Friday, November 30, 2007
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Home Educating and Loving It!
In the fall of 2004 a dear friend whispered in my heart; "80, you can do it!"
Before having children I always thought myself a bit of a "hippie" at heart. I was majorly anti-establishment and had some pretty radical "opinions." I thought to myself often that if I ever had kids I would never give them a s.s.#, never vaccinate, keep them in cloth dipers and homeschool from day one.
Boy was I wacky! No, not really. I had kids but vacinated them and "registered" them with our good'ol government the day they were born. I tried the cloth diper deal and realized quickly it was not for me! And I didn't homeschool. For a long time I set the thought of schooling them myself aside thinking I was not capable.
That is until I got "right" with my Lord and realized he had a better plan for my life. Through many a good influence and a great church with many homeschooling mamas, the thought became a reality that year.
The Lord opened my mind to new possibilities with my heart trusting in his. I wasn't sure how my husband would be lead in that area but praise the Lord!, he agreed.
It was a rough start. I hadn't a clue. But God being merciful sent plenty of help my way.
It has been over 3 years now and we are going strong. The boys love it and not once have they had the desire to do it otherwise.
I pray that my God will allow for us to do it all the way through High School but only time will tell.
Before having children I always thought myself a bit of a "hippie" at heart. I was majorly anti-establishment and had some pretty radical "opinions." I thought to myself often that if I ever had kids I would never give them a s.s.#, never vaccinate, keep them in cloth dipers and homeschool from day one.
Boy was I wacky! No, not really. I had kids but vacinated them and "registered" them with our good'ol government the day they were born. I tried the cloth diper deal and realized quickly it was not for me! And I didn't homeschool. For a long time I set the thought of schooling them myself aside thinking I was not capable.
That is until I got "right" with my Lord and realized he had a better plan for my life. Through many a good influence and a great church with many homeschooling mamas, the thought became a reality that year.
The Lord opened my mind to new possibilities with my heart trusting in his. I wasn't sure how my husband would be lead in that area but praise the Lord!, he agreed.
It was a rough start. I hadn't a clue. But God being merciful sent plenty of help my way.
It has been over 3 years now and we are going strong. The boys love it and not once have they had the desire to do it otherwise.
I pray that my God will allow for us to do it all the way through High School but only time will tell.
Friday, November 9, 2007
Lemonade
When I was a little girl my Dad used to feed us the most "unusual stuff." Or at least I thought it was. We didn't eat like the rest of the neighborhood kids (you know spaghetti and meatballs ... lol). What I mean is that we ate what to me at the time was uncommon food. I actually didn't mind eating half the stuff as long as it didn't taste "bad" to my palate.
We ate things like cow brain and fresh goat milk (like the goat about to be butchered is still kicking in the back yard fresh, did I mention I grew up in the outskirts of downtown L.A.?). Anyhowsers we also ate stuff like cactus (nopales), asparagus, seaweed, aloe, "funky" Chinese veggies, cow tongue, curdled "fried mind you" pig blood (I actually learned this stuff is very popular in Europe) and stuff like that.
This is all mind you, "weird stuff" when you are just a kid trying to be what one would consider normal.
Well, needless to say years have passed (I won't say how many) since I was a child and now I too am a parent trying to find "interesting and nutritious" food for my boys to eat. Little did I realize then that half the stuff my Dad fed us was actually "really, I mean really" good for us. Maybe with the exception of the pig blood and cow tongue ... lol.
So as I thought back on all those interesting treats, I distinctly recall my dad serving us lemonade "dad style" with chia seed in it. It looked pretty funky, the seeds were all slimy and needless to say not palatable to a 12 year old. But I drank the stuff and to my amazement, liked it.
I thought I would try to make said lemonade for my family and see how that would go over. Before doing so I happened to "google it" the chia seed that is. And I came across some very interesting facts about this tiny little bitty seed! I won't press you with the rest, read for yourself the attached link and tell me what you think. It is a supper food! ~~~ did anyone else know this?
http://www.living-foods.com/articles/chia.html
~~Chia Lemonade, Pancho Style~~
(it's actually just plain ol' lemonade with chia seed added)
The ratio of chia seed to gallon of lemonade should be to taste. Too many and you will end up with jelly, too few and you won't get the benefit. the amount should be just enough to cloud the ade somewhat.
I use fresh yellow lemons, and pure unrefined cane sugar. Yumm ;)~
We ate things like cow brain and fresh goat milk (like the goat about to be butchered is still kicking in the back yard fresh, did I mention I grew up in the outskirts of downtown L.A.?). Anyhowsers we also ate stuff like cactus (nopales), asparagus, seaweed, aloe, "funky" Chinese veggies, cow tongue, curdled "fried mind you" pig blood (I actually learned this stuff is very popular in Europe) and stuff like that.
This is all mind you, "weird stuff" when you are just a kid trying to be what one would consider normal.
Well, needless to say years have passed (I won't say how many) since I was a child and now I too am a parent trying to find "interesting and nutritious" food for my boys to eat. Little did I realize then that half the stuff my Dad fed us was actually "really, I mean really" good for us. Maybe with the exception of the pig blood and cow tongue ... lol.
So as I thought back on all those interesting treats, I distinctly recall my dad serving us lemonade "dad style" with chia seed in it. It looked pretty funky, the seeds were all slimy and needless to say not palatable to a 12 year old. But I drank the stuff and to my amazement, liked it.
I thought I would try to make said lemonade for my family and see how that would go over. Before doing so I happened to "google it" the chia seed that is. And I came across some very interesting facts about this tiny little bitty seed! I won't press you with the rest, read for yourself the attached link and tell me what you think. It is a supper food! ~~~ did anyone else know this?
http://www.living-foods.com/articles/chia.html
~~Chia Lemonade, Pancho Style~~
(it's actually just plain ol' lemonade with chia seed added)
The ratio of chia seed to gallon of lemonade should be to taste. Too many and you will end up with jelly, too few and you won't get the benefit. the amount should be just enough to cloud the ade somewhat.
I use fresh yellow lemons, and pure unrefined cane sugar. Yumm ;)~
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Christian Christmas Cards
GET NICE CHRISTMAS CARDS AND HELP NATIONAL CHRISTIANS
Missionaries in South Asia help national Christian ladies make a living at home by teaching them to make BEAUTIFUL CROSS-STITCH GREETING CARDS.
By using the burlap from their rice bags and local rice paper, they are able to keep the cost of the cards at a minimum, but there is at least a half a day of work in each card. To help with this needy ministry we have shipped a few hundred of these cards to the States and are selling them in packets of five.
PACK OF 5 MIXED CARDS -- $10.00
PACK OF 5 CHRISTMAS CARDS -- $10.00
Postage/Handling $1.25 per pack
All of the profit from the sale of these cards goes to the missionary work in South Asia and the Christian women who make the cards.
Make the check or money order out to Laura Snider and mail it to the following:
502 Carter Drive, Madison, AL 35758
YOU CAN SEE A PHOTO OF SOME OF THE CARDS AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS: http://www.maranatha-baptist.com/WOL/Nepali-cards1.jpg
This post is originally off of ~ Way of Life, Newsletter
Missionaries in South Asia help national Christian ladies make a living at home by teaching them to make BEAUTIFUL CROSS-STITCH GREETING CARDS.
By using the burlap from their rice bags and local rice paper, they are able to keep the cost of the cards at a minimum, but there is at least a half a day of work in each card. To help with this needy ministry we have shipped a few hundred of these cards to the States and are selling them in packets of five.
PACK OF 5 MIXED CARDS -- $10.00
PACK OF 5 CHRISTMAS CARDS -- $10.00
Postage/Handling $1.25 per pack
All of the profit from the sale of these cards goes to the missionary work in South Asia and the Christian women who make the cards.
Make the check or money order out to Laura Snider and mail it to the following:
502 Carter Drive, Madison, AL 35758
YOU CAN SEE A PHOTO OF SOME OF THE CARDS AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS: http://www.maranatha-baptist.com/WOL/Nepali-cards1.jpg
This post is originally off of ~ Way of Life, Newsletter
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