Challenge #6 - Getting priorities straight

Post from the Past: Thanking God for Our Thorns
One of my all time favorite stories I love to read each Thanksgiving... it's worth the read... and please feel free to share what thorns you'll be thankful for this Thanksgiving! The Thanksgiving Special

Post from the Past: Things to do for Thanksgiving
For those of you looking for some things to do for Thanksgiving (whether homeschooling or not)... check out some of the following ideas from a post from the past: FREE Thanksgiving Unit Studies and More! Please feel free to share any of the ideas or traditions you do in your home for Thanksgiving!

(Trying to) Get my act together for the holidays (again)...
So, in light of trying to "get my act together" ONCE AGAIN during the holidays, as I sit here writing this post, my printer is feverishly at work making my Holiday Planner that will give me some direction and guidance to the holiday season I've always dreamed of... or, at least, that's what I'm hoping for... tee hee... I posted on this last year... and honestly, I even got some of it done, but "life" got out of control and I didn't do as well as I'd hoped... so, I'm at it again this year... giving it my best shot and another try knowing that if at first you don't succeed... TRY, TRY AGAIN!  (Which is pro

23 days AFTER our move...
Well, we're starting to settle in and things are becoming "normal" for the first time in a long time.  I think it's agreed that everyone loves the new house (which helps considering this is our first move and the house is quite a bit smaller than what we moved from).  We were blessed with new bunks for the kids (3 sets) and so the kids really liked coming to a new house with that surprise! We still have a few boxes to take care of... Mike's "office" is in the living room as well as my homeschool boxes and books for everyone (which we had to downsize to only the essentials and the rest went into storage).  Other than that, everything is unpack

Day 2: Releasing My Child into God's Hands
MY THOUGHTS on Stormie OMartian's "The Power of a Praying Parent" Chapter 2: Releasing My Child into God's Hands As I shared in my thoughts on the previous chapter, I really struggled with worry and fear when I first became a mom.  Stormie shares in this chapter, that she too, worried after becoming a mom until she decided to give her son over to God completely: ...whenever I had fear about anything, I imm