Zealous 4 year old

Hope just turned 4 in May.  She is a very energetic little girl.  She loves to learn, which makes me very happy!  On Monday, we started school and she is very excited about the new workbooks she is using this year.  Today she came to me and showed me that she had finished her Numbers workbook.  I couldn't believe it!  She had been doing it during her playtime.  She was actually doing school when she could have been playing with her many toys.  I told her how proud I was of her and she said  "Thanks mama, I love my books.  Will you buy me more?"   I told her I would buy her any books she wanted. 

This little story made me think about us being zealous in our learning.  Do we hide away and study our Bibles?  Are we ready to learn more and more about His Word?   Do we get excited to study His teachings?  I want to know all I can about my Lord.  I am going to begin to study His Word more faithfully!

Summer Fun

This past weekend we had a great time.  My husband's company had a 60th year celebration in Lancaster, Ohio.  They had so many things for the kids to do!  They had a blast!  It was nice to be able to go and just have fun without worrying about any expenses, as this was a totally free event :)  Thank you Kokosing Construction!!!  Happy Anniversary!!!! 

I need to get back to blogging :)

Our summer was very busy busy busy, but now we are back on schedule!   I love routines!  I love following schedules and being productive.  The children are doing well so far.  They are enjoying their new books and school supplies.

We have all six kiddos in school this year full time.  Hope is doing Kindergarten work. Joshy's in second grade.  Ryan is in his first year of Jr High and Meg is in her first year of high school.  Amanda has skipped her sophomore year and headed right to her Junior year.  Robert is a Senior now, but is also taking some college courses.  I can't believe this is our 13th year home schooling.  It just doesn't seem possible.  Time sure has flown by!

 I am going to share our homeschool room with you all now :) 

What a wonderful weekend!

We had a great weekend.  On Friday we had the opportunity to go to the Creation Museum.  I highly suggest, if you are able to go there, to take your family there.  It is well worth the money!!!  My six year old son Joshy was so amazed by it all.  He asked so many questions.  He also told us everything he knew about each exhibit.  I was so thrilled to hear him talk about each Bible story he knew.  Our 3 year old would chime in also, when she knew about a story that we were looking at.   Our other 4 kiddos just took everything in.  They were reading and listening to each exhibit.  They came home with a renewed outlook on how to minister to other young people. 



On Friday evening, we got to see Tim Hawkins.  He is a Christian comedian that was doing his comedy routine at the Cincinatti Homeschool Convention.  We laughed so hard, our cheeks were sore  :)

On Saturday, we visited the Exhibit Hall at the convention.  Then on Saturday evening we had the honor of seeing the Duggar Family.  They are so real and honest.  We also had the opportunity to visit with Jim Bob Duggar after the program.  He was very kind and took time to meet and talk with each of our children.  Mike and I were able to get a picture with him also.    

Megan was excited to get her picture with Jinger Duggar.  Megan enjoys watching their show so much.

We were going to stay 2 nights down south, but the little ones (and big ones lol)  were missing their beds and we all voted to head home.  Sunday we just rested and yesterday we went out to a wonderful lunch together as a family.  It was a great weekend.  God blessed us in many ways!!!!

Getting ready to leave....

Last night I made an itinerary for our trip to the Cincinnati Homeschool Convention.  We will be leaving on Friday morning.  The kids are just full of excitement.  Along with the convention, we will be going to the Creation Museum in Kentucky, the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History and Science, and possibly the Dayton Air Force Museum.  At the convention, we will be seeing Tim Hawkins and the Duggar Family.  I believe it will be a great time of learning and exploration :)  Our teens will be attending a few seminars focussed for young people.  I am praying they receive a blessing from everything they hear. 

Today I will be making a list of everything we need to pack up tomorrow.  I am a list maker.  I love organization!!!  It is so much easier to do what needs to be done if things are organized. My youngest 2 children are just like mama.  They love to have everything organized.  They thrive on a schedule, which makes me very happy :) 

My prayer for the next few days is that we all stay well and that we have a safe trip.  Please pray for us as we travel. 

Good Morning.... Thank God it is Friday and Spring break is here :)

We have been so busy lately.  I am looking forward to having a week off, although next week, I will be packing for our trip to Cincinatti.  My kids are counting the days until we leave.  They are so excited to see Tim Hawkins and the Duggar family.  We will also be visiting the Dayton Air Force Museum and possibly the Creation Museum.  I am going to enjoy watching them all learn while they have fun. 

I have a few ideas to share with you all today.  One is our Morning Board. 

You can adapt it to what you want to teach your child/ren

I also want to share some websites with you.  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/storytime/index.asp  Each month they add a new book to their online storytime.  My kids love it.    Another website that is great for homeschoolers is http://www.thehomeschoolchannel.tv/  I encourage you to check it out :)

Have a wonderful day!!!!

Good morning all

It has been a very busy time for our family.  We have been doing so much that I haven't had a lot of time for blogging. 

God is leading our family in directions we never thought he would, but we are glad to follow His plan.  We would appreciate prayers for us as we follow God's calling.