Thursday, July 31, 2008

Being an example!



I sat here and pondered on what I would write about today. I'm watching the girls run, play, and try to act like me? There is no fighting! YEAH! I hear the girls talking amongst themselves, "Okay girls what are we going to learn today" says Breanna , "Do you need to use the restroom, Raylee?" asks Gracie, "Mom , Can we help you?".

I can't help but be so proud of how they are growing into respectful, helpful little girls. It has been an uphill battle on hoping that by my example I could instill such values as they are starting to show now. I knew from the time my girls were born, that I was so blessed and had a job so important in raising them. I thank God everyday!

The most common and most important discipleship relationship is that of parent and child. It is a nurturing, training, teaching, and discipling relationship. Since the contact between parent and child is so close, teaching is unavoidable. The child will be like the parent in many ways. "Like father, like son" is not just a catchy saying - it is the reality of life on earth. The parent has a responsibilty before God and others to disciple and teach their children successfully.


I'm going to be working on myself daily, to insure that I am setting the right example. I'm going to remember to change what isn't working and look for methods that do. Most important I'm going to love my children unconditionally and continue to pray for guidance. :)


Blessings!
*Jennifer

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Fun in the Sun!



Breanna turned 5 on July 24th! Yep it is official! KINDERGARTEN TIME!

Breanna received a tea set from her grandmother and they were eager to have a tea party. So we set out one day for Fun in the Sun! We also picked up some bubbles and at first attempted to go to the park, but it was so hot outside that we burnt our behinds on the slides. The park wasn't a good idea. So our fun in the sun day was at home.___________________________________________________________________
Today we have been trying to put together our free trampoline I found on our local Freecycle.org.
Freecycle is such a great site to find goodies other people no longer want.

If you have never visited Freecycle.org ,be sure to locate a group near you and check it out!

Blessings!
Jennifer
Home Grown Hearts Academy







Wednesday, July 16, 2008

What a colorful Day!

We are gearing up for a great school year at home.
Today the girls made books titled "About Me". On the inside we included facts about them and they drew a picture of themselves. While I was helping Gracie with writing her name, Raylee managed to get a hold of the glitter. Needless to say we had glitter everywhere. Oh what a colorful day!
I guess thats better than the egg incident we had a few weeks ago. Apparently Raylee wanted some eggs. She removed a small pan from the cabinet and eggs from the fridge. Sat down in the middle of the floor and proceeded to attempt to fix eggs. When I walked around the corner all I saw was egg yolk everywhere and I do mean everywhere you could walk! She was covered from head to toe! I do wish I had got a picture, but I was to busy running to the shower with her. LoL :) I would love to hear stories from other mothers. I'm sure you have a few! :) Have a great Day! *Blessings

On another note. Breanna has learned to write her name. We are very trilled and she to is excited about this.

Sunday, July 06, 2008

Learn from the ant

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

Proverbs 6:6


So what can we learn from the ant?

The ant is a very hard working, wise species. They know they need to store enough food for the winter. Even at the risk of us coming along and stepping on them!
Ants work hard to build and defend their nest. The worker ants begin their jobs almost immediately; to enlarge their nest, gather food and care for the other eggs. If an ant does this by instinct, how much more should we who have brains and souls prepare for the future? Yet the animals seem to have a much better handle on saving than most humans.

God's word says that the foolish servant spent everything he had, and that the wise servant went out and multiplied what he had been given. The servant was even considered foolish who "hid" what had been entrusted to him, because he did not have an increase.

Click here for excellent Educational Lesson on this topic!




Saturday, July 05, 2008

4th of July!




Our 4th of July started out a little rough, but ended out being a blast. We watched wonderful firework displays and ate like kings and queens. ;) The girls were a little scared of the big fireworks at first, but ended up really enjoying them. There were horses that the girls loved and a nice play fort that kept them busy playing for hours.


*Click the independence Day 2008 link above for home-school games and studies!

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