It's just one month until we leave for our big trip. I'm going to Oregon to spend a week with my family and Nicole’s going to build houses in Mexico. Maybe you don't understand why I'm not going to Mexico. The organization Nicole is going with (global expeditions)is a youth organization. They only let old folks like me go when we are leadership. I could have gone as leadership, but I just felt from God I was to visit my family instead. If I had time to do both, I probably would have done that. I see clearly now that I made the correct choice. I feel a real peace I am taking the correct path. I am so happy to see my little girl Nicole growing so much spiritually. She is stepping out in boldness. She has owned this trip, and invested years preparing for it. I'm so certain God will bless the fruit of that labor! Just one more month and then we go. It doesn’t look like we will come anywhere near to reaching our goal of paying for the building materials for one house ($5,000). We have raised just over $1,000.We did not need to do this, we wanted to. We will bring whatever money is raised and deliver it to the leaders in Mexico to be used to help build a house. I thank each and every person who gave towards this need. Every dime you gave will faithfully be spent on nails and wood. God bless you for your gift!
Why not start with an IBC and cut a hole for the door? You could build closed laying boxes into it, and something for the chickens to roost on. Put some straw or saw dust on the floor. You could add vents to the side for air. If it sat inside a chicken run that you can walk into, the chickens could be safe, dry and happy. I have an extra IBC. Maybe this could be my chicken house? I bet I could even plant the outside of it with mud and grass for extra insulation and good looks.
I am very happy to review the Reading Kingdom. This is an online program that uses a variety of methods to teach reading. I decided to share this product with my adopted granddaughter Ruth. Reading kingdom uses a six skills integrative method Ruth only just began to use the program. She is only 3 years old and cannot use the program without help. But her mom says that she can already recognize words like girl and kids when they are shown on the screen. Sylvia wrote that she loves the repetition of the words in the program . That Ruth is memorizing the words she sees. She will be able to use it for an entire year. But I expect her to become a very good reader. And what a great gift to give to any child! She will have a lifetime love for books. Sylvia also works with teenage mothers in Uganda. And many of these women have never attended school. So she plans to use these ideas to h...
Today Nicole and I took Jessica shopping. She turns 22 years old tomorrow. She has grown over the past year. She now likes her disabled workshop. And she has begun to learn to write again on the computer. It is a slow process, but maybe she can write independently in the next 5 years. Her teacher is wonderful. We are very blessed to have her help! If I stopped and thought about what Jessica might be doing if she was healthy, it could break my heart. Birthdays should be happy, but when your child is disabled it's always bitter sweet. Bitter because of the milestones that were never met, and sweet because of the person that is still very valuable and wonderful. But I'm sure everyone feels bitter sweet about something in your life. Life is never only sweet. For me it is much better to fix my eyes on what is there and let go of what I hoped for...what every parent hopes for. Jess bought a new book, 3 DVD's and a Fanta. I also took her to McDonalds because that is ...
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