Homeschooling and Snow!!!

                                    Today, was a snowday! We got about 3-5 inches of snow.                                Even though all of Claire and Josh's friends were out of school, we did school.

We had a fun and relaxing day. Here's what we did:

                                         A little early morning time in the snow with Annie!

                                            Hot cocoa before school.....................

                                          One of the many benefits of homeschooling- just like
                                         the mail- in rain, snow, sleet and hail... we keep going!

                                              Grading papers.....

                                          Libby only saw the snow from the window

Fun Pictures!

                                        Claire's first ever Krispy Kreme Doughnut! She liked it!

                                         Mom's bed becomes a fort for the day!

                                          Welcome Libby Loveheart! 8 weeks and 1 day old.

                                                      Sweet day at Fort Imagination

                                  After Claire's Fall Musical Theatre Review with Papa and Nana

                                          Joshua placing the all important star on the tree!

                                Christmas Party for the kids at Gymnastics Sports Center: the boys...

                                                                     and the girls......

                                         And the toys we collected for Toys For Tots!

                                     Claire's 1st parade- Abilene's Christmas Parade of Lights!

                                        Josh is ready to go...by the way, the pink purse is not his

                                                      Joshua and Libby- Oct. 31, 2010

                                  In Dallas at the Train Exhibit benefiting Ronald McDonald House



                                           Visiting Prestonwood Baptist Church in Dallas with
                                                              Nana and Papa- really neat!

Chronological Bible

I just finished reading the Chronological Bible and I am starting over again this year! If you have never read through the Bible chronologically, you really should! I have read through the Bible before, however, never has it been so easy to read. I love reading a book at a time, through Psalms, Proverbs and even the Old Testament but honestly there are just some books that don't often draw us to read them over and over. Take Habakkuk for example. There are only 3 chapters and yet what a book it is! And how often do most of us read that book? There are some wonderful truths and words of encouragement packed in. That's one of the reasons why the Chronological Bible is so wonderful. Every day you just read what comes next- no skipping around, no letting your Bible fall open to "just the right spot", just simply trusting God to speak to you that specific day right where you are in your reading. It's only January 5th! It's not too late to commit to reading the Bible all the way through this year- if my 12 year old daughter can do it, you can too! Shana

We're Blogging!!!

It's a new year, we've got a new puppy, and are adjusting to a "new normal" lifestyle, so we thought, it was a good time for a new blog! Allow us to introduce ourselves; (from left to right) Claire(almost 13), Libby(5 month old Toy Fox Terrier) Shana(40), Joshua(10), and Annie(4 yr. old Black Lab). We are a 7th year homeschooling family who are 9 yr. members of South Side Baptist Church. We are blessed by wonderful family, friends, and neighbors. Join us in our journey as we seek to trust Jesus, and give Him glory no matter what.