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Fun day at the park

We have a knight who lives at our house. He protects us from fire breathing dragons.
He wears pajamas.
Mary,Mary





4 year old Jude showing off his new haircut.

A self portrait by photobug girl.

Stylin' Jack in the hat Kate gave him for his 11th Bday.

Catching up on sweet Curtis

4 Months old. Taken after Kate's Christmas Piano recital
Curt and I spent 2 weeks in North Dakota visiting family in February. Even with borrowed warm clothes the cold was a shock to this 'Bama boy.

Doing his nightly pushups! 4.5 months

5.5 months. Soaking up the sun!

Mary and Jude have such fun with their baby brother. I hope they are always this happy to play with him!

My Baby Sister

My youngest of 5 sisters, the baby of the family is growing up. Being 19 years younger than me, she was not much older than my own firstborn. It has been a blessing to be able to watch her grow into a lovely young lady even though it makes me feel OLD.

I am proud that she is making wise choices for her life and making good use of her "single years".

2 years ago, she was part of a mission trip to China that gave her (or increased ) a passion for orphans. In a few weeks, she will be going on another mission trip with YWAM. I am excited for her. A little jealous and slightly nervous, but mostly excited. :-) You can read about her upcoming trip here. Good job Karmen! We are proud of you and excited to see how the Lord will work through you in this new adventure!

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Curtis Long

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The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul - Audiobooks, MP3, M4B, iPhone Apps, Free Downloads!

I love Christianaudio.com. They have a great selection of audio books and they give away a free audio book each month. This month it is one of my favorites. Check it out!
Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul - Audiobooks, MP3, M4B, iPhone Apps, Free Downloads!

Homeschooling Links

I was exposed to Charlotte Mason's ideas for teaching our children before I ever had kids. I loved them and implemented several aspects early on but didn't embrace them fully and practically until this past year. It has been a wonderful change! I want to share some of my favorite links here in case any of you are interested.

This site is so helpful because Linda Fay lays out exactly how she implements the methods as well as the reasons. Her posts are short and to the point. I loved that as I felt I learned much very quickly.

Ambleside Online is an amazing site, full of FREE resources including a FREE curriculum plan for all grades. This is what we are using this year. They have all Charlotte Mason's writings on here as well so you can read what she advised. She has much to say about all areas involving kids young and old.

There are many good sites, but I will stick to these so as not to overwhelm. But since a Charlotte Mason Education is largely about (one of my MOST favorite things ) BOOKS, I will add this link for a lovely, well organized booklist. Enjoy!