Like a Bird

 

I ate like a bird. Lost 21 pounds and now I am singing.   I want to lose 8 more pounds, but I doubt I'll be able to do it by my birthday like I had hoped.

I just have to brag a little bit now.  Our two year old grandson, Caleb is doing really well with his bicycle. So well, that I really want to show you.  But I can't get the video to attach here, so will have to figure that out and post it later.  

I hope and pray that you'll have a great week, now that you've lived through Monday.

Scout Day At the Farm

 

For a city kid, visiting a farm is a really cool adventure...and that's true of all of us 'big kids' as well.  I recently got to experience this type of activity myself and  still enjoy seeing God's creativity.

School Field Trip and Photo Shoot

 

The triplets have lots of opportunity to be with others their own age. Not only do they have church friends and   their home school group, but they are involved in many activities, such as scouts, Chinese class, basketball and theater.

Early in April, they went with other home schoolers to  Cannonsburgh in Murfreesboro, TN, for an outing.

Chelle used the opportunity for a photo shoot.  The kids were in a cooperative mood and she got lots of good pictures...which always make me, the grandmother very happy.  

I would recommend home schooling to anyone who is not quite satisfied with the education his/her children are getting in public school today.  I would fist suggest a private school, but if that is out of the question, then home schooling is a good solution. I didn't say perfect, for nothing measures up to perfection...but it is a very good alternative.  I'm saying this as a teacher who once taught in public school and was happy with most of the teachers who taught along side me.  However, educators hands are tied.They are no longer permitted to discipline the students and without that, there is really not much learning. Add the fact that everything is being dumbed down so that no one has to suffer a loss of ego and it is a losing proposition.  I must say...this is my opinion from what I've seen lately. If your situation in your school is different,, good for your family.  There are not many such schools today.

Spring Swing

 

Nothing better than grand children.  Hope you are enjoying spring as much as this little one is.

Early Blooms

This picture was taken on April 12, so today the flowering around here is more advanced. The azaleas below this dogwood are also in full bloom. My clematis is  blooming as well.  And my favorite peonies are budding nicely.  

God has blessed us with the natural beauty of spring and we are enjoying it to the utmost.

While God blesses us, He sometimes allows bad things to happen to us that we might learn of Him and become stronger in our faith. 

For example, we have a man in the White House right now. We are to love him and respect his office and pray for him. But we  can know that he does not belong there. It has been proven over and over that he is not an Natural born American.  All evidence shows he is a foreigner (faked birth certificate, college ID, social security number, and evidence from Kenya). 

I do know that if Satan has done this to us, God has allowed it. I pray  we can, through Bible study and loving God's word, please our father God and He will save our nation.

Aussie

Those of us who like to take pictures enjoy it even more when our subjects cooperate.  Aussie was in a congenial mood  on Easter and actually posed for his mom's camera.  Good looking guy, if you ask my opinion.  

In the news:  there is lots of money flying around the country now to fix the election.  So where does it all come from? One should wonder, especially when someone or group is spending $60 million  against the governor of a state... a small one like Wisconsin.   Obama's buddies evidently think Governor Walker is a big threat to the president's plan to bankrupt our country.

Come election day, let's all get out and show them that money might talk loud, but it can't buy our votes!

Vote Republican...because it is not socialist.

Pump It Up

At 2 years old, Caleb already owes a big chunk of money to China.  Being in debt is bondage.  We want to return to our free country where indeed we are free to decide how we  will spend our money, speak our minds, travel freely, choose our own doctors and whether or not we want to eat a hamburger and fries.

This debt problem is not a black/white issue, not a male/female issue, not and old/young issue, not a rich/poor issue, not a thin/fat issue, not a religious issue.  It affects EVERYONE of every race, sex, age, religious persuasion and financial condition.   

Caleb had nothing to do with this debt and honestly, most of us didn't either. It can be attributed to political figures who care not about the debt because they are spending 'other people's money.... yours and mine to be exact. You would think however that it would trouble them to be running up trillions of dollars in debt that their own children will have to help repay.