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May 23, 2009

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Our house is back on the market. We took it off for a while during bedrest with the twins and the newborn stage. So we're back to pretending we live in a magazine.

The Buzz Around Me

Mingled mock screaming and giggling coming from the children's end of the house. Mr. Visionary is waking the children, which is universally understood in our home as an invitation to a group wrestling match.

Kitchen Happenings

The Engineer and I are tweaking the recipe of our lacto-fermented salsa to see just how spicy we can make it and still stay under the radar of the rest of the family. Just how far will they let us go?

In Our Schoolroom

I am scouring curriculum catalogs and making my shopping list for our homeschool convention coming up in a couple of weeks.

The Garden View

Wow... this thing needs a lot of work. I need to weed (that's never new, is it?) and divide up some of the plants I started in my hotbed. The plants are too crammed, but they look really good.

In The Sewing Room

Working on a few birthday surprises for the children, and I have a pile of summer skirts cut out for myself. Interestingly, pre-twins clothing doesn't fit quite the same. Ahem.

Home-keeping Agenda

With the house on the market, the house has to stay nearly perfect most of the time. It is working well so far with everyone having 'spot-check' areas that have to be perfect before each meal and bedtime. I am amazed how much more time we have when the house is spotless. Cool.

Simple Joys

Nine On Two. The whole family encircling the babies, enraptured with their giggles and smiles. This is the life. I may never sleep again, but this seems worth it.

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My 2008 Goals

Well...my hopes anyway


~Deliver two healthy new babies safely and not too early.
**Done! Two girls born 8/15 at 38 weeks gestation, and plump, too: 6lb, 12 oz and 7lb, 6oz. Thank You, Father!

~Switch to cloth everything...napkins, wipes, diapers, etc.
**Napkins, diapers & wipes done!

~Switch to non-electric kitchen appliances...grain mill, blender, food processor, etc.
**Got the grain mill with the money I made from selling junk stuff on eBay!**

~Learn how to make cold-process soap
**I did it! I really did it! I made Rosemary shampoo bars, Lemon-Calendula soap bars and Spearmint-Peppermint-Tea Tree soap bars. It smells so good in my closet where they are curing!**

~Keep a hand-written journal

~Begin putting our family photos into scrapbooks

~Maintain a "no backlog" policy with my sewing projects

~Purposefully put together an emergency plan and kit for our family with batteries, radio, canned food, clothes, etc. and have it packed and ready to *go*

~Begin building traditions, recipe files, scrapbooks, etc. for our family's celebrations of the Biblical feasts: Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Tabernacles

~Read some fiction for a change!
**OK, just forget this one. Who has time for anything but the have-to-read non-fiction stuff?



Sweet Home Jerusalem

This will not appeal to everyone, but then again, neither do I, so it works to post it here. As a Southern girl, and one who prays for the peace of Jerusalem, this really hit the spot. Who knew a Skynyrd tune could be redeemed in such a cool way? I like it. HT: Lillian

Watch video on You Tube Here.

Lyrics (to the tune of Sweet Home Alabama):

Eagles wings keep on flyin’
Carry me home to see The King
Singing songs about my City,
Jerusalem you’re in my dreams
And I’m gonna sing, yes. (RIFF)

Well I heard the UN talk about her
But a Jewish boy won’t drink this brew
Uncle Sam please remember, that
“Jerusalem won’t be split in two!”

Sweet Home, Sweet Jerusalem
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home, Sweet Jerusalem
L-rd I’m coming home to you.

We’re all waiting for Mashiach (OOH OOH OOH)
You can bet he’s coming soon
We’ll all be dancing in Jerusalem
And we’ll all be singing the same tune
Now that’s the truth

Sweet Home, Sweet Jerusalem
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home, Sweet Jerusalem
L-rd I’m coming home to you.

(SOLOS)


The wise men of the Holy City
They’ve been known to pick a song or two
They help my soul when I’m hurting
They give me joy when I’m feeling blue
Now how about you?

Sweet Home, Sweet Jerusalem
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home, Sweet Jerusalem
L-rd I’m coming home to you.

Sweet Home, Sweet Jerusalem
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home, Sweet Jerusalem
L-rd I’m coming home to you.

 

Posted: November 17th, 2008 under Walking Humbly With My God, Cultivating Thankfulness, Oh-So Groovy!.
Comments: 2

Comments

Comment from Laura
Time: November 18, 2008, 12:42 pm

This Southern girl thought it was good, too!!!

Comment from Christina
Time: November 19, 2008, 10:27 am

Here are two sights I thought you might find interesting.
The first one is about promoting understanding between the Jews and the Muslims which might come in handy to share the gospel or understanding the conflicts

http://www.askmusa.org/site/c.ehLKKZPJLuF/b.2744439/

This one is The Middle East Radio Forum.
http://www.middleeastradioforum.org/

Christina

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