Something to Think About

The other day, John was reading to me out of his Abeka 5th Grade reader entitled Of America, Volume 1, (copyright 1999 Pensacola Christian College) and he read the following poem on page 224 that really set us both to thinking:
NO SENSE IN PRETENSE (author unknown)
You tell what you are by the friends you seek,
By the manner [...]

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Wow, this smells good!

 

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Ahh…..Spring!

Spring has finally arrived on the Prairie, and God has blessed us with an exceptionally beautiful one!  As I was out walking this weekend, I was astounded by the beauty of the flowering trees all around.  I just had to take my camera on my next walk!
These trees are quite a reminder of our Wonderous [...]

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Book Review: Little Pear and His Friends by Eleanor Frances Lattimore

We just finished reading the second Little Pear book by Eleanor Frances Lattimore entitled Little Pear and His Friends.  These sweet books are about a young boy from a small Chinese village at the turn of the century. 
We read the first book about Little Pear before I travelled to China to adopt Kara, and, believe [...]

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Camp Fire USA: Trail to the Future

We had a very good Camp Fire USA meeting this afternoon.  We finished the Fun with Science project of the Trail to the Future with this lesson entitled I Wonder Why.  This lesson was a mis-match of several simple experiments that the kids really enjoyed.
We started out doing an activity using a small jar half [...]

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A Family Favorite: French Dip Sandwiches

It’s not very often that every single person in my family likes a certain recipe, but this recipe for French Dip Sandwiches is one that hits that lofty goal! This recipe was shared with me several months ago by my internet friend, Jill. She is a very neat lady. She and her husband have adopted [...]

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Abeka Academy DVD Program 1 Scripture Memory

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from www.godtube.com posted with vodpod
from www.godtube.com posted with vodpod
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A Cute Video for Today

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Happy 6th Birthday, Luke!

Yesterday was Luke’s 6th birthday.  It is so hard for me to believe that he is already 6!  His birthday always brings back memories and a thankfulness to God that Luke is in our family.
Luke was born three months prematurely.  Yes, he was not due until July!  He weighed just over 3 pounds, and dropped to [...]

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Trying Out Rachel Ray’s Recipes

 
 
  
I am not much of a TV watcher, but recently I have started watching a few shows on Food Network to try to increase my recipe repertoire.  My favorite hosts on that channel are Paula Deen and Rachel Ray, and their shows are on right when I am cooking supper!  So, I get ideas and [...]

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