Socially Awkward

Rebecca's piano teacher introduced her to this youtube video.  She loves to crack on the camo and culottes comments in the video.
She came down the stairs dressed like this and said that she is socially awkward. Maybe it was one of those moments that you just have to be there, but it was quite humorous.

Her tennis shoes are in the other room.

There is still hope for my little homemakers yet!

I thought we had a pretty productive day until I talked to my grandma on the phone this afternoon.

School included Bible, piano, Math, English, Science, History, and home ec.

I did the typical Monday chores- laundry, changed sheets, mopped, straightened up from the weekend.  I even cleaned out the coat closet which houses all of my sewing notions and material.  That must have been what prompted us to have a home ec. type of afternoon.

When I talked to my grandma this afternoon, she said that she was worried what kind of education the girls were really getting.  She was concerned about how much math and Chemistry they were getting.  When I pretty much laughed it off, she commented that she's just not sure how long I can do it and then whatever'ed me!

I love my almost 89 yo grandma, but do not take any homeschool remarks from her seriously!



look at that concentration



She needs to work on straight lines.

the front side of the blanket



Felicity enjoying her two toned blanket.



Rebecca's first pillow. 
She did great considering it was her first time and she did it ALL on her own.

the solid backside

*Emily made Felictity a matching pillow, but I didn't photograph that.*

Randomness

Emily enjoying coloring with little Elaina

Emily with her wonderful 88 year old great grandma.

Team Work:  Our state's geography, the 5 regions

Fat, pale, not a good pic by any means,
but I finally got my hair done.

And Emily finally got a real hair cut.
She deserved it.  It looks great!

Emily is doing penmanship from a free Thanksgiving
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My Cup Runneth Over

This has been an amazing week of revival.

I will not lie, the first 2 preachers we had for Sunday evening, Monday and Tuesday were great story tellers.

They made everyone laugh and we had a great time with some Bible thrown in there.

Maybe my heart just wasn't right with the Lord, I don't know, but the preaching did not speak to my heart.

Last night, we heard God's Word preached through Bro. Guy Roberts.

*You can read a slight testimony on His Precious Gems and scroll down to the post from April 17, 2008.

I knew when he mentioned that tonight's message would be on prayer from Matt. 6, I knew that I would have sore toes tonight.

Boy, was I right.  He stepped on my toes and kicked me in the shins, so to speak.

I needed tonight's message not just on prayer, but coming clean before the Lord.  I will have to add the link to the sermon on here after it is put up on the church website.

It was the kind of message that brought me to my knees, crying to the Lord at the alter. 

It was exactly what I needed, especially with the rough week(s) I have experienced lately.

I really didn't mean to say all that.  My purpose for this post is to brag on my oldest daughter and the youth at our church.

Something amazing happened in many lives last August at youth conference that is continuing still today.

I am amazed at how God has worked in the lives of these teenagers.

Tonight, the teens did everything except the preaching.  Dustin led the music, Mark prayed the opening prayer, J.D. prayed for the offering while the boys took up the offering, Rebecca played for the offering, Mr. Dave had the opening, the girls and the boys both sang wonderfully, and Daniel ended the service in prayer.  Sorry, I probably left someone out, but they'll never see this.

Rebecca played Holy, Holy, Holy for offering.

The Lillies of the Valley singing group

A great group of young ladies serving the Lord with their voices.

*It was Thursday when I started typing so I'm listing it under the Thoughtful Thursday Label even though it's well after midnight- and my bedtime! 

I have so much to be thankful for!

NIV Bible Quiz

NIV BIBLE QUIZ -- use http://www.biblegateway.com/ if you need NIV or KJB to compare.


INTRUCTIONS: Using the New International Version Bible (NIV), answer the following questions. Do not rely on your memory. As the Bible is the final authority, you must take the answer from the NIV Bible verse (Not from footnotes but from the text. Footnotes are not the Bible.).


1. Fill in the missing words in Matthew 5:44. "Love your enemies, ________ them that curse you, _____________ to them that hate you, and pray for them that __________ and persecute you."

2. According to Matthew 17:21, what two things are required to cast out this type of devil?

3. According to Matthew 18:11, why did Jesus come to earth?

4. According to Matthew 27:2, what was Pilate's first name?

5. In Matthew 27:35, when the wicked soldiers parted His garments, they were fulfilling the words of the prophet. Copy what the prophet said in Matthew 27:35 from the NIV.

6. In Mark 3:15, Jesus gave the apostles power to cast out devils and to:

7. According to Mark 7:16, what does a man need to be able to hear?

8. According to Luke 7:28, what was John? (teacher, prophet, carpenter, etc.). What is his title or last name?

9. In Luke 9:55, what did the disciples not know?

10. In Luke 9:56, what did the Son of man not come to do? According to this verse, what did He come to do?

11. In Luke 22:14, how many apostles were with Jesus?

12. According to Luke 23:38, in what three languages was the superscription written?

13. In Luke 24:42, what did they give Jesus to eat with His fish?

14. John 3:13 is a very important verse, proving the deity of Christ. According to this verse (as Jesus spoke), where is the Son of man?

15. What happened each year as told in John 5:4?

16. In John 7:50, what time of day did Nicodemus come to Jesus?

17. In Acts 8:37, what is the one requirement for baptism?

18. What did Saul ask Jesus in Acts 9:6?

19. Write the name of the man mentioned in Acts 15:34.

20. Study Acts 24:6-8. What would the Jew have done with Paul? What was the chief captain's name? What did the chief captain command?

21. Copy Romans 16:24 word for word from the NIV.

22. First Timothy 3:16 is perhaps the greatest verse in the New Testament concerning the deity of Christ. In this verse, who was manifested in the flesh?

23. In the second part of First Peter 4:14, how do [they] speak of Christ? And, what do we Christians do?

24. Who are the three Persons of the Trinity in First John 5:7?

25. Revelation 1:11 is another very important verse that proves the deity of Christ. In the first part of this verse Jesus said, "I am the A__________ and O___________ , the _________ and the _______:"

Conclusion: Little space is provided for your answers, but it's much more than needed. If you followed the instructions above, you not only failed the test, you receive a big goose egg. So now what do you think of your "accurate, easy-to-understand, up-to-date Bible"?If you would like to improve your score, and in fact score 100%, you can take this test using the Authorized (King James) Bible .

NIV Reader: Do you have enough confidence in the NIV to... tell God, OUT LOUD,that the NIV is correct in deleting these words & phrases?If not, you need to get a King James Bibleso you can have some confidence.