Doing much better today and might even accomplish much more. My appetite is coming back. I was even able to eat White Castles(I must be better). Well enough about me. I wanted to let you in on a new accomlishment of Megan's. Randy took her training wheels off of her bike and she figured out how to ride it without them and not even wreck. She rides like and old pro. I was never like I still bare the scars on me knees from learning to ride a bike. Also, Alex insisted his training wheeles be removed so they were and with time he might even be able to ride without assistance. It is so funny because he tries and tries and most of the time he gets on and just falls over but he is learning to keep a foot down to keep that from happening. As soon as I get pictures I will share. Well I better go if I am going to get something done today. Keep smiling.

Hello everyone, just wanted to let you know that we are still surviving home-school, although sometimes just barely. Megan has been difficult lately she wants to do all the fun stuff but not the real work. Emily on the other hand, you just can't give her enough to do. She whips out faster than I can hand it to her, hope that continues. Right now I am trying to recoup from a stomach bug I seem to have aquired and it is trying to keep me down. If I could just eat some real food instead of applesauce, bananas, and crackers(maybe i'm reverting back to infancy) I would be ok, oh yeah and get a little energy. I managed to wash dishes today and put a load of laundry in, just sitting here takes so much effort. With my getting up there in years I notice the little viruses just seem so hang longer then they used to. Ok, I know, enough, enough. (I'm not that old, almost though) Well everyone else stay healthy and I will update you later. By the way I did wash my hands so you shouldn't catch any germs from reading this post. I will stop right now. . . . . .

A gazingstock

Hebrew 10:32-32But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions; Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.

The above scripture reference was made very real to recently when I saw a lot of people at a neigbourhood get-together and not many wanted to socialize with me but would come and say oh, my look at you in your cute matching skirts, I might add our skirts did not match but I just smiled and asked how they were and then they drifted off with some excuse. People do look, thus I am a gazing stock. But, you know it just does not matter anymore. I am happy doing the things that God has asked of me and does it make me look different, yes it does but I have a such a peace and a joy that the world could never give me. It is worth whatever the cost. Praise Jesus.

Keep me in your prayers as I battle the devil daily.
Bev

This is a female Ruby Throated Hummingbird at our feeder. The kids have really enjoyed watching them. we actually have two that come and they are always fighting over the feeder. I think they must be on their way down south because we had not seen them until last week. It is actually great for an on-going science project.

My Motto

I won't lower my standards to raise yours.

My first shave!!!!

I wanted to post these pictures because I want others to be able to ask Alex when he is older,"do you remember the first time you shaved"? Well if you notice his chin he bares the marks of his "first shave". Of course it looked a whole lot worse when he had blood all over his hands and face. He said he wanted to be a man like daddy. I think he has learned his lesson, I hope. He is in a very impulsive stage right now and I hard put to keep up with him. Pray that I remain sane through this time. Ha Ha.

We are into our fourth week of school, I can hardly believe it. Time is going so much faster than I could have imagined. Emily is doing well learning to write her letters and numbers, although she hates doing it. We will be starting to work on phonics much more in depth this week although she is doing well at letter recognition and beginning letter sounds. Megan hit upon a new math concept today it proved more time consuming but I think I was able to explain it in away that she could understand. Alex will be going to preschool tomorrow. I debated long and hard on this, Randy really wanted him to go so we decide to let him go. It is a baptist preschool so they do teach them some things about Jesus and true meaning of Christmas and Easter it does make me feel a little better. He also enjoys going there, he went last year. It will be helpful for me because he has been very demanding of my time when I need to focus on the girls. Well I need to go. Please continue to pray for my family. God is really helping us and I know he will continue.