It's Moving Fast ! Time That Is .

Yesterday was my oldest DS birthday . "T" is now 12 . He is fast becoming a young man . He has a deeper voice and a mustache . Well he has had the mustache for a year . He shaved it off last month but decided to let it grow back . He bought an electric guitar with his birthday money . He has musical abilities that amaze me . He picks up stuff so quickly . He has already learned some chords . "Roosie" (youngest DD) bought an acoustic guitar with her birthday money . They go around strumming on them whenever they can . They are going to be taking lessons so pray for them . They are excited about learning .

Spring is in full swing here . Everything is in bloom . We have found some science "projects" outside but I'll write more about those later . Have a great day today .

And once again the Provider is ... God !

Today God answered a prayer for us and even blessed beyond what we asked for . I have our school books stashed in the hall closet , on book cases in the living room and in every nook we can find to put them . I have been praying for a book case that we could put our books in so they would all be in one place . Well today my Aunt brings me a pantry style storage cabinet . It is about five feet tall and very deep . It has four shelves that would hold our books wonderfully . She also brought us some new phonics based readers from scholastic . Most were still in their plastic wrappers . She also gave us a little V-Tech computer that has educational games to play . This will benefit my youngest . The only people who knew I was praying about this was my hubby and kids . It's just amazing to me how God provides for us sometimes . What a wonderful God we serve !

Spring Has Sprung

Well it's official - Spring is here ! The day we have held our breath for all winter . How many of you are itching to get your hands in the dirt ? I am , I am ! It's kinda cloudy and foggy this morning - the sun should be shining and the sky should be a brilliant blue (I'm sure it is behind those clouds) ! Annie has some great tips and ideas (as usual) on her Spring Page . Take a look around and have a wondeful first day of SPRING !

Spring "rain" Devotion

Rain - without it seeds planted in the soil won’t grow , they will lay dormant until that first drop of life giving water soaks in . When we were saved , a seed of Faith was planted in us , if it isn’t watered by
“rain “ it cannot grow . The rain I speak of are trials we as Christians sometimes go through . Jesus himself said that we would be persecuted , Matthew 5:10 -12 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Peter also assures us of the reward of trials in 1Peter 4:12-14 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
Sometimes God sends us this rain in light spring like showers , in quick and overpowering cloudbursts or sometimes as a steady downfall . The trials are the life giving water to our seed of Faith . It’s what makes it grow . When we go through a trial our dependency on God becomes greater , which is what He desires of us. He wants us to be more dependent on Him , to trust Him with not only our souls but with our health , our families and our finances . Our Faith grows and grows when it is watered and cultivated . So let us be like Brother Paul when he said , 2Corinthians 12:9-10 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
~ Copyright 2007 Nikki Simcox ~

They Grow Up So Fast

Today my "baby" turned 7 . My youngest daughter "Roosie" had a birthday today . I can't believe how quickly the years have passed . It seems so unreal at times doesn't it ? It's like we blink and they have grown . It has been a fun day . My parents and aunt came over for Roosie's birthday supper tonight . She is having a party with her brother "T" on Friday . His birthday is the 28th so they wanted to have their party together this weekend . The weather here is finally settling down . Spring temps returned yesterday . We are having "Spring showers" right now . I have lots of things in bloom . Grape hiacynth is coming up in my yard . I plan on transplanting them to a flower bed so the mower doesn't knock them down . My husband put up an owl box for us . Hopefully we will have nesters soon . We really enjoy watching birds . Our Civil War study is going great . We are all learning so much . I have really put the free resources at the library to good use . I am so grateful to be able to be at home with my children . I don't thank God enough for it but I feel impressed to do so now . ~ Dear Heavenly Father , thank you for the oppurtunity to be the one who teaches my children . Thank you for allowing me to be at home with them while supplying my husband with the strength to go out every day and work hard to provide for his family . I ask Lord that you uplift and encourage him , renew his strength every day . I also ask that you uplift and encourage every homeschooling parent . Help us to stand strong even when we feel like we should quit . Bless our efforts and the efforts of our children as we seek to do what is right in your eyes . I ask also Lord that you impress upon each parent's heart the need and desire to bring their children home and teach them how to walk in your statutes and commandments . I pray that those who are lost will make this day the day that they accept Jesus . I pray for those who are sick , that they will receive your blessed touch . All these things I ask in your Son Jesus' name , Amen .

~ Nikki

 

 

Why I love homeschooling my kids

I love the fact that when it is cold outside they are sitting by the fireplace reading a book or studying and not waiting on a bus . When the weather is nice and everything is in bloom the outside becomes our classroom . I like being the one who sees their eyes light up when they learn something new . I like the fact that above all we can read the Word of God and pray in our "school" . ~ Nikki

Please Pray

I would like to ask everyone who would to be praying for my cousin Jamie  . He has been diagnosed with terminal colon cancer . He is a 32 year old Baptist Minister with a wife and small children . I ask that everyone add him to your prayer list at Church . I know that God can do what man says is impossible . Thanks ~ Nikki

Friday

Well today is our regular "off" day from school . We do all our major cleaning on Fridays so that our weekends can be fairly relaxing . Monday we will be finishing up our weather unit . I found some great printables last night . Wild weather   has some great information and printables . Kidzone has some water cycle pages that would be great for notebooking . We were blessed and missed out on the severe weather they were forcasting for us last night . We ended up just having rain and some high winds .Today is supposed to be warm and sunny . A trip to Cades Cove would be nice .