Small Every Day Blessings

"The most significant gifts are the ones most easily overlooked. Small, everyday blessings: woods, health, music, laughter, memories, books, family, friends, second chances, warm fireplaces, and all the footprints scattered throughout our days."

~Sue Monk Kidd~

Father let me not miss these small everyday blessings!

A Homeschooling Day In The Snow!!

Thank you all for your prayers! We are back home and hubby is doing great! Now we just pray for quick recovery! We are excited to see what Father has in store for 2010!!!

Asking for Prayer...

Normally I shy away from sharing things that are controversial or "personal" on my blog but right now I am branching out and asking for your prayers this week!

My husband and I are flying to Oklahoma to see Dr Wilson in a few days for a vasectomy reversal!

Yup you heard right!

This is a HUGE step for us and a big life change, please pray that the surgery goes smoothly without any complications and for us to have safe travels! If Father decides to provide more children we will be thrilled, we are open to whatever blessings He brings us!

My heart is heavy and still hoping that somehow a miracle will happen and we will get placement before pregnancy but only Father knows the plans that He has for us!

PLEASE join us in prayer!!! Surgery is scheduled for 8am Friday morning!!! I will update as soon as we return!

Public School Comparisons...

Its funny how our children hear of the things that public school kids get to experience and they too want to experience the same...

* My daughter wants to take spelling tests and have me grade it with a red pen.

* We had to take a bus ride so that they too can say they have been on a bus.

* We have to have an "official" first day of school with name tags.

The newest wish was for school pictures...

SO.. we took our own and will order wallet sizes for each :)

My Second Grade Beauty:




My Fourth Grade Beauty:

(the little man didn't care about getting his photo taken although I made him sit in for a sibling shot.. seemed fitting to have the boxing gloves :)

Three Kings Day/ Epiphany has come and gone...

On Wednesday we celebrated for the first time ever...Three Kings Day, it was so much fun!

On this special day we packed up all of our Christmas Decorations, ate yummy home made cookies and last but not least we began our Three Kings tradition of burning our Christmas Tree! This was a perfect way for our family to break in the new year!

To read more about this festival you can go to here...

To see other home school mommies that celebrated this year you can check out these blogs below:

Homeschooling in the Rose Garden

School for all seasons

Holy Experience

A Year in Excerpts...

January- A new puppy became a part of our family!!!

February- I was able to enjoy a Woman's Retreat with my mother in law.

March- My baby turned five years old, scary!!!

April- We recreated a treasure hunt, loved every minute of it!

May- Switched adoption agencies and met our wonderful social worker who has become a great friend!

June- Trinity Daddy and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary and escaped for our second honeymoon!

July- We took our best family vacation yet to the mountains! We are all looking forward to going back this year!!!

August- Trinity Daddy and I got to be a part of a Q&A with Wayne Jacobsen.. very inspiring!

September- I was blessed to be able to go to Florida and spend some quality time with my aunt and cousin, girls beach trip!

October- Began our Church journey= Fellowship with those that Father brings across our paths!

November- We were blessed to discover the wonderful world of Waldorf!

December- Lots of handmade memories were made and created together as a family!