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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Winner.
Well sad to say not many people entered but that's okay!
The winner of the take my button and put it on your blog is....
I will be sending Lesli a fun little treat!
Email me Lesli @ thevintagelane@gmail.com with your address!
I am blessed to know Lesli's sister Lisa in Real Life :)
However sad to say Lisa will be joining Lesli really soon as she is moving away sniffle sniffle...
$.50
Yesterday we finished schooling and i had to put away some laundry so i sent the kids outside for "recess".
Here is what i found when i came down.
A sign advertising for face painting...
They were using Markers and q-tips, and yes i let them continue. It's washable. Notice the cash box in the background ? They were charging .50 for each one. Daddy was coming home for lunch they could smell him a mile away! He did bless them for their work. What a great daddy!
Madalynne the artist hard at work. That is a lion she is making on his hands...ah i love washable markers!
Step out.
I emailed this to my friend the other day pertaining to a situation they are going thru. I felt God had showed me this during my morning devotion time. I just thought it might help someone else here as well. Don't just be a lurker leave a comment i love to read comments especially if something blesses your heart. During my devotion time i read about Jochebed (Moses mother).
So often we focus on Moses and his bringing the children of Isreal into the promise land we forget to look and see where he came from ?
Moses mother had to have the "faith" to put her three month old baby in a basket and allow God to be his protection. Wouldn't you know that her remarkable faith brought her a return of not only being able to raise her own baby and nurse him for three years but also to get payed from Pharaoh himself ? Crazy right. Exodus 2:7-9 talks bout all that.
Ecclisisastes 11:1 tells us to "Cast your bread upon the waters,for you will find it after many days."
I'm praying that the faith you have to cast out whatever it is you are asking for would be just like Jochebed as she cast her bread out on the waters (moses) it returned to her, and the children of Isreal.
Jochebed defied the King's order to kill her newborn son and throw him in the water in doing so she gave the world Moses.
Are you going to defy all reasonable limits by stepping out and asking God for something HUGE and life changing something that is uniting people and planting seeds that you may never see ? What is the world going to remember you by ? What you stood for and stepped out into or what you were against ?
I want to be known for what i stood for, How I loved and my Faith, just to name a few!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
First Day.
I can't believe we are already done with our first day!
Wow. umm i can say it went really well :)
A few glitches but hey no one knows but me right ?
So what did our day look like ?
Organized~ Yes!
Full of Jesus ~ Yes!
Lot's of Learning ~ Yes!
Creativity ~ Yes!
We got everything done in about 2 hours! I thought to myself this can't be right, so i googled how long it should take me....okay laugh because i know you are.
I found out in my google search what my children learn in an hour of one and one they would be learning in a week of school. wow.
Today we accomplished to get dressed, do chores, eat breakfast do devotions, and all our school work!
Here is a glimpse of our first school day!
A Little Phonics for the two oldest.
A little sorting of wooden beads for the baby.
Precious Ellianna ;)
My handsome little man.
My Sweet Princess Madalynne.
Ellianna learned play dough does not taste so yummy.
Sticky Situations Devotions with daddy at breakfast.
Madalynne practicing her letter sounds.
Connor working on blocks.
Measure Up ? Thanks Charis for this great sheet the kids had fun measuring their arms legs and even biceps!
Monday, September 7, 2009
I have a new button!!! Which Means a Contest!
If you look at the Right hand side of my page you will see it!
Take the HTML code and paste it on your sidebar!
If you do that leave me a comment and I will enter you to win a new Vintage Lane Necklace!
I will end this on Wednesday so leave a comment soon!
Here is also the code!
I am doing my best to be a stay at home momma and I appreciate all the support i get from my bloggy friends :)
By the way HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND!
Birthday.
For My hubby's birthday the kids and i went and took some fun pictures.
Not professional by any means but hey it's the thought behind it that counts right ?
Hope you enjoy :)
Don't tell anyone but um yeah she was playing in an ash tray here :(
Trying to get a picture of the "three" is almost impossible with an ally cat running around and a very curious 1 year old!
I wish Ellianna would have been in this one :(
Gosh he is just so handsome!
Love.
When did she get so big she could pose on her own ?
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Beauty from Ashes.
Beauty From Ashes.
Isaiah 61 tells us that our Ashes will be traded for a crown of beauty!
Just like this beautiful pearl it used to be just sand and dirt but is now turned into something beautiful.
Get yours now. Check out thru paypal below!
Worth More Than Rubies.
Worth Far More Than Rubies!
The bible tells us that us daughters are "worth more than rubies".
I believe this is a great reminder that you a precious daughter. Don't ever let the world or anyone define your worth for you are worth more than rubies to a wonder and loving God!
Proverbs 3:15
Proverbs 8:11
Proverbs 31:10
You can pick up your's right now!
Just check out thru Paypal Below!
The bible tells us that us daughters are "worth more than rubies".
I believe this is a great reminder that you a precious daughter. Don't ever let the world or anyone define your worth for you are worth more than rubies to a wonder and loving God!
Proverbs 3:15
Proverbs 8:11
Proverbs 31:10
You can pick up your's right now!
Just check out thru Paypal Below!
Beauty from Ashes.
I <3 WIld Olive Tees.
I am in the process of making a necklace to match the shirt beauty from ashes, well not match the shirt but go with the verse.
Isaiah 61.
I don't know about you but this section is some of my favorite words from this verse.
o proclaim the year of the LORD's favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD
for the display of his splendor.
4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins
and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities
that have been devastated for generations.
I think it speaks for itself. The theme of my necklace will have Beauty from Ashes on it to represent how the Lord can pull you out of grieving and turn your mourning into praise and your life will be rebuilt and YOU will be able to reach out to many generations!
Stay tuned!
I am in the process of making a necklace to match the shirt beauty from ashes, well not match the shirt but go with the verse.
Isaiah 61.
I don't know about you but this section is some of my favorite words from this verse.
o proclaim the year of the LORD's favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD
for the display of his splendor.
4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins
and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities
that have been devastated for generations.
I think it speaks for itself. The theme of my necklace will have Beauty from Ashes on it to represent how the Lord can pull you out of grieving and turn your mourning into praise and your life will be rebuilt and YOU will be able to reach out to many generations!
Stay tuned!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
$14.51
Yes i got almost $100 worth of groceries for $14.51...ah it felt oh so good!
That is 32 items!
That is 32 items!
Cucumber ?
Ellianna was helping me put groceries away and this is what she ended up doing. Sitting on her own little perch in the fridge eating the whole cucumber skin and all.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
God's Command. We follow.
So Ben and I have went back and forth on the "homeschooling issue" for a long time. Do we don't we do we don't we. And even after making our decision i still question it. However, there are times that God's voice is clear and we must listen and so listen we have. We feel that God has told us to homeschool our children this year. I'm not looking for an argument nor am i looking to be judged, but there are a ton of good and positive things that come out of homeschooling. There are also ton's of great things that come out of regular schooling.
There is however something that has stuck out to me for a long time. I see the school and have heard it re feared to as a "battle zone". I see the need for our children to be light in the dark I can't see sending my Kindergartner and my 1st grader into a battle field unarmed. As we do arm our children at home with the word of GOd i was starting to see that in the morning i have maybe an hour before they are headed off to school and then when they get home about 4 hours to really pour into their life's. ( in-between bath, dinner and homework or activities ).To me i found myself frustrated more because they were hungry and tired and they seemed to be getting in more trouble and there wasn't much shaping going on.esus says, in Matthew 5:13, “You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing, but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” Our young children are very impressionable. How can we expose them to the world, to the point of saturation, before they are adequately trained to withstand the pressures and temptations, only to be trampled underfoot?
Above all else, we feel it is our God-given duty and responsibility to teach and train our own children. God’s written Word has quite a bit to say about this responsibility. As parents, we are given stewardship over our children (Psalm 127:3) and are accountable to God. I will answer to my God regarding how my children were raised, not the government or anyone else, since it is my sole responsibility.
In Deuteronomy 6:7, just after we are commanded to love the Lord, with all our heart, soul and might, parents are told to “teach (this command) diligently to your children, and talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.” In Proverbs 6, we are told to “train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it (the right path)”. And Ephesians 6:4 instructs fathers to “not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” God has given us, as parents, specific instructions. He expects us to spend a very significant amount of time with our children, throughout the course of every day, teaching them and training them.
Here is a great article for more reasons.
Do i think that this task is going to be easy. uh no. But if God has called us he is already there waiting for us.I have many other reasons but i think i've said enough.
Connor is turning 4 in October and will begin Kindergarten lessons. He will stay there until he can move on and knows the things taught to him.
Connor will be doing
Sticky Situations Devotions
Precious In His Sight ~ Bible Class
A Reason For Handwriting K
Before the Code ~ Phonics
K ~ Hooked On phonics
Madalynne will be doing
Sticky Situations
God's Promises ~ Bible Class
Hooked On phonics
Explode the Code
A reason for Handwriting
Math U See
Early Childhood Health and Saftey
Singapore Schience
We will also be reading all American classics, visiting landmarks, field trips, experiments and nature walks and much more.I can't wait for this year to begin!!! Thank you Jesus for trusting me with such an awesome opportunity... to raise my kids in the fear and the knowledge of your loving hands!
There is however something that has stuck out to me for a long time. I see the school and have heard it re feared to as a "battle zone". I see the need for our children to be light in the dark I can't see sending my Kindergartner and my 1st grader into a battle field unarmed. As we do arm our children at home with the word of GOd i was starting to see that in the morning i have maybe an hour before they are headed off to school and then when they get home about 4 hours to really pour into their life's. ( in-between bath, dinner and homework or activities ).To me i found myself frustrated more because they were hungry and tired and they seemed to be getting in more trouble and there wasn't much shaping going on.esus says, in Matthew 5:13, “You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing, but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” Our young children are very impressionable. How can we expose them to the world, to the point of saturation, before they are adequately trained to withstand the pressures and temptations, only to be trampled underfoot?
Above all else, we feel it is our God-given duty and responsibility to teach and train our own children. God’s written Word has quite a bit to say about this responsibility. As parents, we are given stewardship over our children (Psalm 127:3) and are accountable to God. I will answer to my God regarding how my children were raised, not the government or anyone else, since it is my sole responsibility.
In Deuteronomy 6:7, just after we are commanded to love the Lord, with all our heart, soul and might, parents are told to “teach (this command) diligently to your children, and talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.” In Proverbs 6, we are told to “train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it (the right path)”. And Ephesians 6:4 instructs fathers to “not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” God has given us, as parents, specific instructions. He expects us to spend a very significant amount of time with our children, throughout the course of every day, teaching them and training them.
Here is a great article for more reasons.
Do i think that this task is going to be easy. uh no. But if God has called us he is already there waiting for us.I have many other reasons but i think i've said enough.
Connor is turning 4 in October and will begin Kindergarten lessons. He will stay there until he can move on and knows the things taught to him.
Connor will be doing
Sticky Situations Devotions
Precious In His Sight ~ Bible Class
A Reason For Handwriting K
Before the Code ~ Phonics
K ~ Hooked On phonics
Madalynne will be doing
Sticky Situations
God's Promises ~ Bible Class
Hooked On phonics
Explode the Code
A reason for Handwriting
Math U See
Early Childhood Health and Saftey
Singapore Schience
We will also be reading all American classics, visiting landmarks, field trips, experiments and nature walks and much more.I can't wait for this year to begin!!! Thank you Jesus for trusting me with such an awesome opportunity... to raise my kids in the fear and the knowledge of your loving hands!
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