Ana Starts School Today.......

......& you know what?
I'm OK with that.
(It helps that she's only going for two 1/2 days a week-ha!! ha!!!)

The New Look.....

Remember this???

Well, now this is his new look.
I didn't even shed a tear over cutting his hair!
Aren't you proud of me?!!?!?

First Day of School

We had such a good time together!!!

Ruthie even got to participate some!!!

Taking Another "Bloggy Break!"

I just need time to concentrate on getting homeschooling up & running for the school year.


But, you KNOW I can't stay away completely, so check back a few times a week!!! (At least once for pics & once on Thursdays!!)



Love to you all, my faithful "bloggy friends!!!"

This Makes me Smile, for Some Reason......

She starts 3rd Grade today.

Happy & sad-all rolled in together for her mom.

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Are you good at establishing traditions?

I grew up with a lot.

But, I haven't been so good at starting many of my own.

So, as I got ready for today,
last night as I was preparing for today,
I remembered last year’s first day of school.

& I dug out the pancake mix.

I’m so glad I did!

She’ll be thrilled to see the words
“3rd Grade” spelled out on her plate when she arrives at the breakfast table,
don’t you think?

I’ll report back later on for how she did on her day-
I’m super excited as her teacher!!!
We have a lot of fun things planned for tomorrow!

Thursdays Before the Throne

Been thinking much about ways I have been ignoring the Holy Spirit's prompting in my life.

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"Suppose God brings you to a crisis and you almost endure it,

but not completely.

He will engineer the crisis again,

but this time some of the intensity will be lost.

You will have less discernment and more humiliation at having disobeyed.

If you continue to grieve His Spirit,

there will come a time when that crisis cannot be repeated,

because you have totally quenched Him.

But if you will go on through the crisis,

your life will become a hymn of praise to God.

Never become attached to anything that continues to hurt God.

For you to be free of it,

God must be allowed to hurt whatever it may be."

From: "My Utmost for His Highest"

Aug. 12

Wordless Wednesday......."& the Love Affair Continues."