tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233050662024-03-12T21:33:04.238-05:00~ Clement ClanA glance at the AMAZING life that God has given us: The Good, the Bad, the Not So Pretty and the Journey that gets us there.Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.comBlogger490125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-80996889901637584242013-05-07T12:09:00.006-05:002013-05-07T12:10:17.310-05:00Finish LineWe are so close to finishing the first (and last) year of homeschooling. It has certainly been an adventure, and one that I will honestly cherish. I remember someone telling me that you have to really love your kids to homeschool. I can say- that is TRUTH! There were hard days, crying days, great days, good days and days that I just can't even categorize. I am going to keep going with some subjects over the summer just because we were a bit behind with Mom's death. I will be enrolling the kids in school in less than 4 weeks. I am still searching for a job, but even if I don't find one, I am looking forward to seeing what the kids learn and love about their new school!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-33912925373415843532013-04-24T13:15:00.002-05:002013-04-24T13:15:37.621-05:00an awesome granola recipeWe happen to LOVE granola around here. Granola bars, granola cereal- love it all. I had been searching for a long time and I finally found one that I can make easy and quick, is raw and good for you! Here is the recipe in it's original form with my modifications in ( ).<br />
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3 1/2 cups of Rolled Oats (cereal) or Steel Cut Oats (bars)<br />
1 cup raw sliced almonds<br />
1 cup raw cashew pieces (I skip these for the cereal, but add raisins in it's place))<br />
1 cup Unsweetened coconut<br />
1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds<br />
1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds<br />
2 tsp Cinnamon<br />
1 1/2 tsp ginger<br />
6 tbsp unsalted butter<br />
2 tsp vanilla<br />
1/2 cup honey<br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
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Add and Mix the first 8 ingredients. Melt butter and honey in a microwave safe bowl. Add honey and salt. Pour over oat mixture and coat evenly. Pour into a baking pan/sheet that is covered with Parchment Paper. Bake at 250 for 75 min. Once taken out of oven, let stand for at least 10 min. Transfer granola and parchment to cooling rack. Break into bars (I indent lines before baking) or break into cereal. <br />
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Matt love Peanut-butter granola bars, so I will add a package of Reece's pb chips to the bars and they are YUMMO!!! I also tend to add a bit more coconut than the recipe calls for...just cause! Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-51024290808021908632013-04-24T08:22:00.002-05:002013-04-24T08:22:35.432-05:00Hello, again!Hello again, Friends! It has been a long time since I have been on here. Partly due to just being plain 'old busy with life and partly because the last post I made was about Mom. But, life moves on and so much has happened since then. I wish I could go back and document it all, but to be honest- that takes a huge amount of time that I just don't have right now. So we do a re-cap and start from now!<br />
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We are nearing the end of our school year. I have truly loved homeschooling the kids this year! I have learned a lot about my kids and about myself. It is has certainly been hard at times and the school day has not always gone as smoothly as I had hoped. But the kids have done well and even though I doubt myself many times, I know they have learned. We will still be doing a few things over the summer, but not a full day. The kids have asked to go back to school next year. We are changing schools, so I am ok with their decision. We caught them up as much as we could- we will just have to see if it was enough. I am hoping to go to back to work next year as well. I think this experience will make me a better teacher. I am hoping that I can get on at the kids new school, but if not I would love to get back at the middle school (crazy I know, but I love those Middle Schoolers!). <br />
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About a year ago, Matt and I made the family decision to leave our church home for the past 4 years and start attending a new place. We are now at the Mt Juliet Campus of The Fellowship. We are loving it and feeling like we are making a difference. Matt has been selected to lead Outreach at our church. We are super excited to get somethings going and get involved in our community. We really feel that our time at Friendship was God's way of preparing us for this time at The Fellowship. Our kids are thriving and loving the kids program, which is a huge blessing to us. <br />
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God has been working on me over the last 6 months. Our marriage is stronger, my faith and strength has been bolstered and I feel that I am gaining ground. I have made some changes in my personal life- both Spiritually and physically. I feel the changes are good and I am just trying to get in a routine now. I have decided to start running. I have never been a runner, so this is a challenge for me. We have been changing our eating habits. We are slowly cutting out gluten from our diet and going more organic. I have had to make these changes more slowly than I would have liked, but we are making them. I have always been one to cook from scratch, but now 99% of everything is home made. It has been great fun getting cookbooks from the library and trying out new recipes. My family is quick to tell me whether to make it again or toss it! I recently went to a family cancer geneticist, since my Dr requested that I go. It was very interesting to say the least. Although we have a family history of certain cancers, they are not all on one side which is good for me. Sara (the geneticist) set me up with Mom's cancer dr in order to determine if I am at risk. Mom's cancer is such a rare one, that my risk is elevated, but also for several other types (Breast and ovarian). We also hope to do the actual genetic testing this summer, but we are waiting for our insurance to cover it. <br />
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I can't wait to get back to updating this blog. It is so much fun to go back and see what I have written about and remember so much. I hope to always keep it that way. I am going to be adding some pictures next time so that I can catch up a bit on it. My kids are awesome to take pictures of, and I love to share them. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-75257945147672248182012-11-29T12:41:00.001-06:002012-11-29T12:41:09.717-06:00 In all the craziness I am ThankfulLife has been hectic, crazy and plain ole sad. I still have so much I want to document on here, but I find that I am lacking in the time and gumption part ;)<br />
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I am very blessed that God led us to homeschooling this year. I could not have gotten through the last two months if I hadn't. Mom was diagnosed with cancer in June, went though 5 rounds of Chemo and underwent surgery in October. She had an 8 1/2 hour surgery on October 25. She had issues with swelling internally, and became septic. After several more surgeries/procedures, we as a family had to decide on what course to take. It was the easiest and hardest conversation we had to do. Mom had made her wishes clear on what she deemed acceptable as quality of life. This was not it and it would not have been what she wanted in the long run. On Monday, October 29th, we turned off all machines and let mom "go". Since that day, not a day goes by that I don't think about mom and wonder if she "knew" certain things. I ache that I didn't call more and spend more time with her. I have been sad, frustrated and just wanted to be lazy- all of which I cannot do while homeschooling. I have been quick to anger and in voicing that frustration. My kids have struggled and I feel that I have';t been much help to them. I have found myself on a slippery slope....and I have to get off. <br />
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Over Thanksgiving we went to Dad's house. Usually the men hunt and Mom and I hold down the fort. This year I spent it going through things and trying to be Thankful. The men still hunted, and I am thankful for that. Dad needed to be in the woods and with Matt. But it was hard. I made a choice to be thankful for the blessings that i have. I have so many- My husband, my kids, my dad, the time I had with mom and so much more. <br />
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I wanted to write this down- to remind myself to be grateful and thankful in all things. When the days get hard, that I have so much to be happy about. I can be sad and miss mom, but I can't live there. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-90530969520355912682012-10-18T13:42:00.001-05:002012-10-18T13:42:07.064-05:00Our Homeschooling LifeIt still feels a bit funny to write that. We are now 3 months into Homeschooling and we are loving it. Not to say that we don't struggle occasionally, but all in all there are way more positives. I kind of stressed myself out a few weeks ago thinking of all the things that they might not learn that the state says they should. I was quickly corrected recently when I watched my kids working together and realized there are some more important things that they are learning together. <br />
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We haven't done much in Science/History realm because I wanted to get all the other things going and figured out first. We will be starting that this month and I am excited! I have some fun activities planned and I think the kids will enjoy them! WE have bible study on Wednesdays so I am going to try and make that day a related arts day as well. Learn about one composer/music work and do some art with Daddy. <br />
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Today we created fall trees to write about. They had fun and even enjoyed the writing process. I am excited to get more into that as we go. <br />
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<br />Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-68840262902817730422012-09-26T22:00:00.003-05:002012-09-26T22:00:48.706-05:00AnswersThere is so much to post about, but at the moment I am searching for answers. My heart and my head are at war, and I cannot figure the outcome. It is the same war I have battled since starting to home school. Am I doing the right thing? Are they learning what they need to know? Riley wants to go back to school...do we let her or stick it out? Do I put them back in or stay the course? <br />
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These are the questions I am struggling with. I had a clear answer to homeschool at the end of last year, but now, I am confused and struggling. Praying for answers...Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-41704458161648434172012-09-11T12:15:00.001-05:002012-09-11T12:15:50.231-05:00NeglectedYep...this blog is neglected. I really thought that I might have the time to catch up and keep rolling with posts, but it seems I was mistaken. Homeschooling keeps me busy among all the other things in life. BUT, over the next few days I am going to give this place for memories and thoughts an overhaul. We have had so many adventures, that I want to post them to remember them..kind of like a digital scrapbook, so that when I get the time to actually do my scrapbook, I can remember it all! :)<br />
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So for the family and friends who may read this or check to see if there is an update, we are alive, breathing and in the midst of life...it happens...welcome to ours!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-55226416413274707552012-05-09T13:22:00.000-05:002012-05-09T13:22:03.802-05:00That time of year...Every year around this time, I find my shoulders tensing, and my patience waning. " Why?", you might ask. Well this time of year is insane for teachers in general, but especially for us Special Ed teachers. For some reason there are more IEP's and Re-evaluations due in December and April/May, than any other time of year. There is state mandated testing, bonus work to get the grades up, projects and such that take up TONS of time. <br />
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Next year- there will be no tensing, no multiple cups of coffee to get through the day. I pray it will be peaceful. I know there will be stressors, but I can also see how wonderful it will be. <br />
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Matt and I spent some time figuring out "rooms" this past weekend. Trying to figure out where to do our main schooling, and then areas for other times. Luckily it was fairly easy, but now I get to be creative getting storage int here! <br />
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Iwill be attending the Middle Tn Homeschool Education Associations conference next Friay, and I am SO excited. I will be able to get my hands on some of the curriculum that I have only been able to browse online, and will hopefully get to attend a few lectures. :)<br />
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There will be more updates soon. I have pictures to post of the kids, memories that I want to capture and things I want to say...but for now, they will have to wait!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-15748695468133763862012-03-30T11:23:00.001-05:002012-03-30T11:23:36.817-05:00ResearchWow. That is all my overloaded brain can say at this point. Who knew there were so many options to homeschool curriculum?? It is nice to have so many options! My free time at work and at home (some nights) are spent looking at the different options. Since I will be homeschooling 3 different grade levels, I am trying to find a science and social studies/history curriculum that I can spread across the grades. So far, there are some good options. I am getting more and more excited as I start to map out our year (what days we are going to "do" school), order curriculum, and prepare out home. These next 9 weeks cannot go fast enough for this gal!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-51362610899549859352012-03-18T21:35:00.001-05:002012-03-18T21:35:23.359-05:0030 Day Shred....here I come!Here comes the fun time of spring! The weather is warming up (rather quickly here) and I have a goal to complete before summer. To kick off my goal, I am going to start Ms. Jillian's killer work out. Fun times (and sore muscles) are in my future! If you happen to be driving by my house and hear a horrible sound, it will be me- keep on driving! :)Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-36660395629095970042012-03-17T15:39:00.000-05:002012-03-17T15:39:38.662-05:00My "Duh" moment of the weekAt this moment, I am eagerly waiting for my kids to get home. They have been at their grandparents for the week. Even though I have gotten so much accomplished, I miss them terribly. I have, however noticed one thing: I needed this week, this break. Yes- I just admitted it. <br />
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I needed time to rejuvenate (and clean!). I think every mom needs it whether they realize it or not. I usually don't realize it, but this time I did. As I cleaned, I let the tension out, I prayed, I sang, I rejoiced in the fact that my children's grandparents love to have them with them. I loved having a solid conversation with Matt, that was uninterrupted. I relished having the undivided attention of my husband (between basketball games of course- it is March!). I enjoyed just sitting, relaxing and watching movies that we hadn't seen because of the kids. I feel more of me, more ready to take it all on- to take what ever is thrown at me, and to handle it with grace instead of stress. <br />
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I plan on making more of an effort in this area. To do something for me each week. Whether is is creating scrapbook pages, reading at a coffee shop, retail therapy (with the husbands permission, of course!), or exercising. I think in the long run, I will be a better mom, wife and friend if I make myself a priority every now and then!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-5909775077936096082012-02-22T08:23:00.000-06:002012-02-22T08:23:55.491-06:00Starting AnewKind of a weird title, but it is meaningful to me. As crazy as my life is and as busy as I am, this blog takes the back seat. Not that I mind that....my family comes first. But at the same time, I need an outlet and this blog will become it. With the looming end date for my job, the glorious prospect of homeschooling, and the needed list of things to accomplish before the start of next year...I need a place to talk, ask and remember. I have stated that I am starting over a lot on here...but this is a bit different. I know I won't update all the time, and I won't always have fun things to say or do. But I hope that I can chronicle this process of becoming. Becoming the woman, wife and mother that God wants me to be. There are a ton of ways that God is stretching me, molding me and challenging me to search. I love that, I love that I am still growing. This blog will be the place to stretch, to learn and to grow. It will still be loaded with pictures of the kids and updates on our family- that is all part of me becoming. Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-83888381707310695962012-02-02T12:23:00.000-06:002012-02-02T12:23:35.016-06:00I did it<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today I took that leap of faith, today I trusted fully in the assurance that God will provide. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today- I turned in my notice at work. This will be my last year teaching at MJMS. I love what I do and who I work with , but Matt and I decided that this was the time for me to stay home, AND to homeschool our kids next year. We are very excited about this new phase of our life and I cannot wait till Summer!</div>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-4320699872268493322012-02-02T12:19:00.000-06:002012-02-02T12:19:50.468-06:00New Year- New Me<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I love the start of a new year! I always feel refreshed and even though I don't do "resolutions", I do set some goals. For years I have had goals, that in reality I never accomplished. Some that feel by the wayside with in a few weeks. Some I stuck with, but didn't see results, so they fizzled out. I love to have goals, as it gives me something to strive for. This year, as in years past, I set some goals to better me. But the main difference this year is that these goals are simple. I didn't go all out and crazy and specific- I believe that is where my downfall usually is. I get to specific, and when I don't reach them, I give up. I also decided to post them on here to remind me. To remind me of what changes I want to make in my life, in my family's life, in my marriage and in my relationship with my children, family and friends. So- without further adieu....my goals for 2012</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(you know you are excited to read them!) :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1) Make Healthy Lifestyle Changes: This seems like a duh moment, right? In years past I have always stated to loose weight. Who am I kidding?? 4 kids later, my body is not the same and will never be that pre-kid size/shape again. So now my goal is to be healthy. To make good choices in food and exercise. No diet here. We eat fairly healthy, but we can still improve. This is a family change too. Not just for me, but for my entire family. For us all to be healthy and active. I want my kids to grow up making good choices.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">2) Read every day: Here is the kicker. I am going to read 3 chapters out of the Bible, and then read what ever else I want. I want to make sure that I am in the Word each day. I will confess right here that I am not doing that right now. I don't take the time to read God's Word, but I do read other things. His Word needs to be first!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">3) Take a Sabbath: Yep- you heard me. I don't think I ever really rest. As a mom/wife/teacher I am always doing something. Each day I am cleaning, working and trying to keep it all together. But I need to rest as well. My body and mind need that rest, that time to recharge. Now...can I do it for a whole day straight? Probably not, especially in the season of life that I am in, but I can do a few hours here and there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">4) Take intentional time for Matt and I: This is a no brain-er. We spend time with each other, but taking the time to occasionally get away for the weekend, and to go on dates more often. Not just one on one time after the kids go to bed. My marriage is top priority, and I want to make sure that I am putting all I can into Matt and I.</span>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-44070304015260184022012-01-07T07:48:00.000-06:002012-01-07T07:48:51.639-06:00Eloquent Words<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">There are some people who are so eloquent in their speech. I am not one of those people. I would love to be, as I love reading what they say and I always think, " That is what I want to say, but I can't get it out that well". The funny thing about that is that I teach Language Arts. That encompasses reading, grammar and WRITING. Do you see the irony? Oh I can form a well structured paragraph, but it isn't always eloquent. :) As my students sometime have trouble, I often have trouble expressing myself with words. I have to think about what I want to say, because let's face it. Sometimes words don't come out right. I want to be (and have to be) intentional with what I say, and I want to make it count. All that to say- this will not be an eloquent post. If that is what you are looking for- slide on by! It will be filled with mistakes that I will miss (and probably not go back to change once I see them, because let's face it...there won't be time as the kids start to get up), phrases that will make people think I might need some sort of therapy, and will possibly make someone laugh. </span></div><br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I don't always have a lot of time to read blogs like I would love to. I stumbled across a <a href="http://momastery.com/blog/2012/01/04/2011-lesson-2-dont-carpe-diem/">post </a>that is circulating around facebook. I read it, I laughed, I nodded my head, and led to another blog post that humbled my heart, straightened my mind and put a resolve in my heart. You see...we are in the throng of child rearing. We are in the throng of teaching our children right from wrong. It.is.hard. There are days, that I go to bed thinking.." today I snapped at the kids who were not getting ready fast enough for school, so we were almost late, then I taught someone elses kids who have no respect for me, themselves or others; I came home and rushed to get it all done- ignored and pushed away to prepare dinner; I encouraged and at times argued with the homework child; I said NO more times that I can count; I broke up arguments; I tried to snuggle with my kids, but they argued like cats and dogs and didn't listen; then they are put in bed with a hug, kiss and sigh from a tired mom" how the heck did that go? Not well! It is not easy when there are days you feel like you are always saying no, always questioning if you are raising and teaching them right since they fight like crazy and are not the kindest to one another. There are days that I struggle with consistency, and not sighing and saying "fine" or "Whatever". Tossing in the towel on those days would be so easy...so easy and yet so destructive. Not to say it never happens, but I regret the days I did that. It always returns much worse. God blessed me with these babies, he entrusted me with them. What a great responsibility it is. To teach them right from wrong, to teach them about love, grace, hope, kindness, patience, self control. To teach them to turn the cheek and not retaliate, that two wrongs DO NOT make a right. To teach them to stand up for what they believe and for each other. To protect their minds while allowing them to grow and learn. It is not for the faint at heart. But daily, God renews my mind and whispers- "You can. You can do this. I wouldn't have given them to you if I didn't know you could do this. Yes, it is hard. Not everything is easy. As you teach my children, you grow and you seek more of me. You are teaching them to seek me. Will you mess up? Of course, but you seek forgiveness and your children learn that from you. Love them, trust me." So each morning, I pray to not take them for granted. To not wish these years to be gone. To wake up each day and remember that my job will be tough, but that HE will carry me through the hard days, and that one day all the hard work will hopefully pay off. That one day my children will rise with thoughts of HIM, and will love others to show them Him. </span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Until then I will "no" away, I will love with toughness, and snuggle and bestow grace when needed. </span>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-90091583547499006932011-11-08T11:03:00.000-06:002011-11-08T11:03:41.717-06:00A time to be Bold<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Since this is my blog I decided it was time for me to speak what is on my heart and mind. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Most of the time I look like I am an extrovert- always happy, friendly- a real go getter. I am those things, but I also need my own time, family time and quiet time. Needless to say, the quiet time does not occour very often. I am blessed that my amazing husband gives me time to do things that I enjoy, and even though I do not do them often- when I do, they leave me refreshed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This year has been a struggle for me. Well- this school year. Not just physically and mentally, but spiritually as well. There have been days where I literally have just wanted to get out of there the moment that I got there. My heart has been heavy and as hard as I try, there were many times when I couldn't feel Gods' presence or hear his voice. When I felt that around every corner, was another attack from satan. I have spent many hours in prayer , praying for big changes in my heart, mind and soul. God has granted me these and I am grateful. There are still days where something happens that gets me down, but they are far and few between. I still feel restless, knowing that God has a bigger plan for me and for my family. So I continue to pray and try to be still. Hopefully sometime soon I will know where the path God has laid out for me is. </span>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-61771966227078935352011-11-06T09:16:00.000-06:002011-11-06T09:16:05.931-06:00Halloween 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNcf2Uk9wcCVjDqhn-3ShSodqhMJp6eb3P7CwMZ8lDtm0D_1Z2tOugyCDmmCUaXZkfiYZWQXOPqhTLjKX7Yg4oUlqk9-4jz-XEaJtQSZqtnD5NBCDiSydfT3PJK8Ne36DWeJtX/s1600/DSC_0233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNcf2Uk9wcCVjDqhn-3ShSodqhMJp6eb3P7CwMZ8lDtm0D_1Z2tOugyCDmmCUaXZkfiYZWQXOPqhTLjKX7Yg4oUlqk9-4jz-XEaJtQSZqtnD5NBCDiSydfT3PJK8Ne36DWeJtX/s320/DSC_0233.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><br />
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</a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This year Halloween fell on a Monday, so we tried to make it fun, but not go crazy on candy or staying up late. I am certain the kids teachers were thankful for our efforts! We started out the morning with Halloween donuts for breakfast- they kids were so excited since we don't do donuts very often. After they got home from school, it was time to get ready. Caleb was Shawn White, Ian a Knight, Riley was a bride and Jaiden was Tony Hawk. They had so much fun. Our neighborhood gets tons of traffic, so Jaiden rode in style (much to his pleasure!). We had fun, and the kids racked up. There were two houses that Riley refused to go up to with out Matt or myself. One happened to be our neighbor (and Riley's K teachers house). I had to laugh, because she had watched Mr. Koehn set it up and was excited to go, but then reality hit and even though she knew who it was, I went with her. All in all the kids had a great time this year, and we successfully avoided the scary costumes for another year!</span>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-167907047833296632011-11-06T09:08:00.000-06:002011-11-06T09:08:42.149-06:00Honeysuckle Hill Farm (TONS of pictures, so be ready!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycEbdaPrqFpoYvR_vP9zLbwDVw-fqiAvg0OwJcQ5wAeYvMWPnhDD8gneodAqe89P1xm-C9UYshSfWECquw63bNmDucqiQYnoyYlVOk0k9YG3ulGXUiPhhbb7W-gycOMWUymlN/s1600/DSC_0054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycEbdaPrqFpoYvR_vP9zLbwDVw-fqiAvg0OwJcQ5wAeYvMWPnhDD8gneodAqe89P1xm-C9UYshSfWECquw63bNmDucqiQYnoyYlVOk0k9YG3ulGXUiPhhbb7W-gycOMWUymlN/s320/DSC_0054.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My pictures do not do this place justice!! Seriously- it was SO much fun! The kids had a blast and we literally spend almost all day there!! They had animals out, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">a hay bale maze (which my kids did over, and over, and over again!)</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There was an awesome sand pit, a large jump pillow, tunnel slides (one massive looking one that my kids literally zoomed down), pumpkins, corn maze, the corn box (think sandbox but with corn), Cow train and a ton more. Even with our large family, it was super affordable and worth every penny!We will definitely be making this a yearly trip. </span>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-71533994532301665552011-11-06T08:54:00.000-06:002011-11-06T08:54:27.526-06:00Ghouls at Grassmere<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHvKlmbIOXKMJsQPcmXzw-l2A5ij0tHbXZBx8-6Y725ZPAJTd6ualxVA_0BeQx24GdlHr80MRMsbUZjp9CTS5mBdZGOTFHVWL83qxmtXSsGv5kmuBaS7naMzp2xjYs8cA-Zhm/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHvKlmbIOXKMJsQPcmXzw-l2A5ij0tHbXZBx8-6Y725ZPAJTd6ualxVA_0BeQx24GdlHr80MRMsbUZjp9CTS5mBdZGOTFHVWL83qxmtXSsGv5kmuBaS7naMzp2xjYs8cA-Zhm/s320/DSC_0001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We had so much fun carving pumpkins this year. The kids were so gung-ho about it. They all reached in and cleaned their pumpkins good! Last year, they were so timid about the "goop" that I did most of the cleaning. Of course the boys had the most fun with the "guts". </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jaiden even cleaned his pumpkin, although he wanted his hands wiped after each reach in :) </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We went through a lot of wipes Sunday. That is one thing that I </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">love doing with the kids. Every fall I love watching my kids at the pumpkin patch, carving pumpkins and being thankful for all that they have. Our family is so richly blessed, and at times I over look it or take it for granted. I am grateful for the small things that I get to enjoy with them. One day they will be too old for all these fun things. But I will always cherish the memories!</span>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-72499522919807919232011-10-24T19:43:00.000-05:002011-10-24T19:43:18.114-05:00My Lil' Pumpkins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZJixoZnDSMtdUJmOWmd6Uww5VpfuCw5nUeuff_ovqOit9YQjgZxTdlTOxeUBMGR55Yw9k_sBUbZhfQwokOKGgNXQ4hY-nZLUIlfeUAclXy0xJD649n4tUTkiMEQmaTmA9uLv/s1600/DSC_0521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZJixoZnDSMtdUJmOWmd6Uww5VpfuCw5nUeuff_ovqOit9YQjgZxTdlTOxeUBMGR55Yw9k_sBUbZhfQwokOKGgNXQ4hY-nZLUIlfeUAclXy0xJD649n4tUTkiMEQmaTmA9uLv/s320/DSC_0521.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOlK-JJJfp2sENK0tcKBWxhOEMbejIPX_6rJTf75RIIChrDiamwjv5QM7hHAOJuTvtJ1m1hfiyGIlQHrUSGCF71ZVxJLuD6LDhl0-uNOc_rl1zBIfqYDcsGqbQHK6jeO0NRKS/s1600/DSC_0524.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOlK-JJJfp2sENK0tcKBWxhOEMbejIPX_6rJTf75RIIChrDiamwjv5QM7hHAOJuTvtJ1m1hfiyGIlQHrUSGCF71ZVxJLuD6LDhl0-uNOc_rl1zBIfqYDcsGqbQHK6jeO0NRKS/s320/DSC_0524.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We had planned to go to a pumpkin patch this weekend, but the boys were struck with a really weird 9 hour virus, so we decided to delay the patch till next weekend and go gab some pumpkins to carve. We let the kids pick out their own pumpkin, and the boys were devastated when I vetoed a 50lb pumpkin for each of them. :) We will be heading to <a href="http://www.nashvillezoo.org/events/ghouls-grassmere">Ghouls at Grassmere </a>and <a href="http://www.honeysucklehillfarm.com/index.htm">Honeysuckle Hill</a> this weekend before Halloween. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It is quiet funny as I am unsure where I stand with the whole Halloween thing. Each year I hem and haw over what we should do. I love to watch the kids dress up ( and we scored yet again with the non-scary costumes! Thank you Jaiden for being so little and for making your oldest brother not want to scare you!!!) and enjoy the innocence of what it is now. But now that Caleb and Ian are older, and they are in school, they are hearing more about Halloween and are asking questions. It is making me more aware and wanting to research it to see what I/we should do. Next up....the pumpkin carving! </span>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-91465163640534514802011-10-24T19:28:00.000-05:002011-10-24T19:28:58.444-05:00I give upYou know...I try so hard to keep up with this thing, but I never seem to be able to find the time. It is important to me, but not more important than my family, so to the wayside it fell. Today I decided that I wanted to start it back up. I am not sure if anyone even reads this, but I wanted to document more for me. I have missed posting so much on here, but I can't even try to "go back" and put it all on here. So I choose to start from today (well yesterday in the next post) and just do the best I can to keep up. Post about the family, my thoughts, my struggles and dreams. So....in my famous words....<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here goes nothing!</span>!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-73035283543005462562011-08-30T05:45:00.000-05:002011-08-30T05:45:06.015-05:00My, Oh My!3 months....3 months?? What the heck have I been doing?? That is horrible. And before that- 5 months?? Wow, I am a total slacker! Not really but when I look at that I realize just how busy, crazy and insane things have been. I have so much I want to add to my "memory bank" here, so hopefully I can. School is slowing down from 95 to 90 mph....so maybe I will have time soon! Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-56658171921819311302011-06-13T08:34:00.000-05:002011-06-13T08:34:07.383-05:00Yea.....Well...as you can see I was busy from Spring Break till now...I have a ton of things to catch up on (including, but not limited to): Dance recitals, school functions, birthday, painting of the kids rooms, what they look like now, updates on the kids and on our family. Man....stinks when you get behind. :)Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23305066.post-20946945298590006202011-03-17T08:27:00.000-05:002011-03-17T08:27:58.957-05:00Spring Break??So it is already spring break! Amazing how time flies by! I have so much to write, but the big kids are gone this week and I decided to paint both kids rooms. Not sure what I was thinking, but I am doing it. I have till tomorrow (Friday) to get them done. The kids come home this weekend and I need to have at least their beds ready! I will post more after I return from my paint infused coma, and will be firing off a bunch of posts! Have a great day!!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524591229908355016noreply@blogger.com0