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Aspiring to be a Proverbs 31, Titus 2, and 1 Timothy 2 Woman... God, husband, children, sanctification...

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The Keeping The Home Food Information and Recipe Book
The Home Management Binder: The Housewife's Best Friend
Christian Homebirth and Happy Babies
Mom's Survival Guide
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Name: Candy
Age: Early 30's
Family: I'm happily married. I have four children whom I homeschool.

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Our Homeschool 2009-2010
My Fourth Grader
Bible - Family morning and evening devotionals, family Bible studies, and personal Bible reading
Spelling - Spelling Workout D
Language - First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind level 4
Math - Modern Curriculum Press Mathematics Level D
History - The Story of the World Volume 4
Geography - Kapit's Geography Coloring Book by Prentice Hall
Science - A Beka Understanding God's World level 4
Art - Integrated into the other subjects as activities and projects, etc.
Music - Learning hymns and how to read music
Reading - Reading list
My Second Grader
Bible - Family morning and evening devotionals, family Bible studies, and personal Bible reading
Spelling - Spelling Workout B
Language - First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind level 2
Math - Modern Curriculum Press Mathematics level 2
History - The Story of the World volume 2
Science - The Storybook of Science: The Living Book About Nature
Art - Integrated into the other subjects as activities and projects, etc.
Music - Learning hymns and how to read music
Reading - Reading list
My Kindergartener
Bible - Family morning and evening devotionals, family Bible studies, and personal Bible reading
Reading - Christian Liberty Press phonics readers
Writing, spelling, language and copy work - A Strong Start in Language and various DonnaYoung.org writing worksheets
Math - Counting to 100 by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s. Basic addition and subtraction using manipulatives
Oral Narration and History - A Child's First Bible
Science - Listen to older children's science lessons
Art - Integrated into the other subjects as activities and projects, etc.
Music - Learning hymns and how to read music
My Preschooler
Bible - Family morning and evening devotionals, family Bible studies
Colors and shapes - Flashcards
Math - Counting to 15+
Pre-reading - Review the ABC song, and ABC Board Books and basic sounds of the letters
Pre-writing - Various DonnaYoung.org writing readiness and beginning penmanship worksheets
Art - Integrated into the other subjects as activities and projects, etc.
Music - Learning hymns and how to read music

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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Candy's Granola Recipe

This granola is great by itself, eaten with milk, or (my favorite) mixed with homemade yogurt and fresh or frozen berries.



WHAT YOU NEED

- 6 cups of old fashioned rolled oats

- 1/4 cup whey

- 3/4 cup honey

- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

- 2 teaspoons cinnamon

- 1 teaspoon sea salt

- 1 cup of raisins

- 1 cup of shredded coconut

HOW TO MAKE IT

1. Mix together all of the above ingredients - except for the raisins and coconut.

2. Cover the bowl of the sticky mixture, and let it sit out on your counter overnight. (Let it sit for 7 to 30 hours.)

3. Mix the oat mixture, and spread it out on a large baking pan.

4. Bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes, then stir the mixture, then bake it for another 15 minutes.

5. If the mixture has turned light brown or golden, then it's done. If not, then mix it and put it back into the over for 15 more minutes.

6. Pour the mixture into a bowl, and mix in the raisins and coconut. Let it cool.

All done. You now have a healthy, soaked granola. If your family is a cereal eating family, consider replacing the store bought cereal with this homemade granola recipe instead. In fact, make it healthier, and have this granola mixed with yogurt, instead of milk. Yum! :-)



Friday, November 20, 2009

To Seher

Seher, as a Muslim, your Koran teaches that Jesus was a great prophet, am I correct? I understand that Muslims have great respect for Jesus, and that is great. :-) Christians and Muslims are in agreement that prophets cannot lie, and that prophets from God are never wrong.

The Bible tells us that Jesus is God. Jesus' own words are recorded in the Bible many times, where He lovingly tells us that He is the only way to heaven. We are warned in the Bible that there will be false prophets, and some of them will be incredibly convincing, such as Mohammed was.

I urge you to take a look at the textual evidence of the Holy Bible, because I know Muslims believe the Bible to have some truth in it, but to be corrupt. I want to tell you that the Bible is completely trustworthy, and I can prove it. Stick with me here, I'll show you...

Have you read any of the ancient classic fiction books, such as the famous ones by Homer, in Greek mythology? One of his books - the Iliad, has around 600 ancient copies, and that is IT. Those are the copies that are used to translate the Iliad into English and other languages such that people like you and I can read them. 600 ancient copies are considered a LOT. It would be considered a miracle if all 600 copies said the same thing, as there would obviously be copyist errors and what not, and there are - there are severe differences in some portions of the ancient copies, which is perfectly logical, when one thinks upon it.

Homer's more popular book - The Odyssey, has only 12 existing ancient copies.

Here is a miracle. The New Testament of the Holy Bible has over 6,000 ancient manuscript in the Greek, and over 25,000 ancient manuscripts encompassing multiple ancient languages. THAT is a miracle. But more so, 95% of the manuscripts of the Holy Bible AGREE with each other. THAT is just about statistically impossible. You can trust what the Bible says, and the Bible says that Jesus is God's Son, and that Jesus is God. The completely trustworthy Bible tells us that there is no way to heaven but one, and that is through Jesus Christ. Anyone who tries to get into heaven any other way is considered a thief or a robber, and will not get in:

"I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture." -John 10:9

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me." -John 14:6

Jesus isn't about religion - He's about life. Biblical Christianity is not at all about rituals, traditions, etc. It is just about having a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ:

"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." -Revelation 3:20

There are those who claim the name of Jesus Christ, but they don't have a personal relationship with Him. To them, Jesus will say:

"Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." -Matthew 7:22-23

These people never supped with Christ, so He never supped with them.

Seher, what I am about to tell you is God's Honest Truth, and the Lord wants me to tell you this. Please don't take the following lightly:

The Lord is calling to you. He has a wonderful plan for you, and He is waiting for you to step into that plan. He desires to rain blessings upon your life, and those around you. He wants to have a personal relationship with YOU. Jesus Christ IS God come in the flesh. Jesus came in the flesh to save those who will allow Him. He desires to save you. You're a sinner - you know this. We are all sinners, and none of us is perfect - you know this too. Even a little lie, or an imperfect thought is a sin.

However, we cannot get into heaven with our sin. There is power in the blood, and there is life in the blood. The ancient Israelites, and those who followed the Lord Jehovah sacrificed God-ordained animals so that the shed blood would atone for their sins. These sacrifices needed to be done on a regular basis.

... until Jesus came. Jesus - The Lamb of God, came to wash away our sins once and for all by his spilt blood on the cross. Those who accept this free gift have the door of heaven opened to them. They don't have to wait to have a personal relationship with God, but can start one right away.

Seher, won't you fall to your knees and call upon Jesus? He will answer. He will come to live in your heart. Put your trust in Him, and only in Him. The Lord wills this for your life, but the decision is yours.



Thursday, November 19, 2009

Vanilla Eggs?

The other day when I went to make yogurt, I realized that I didn't have any yogurt starter, so I bought a .40 cent cup of vanilla yogurt from the store (they were out of plain). I used that as my starter, and got a crock pot full of delicious yogurt, with a slight vanilla flavor - yum.

Well, this morning when I went to make scrambled eggs for breakfast, I noticed that I didn't have enough buttermilk to put into them (I put buttermilk into my eggs). I did some extra baking this week, and that used up a lot of my buttermilk. So... I put some of my homemade yogurt into the eggs instead.

The result? Delicious eggs, with a slight vanilla flavor. I know it sounds weird, but it was actually good, LOL. Hubby loved it, and teased me and said that I should make vanilla eggs from now on. :-P



Wednesday, November 18, 2009

A Home School Day



Tuesday, November 17, 2009

How I Organize Food Goods



Monday, November 16, 2009

The Burden of Being a Christian

First, let me explain what I mean by "burden." Jesus tells Christians to cast their burdens upon Him, and we should do that. This is not the type of burden I am referring to. I am referring to the burden that arises from love for others. I mean the heart wrenching burden, when you see someone walking the wrong path, and you want to stop him or her, but they won't listen to you. THAT's the burden Christians carry.

Before continuing on, I also need to make sure we're on the same page on the term "Christian." There are many people walking around today who call themselves Christians, because they think they are "good people." I once knew an atheist evolutionist who referred to himself as a Christian, because he believed he was a good person.

Furthermore, there are highly religious people who call themselves Christians, but are in fact hell-bound. They have been deeply deceived and are not walking in the truth.

When I refer to "Christian," I am talking about saved, born again, Bible believing Christians, as per the Word of the Lord.

CHRISTIAN:

"And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." -Acts 11:26

"Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian." -Acts 26:28

"Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf." -1 Peter 4:16

BIBLE BELIEVING:

"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." -Psalm 119:105

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness" -2 Timothy 3:16

SAVED:

"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed." -Romans 10:9-11

BORN AGAIN:

"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water {physical birth} and of the Spirit {spiritual birth - born again}, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh {AKA born of the water}; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit {AKA born again}. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven {Jesus was both on earth and in heaven - He is God}. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God {Jesus Christ}." -John 3:3-18

THE BURDEN

Jesus Tells us in John 14:6 that there is only ONE way to heaven, and that is through HIM.

When one gets saved, the Holy Spirit of God comes to live within that person, and to guide them. A saved person has a love for his fellow man. The Bible tells us we are to love fellow Christians, our neighbors, and our enemies. We are to love everyone. A Christian KNOWS the truth. A Christian KNOWS the one and only way to heaven. A Christian has felt the love of Christ. This knowledge, combined with the love for others drives a Christian to want to tell other people about Christ. Why would we want to see anyone go to hell?

Stay true to your calling from the Lord. Shout His truth from the mountaintops. Tell everyone you know. Tell everyone you meet. Remember, brothers and sisters - it's not our job to save people. It's just our job to tell them how to be saved. After that, it is between God and them.

Let's go! Let's get the message out there! :-)



Saturday, November 14, 2009

Family Fun Day

We take four weekdays each week as homeschool days. One weekday is set apart for errands. Saturdays are Family Fun Days, and Sundays are the Lord's Day.

I love to get all my chores done before Saturday, so that I can just relax and enjoy my family. Sometimes we stay home and just play games or watch old movies. Other times, we go out hiking, swimming, or to special places similar to Chuck E. Cheese.

We used to go to a place that had a shooting range, where the guns were laser rifles, and you could shoot false game. That was fun, but there's not a place like that near us now.

We went hiking the other day, and found a great area to explore. It was starting to get dark when we were leaving, and we spotted a HUGE owl! It was so cool! :-)

I love the family the good Lord has given me. The family unit is designed to teach us more about God, and having a relationship with him. The husband and wife is a picture of Christ and the church. Children and parents are a picture of God and Christians. Satan hates God and all who follow Him, but the devil also hates family. That is why there has been some crazy legislation through the years that attack family and/or family values. Satan is a great politician. How do you think he talked Eve into partaking of the forbidden fruit?

Anyhoo, I'm rambling, and I want to get off of the computer and enjoy my family. God bless you, and have a fabulous day. :-)



Friday, November 13, 2009

A Tour of my Home

We are a homesteading country family, living in a country home, enjoying God's blessings. Below is a tour of the wonderful home that houses my family and I:



Here are some other homes:

I Am His Helpmeet's House

By Grace Go I's House

Crystal's House

Jwub's House

Chris's House

DeNiece's House

Salena's House - Part One
Salena's House - Part Two

Lady Pilgrim's House

Mobymom's House

Karen's House

Kolfinna's House

Lady Scott's House

Candy's house

Little Red Hen's House

Amy's House

Rose's House

Andrea's House

Dusty's House

Kristin's House

Jessica's House

Yankeegal's House

Anne at Heart Jessica's House

Tiffany's House

Candi's House

Heather's House

Ruth's House

Michele's House

Cassandra's House Part One
Cassandra's House Part Two

Angela's House

Amity's House

Amanda's House

Anna's House

JessaBeth's House

Shannon's House

SimpleTiding's House

The Joy of Cloth Diapering's House part 1
The Joy of Cloth Diapering's House part 2

Buildeth Her House's House

MomMe's House

Sheena's House

Bren's House

SueAnne's House

Natural Mama's House

Kim's House

Karen's House

Andrea's House

Litty's House (the pictures are in the right hand sidebar)



Thursday, November 12, 2009

Stuff

Wow, I sure am creative with my titles. "Stuff" - how's that for a title, LOL.

Yesterday evening we had supper earlier than usual, and then we all went out hiking. As it was starting to get dark, we spotted a HUGE owl. An owl has been carrying off small kitties. I wonder if that was the owl we saw. He sure was a beauty, though.

After hiking, we headed home to clean up, then went to church. I love church. It's my other home.

I have a lot going on for today, so I have to get offline now and get back to work. Have a blessed day! :-)



Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Candy TV

Okay, I upheld my end of the bargain.



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Eternity
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Mere Christianity
The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life
The Soul Winner's Handy Guide
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Pilgrim's Progress
In His Steps

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Passionate Housewives Desperate for God
Your Clothes Say It for You
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Home Comforts
Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management
The American Woman's Home

Being a Godly Wife
Created to be his Helpmeet
Fascinating Womanhood

Motherhood and Parenting
Raising Godly Tomatoes
The Mother at Home

Home Schooling
The Well-Trained Mind
Teaching the Trivium
Educating the WholeHearted Child

Food and Self-Sufficiency
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
Nourishing Traditions
Making the Best of Basics
Beans
Country Beans
Squarefoot Gardening
The Ultimate Sewing Book
The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It

Classic Fiction
Don Quixote
Great Expectations
David Copperfield
Sense and Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
Mansfield Park
Emma
Northanger Abbey
Persuasion
Jane Eyre

Counterfeit Christianity
Why is Mary Crying?
50 Years in the Church of Rome
Smokescreens
Did the Catholic Church Give Us the Bible?
Babylon Religion

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The Mother at Home



The Well-Trained Mind



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