hymn that I begin to sing without even knowing why – and yet I question, “Lord, is this you? 8221; And that is just what he did. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? I am so thankful that I serve a Savior who will not give up on me, even...

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paying for my raising: November 2013

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Friday, November 1, 2013. An exercise in thankfulness. Ah, November is finally here! I'm not a big fan of the end of October, so I am always happy to see November arrive and the focus shift to the happy things of fall. This year, in preparation for Thanksgiving, I want to help my children really think about the things for which they are thankful. In other words, I don't want them just to say the same things we talk about every year, I want them to dig deeper and see if they can expand their lists. He def...

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paying for my raising: Daybook 5/7/15

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Thursday, May 7, 2015. May 7, 2015. Outside my window…. Another beautiful Spring day. We are having an unusually long stretch of spring weather. It has been wonderful! I am thinking about and praying for…. A couple of friends who are going through tough times right now. I am thankful…. That Daniel chose not to play baseball this year. I miss it (a lot! But with the older kids in two plays, with rehearsal several nights a week, it would just be too much! I am wearing…. An Operation Christmas Child t-shirt.

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paying for my raising: daybook ~ April 20

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Monday, April 20, 2015. April 20, 2015. Outside my window…. The sun is setting on a beautiful day! It was nice to see the sunshine again. I am thinking…. About the busy few weeks ahead … rehearsals for 2 plays, and then both performances, final preparations for Lora's dance recital, not to mention the final weeks of co-op classes! I am looking forward to our more relaxed summer schedule! Counting my blessings…. I am wearing…. Gray shorts and an. Operation Christmas Child t-shirt. I am creating…. By reque...

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paying for my raising: January 2014

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Thursday, January 16, 2014. Struggles, grace, and a thought about service. Sometimes things happen in this life of which our finite minds just cannot make sense. Lately, it seems like there are more things happening in that category of life than in any other. This past Sunday morning, just when I was finding myself submerged in my own world - focusing only on the struggles there, the Holy Spirit gently prodded me back to reality with a simple hymn. He Giveth More Grace. Me , than he that is in the world.