Faith and Family Books | November 30, 2008
Four years ago today I went to what I thought would be a routine OB appointment 18 weeks into my pregnancy with our seventh child. We had heard baby’s heartbeat four weeks before on the doppler and I was looking forward to hearing the sound again. But as the doctor moved the probe around on [...]
Faith and Family Books | November 29, 2008
This week our little ones did a couple new, cute things around our house:
“Blondie” (our two year old), Noah (9 months old) and I were snuggling at bedtime. I usually nurse them, sing and pray with them while Robert puts the older ones to bed. Well, I had paused in my singing and Blondie prayed [...]
Faith and Family Books | November 28, 2008
We wanted to announce some changes that are ahead:
Faith and Family Books’ website and blog will be revamped slightly, making the blog the front page.
Our bookstore will be downsized – nothing new in this economy
We will no longer be carrying Lamplighter books online, although Robert says that we can still order them.
We will [...]
Faith and Family Books | November 26, 2008
“Complaining is an attitude choice that if left unchecked will wither my capacity to experience joy and genuine thankfulness.”) pg. 31
I am continuing to read James MacDonald’s book, Lord, Change My Attitude…Before it’s too Late. In the first chapter, he gives a definition of complaining, which is this:
Complaining is expressing dissatisfaction with a circumstance that [...]
Faith and Family Books | November 26, 2008
Oh my….some careful sleuthing has been done by ParentalRights.org about the UN – Rights of a Child. Now, I have heard of the term child-centeredness in relation to the family and even to society, but the Netherlands takes the cake on this. Take a look at it over at ParentRights.org’s blog.
Faith and Family Books | November 25, 2008
Ok, this is way out there, but being a kind-hearted (most of the time, anyway ) person, I want to help this larger than average family get this free home before their current landlord gets foreclosed on. This was passed onto me by a mutual friend of the family. Follow this link:
http://digg.com/arts_culture/Can_t_Sell_house_I_m_giving_it_away_on_Digg
It doesn’t cost [...]
Faith and Family Books | November 24, 2008
Candace over at Sonbeams is having a contest, offering a free giveaway. I hope you all will pop over and take a look. She has some neat ideas. Wow, you all are getting a double treat this month with our giveaway ending and me just finding out about Candace’s. Who can resist free stuff, eh? [...]
Faith and Family Books | November 24, 2008
Ok, the winner of our 500th Post Giveaway Winner is…..
Katie!
You won a free copy of the book Saved by Love by Emma Leslie and my generous husband also included a copy of The Beggar’s Blessing retold by Mark Hamby; another free book for your home library.
Congratulations, Katie! Our oldest drew your name out of the [...]
Faith and Family Books | November 24, 2008
I just thought I would let you all know that I was having trouble with a bunch of spam comments coming through, like 40 at a time. Therefore, I changed the settings, so now you have to log in to comment and be a registered user. I’m not completely sure how different that will be [...]
Faith and Family Books | November 22, 2008
Being a homeschool mom, I find that I am learning right along with my children. Many times it is a review of things I have already learned. Quite often, though, the things that I am learning are new things. Things like teaching older children is much different than teaching toddlers and preschoolers. Being self-employed means [...]
