tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164338352009-12-19T11:24:13.704-08:00"Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus."--John 11:5 "But the Lord said to her, 'Martha, Martha you are anxious and troubled about many things...' --Luke 10:41Kristienoreply@blogger.comBlogger254125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-2965583129325406782009-08-11T20:01:00.000-07:002009-08-11T20:03:17.329-07:00

After a long hiatus, I’ve decided to crank my blog back up. Maybe I have big dreams, since it is summer and things have slowed down a bit and I think I’ve got all this time on my hands. But you know, I have had time to think and re-prioritize and blogging is one of those things I want to add back to my life. That may seem rather funny, because most people re-prioritize and stop blogging. I’ve

Kristienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-251612111291480882008-11-08T09:22:00.001-08:002008-11-08T09:32:56.299-08:00

Here's something us homeschool moms need to teach our children. Oxford just published its list of phrases people either use out of context, or just use too much. There are classics like "should of" instead of "should have," as well as the more recent annoying "24/7."You can read the article in the UK Telegraph newspaper. (Be warned, if you have an older computer like me, this page is slow....I

Kristienoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-40168656266370215672008-10-22T15:20:00.000-07:002008-10-22T15:59:06.677-07:00

More Than 3000 Academics Sign Pro-Ayers Petition is an interesting little article. Why would so many profs rally behind this guy? One possible answer: they feel that his "character assassination" is a threat to free speech on college campii:the attacks on and the character assassination of Ayers threaten the university as a space of open inquiry and debate, and threaten schools as places of

Kristienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-66306009519051472972008-10-15T17:47:00.000-07:002008-10-15T18:44:01.847-07:00

Well, I've been busy these past few months. One thing I put on my proverbial plate is a language class at a local community college."Why" at the age of 40-something am I taking a language class you may wonder? Maybe I'll answer that in more in another post, but what I put down on my school application that I was doing it to enhance my job skills. I am enhancing my job skills.Anyhow, it's been

Kristienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-44953096846210329052008-06-25T10:09:00.001-07:002008-06-25T10:25:39.576-07:00

Did you see the signs of those girls protesting high gas prices in Utah?It says, "My mom can't pay for cabel!"Where was their mom when they made this sign? I'd say having mom stop cable TV is a good thing. Make these girls sit down and read some books instead!! Someone, please give them a token to that trolley in the background to the nearest public library.Article: Salt Lake Tribune

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Everyone knows blogs fill that need to talk about something that you can't about with anyone with in real life.For me it is about becoming Section 508 Compliant."What?" you are saying, "that is boring. No wonder no one wants to talk to you about it."True, I won't be talking about it during play dates at the park with the other moms. I'll want to, but I'll probably have better luck talking about

Kristienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-29407286202397796112008-06-17T11:28:00.000-07:002008-06-17T11:56:14.611-07:00

I wish I could Google my brain. You know, I forget a name or where I put something....and then I could just type in a search box connected to my brain and bingo!

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I thought this was an interesting topic over at Doctrine Matters on what would be the most important books to have included in your youth program.Some of the comments had good suggestions, but here is my list:Humility, C.J. MahaneyIsn't this the number problem for all of us? I love the way Mahaney handles this topic. Very practical, especially for high schoolers who are immersed in a culture that

Kristienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-62389273231173175612008-06-13T23:21:00.000-07:002008-06-14T09:06:32.038-07:00

Benjamin Bolger has 11 degrees from various Ivy League schools and plans on getting 5 more.What is interesting about this guy:1. He has dyslexia, so his mom does most of his reading for him.2. He himself only reads only at an elementary school level. (But what level does he write at...that's what I want to know!!!)3. His mom homeschooled him when he was having trouble in school. (Yeah mom!)4. He

Kristienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-57717863834311952312008-06-13T18:10:00.000-07:002008-06-13T22:41:36.767-07:00

A recurrent theme in my life is blocked goals. Not just the Blocked Goals themselves, but how much they drive me to insanity.These blocked goals are not huge in nature, but come in the form of little everyday things. Voice mail that leaves no helpful options. A Walmart checkout line. Traffic. Interruptions to my train of thought. Spilling my cup of coffee all over the cabinets and my clothes

Kristienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-82930038179921718622008-06-08T20:36:00.001-07:002008-06-08T20:51:23.411-07:00

Okay, I was way too serious on that last post. Politics. Really. There's really nothing to be done about this year's election.So here's something cheerier...The Astro Weenie Christmas Tree. I want to make this in December.

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When it comes to pro-life issues, this presidential election has already been lost. Or has it? McCain and Obama are likely to not only continue supporting abortion rights, but also will open more doors for stem cell research. So now it is a matter of discerning the lesser of two evils.Obama uses the term "reproductive justice" to describe his position on abortion. This term has been around since

Kristienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-73193721212014356902008-06-04T11:25:00.001-07:002008-06-04T11:37:11.274-07:00

Today, DS6 was learning that the suffix -tion sounds like "shun." The workbook asked him to make up a new sentence of his own using a word ending in -tion. This is what he wrote:I died eating lotion. Nice. Where did that come from?

Kristienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-14310441443602842382008-05-28T21:45:00.000-07:002008-05-28T22:16:38.276-07:00

Conversation with my doctor today:Doctor: So what is the problem?Me: I tweaked my back playing....kickball at a church picnic.Doctor: Kickball? What is kickball? (She's from another country.) How long were you kicking the ball?Me: I was up at bat only once.....I mean, you don't kick the whole time....I work out 6 days a week, so it's not like I am out of shape. I just think that my body wasn't

Kristienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-57472332883185551392008-05-27T11:14:00.000-07:002008-05-27T11:21:26.930-07:00

Today, DD17 is visiting two colleges in the big city. I was supposed to take her, but I tweaked my back a the church picnic (I don't understand...how strenuous can kickball be anyways?...)so DH is taking her instead. It's disappointing for me to say the least. But here is a little film clip that amused me as I sit here licking my wounds....if only things were as innocent as this.....Toast to Our

Kristienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-33940209359829637462008-05-17T19:25:00.000-07:002008-05-17T20:03:22.077-07:00

I've been to I don't know how many volleyball tournaments and soccer games, but I've seen more than enough empty water and sports drink bottles carelessly tossed into regular old trashcans.Today.....I had enough....and so did my dear husband.Now sometimes, we do see someone wandering about with their own trash bag picking through the trash for bottles and cans. I call this modern day gleaning.

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The government is investing in the development of robotic insects to carry out surveillance missions. Hopefully we won't we won't see this on the shelves at Walmart anytime soon.

Kristienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-78203269228026717792008-04-25T14:53:00.000-07:002008-04-25T16:27:16.757-07:00

Here's a little snippet of a conversation my boys had over lunch today.... DS6: Ask me the hardest Bible question. DS12: Okay, let me think of one. ME: (musing inside my head) Is this going to be something about the Trinity or the existence of evil?!?!DS12: Okay, who was Adam and Eve’s third son? DS6: Third son! Uhhhh.....Zecheriah? DS12: No.....they had lots of other kids you know. It

Kristienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-24203806287263991922008-04-19T11:10:00.000-07:002008-04-19T11:41:31.034-07:00

As I watched the opening sequence for Expelled, I thought, “This is not going to go over big and it’s not going to convince skeptics.” Why? Because of the overt use of footage from Nazi Germany. Expelled opens with scenes of the construction of the Berlin wall. The juxtaposition of Intelligent Design critics and German trying to squeeze through barbed wire fencing screams “Propaganda!”(I even

Kristienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-77371842686090038372008-03-31T18:57:00.000-07:002008-03-31T19:16:27.739-07:00

This whole cat thing was getting ME ancy, as we are pet-less simply because we travel too much. But I grew up with cats, and I really do appreciate a good cat when I find one.So, my husband took our youngest son to the neighbor to see if they were the rightful owners.Husband: We wanted to know if you owned the cats that have been hanging around our house, because we want to adopt one of

Kristienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-70585584711917086742008-03-30T21:01:00.000-07:002008-03-30T21:18:33.323-07:00

No, this isn’t a post about one of my favorite 80s bands.It’s about a REAL situation involving real cats showing up at our back door.Now we know the #1 rule about stray cats: Never feed them. Ever.But these stray kitties were different. They were super friendly. And relentless. They loiter on the back porch, purring and wanting to be petted.It wasn’t long before my youngest son unknowingly broke

Kristienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16433835.post-9179488522051474062008-03-27T21:08:00.000-07:002008-03-27T21:35:47.800-07:00

Font acquisition used to be for the elite. If you wanted a decent handwriting font, you could find one if you felt like paying the big bucks.So what is the lowly homeschool mom to do? Settle for Papyrus and Bookman, and hit Control+i?Yea, now there is hope. Some people actually make fonts free for the little guy...or in our case, the little woman. I recently found this font called Learning Curve

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I saw this at my mom's house--she has cable. We have the antenna. Thankfully the government is watching out for me.

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Living in an old house (built in the 1920s) is not romantic when it comes to losing your Internet connection every time it rains. Every time! I kid you not.....This past month with all the rain, we had about two weeks of no phone service and no Internet!!I called up Verizon to ask for them to send out the repairman, yet-again. The repair lady on the other end blamed it on the old-fashioned

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