Our Week in Review

This week has been busy and full of challenges. We have been doing a great deal of thinking and praying, trying to discern what was best for our family. You see, Jacob was right on the line for the age for starting school at the church school, and we have been trying to decide whether or not to start him in first grade this year. After a great deal of praying, we felt God was impressing on our hearts to homeschool him again this year. It was a very difficult decision because I know there was a part of him that wanted to go to the church school. But after talking with him about our decision, he is actually excited to continue homeschooling.

"And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up." Deuteronomy 6:7

Anyway, here is a summary of the rest of our weekly happenings. :)

Mother dear made corn filled heating pads for each of us. They are nice and warm in our beds on cold Winter nights!

Baby dear, so soft and sweet. He's learning and growing, it's really so neat! Baby dear likes to sing us a song, "Dis da da day! Dis da da day!" (This is the day! This is the day! That the Lord hath made!) We love to hear his cheery little song, we know he will soon be big, it won't be long!

"Father, we thank Thee, for the bountiful food You provide for us!" We were blessed with 12 pounds of delicious mozzarella cheese! Today we made grilled cheese sandwiches and the combination of fresh cheese and homemade bread was beyond delicious! I think I will shred some of the cheese and store it in freezer bags to have on hand for homemade pizza.

I absolutely love rocking my baby (toddler) to sleep. I love the weight against me as he cuddles in, the way he smiles when I wrap a blanket around him, the way he looks up at me right before putting his thumb in his mouth and the contented little snore as he drifts off. I love rocking my baby.

Big brother works on his school work. A diligent scholar is a blessing to his parents! We have been finishing up our kindergarten school work in preparation for starting our first grade books. So exciting! Our next year's curriculum has been ordered. Joshua and Joseph are also looking forward to getting their preschool books.

In His Precious Name,