First and foremost I am a Christian. I love my Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. I aim to live my life in line with God's Word the Holy Bible. I strive to be more Christlike everyday. He is my Strength, my Protector and my Provider.
My three children are my world. I can't describe the joy that pours from my soul because of them.
Life events over recent years have lead to new goals for my writing endeavors and ministry opportunities (current and future). I have several ideas for how I would like to incorporate some changes into my blog and Facebook page tied to my blog. Because I rarely have time to blog, I have started posting on Facebook more frequently...sharing my own thoughts and reposting other people's great articles/videos/etc. I hope you will join the conversations on both blog and Facebook and be encouraged!
I never thought to try to find other exchange student host families blogging about their experiences but they found me! Being able to read about other host families will be an awesome way to compare experiences, get advice, trouble shoot any issues, and best of all get some great ideas […]
The title says it all. I have never had a garden. I have always liked the idea of it but I never pursued the hobby. Due to several friends having […]
I want our Japanese exchange student, Noriko, to feel as welcome as possible when she comes to the USA. I am in the process of organizing her room so she is comfortable in our home. I am also putting together a Welcome Basket with items that hopefully will make her feel special. […]
Some people grew up being inspired by sports, music, and/or movie stars. While I had my favorites in each of those categories, I could care less if I ever got to meet them. The person outside of my everyday reality that I looked up to was Dr. Ben Carson. At some […]
********** July 5, 2013- Friday My sister calls me to tell me that she was applying to get a Chinese exchange student for the school year. I have always thought this would be an awesome opportunity especially since I had several friends in high school who were exchange students. I […]
How I put together a Teacher Record Book for homeschooling using a binder system.
As I scrolled down my facebook wall this morning, I came across an article about the Michigan Senate discontinuing “voluntary” abortion from their health care plan. (articles here or here). The friend who posted one of the articles also posted the following as her status: “WHAT IF THE MOTHER IS […]
Once again, months have gone by and you have not heard a word from me… And again, I apologize to those of you who actually follow me and hope that I would post more frequently. Of course, life events have come up making my writing time pretty much non-existent. So […]
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