Christian Training of Children
"Christian Training of Children" by Charles Spurgeon "Parents! Your children are as surely as grown-up people, "dead in trespasses and sins!" May no parent fail fully to realize the spiritual state in which all human beings are naturally found. Unless you have a very...
Fragrance of the heart of Christ
Originally found in my facebook inbox, from the group Disciple Like Jesus from J. R. Miller's "Our New Edens" Parents are the custodians of their children's lives. If they would meet their responsibility and be able to look God and their children in the face at the...
Safe at 3rd but…
We've always taught our children to apply themselves to a given task with intensity and purpose. This sometimes sees them succeed and other times sees a result such as the image below. click to enlarge Yes, this is Miss A's x-ray of her hand. Whilst playing softball,...
Who, Why, What, When: Christmas In Our Home
Yes, yet another re-post from the archives... We don't 'do' Christmas. Years ago when the children were small, we tried. But we would get a knot in the pits of our stomach. A few years ago, the commercialism of it all used to be a huge bother to me...now I've pretty...
To celebrate or not to celebrate…
Yes, it's that time of the year again...I have previously written about how we do, or don't, celebrate Christmas. Rather than try to rewrite old thoughts I will just copy and paste from the archives. You can find the original post here. Well it's that time of year...
How Do You Cope With Laundry?
I am convinced that homes are not designed by women - at least women who actually work within the home!! Okay my current pet peeve is clothes- dirty ones, clean ones and ones in the ironing pile. Having in between 6 and 8 people live in our house throughout the years...
Helping the Weak: The Lesson in 1 Thessalonians
And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, (Or 'disorderly', or 'undisciplined) encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. Ah, this verse leaped out at me this morning. I don't know about you but I never know what my day is going to hold....
Exercise: The Old Testament Way
Think of the women in the Old Testament- could you keep up with them? Carrying full water jugs up and down the hill, catching and preparing chicken or goats…grinding the wheat and doing all the laundry by hand! Did you know that exercise, and in particular weight training, will decrease your risk of heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, arthritis, Alzheimer’s and many more nasties?
Lessons in trust (and family update)
Well, time for a family update I think. But where to start? Life has been so busy and hectic I hardly know where to begin. My daughter has taught me something recently about trusting in God...really trusting in Father. One of my daughters works part time and studies...
My Doctor Won't Listen
Doctors spend more time looking at their computers instead of at the patient! I've had cause to see the doctor on a weekly basis lately. During our nation-wide travels I've seen many different doctors so I've had experience with a few. Some are older, many are...
Using the 5Ws and H to teach
Do you ever have your older children teach a concept to the younger children? That happens on a regular basis here in our home. There are so many advantages to it but that's for another post. I want to share how I use the principle of teaching as part of the learning...
You are who you are for a reason….
This poem really touches me...means a lot to know that I am not an accident and that God has a purpose for my life. You are who you are for a reason.... by Russell Kelfer You are who you are for a reason. You're part of an intricate plan. You're a precious and perfect...
Homeschooling Isn't About Education
I didn't write this article, but it's too good not to share. It was written by Chris Davis, formerly from Elijah Co. If you have been a recipient of my eNewsletter or if you have heard me speak at a conference you know that I have a concern about the shift I have seen...
Dust Storms
My dad called me this afternoon. That was a little unusual as we usually speak in the mornings. He had called to tell me that it was pitch black - at 3.30 in the afternoon! He said in his 50 years of living in Broken Hill, he has never seen a dust storm as bad as the...
Don't Make These Mistakes
As many of my regular readers will know I develop websites- big ones, small ones, ecommerce sites and blogs. Website development is a hobby that keeps me on my toes. The industry is always changing...there is something new to learn every day! Sometimes it is mind...
10 Things I've Noticed
1. I get in and out of the car much easier. 2. My bigger size jeans are too baggy on me now. 3. I can do all the grocery shopping in one day! 4. I can leap out of bed rather than roll out of it. 5. I noticed a new muscle in my bicep! 6. I can actually do abdominal...
Exercises That Do No Good
CLIMBING ..................the walls DRAGGING ..................your heels GRASPING ..................at straws SKIPPING ..................your meals TILTING ..................at windmills SPINNING ..................your wheels JUMPING ..................the gun...
Quick update
Just a quick post to let readers know that I updated my previous post ( the one with the piccies). For those curious readers who wanted to see a bigger picture, I have uploaded them so you can click on each one separately. The photo isn't good as they come from a...
Before and…during
Jacqui (a dear homeschooling/health buddy) has recently rejoined Weight Watchers Online so she shared her 'before' pictures. She's now dared me to post my 'before' pictures so here they are! The top photos were taken in May, 2009. Click here for larger photos: Top...
Exercise Week 21: get dressed straight away!
I like to go to the gym early in the morning. Sometimes I have been before John goes to work but I do prefer to be at home with him in the mornings to give him breakfast while we chat over a cup of coffee. But I think I've discovered a key to exercise! At least it's a...