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Posted in Home School, Inspiring, Wisdom

A Home-School Poem

Posted on by Katharine
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope (Photo credit: rubyblossom.)

Hey, everyone!

I’ve been out, in case you dd not notice. Technical difficulties, partly. But also partly supervising the removal of the last of the kid stuff from my house.

Oh, I have a Grandmother toy box, educational games, and color books still lying around, but the closets reserved for my own children’s collections are empty.

And in the process I have found so many odd things:

  • The mosquito netting for our cradle
  • The other set of guest bed sheets
  • The shower curtain the sellers left in our previous house
  • A kaleidoscope
  • Our gallon of exterior yellow paint
  • A small vial filled with unpolished hematite pebbles
  • A long-lost issue of the magazine I once wrote for
  • My old art portfolio, AND
  • A home-school graduation program with the following poem:

It is a holy thing to teach a child,
A holy thing to take the wild
And tame it for the LORD.

It is a holy thing to love your own,
A holy thing to stand alone
And be the three-ply cord.

It is a holy thing to stay behind,
A holy thing to never-mind
Things you cannot afford.

It is a holy thing to work for good,
A holy thing to take for food
His righteous, written Word.

It is a holy thing to read and run,
A holy thing to rest when done
And take the good reward.

It is a holy thing to put to flight
Ten thousand with a little might,
And then lay down your sword.

Can I get a witness?

Posted in Herbs, Recipes

Announcing Another New Page – Recipes!

Posted on by Katharine

Cookbook

Okay.

I know this site is a mix.

But so is home life.

One minute you’re mopping the face of a heart-broken pre-schooler
while dispensing wisdom about overcoming heartbreak.

The next minute, supper is due.

Or past due.

You come here for help and encouragement about the home.

Me, too, sometimes.

And if I am not feeding a soul, I am feeding a tummy.

Or 17 tummies.

And looking for that recipe.

Or wishing for a new recipe.

When one of my own recipe cards is lost, I come here, myself.

Really!

I need that recipe!

When you need a recipe,

or a boot in the motivator,

or you just want to think about food,

COME HERE!

 And have fun.

P.S. I know I have not found all the recipes I’ve posted at Home’s Cool, and need to search for more. They’re tucked into all sorts of places, kinda like at my house. If you find one somewhere, here, and it’s not on the new page, let me know, please. I’ll send you a yum recipe of your choice from my private stash as a reward.

Posted in Guest Post, Home School, Inspiring, Wisdom

Guest Post: The 20,000th Visitor!

Posted on by Katharine

Cristina from The Homeschool Mom Blog  left a “like” here, yesterday, and started the bells ringing and whistles blowing, as she was our 20,000th visitor.

I am sure she felt surprised, as I was not certain if, or how, I should commemorate this fact, or even if I might not wait all day for one more visitor and have her arrive tomorrow. So I hadn’t announced or warned anyone about it.

However, as the morning progressed I felt more sure, and DID manage to catch that tiny click that started it all.

Since Cristina is a home-educating mom, I asked her if there were anything she might like to write for us, here. Her answer?

“What don’t I like to write about!”

Without further introduction, here is her fine essay:

The Pathway Home

When we first delved into the fascinating world of marriage, I soaked up every book I could get my hands on. I read about how relationships ought to work, how I could do this better and that better, and what was best for our children.

It didn’t take me long to realize I was getting overwhelmed. Whose advice should I take? Did I need to use this method of education or that? What type of routine did I need to be on?

The Lord very clearly spoke to me with this important thought, “You only need to follow Me.” I didn’t need to worry about what other people were doing. I only needed to focus on the path He was setting before us and then follow it.

Narrow path to the right way

For us, our path led home.

In our home, we homeschool. Keeping our children at home isn’t about being scared of public school, it is about the building of our relationships and keeping our family centered.

In our home we cook. It isn’t just about eating healthier, it is about creating memories and bonds that will remind our children of where they came from.

In our home we work. My husband is self-employed and is here as often as possible. It is frequently challenging, but the rewards of being together are worth it. Our children will always remember their pop being around.

In our home we disciple. The morals of our children should first and foremost come from us. We are responsible for teaching our children about God, not someone else. The training of our children needs to start with us.

The center of all we do revolves around our home and the center of our home revolves around our saving faith in God.

Our home may not look like anyone else’s, but it shouldn’t. Our home may not be someone else’s ideal, but it is God’s ideal for us.

Our home may not be perfect, but it’s ours and after all . . . Home’s Cool!

_____________________________

Thanks, Cristina, for these encouraging words! I know they will find ready hearts among readers.

Everyone go visit her site and thank her for this great post! 🙂

Posted in Believe it or not!, Health, Herbs

State Senators Seek A.G. Opinion on Marijuana Vending Machines

Posted on by Katharine
English: Snack Machine
Snack Machine (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Dear Friends,

Today The Arkansas Family Council held a press conference announcing they are working with State Senators Jeremy Hutchinson and Johnny Key, who are seeking an opinion from Attorney General McDaniel on whether or not the proposed Issue 5 would open Arkansas up to marijuana vending machines.

Marijuana is dispensed through vending machines in California. Some people are trying to get Connecticut to permit vending machines under its marijuana program. Vending machines seem to be the future of the ‘medical’ marijuana industry.

These machines are basically high-tech snack machines that sell marijuana and marijuana-infused food instead of potato chips.

Having read the measure, I don’t think there’s anything in Issue 5 that would prohibit vending machines. Hopefully Attorney General McDaniel’s office can shed some light on how widespread vending machines might become if Issue 5 passes, next week.

For instance, if Issue 5 passes, can a marijuana dispensary put a vending machine offsite somewhere? Can a dispensary in Magnolia or Jonesboro contract to put a vending machine at a convenience store across town? Can a dispensary put a vending machine out front for people to use in the middle of the night, when the dispensary is closed?

We don’t sell beer out of vending machines. We don’t sell cigarettes out of vending machines. I don’t know why anyone would be comfortable selling marijuana out of vending machines.

You can see the website for the marijuana vending machine (“Med Box”) popular in California here: http://www.thedispensingsolution.com/

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Posted in Believe it or not!, Good ol' days

The Last Snowing Hurricane

Posted on by Katharine
From his vantage point high above the earth in...
From his vantage point high above the earth in the International Space Station, Astronaut Ed Lu captured this broad view of Hurricane Isabel. The image was taken with a 50 mm lens on a digital camera. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Lewis and Clark had just started out for points unknown.

Jefferson was President and was incumbent during the soon-coming election. Clinton was his running mate. George Clinton, that is.

The Electoral College had new rules to try out.

Then it hit.

No one alive had ever seen anything like it.

With no means of early warning, and few places out west for evacuation, many died.

People venturing outdoors the next day were shocked at being able to see nearby villages, a view normally obstructed by dense woods.

In some locales, the snow was 3 feet deep. And in some places it stayed on all winter.

Fruit trees laden with fruit snapped off at ground level; potatoes froze beneath the earth.

Ships in eastern harbors dragged anchor or broke the chains to their anchors and crashed together or floated to sea, killing many sailors.

Steeples, chimneys, and even entire roofs blew away.

Most trees were flattened, ruining the ship-building industry for years.

Estimated as a category 2-3, it landed near Atlantic City, which was 50 years in the future at that time.

It was the Atlantic snowing hurricane of October 9-10, 1804.

And though these were more primitive times — no snow-plows, for instance — the election was carried out in a timely manner.