Whew, what a day! I slept in a bit as I'd been up til after 2 last night--I have got to stop doing that, but it's been SOO worth it! Anyway, I worked on a few things and then we made sandwiches and went over to the Mickelsons! We have been wanting to have a picnic for quite a while, so we finally had time to do it. I was on my blades and the guys ( Read more... )

After seeing the new issue of VOM (www.persecution.com) I feel physically ill. There have been few issues that impacted me so much, and i immediately had to just fall down and pray for them, and thank God for refocusing my vision on what truly matters.

But the knot in my stomach won't be gone for many hours.

Tonight was a semi-formal dessert in the SDR with Beth Moore. I was kinda skeptical about this speaker until I heard her at Founder's Week--you will not soon meet a more humble, devoted woman of God. It went straight to my heart and God used it incredibly in my life ( Read more... )

My mom just called and both the team Taylor is on and Carson's team are in the Quizzing Gold round!!!!! I can NOT believe they got so high--I'm in SHOCK--this is their first year! :-) I'm not hoping for more...but it still is torture knowing that the next hour to hour and a half....AHHH ( Read more... )

My brothers are with our team at the Nationals of AWANA this week--today is the Bible Quizzing. Last year my friend Anthony and two other homeschool friends of mine won the entire thing...very cool. =) And we were third in the world in Olympics. They are raring to go and hoping to do just as well this year. Can't wait to hear how it goes for them ( Read more... )

Wow....just ONE floor at the Chicago Library....the 7th floor which is the Literature and Language (where I'll do all my research most likely) has over 700,000 books! Just on literature! They have a floor for just science, just business, and just technology. It blows my mind. Can you tell I'm looking forward to going there on Saturday? :-)

This is definitely my favorite part of that story in HC ( Read more... )

awww... my mom gives such good hugs. I get them all the time being here at home and I will definitely miss that going back ( Read more... )

In a few minutes our friends the Ms will be here...Carson and Adam are going to disect a sheep's brain, and Mrs. M and I are going to make lunch. I hope our stomach's cooperate. :-)

I'm eager to get back to school so I can finish and come HOME. :-)

until the end of the semester. I can make it. :-) I hope ( Read more... )