Life and Peace~

     I would like to start this post with a verse that spoke to me as I prepared to write about our day.

For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. Romans 8:6  ~ Stay with me as I try to make this post, make sense.

First time for everything~

Last Friday was our very first day of homeschool~ My husband has Fridays off so we decided to start the first day of school together as a family.  We got off to a late start (don't ask) so it was around 10am when we actually began. The prince-A-pal as he refers to himself started things off with a discussion of why we are doing homeschool and the benefits of it.  He talked about our freedoms in this country and how fortunate we are that we CAN do homeschool.  I think this was very clever seeing how we will be studying different cultures around the world this year in our curriculum.  He then went on to state the importance of bringing God into their education and how everything from our language to our ability to think is because of a supreme creator.  Just writing that out right now causes me to ponder on the the complexities of God and say WOW!  My husband closed us in prayer and the fun began!

For those of you who know what a Zhu Zhu pet is, you will get the compassion.

 Just like the Zhu Zhu pet we chattered and toddled along until we hit our first wall.  Then we would try to back up a little bit, straighten ourselves out but inevitably hit the wall again.  Eventually we would get ourselves turned around, just long enough to hit another wall.  This continued for the rest of the day until we decided at 4pm to call it quits. (with still more work left to do) We were all exhausted mentally.  On saturday the kids worked on a few things they still had left to do.  We plan to do a science experiment today to complete the first days lesson plan. Tomorrow we will be caught up and ready to go. 

I know this will get easier. The Lord has walked with us this far and He will continue to provide the necessary provisions to get us through every day.

Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. Lamentations 3:23

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Seriously~ its been way to long!

In the words of slim shady, Guess who's back, back again................ Where do I begin? Well, I guess I'll go back to 2012 when I decided to go back to work (hence my 2 year blog hiatus). I guess I should rephrase that I didn't just decide to go back, I needed to. You see, I had felt the Lord telling me to take my children out of public school for quite some time. I couldn't fathom homeschooling due to my lack of knowledge (I will get to this in another post) so private school it was. Although my husband has a great job it still wasn't going to cover the high cost of tuition. Anywho, the Lord made a way for me to work at the private school as a kindergarten teacher's aide and because I worked there I was able to get a discount on the kids tuition. Hallelujah! God is amazing and if he puts something on your heart, listen! He will make a way! We completed 2 full school years at the (christian) private school. This year we are doing something new. Drum roll, please.................. You guessed it! HOMESCHOOL~ Looking back I can see how the Lord used the time I was working to instruct me in teaching and strengthen me for this journey ahead. With that being said this blog will be taking a little different approach. Just like every season in life, time changes, circumstances change, YOU change. I will still have recipes, DIY projects, and photography, with splash of homeschool and my christian faith. I hope that my blog serves as some encouragement for other moms going through the same day to day decisions. This isn't a keeping up with the Jones' or redo my whole house blog. Just a day to day account of one women, walking in her own shoes. Somedays with sore feet and other day painted toes peeking out of her favorite shoe! May you be blessed today! Oh and it's good to be back :) P.S. I also started a photography blog be sure to check it out~ trinityphotoghaphy.blogspot.com

Merry Christmas!!!

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Sunday Giggles ~ July 8th

Hello Sunday and fellow bloggers! I hope it's been a great weekend for ya! I spent hours today going through the photos on my camera card and deleting some to make room for an upcoming camping trip. I thought I'd share some of the funny shots before I deleted them. Truly, they are to funny not to share. I'll try and narrate for you.

Ever been hair slapped before?

Ask me to walk like a model and I'll laugh ever time.

Ice skating in high heels and grass. There's a first!

"Oh no you didn't" face:)

Yes, I had goats at one time and I loved them to pieces, up until they started to eat everything in sight. Even my dress:)

Her Obituary reads: she fell down the stairs and died from toxic armpit fumes.

The neighbors were outside staring at me while I was taking these pictures. Embarrassing but funny!

Did I get a laugh out of ya? If not, go look for your sense of humor! giggle, giggle*

4th of July Breakfast Muffins

In honor of this fine country we live in, I present to you, my 4th of July Breakfast Muffin.



I found the recipe for Banana/Strawberry Muffins here:
http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/banana-strawberry-muffins/f5158a26-77a6-42e8-adf8-0bac9bb9a5c0#

After they have cooled, add your coolwhip and fresh fruit. I promise you everyone will be delighted to have a few of these in the morning with coffee or even as dessert.

Happy Independence Day America, this ones for you:)


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Sunday Giggles

This is to funny not to share. This morning half awake, I walk into my dinning room/entry way and see this.


To help put this into perspective, he's sleeping on tile floor, by the front door, inside a laundry basket.

Sounds like a restless nights sleep to me! He'll probably be upset if he finds out I'm posting these pictures but one day he'll look back on this and laugh as hard as the rest of us:)