Today was very exciting. It started with news that I am an aunt again. YEAH!! Asher Jacob was born at 1:03 a.m. weighing in at 8lbs 2 oz. Mommy and baby are doing well. Daddy sounded a bit tired when I talked to him this afternoon though. I was hoping to have a picture to share but unfortunately living so far away I don't have any yet.
After a long day at Six Flags Over Georgia yesterday with my family we slept in this morning. Which wouldn't normally be a bad thing. In fact I would embrace it wholeheartedly. But, today would have it that we were to meet our new friends in our new community of Classical Conversations. So as any "good" mommy would I sat the kids down in front of the television for a 20 minute show while I shower and then we all jump in the van and hit drive through on our way to the meet n greet. Gosh, I wish I were more organized so that I could have had a healthy breakfast ready to serve the kids this morning instead of the deep fried, grease dripping, calorie laden breakfast sandwich they received from a certain fast food place. Oh, well, I rest in the knowledge that my kids eat healthy most days and I have grace for the days they don't.
At 10 o'clock this morning we arrived at a church that had a nice playground in the back. My kids were so excited to see this playground. Our last community met at a church that had a very small young child play area. When we jumped out of the van my kids were off to see old friends and make new ones. This just assured me that our decision to move communities was the right one.
Our new director Shannon gave us a lovely tour of the church which has all the facilities we could ask for.
My new room has many windows so I won't feel claustrophobic and it overlooks the gym. I think this will be a perfect room for the ABC class. My class is full a month before school starts which is really neat. I will have a couple of four year olds and a handful of Kindergarteners. An active bunch to say the least.
My older two are going to be in the same class this year. My Rach will be the only girl in her class but as the only girl here at home, I think she will do just fine. They will both have the same tutor James had last year which is really cool as James just adored her.
This year is going to be so much fun. I am excited for the possibilities that are in front of us.
Here is to a fabulous year!
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Getting Started. Again.....
Wow, has it really been a year since my last blog entry. Life has just plowed us over this year.
We are really excited about the upcoming school year. This will be our second time through CC cycle 1. Jordi was 2 last time we did cycle 1. This will be a true test of whether the kids retain the information. I have been planning for weeks and pouring over curriculum choices.
Our community was going to be just .5 mile from our home but due to some unforeseen issues we have joined our group with one 5 miles away and will be utilizing their facility. We are still excited about the new friends we will be making.
This year James will be in 3rd grade, Rachel in 2nd and Jordi will be joining the ranks of school by starting Kindergarten. Joshi will be doing Pre-K3 this year. We are going to continue using Saxon Math, and The Phonics Museum for everyone. New to the mix this year will be Primary Arts of Language or PAL for our Grammar studies. Our other program was great but PAL was made as a precursor to the IEW studies CC utilizes in 4th grade and above and I wanted to kids to be familiar with the terminology and flow of Essentials before they hit that intense study. We will be doing a overview of the Old Testament for our Bible studies this year and we will be studying science along side CC with supplements from the Magic School Bus and other books from the library. For history this year we will be changing to Story of the World. I can't wait to start all of these next week.
Joshi will have also have some structured play during our school time doing Playdough Counting mats, Pom-Pom mats, pattern blocks, counting bears and of coarse lots of reading. Hopefully this will keep his busy hands BUSY while everyone else is trying to focus.
I look forward to sharing our adventures with you this year.
We are really excited about the upcoming school year. This will be our second time through CC cycle 1. Jordi was 2 last time we did cycle 1. This will be a true test of whether the kids retain the information. I have been planning for weeks and pouring over curriculum choices.
Our community was going to be just .5 mile from our home but due to some unforeseen issues we have joined our group with one 5 miles away and will be utilizing their facility. We are still excited about the new friends we will be making.
This year James will be in 3rd grade, Rachel in 2nd and Jordi will be joining the ranks of school by starting Kindergarten. Joshi will be doing Pre-K3 this year. We are going to continue using Saxon Math, and The Phonics Museum for everyone. New to the mix this year will be Primary Arts of Language or PAL for our Grammar studies. Our other program was great but PAL was made as a precursor to the IEW studies CC utilizes in 4th grade and above and I wanted to kids to be familiar with the terminology and flow of Essentials before they hit that intense study. We will be doing a overview of the Old Testament for our Bible studies this year and we will be studying science along side CC with supplements from the Magic School Bus and other books from the library. For history this year we will be changing to Story of the World. I can't wait to start all of these next week.
Joshi will have also have some structured play during our school time doing Playdough Counting mats, Pom-Pom mats, pattern blocks, counting bears and of coarse lots of reading. Hopefully this will keep his busy hands BUSY while everyone else is trying to focus.
I look forward to sharing our adventures with you this year.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Whole Food
So I'm on a new journey to eat healthier and for my family to eat healthier as well. Along my journey I have run across a few blogs and websites that I am finding a ton of information on. Here are a couple. :)
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http://myorganicglutenfreelife.blogspot.com/
I'm really looking forward to this journey I'm going on. So far it has been exciting and fun. Here is to many more years of exciting and fun. I'll periodically share about my journey and what new things I've found. :)
<a href="http://wholefoodmommies.com/"><img src="http://www.wholefoodmommies.com/Content/Images/Ad_WFM.png"/></a>
http://myorganicglutenfreelife.blogspot.com/
I'm really looking forward to this journey I'm going on. So far it has been exciting and fun. Here is to many more years of exciting and fun. I'll periodically share about my journey and what new things I've found. :)
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Contentment and Joy
So this summer has been a whirl wind of change. We, only being in GA for 7 months, decided to buy a home and move yet again. This means: packing, packing and more packing to eventually unpack, unpack and more unpacking. Through all of this change we have seen many issues arise in our family.
These issues range from the small of too much stuff to the large of character issues. The two largest issues we have noticed is our lack of joy and lack of contentment. I say our because I noticed it in me first. We know this move was hard on everyone. Taking what was comfortable and easy to what is different and hard. From lots of friends and family to no friends or family. As an adult it is easy to see and say... "This is what God wants for us." But, we didn't even fathom the difficulty our children would have with the changes.
I still have no doubt in my mind that moving to GA and then moving to our new home were the best decisions and the ones God had in store for us. However, watching the pain, and heartache that my children are going through makes the sting all the more real. I myself am struggling day to day with the loss of close ties and to watch my children struggle with not seeing their friends and being lonely breaks my heart.
So we have tried to focus on finding joy and contentment in a world of chaos and sadness. Choosing joy vs depression, choosing contentment vs anger. These are hard things as an adult. Teaching them to a child is an uphill battle that I must conquer. We are studying Abraham, Joseph, Jonah and the many other people in history that either by choice or not left what was comfortable and familiar to follow God's will. Through that, seeing what blessing or lack of blessing they received, and we are finding that picking joy and contentment in the situation and following God's plan is always the best coarse of action in any circumstance.
These issues range from the small of too much stuff to the large of character issues. The two largest issues we have noticed is our lack of joy and lack of contentment. I say our because I noticed it in me first. We know this move was hard on everyone. Taking what was comfortable and easy to what is different and hard. From lots of friends and family to no friends or family. As an adult it is easy to see and say... "This is what God wants for us." But, we didn't even fathom the difficulty our children would have with the changes.
I still have no doubt in my mind that moving to GA and then moving to our new home were the best decisions and the ones God had in store for us. However, watching the pain, and heartache that my children are going through makes the sting all the more real. I myself am struggling day to day with the loss of close ties and to watch my children struggle with not seeing their friends and being lonely breaks my heart.
So we have tried to focus on finding joy and contentment in a world of chaos and sadness. Choosing joy vs depression, choosing contentment vs anger. These are hard things as an adult. Teaching them to a child is an uphill battle that I must conquer. We are studying Abraham, Joseph, Jonah and the many other people in history that either by choice or not left what was comfortable and familiar to follow God's will. Through that, seeing what blessing or lack of blessing they received, and we are finding that picking joy and contentment in the situation and following God's plan is always the best coarse of action in any circumstance.
Monday, June 27, 2011
No Change
I wish that since my last post things for me had changed. However, they haven't. I am still struggling with a depression I've never experienced. I feel like a failure in personal, spiritual and physical aspects of my being. I honestly feel like someone trapped in a bubble and I'm watching what is going on in my life screaming "Fix that stupid" and yet watching myself make the same mistakes over and over again. It is a horrible nightmare.
After a long chat with my husband today I believe that I have the accountability that I need through him now. We discussed my feelings, my actions and my doubts. He was truly an amazing man as he listened to all I had to say and with love he then gave me wisdom and encouragement. Both of which I needed desperately.
Since moving to Atlanta, I have watched myself slip into oblivion and thought I had no way out of the deep abyss I now find myself in. Knowing in my head that God will see me through and knowing in my head that there is light at the end of the tunnel but feeling in my heart heavy and trapped. What a frightful feeling. I know I am not out of the dark yet but I at least feel a hand holding mine in the dark. The Lord definitely sends us exactly what we need at the exact moment we need it.
After a long chat with my husband today I believe that I have the accountability that I need through him now. We discussed my feelings, my actions and my doubts. He was truly an amazing man as he listened to all I had to say and with love he then gave me wisdom and encouragement. Both of which I needed desperately.
Since moving to Atlanta, I have watched myself slip into oblivion and thought I had no way out of the deep abyss I now find myself in. Knowing in my head that God will see me through and knowing in my head that there is light at the end of the tunnel but feeling in my heart heavy and trapped. What a frightful feeling. I know I am not out of the dark yet but I at least feel a hand holding mine in the dark. The Lord definitely sends us exactly what we need at the exact moment we need it.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Struggling
The last few days for me have been an uphill battle. I have no idea why. I just know that every moment seems like a huge struggle. I don't want to get out of bed. I seem to only fight with my kids. I trudge through school. I procrastinate on dinner till I'm frustrated and just wanna scream.
I have found myself slipping into an oblivion and don't care that I am. Several verses keep popping into my head... "Look to the ant, you sluggard.", "Think on whatever is righteous, pure and true" and many others. I think my prayer to the Lord is all that is holding this shred of anything together. Somehow he is giving me the strength I have (ever so little it seems) to trudge through this dismal day.
My prayer is that each day I will hold on to a little more of His strength and a little less of the selfish me that has seemed to take over my whole being. I want to stand up tall and be a loving mom whom her kids will always be proud to say "That's my Mom". I want to be the wife that has the home ready for her husbands arrival. I want to be the teacher that makes learning fun. I am currently failing in all accounts but I know my Lord has better things for me, I just need to give up myself and see the wonderful life he has for me instead.
I have found myself slipping into an oblivion and don't care that I am. Several verses keep popping into my head... "Look to the ant, you sluggard.", "Think on whatever is righteous, pure and true" and many others. I think my prayer to the Lord is all that is holding this shred of anything together. Somehow he is giving me the strength I have (ever so little it seems) to trudge through this dismal day.
My prayer is that each day I will hold on to a little more of His strength and a little less of the selfish me that has seemed to take over my whole being. I want to stand up tall and be a loving mom whom her kids will always be proud to say "That's my Mom". I want to be the wife that has the home ready for her husbands arrival. I want to be the teacher that makes learning fun. I am currently failing in all accounts but I know my Lord has better things for me, I just need to give up myself and see the wonderful life he has for me instead.
Friday, May 6, 2011
5 mo and counting
This year has been a huge rollercoaster for my family. My husband was given a great opportunity with the company that the previous company so we made a drastic move to Atlanta, GA. A week after arriving my youngest turned one year old, and he started walking. We moved from a state that required no notice of homeschooling to a state that not only requires notice but also a monthly attendance record. We left behind our friends, our family and life as we know it.
Today, 5 months later we are looking to buy our first house here. We have joined a new church that is probably 50 times larger than the one we left behind. We are actively involved with AWANA, baseball, ballet and Playball. We have been more structured in our daily homeschool routine to fit the state requirements and we have also joined a homeschool group that does monthly field trips.
Life is chaotic and yet somehow perfect all at the same time.
We have found that our marriage is stronger, our family is tighter and our love for one another is fused. We have seen all of our weaknesses through this and have rejoiced in one another's strengths.
I would have to say that the one thing we are still missing in this picture are friends. We have met acquaintances but have not found those friends you can call on a whim and chat, or friends that you know you can count on in thick and thin. We have not found a person that just clicked.
We know God sent us here for a reason. We know and trust he has a plan for us. We are truly blessed by His Grace and overwhelmed by His Love. It is by His strength alone that we survived the first 5 months. :)
Today, 5 months later we are looking to buy our first house here. We have joined a new church that is probably 50 times larger than the one we left behind. We are actively involved with AWANA, baseball, ballet and Playball. We have been more structured in our daily homeschool routine to fit the state requirements and we have also joined a homeschool group that does monthly field trips.
Life is chaotic and yet somehow perfect all at the same time.
We have found that our marriage is stronger, our family is tighter and our love for one another is fused. We have seen all of our weaknesses through this and have rejoiced in one another's strengths.
I would have to say that the one thing we are still missing in this picture are friends. We have met acquaintances but have not found those friends you can call on a whim and chat, or friends that you know you can count on in thick and thin. We have not found a person that just clicked.
We know God sent us here for a reason. We know and trust he has a plan for us. We are truly blessed by His Grace and overwhelmed by His Love. It is by His strength alone that we survived the first 5 months. :)
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