What's New With Homeschool????

Hello my bloggie friends,
How are you all doing?? We have had our good days and more challenging days for sure however this has been a little bit of a fun week. I LOVE THE FALL..........
I mean I really love it so we couldnt wait to get started on Fall crafts (oh did I mention my kiddo's love Fall too???) SO my house has pumpkins hanging from the ceiling and paper plate crafts covered in leaves it has been so fun and it is only just the beginning for us I am a bit crazy but my kids love it especially when we share the fun with friends and family. I dont know about you guys but I am so ready for the cold and the fall fashions my fav. hee-hee!!
My days are hectic but I am making my way and feeling real good with how much we accomplish on a day to day basis we dont always get everything in ....HOWEVER what is getting in is sticking and to us that is the MOST IMPORTANT. Spanish has been difficult however my kids love it and are having fun with it I think I am the one struggling the most go figure lol. Well that is all for now I have been busy and want to stay focused so I will blog here and there when I can and not be stressed about it. I am planning Lord willing on doing the women's Bible study and the Mom's once a month so lots of time in the word and doing homework just pray I keep my eyes on Him with all I do thanks ladies!
God Bless each of you and may He multiply your efforts abundantly until next time.........................................................................................................................

Cindy

Homeschool Challenges.........................

Well my friends can you believe most of us are at the end of our 3rd week??? where oh where does the time go. I have had a few challenges along the way starting with my best student to this date not wanting to cooperate with the rules this year and he is an older one I was expecting some of that with the 5 year old not the older sibling. I have learned that you just dont know from year to year it is different each time.................. and you have your better years for sure.
I am homeschooling all seven this year yes even the 3 year old! She is ready it helps having 6 siblings ahead of you it tends to motivate you to want to know as much as they do so we are taking full advantage of this while we can lol. My two oldest are doing ok with their Math we started with some stuff from last year they were not doing well so really wanted to go back and go over concepts make sure they were understanding all there was to know before moving on.
please keep the older ones in your prayers that the Lord gives them eyes to see and ears to hear and that it would be truly applied to their brains. Lets see some have asked for my schedule this year so here it goes:

5:00 a.m.- I hear the dreaded alarm clock (lol)

5:00-5:30- I have half hour quiet time(only first half)

5:30- 6:30 - GYM

6:30 - 7:15 - the rest of my quiet time(7:00 kid's up and I fed them)

7:15- 7:30- PRAYER (kiddo's cleaning and getting themselves dressed and prepared)

7:30-8:00- get anything ready for the morning and going over kid's devotion

8:00-8:45- Bible/ devotion seat work

8:45 -9:30- Math

9:30- 10:15 - Reading

10:15-11:00- Science

11:00-11:45- History

11:45- 12:30- Big Kid's do seat work while I tend to little guys

12:30- 1:00- LUNCH

1:00- 2:00- Spelling/ English/anything not done
we are all done by 2:15 at the latest ............... well on the good days that is lol.
from 2:00-3:00 it is play outside time and 3:00-4:00 put house in order 4:00-5:00
the only hour my children watch T.V. all day long during the week PRAISE THE LORD
5:00-6:00 PREPARE SUPPER
6:00- 6:30ish EAT
6:30-7:00 CLEAN DISHES AND MESS
7:00-8:00 Daddy is on bath duty praise God thank you Daddy
8:00-8:30 Bed process...... teeth, read,devotion,prayer.....
8:30-8:45 LIGHT'S OUT AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

9:00 -????? MY NIGHT BEGINS cleaning or blogging or catching up on e-mails or doing projects or spending some time with hubby lights out most nights 11:00p.m. and yes start at 5:00 the very next morning!!!
some of you have said you dont know how I do it well guess what me neither It is all the Lord
also I have always been this way go go go and hardly on any sleep however it is getting harder as the years go on and I become older and older bummer I know. Any how we all have to find our families balance and what work and what doesnt work so just continue to pray and dont lose heart my friends you will reap a harvest sooner or later. God Bless you all

Until next time my hearts and prayers go out to each of you,
cindy

Friday School Success!!!

"THANK YOU MOM'S................... we had an awesome Friday school I did final count 52 of us in all in my home.....awesome we sure have grown. That was 16 mom's and 36 children. However 4 mom's were missing so that gives us a total of 20 mom's and with their kiddo's 46 grand total 66
for elementary side that is absolutely amazing. God is so faithful in the growing of our group I pray His will may be done in the guiding and directing of our group. I thank you all again for your patience ,your help was truely a blessing without a team effort it really isn't possible ........many hands make the load lighter. So thanks to you all!!! I also wanted to let all the mom's know who were seriously interested in coming and watching me homeschool let me know a morning best for you and I will set up those times it really is no bother in fact my bestest friend ever who has moved to Tennessee allowed me to do the same and it was a huge eye opener as well as HUGE HELP......... SO anytime ladies my house is your house sister's in Christ and I am all for encouraging anyone along. God Bless you all and may every Friday school be as successful as this one was and may we continue to lift one another up in prayer as we go along side each other in this journey the Lord has set before each of us to homeschool our children.

Until Next Time,
Cindy

Holiness!!! (What is Holiness??)

Have you ever asked yourself what is Holiness truely and what does it look like??? I have alot lately and here are some things I have found:

I have found as well as read it is certainly not a subject easily discussed not a topic on the list of most peoples lists which is heart breaking because it really isn't an option in our lives "we as children of God are called to be in His image and He is 100% HOLY. Holiness is not an option for those whom belong to the King. The Lord wants us to understand there is blessings to living a holy life and consequences to living an unholy life. The new testament authors call us to live a life of absolute purity here are some of those very scriptures:
"you therefore must be perfect,as your heavenly Father is perfect." Matt. 5:48

"Keep yourselves pure." 1 Tim.5:22

"Awake to righteousness, and do not sin." 1 Corinth. 15:34

"Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity(sin)." 2 Tim.2:19

"Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good." Romans 12:9

Holiness my friends is not just for the spiritual giants and church leaders it is for you and me and every single child of the King it is for everyone who names the name of the Lord we are "ALL"
CALLED TO LIVE HOLY LIVES.
By all means this is not easy and is hard it is a day to day process however that is the key it is a process there should be a process in all of our lives it is a part of being "Sanctified" we are a continual work in progress we should be trying to be more Christ like and less self like.
How you ask can we have true holiness well it is cultivated in the context of our relationship with God Himself. His love for us moves us to reject all things fleeting that sin can offer and as our love for Him grows we are then motivated to aspire holiness.
True holiness starts from the inside with our thoughts (are we holding every thought captive?)
our attitudes(are they following the golden rule to love others as yourself or for that matter as Christ would) our values (do they reflect that of the world or are we truely set apart?) our motives(are they pure or are they for selfish gain)these are our innermost parts gang the parts the Lord
sees just as they "REALLY ARE" over time the things above affect our outward and visible behavior: "BE HOLY IN ALL YOUR CONDUCT" 1 PETER 1:15
It all comes down to our sin by which if we dont repent sooner or later sin will rob us of everything that is beautiful and desirable and to walk in that holiness is amazing to know the joy of having clean hands ,a pure heart,a clear conscience,and one day to stand before our KING and not be ashamed........ and to Hear Him say "well done thy good and faithful servant" with that why settle for anything less this is something I am longing for the more and more I soak up His word we serve an amazing God friends. Please dont get me wrong I still have not come to the end with learning about holiness I in fact have just been studying it in depth and it is so amazing and soooooo very convicting cause for sure I am "FAR FROM HOLY" however it has opened my eyes to a life I am truely longing for. There is a verse I have recently stumbled across and now can see it was by no accident it is 1 Peter 1:15-16
"BUT AS HE WHO CALLED YOU IS HOLY , YOU ALSO BE HOLY IN "ALL" YOUR CONDUCT, SINCE IT IS WRITTEN, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY."
The Lord was speaking especially to me and wanting me to see that as I am seeking to live Holy
that means in my "EVERYDAY LIFE AND CONDUCT" I am to be "set apart" our lives are to look believable to our world and was mine as I yell at my children in public or get impatient in line at the store or at a red light or in traffic do all around see His image ???? So I was asked WHAT DOES YOUR LIFE REFLECT TO THOSE AROUND YOU??? and I asked myself some hard convicting questions .......do my attitudes, words, and behavior give others an accurate picture of God or do I profane His holiness and as I was painfully honest with myself I have to admit more times then I care to admit it has been the latter??? wow deep things to ask ones self although I think we should be doing a heart check often for the heart is wicked if left to itself. So you may still be asking how do I know how to be Holy well.......... God is our standard
for Holiness, and He alone is the Source of our Holiness so we must have a relationship with Him and be in His word daily to learn what that very holiness looks like. I read this in a book recently it says" to be holy is to be clean from sin, to be clean from sin is to be free from the weight and the burden of that very sin." Another eye opener for me in this quest to be more like Christ is
knowing that without being holy we cannot fellowship with God because he cannot fellowship with unholy people....... Matthew 5:8 says: "blessed are the pure in heart," Jesus said "for they shall see God." We cannot cling to our sin and have fellowship with God at the same time.

"For what fellowship has rightousness with lawlessness? and what communion has light with darkness?" 2 Corinth. 6:14
You see we all must be seeking that holiness because without holy hearts we cannot draw near to our Lord and as children of God that should be our every desire to draw near to the King.
So for now I believe as my study continues (and I may share periodically) the thing I am praying about for the day to day is that others will see in me a reflection of Christ as I live out my day to day life for all to see. I pray that if I am the only Bible someone may read it is of your holiness and goodness and nothing in me. Father I pray that we all seek to be holy and more Christ like that we all would truely be able to call ourselves a "set apart" people may we never blend in or look as the world may we always be mindful of our actions and words our attitudes and motives may we do a heart check often on ourselves and stay armored up in your very word daily and even hourly if that is what it takes to hold our every thoughts captive Lord I pray you will continue to empty me of all unrighteousness of all selfishness and fill me to over flowing with "YOUR LOVE, GRACE, MERCY, JOY, PEACE, KINDNESS , GOODNESS ,FAITHFULNESS AND ALL THAT IS OF YOU IN JESUS HOLY AND PRECIOUS NAME I PRAY AMEN.
Until next time friends,
Love,
Cindy

Thanks for sharing blog web sites!!!

Thanks so much Kristin and Leslie the sites you shared are awesome I especially love the one I chose. I also wanted a change and was getting tired of same old look I have had for awhile. I pray you will all continue to be blessed as you stop by to take a peak.
Until next time,
Cindy

"STOP COMPARING"

Hello friend's,
I have to share something the Lord has placed on my heart with you all so bare with me please.
At a homeschool meeting I was at last week we were all in a time of prayer ......and a sweet lady was lifting up her prayers and something she said has stuck to me like glue on paper ever since;She asked the Lord "to please help us to not compare the way we homeschool our children and our school settings in our home to that of anyone else" and I sooooooooo agree we all do it from time to time however it is a deadly trap that can lead to sin. We as women especially tend to compare our homes, our children, our body image, our clothing, our husbands, our spiritual walks, yikes. The Lord is soooooo good because since this prayer I have pondered this and sure enough as I start our first week of school this week and we crack our Bible studies open one of the first scriptures to study this week is "THE LORD DOES NOT LOOK AT THE THINGS MAN LOOKS AT, A MAN LOOKS AT THE OUTWARD APPEARANCE, BUT THE LORD LOOKS
AT THE HEART." 1 SAMUEL 16:7

You see we look at peoples homes, and children, and the way one dresses, ones body size, how ones husband treats them in public, how one behaves themselves spiritually, however we only see the outside not the inner heart the part that matter's most to the Lord. Someone can appear to truely have it all together and be sad and lonely inside, or hurting deeply......... someone's homeschool room may be perfect however she may be lacking in teaching or who knows what else... so my prayer for each of us as women is that we would not be quick to judge or want what another has ,that we would embrace what the Heavenly Father has gifted us in and share those gifts with others.
The grass always looks greener on the otherside yet it "NEVER" is. I have to say from experience we should learn to love and embrace our side of the grass we would all be more joyful in doing so the grass only is greener on the otherside from a distance when we get closer we will start to see the patches of imperfections "we all have them". So for the homeschool mom's who read this .......as far as comparing our little kiddo's they are all so different each one that it is impossible to compare and each of us as Mother's should not compare one another's teaching styles as well, God has gifted many of us in many different area's and Praise God for that we can come together as one and share and help another along the way. I know some mom's whom their
classrooms at home look like a school house and maybe that works for them and their children
and if so awesome, I know others that feel they need to have it all put away, and other's who need a special room, while other's do it all at the kitchen table................. that is the beauty of homeschool whatever works for each "INVIVIDUAL" family is ok there is no right or wrong
or this way is better than that way it is all about how the Lord leads and what works and what doesn't work that's the simplicity of it all. May we all take heed to this scripture above and not judge the outer and embrace the differences the Lord has given each one of us. As for the body image of other's this is VERY TOUCHY SUBJECT you see we really have no idea what ones struggles are in this area and there are many so my best advice is to pray and only speak to someone if LORD LED and as far as marriages I have compared in passed and wished my husband was like such and suches husbands to later find out their marriage was nothing it appeared to be so remember outter image doesn't always appear to be the way the "HEART"
TRUELY IS. God bless you all!!!!

" Father how awesome it is Lord that you have given each of us uniqueness and variety, Father we thank you for the differences and different preferences that you have given us. Lord that you would make each of us not quite like another on the whole earth , Lord may we be pleased with our individualities as you are pleased dear Lord you have called each of us to be ourselves may we find joy today in being who we are in YOU not one of us is better than another no not one we are all just cracked pots and tarnished vessels Father will you continue to mold each of us in our differences to become more like you not one another. Father I ask you to help us all to be comfortable with ourselves and the one-of-a-kind design you have for each of us my Lord.
Help us Lord to accept our weaknesses as well as our strengths Lord help us to embrace our gifts as we embrace you Lord Knowing we are nothing without YOU Father thank you that each of us is special and unique in your eyes the only eyes in which it truely matter's the eyes of our KING.
IN JESUS NAME AMEN

UNTIL NEXT TIME.
God bless,
Cindy

To My Homeschool Mommies and Friends

Hey y'all I had a fabulous yet exhausting day thanks for asking I am pooped it was great I have pictures you can see in my left side bar as you check out blog. well as far as school I am blessed it went rather well I did have one little guy my Noah who was lazy but I think by the end of day he is back in the groove of things ........ it is hard even for me to get back on track and stick to a

schedule we were pretty carefree all summer long not anymore though. well to answer a few questions I got today I will start by the one who got done early and was lost ..................

Praise God sis take advantage of those days they will not always be that way. I also when I did have a couple who got done early would let them stretch, have recess, or just do some thing on side, read, or extra work, projects, there is all sorts of things you can do to fill in the time. Or take a field trip day whooohoo!!! The options are endless Sis!

To my second question again sis take it one day at a time I dont think you need to stress over the SAT'S just yet. To the second part of your question there are many GOOD programs out there you just have to get to know your little man to see what works best for him and his learning type God Bless my sister's and I DO LOVE YOUR QUESTIONS AND IF I CAN HELP I WILL SURE TRY OR FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN. MAY HE CONTINUE TO MULTIPLY ALL OF OUR EFFORTS ON OUR JOURNEY TO EDUCATE OUR KIDDO'S AS WE RAISE THEM IN HIS WAYS GOD BLESS!!!

LOVE YOUR ENEMIES:

I thought it was awesome that the speaker yesterday spoke of the scripture in Matthew 5:43-48

and we also read it in today's "THRU THE WORD" I believe it was by no accident I think we should all ponder these things. It is soooooooooo easy to love those who are awesome and loveable and great friends with us....................however those that RUB US THE WRONG WAY,

OR OUR ENEMIES , OR THE PLAIN UN-LOVEABLE WHEN IT COMES TIME TO LOVING THEM WE TEND TO PULL BACK. WHEN THE LORD IS CALLING US TO LOVE THOSE VERY PEOPLE. I BELIEVE THE LORD WILL KEEP PUTTING THOSE VERY PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES UNTIL WE LEARN HOW TO "LOVE" THEM "ALL". I had a conversation with a friend a little while back and she was saying you know it all comes down to "love" if we would just love "all" as Jesus does the church would be without many of issues. Love does cover a multitude of sins and Praise God His very Love covered our sins. I also just studied 1Corinth.

13 and the greatest gift it speaks of "LOVE" what is love as scripture tells us in 13:1-13

It is to be real if we do not have love in our hearts we will profit from nothing else. Love suffers long, it is "kind" love does not "envy" love does not "parade itself"is not "puffed up" does not "behave rudely" does "not seek its own" is "not provoked" thinks"no evil" does" not rejoice in iniquity" (rejoicing in ones misfortune or sin) it is to BEAR ALL THINGS, BELIEVE ALL THINGS, HOPES ALL THINGS, ENDURES ALL THINGS . LOVE "NEVER FAILS" WOW that is pretty powerful in fact since I have studied it last week with a group of gals I have to say I have looked at things in a whole new light and I knew that passage for many years it was just never so powerful than those three days of careful study and commits and it is now more meaningful to me. God is awesome too cause sure enough as I studied this He brought situations

before me that would challenge me to the core and with Him I Have made it through the first

test I am sure there will be more I was blessed however that He had equipped me in a whole new way before the incident happened He is sooooo faithful and I am now everyday asking myself all the above questions on love doing a heart check making sure as I stand before "MY KING" IN this area of Love I can hear HIM say well done thy good and faithful servant oh what a joy that would be I am also blessed that when I do fall short He is gracious to forgive so to "shouldn't I be"???? He say's in verse 13-and now abide faith,hope,and love, these three, but the "GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE" that sounds as though it is pretty important to our Lord.

So may we all remember to LOVE,LOVE,LOVE and as Matt. 5:44-45 says :"but I say to you love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you,and "PRAY" for those who "SPITEFULLY" USE YOU ,and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven;

God Bless you all

Until next time,

Love,

Cindy