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Interests: I love the fresh air and sunshine. We are blessed with here in this state. Taking walks and listening to the birds sing, watching butterflies and hummingbirds. Looking at the beautiful mountains every morning. My mother taught me to paint, although I am not a natural. She also taught me to cook. My grandmother taught me to bake, yet I seem to burn things alot???? I am learning to sew. The main phrase is learning. Yet, I am very interested in the lost art of homemaking and being feminine. Where did that art go???:) Learning to help my husband. Finding new ways to communicate and love him, in ways that speak to him. Hard for a girl raised in the "me" generation.
Reading my Bible is a joy but I am no expert.
Expertise: That is up to Jesus and His giftings--To be made perfect in my weaknesses.
A research analyst in child development, working continuosly in the feild and out.
I am the operations manager of the home!
Occupation: Supervisory
Industry: Entertainment
Message: message me
Member Since:
10/26/2005
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| The Ten Commandments of Human Relations
SPEAK TO PEOPLE — there is nothing so nice as a cheerful word of greeting.
SMILE AT PEOPLE — it takes 72 muscles to frown, only 14 to smile.
CALL PEOPLE — the sweetest music to anyone’s ears is the sound of his own name.
BE FRIENDLY and helpful, if you would have friends, be a friend.
BE CORDIAL — speak and act as if everything you do is a genuine pleasure.
BE GENUINELY interested in people — you can like almost everybody if you try.
BE GENEROUS with praise — cautious with criticism.
BE CONSIDERATE with the feelings of others — there are usually three sides to a controversy: yours, the other fellow’s, and the right side.
BE ALERT to give service — what counts most in life is what we do for others.
ADD TO THIS a good sense of humour, a big dose of patience and a dash of humility, and you will be rewarded many-fold.
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| Books
Author Unknown
I like books
I really do.
Books with stories
And pictures, too.
Books of birds
And things that grow.
Books of people
We should know.
Books of animals
And places, too.
I like books
I really do!
 Messy Fingers © Debra S. Higginbotham Sticky fingers ' tangled hair,
scattered crayons, everywhere.
Fancy artwork ' on the wall '
drawn by midgets ' three feet tall.
Tell me why ' and tell me how '
that was mine ' I want it NOW!
Fix my bike. Buy me gum.
If you have it, I want some.
Dirty faces, grass-stained knees,
learning words ' like pretty please.
Endless hugs & goofy wet kisses,
learning respect with 'Mr.' & 'Mrs.'
Scraped-up hands, from falling down.
Tender tugs - - on my night gown.
Need more paper ' for Santa's letter?
I wasn't so bad ' but I've been better.
Watching a movie ' again and again '
Mommy, please ' put the tape back in.
Messy fingers ' hair gone wild '
all in the life ' of a precious child !!  "Leave everyone wondering which is the more interesting piece of work...you or your hat. " Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their power, which no subsequent connections can supply... ~Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, 1814
 Sisters are different flowers from the same garden. ~Author Unknown
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| The 31st of October is a day of celebration! Would you like to make some wonderful memories? I found some Wonderful ideas on this blog!! "As I sifted through the thought that mothers are the memory makers of their homes and children's lives-- I wanted to take this opportunity to begin a new tradition at our home. Starting this year we will anticipate our first Reformation Celebration.
The 95 Thesis were nailed on the door at Wittenberg, German on October 31, 1517 by Martin Luther. A profound moment for our faith, this act would shake Europe to its foundation and cause great religious divide and spiritual freedom for so many. Which is why I want my children to remember the example set before them-- to remember that it takes one person to change the world." Dress up in costume (have a skit, try to guess who we are).
Hold a medieval banquet (with authentic German food--some ideas I found were Roasted Papal Bull and Diet of Worms cake!)
and playing German music in the background
Games:
Sing the Battle Hymn of the Reformation "Almighty Fortress is our God"/or use this song to play musical chairs/who can build castles out of Lego's quickest
Boffer Wars,
Hide the Heretic (Hide and Seek),
Pin the Thesis on the Door(blindfolded)
Bows and arrow event/tug of war (Reformers vs. Cardinals of course!)
Bonfire with storytelling about the Reformation
Indulgences relay race throwing indulgences in the trash
Daddy can teach about our thankfulness to our forefathers and their hefty sacrifices that led to religious freedom today. This is a wonderful experience for all! Here are some helpful links:
How to celebrate at home
Easy Costume Tips
Put on a celebration at your church
-includes Medieval games, costumes, recipes
Visit a Reformation Day Faire
Doorposts offers a book I'm looking forward to getting:
A Night of Reformation
We took a week off of 'regular' school to focus on this period and do a Unit Study on the Reformation, I have heard of others taking a month or more. We still incorporated math, spelling, literature, vocabulary, creative writing etc. into our history lesson.
You can view our Reformation Unit study here."
Our family has watched the Movie "Luther" many times-the old and the new. Our family is always inspired to stand on Scripture/Christ alone. "My conscience is captive to the Word of God!"
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| | Author: Elisabeth Elliot
Source: Keep A Quiet Heart
Scripture Reference: Several Ways to Make Yourself Miserable - Count your troubles, name them one by one--at the breakfast table, if anybody will listen, or as soon as possible thereafter.
- Worry every day about something. Don't let yourself get out of practice. It won't add a cubit to your stature but it might burn a few calories.
- Pity yourself. If you do enough of this, nobody else will have to do it for you.
- Devise clever but decent ways to serve God and mammon. After all, a man's gotta live.
- Make it your business to find out what the Joneses are buying this year and where they're going. Try to do them at least one better even if you have to take out another loan to do it.
- Stay away from absolutes. It's what's right for you that matters. Be your own person and don't allow yourself to get hung up on what others expect of you.
- Make sure you get your rights. Never mind other people's. You have your life to live, they have theirs.
- Don't fall into any compassion traps--the sort of situation where people can walk all over you. If you get too involved in other people's troubles, you may neglect your own.
- Don't let Bible reading and prayer get in the way of what's really relevant--things like TV and newspapers. Invisible things are eternal. You want to stick with the visible ones--they're where it's at now.
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| Mom's in an unknown World. 
I found this here and thought I would share with you. "I can identify with the moment in the Wizard of Oz when Dorothy peeks through the door of her transported farmhouse and realizes she is in a beautiful but strange new world. Suddenly she is immersed in a life she has never experienced. There are some interesting applications to motherhood in this classic story.
• Most of what she encounters is unknown.
• She is surrounded by munchkins.
• Nothing around her is what she expected.
• Her journey gets more and more surprising.
• Her task is something she can’t do alone.
• Her companions sometimes appear to be brainless, heartless, or courageously challenged.
• There is an enemy who tries to keep her from accomplishing her task.
• There are moments when returning to Kansas sounds pretty good.
• When she needs it, someone wiser than she is always present.
If you answer to “mother” in any form, you have your own story. In the last thirty-two years, God has rewritten my heart desire and given me His perspective on the value of my job description. Motherhood is not just a life choice—it is a calling.
Jean Fleming in her wonderful book A Mother’s Heart elaborates on this …
Webster’s defines call as a "a divine vocation or strong inner prompting to a particular course of action." In every generation mothers must answer the call to be what no one else can be and to do what no one else can do for their children. It isn’t that mothers can’t do and be many other things, but if they refuse to accept their calling as mothers, some child ends up short-changed. The empty space that mother leaves echoes for generations.
Has God given you a mother’s heart? You may have biological children, foster children, adopted children, grandchildren you care for, or you’re waiting for the Lord to provide in this area. I just want to remind you that this job matters.
What you are giving your life to is worth it. Ultimately there is only one opinion that is indisputable—that of God Himself. God Almighty, who measures oceans in the palm of His hand, weighed the mountains in a balance, created the stars and calls them all by name, formed the dry land with His hands, who makes the clouds His chariot and the wind His messengers, has in sovereignty also created mothers (Isa. 40:12, 26; Ps. 95:5; Ps. 104:3–4). "
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