September is Here!

It's hard to believe it is already September. The Fall Feast days are upon us! This final month of the civil calendar, Elul, which is a traditional intensification of a period of repentance begun in Av (the 11th month) and continues through Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). We should approach Yom Kippur with a lot of forethought.

And, boy, do I have a lot for which to reflect and be repentant. It's been a trying several months with John continuing to seek work since the middle of March, selling our home in Tennessee which as I type this we have a contract on it, and moving back to Texas. I have felt very weak at times and while my heart knows that God IS taking care of us and will continue to take care of us, I have had a hard time convincing my head! It's been an amazing learning experience, that, admittedly, I have not always been grateful for, but one that continues as I write this. I haven't always understood God's timing, but I will always trust that timing and pray for continued strength and continued mercy as I learn to put all of my trust in Him and none of my trust in this world.

I am grateful, thankful and humbled by the continued blessings that are bestowed on me even as I fail to trust and serve God in the way that I should. The mercy of God's grace for me is so "Awe"some!!! Praise be to our Heavenly Father for not treating us the way we deserve to be treated.

And praise be to God for His MERCY endures FOREVER!

Explorers and Pirates and Soldiers, OH MY!!

School started on Monday, August 13th. For the first few weeks we will be exploring the early Explorers. Both Micah and Caleb are studying American History. Each boy will be making their own scrapbook. Sarah started her phonics lessons. She already knows most of her letter sounds. We're concentrating on her writing.

Stay tuned for more adventure - I think this year is going to be fun-filled!

Check Mate!

This past Wednesday was probably our last Chess class before we move. Both Caleb and Micah have learned a lot from the generous gift of Dr. Brindisi who is a local chiropractor in town that donates his time for FREE to teach the homeschoolers Chess. Here are a few pictures that Micah took of his last class (sorry, he's not in the pictures because he was taking them!) :o)

10 Years of Wedded Bliss!?!?!?!?!?!

John and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary on 6-21-07.

After 4 children, I don't think we look too bad!

Frog Guttin' Time!!! YUCK!!!!

WOW! Thanks soooo much to my great friend, Leila Cook, for braving the task of teacher of our homeschool dissection class. Everyone had so much fun and it was so interesting. The kids shared in dissecting a frog, a perch and a few stuck around to dissect the clam. While, we didn't dissect the "Plague of Egypt" sized grasshopper, we did exam the exterior and determined the gender. It was so much more fun to do this with many of our homeschool buddies!

We Sold Our Home

Well, technically, we have a signed contract. And the home and termite inspection were approved. So, it looks like all is a go and our closing should be at the end of September or the beginning of October.

We have also been approved for financing. So, the hunt begins for our finding a new home in Texas! We have a top 10 and hope to have a signed contract by the end of next week!