Blessed Family of Flowers

 

Our Family of Flowers- though each of us is individually unique, like the difference between a rose and a daisy, we are characterized as one- A Family of Flowers.

Daily Quote 01/26/2010

“The bridges that you cross before you come to them are over rivers that aren't there.” Gene Brown

The Sneaky Chef to the Rescue- AGAIN : )

Love the first book! I just found out that she has made this new book. It is simply a must have in my home. My son eats MAYBE a handful of various foods (thankfully some of them are healthy). However, he will eat any junk food (or what he thinks is junk food) I give him. So, the recipes in this book have been a life saver (literally). I often bake brownies with spinach and blueberries and he gobbles it down without any clue that what he is eating actually has nutritional value.

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Here are some of her other books-

Blessed Family of Flowers News- February 2010- Volume 1, Issue 1

A Homeschool Newspaper/ Newsletter.  To download the full version go to-
http://blessedfamilyofflowers.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/homeschool-family-news-february-2010-volume-1-issue-1/
and click.

We are doing a unit study on Journalism and Newspaper.  To assist in our unit study we are using the following-

Daily Quote 1/24/2010

If you need a moment to yourself- do dishes

Daily Quote 1/20/2010

"Opinion Without Knowledge is Blind" Socrates

Daily Quote 01/19/2010

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Daily Quote 1/18/2010

 You can ask God to Bless your food but don't expect Him to make your Bread.

Little man in the Map teaches Geography

I have had this book for about a year now and wanted to share it as a wonderful homeschool resource in learning the placement of the fifty states for children. You can find the book here-

Wall Map (Shown above) is 38X22 and available here-

50 States and states and capitols

Learn the President's Song

20 Great Reasons to Homeschool

Roman Architecture

If you look above the entrance you will see a cross.

Pope Benedict XIV (1740-58) declared the Colosseum a sacred monument stating it was sanctified by the blood of early Christian martyrs. Pope Benedict XIV declared that Stations of the Cross be added to the arena. The cross is still the starting point for the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday and a place of worship for Christians year around.

Cookbooks and the Night Owl in Me

It is after midnight and what I am doing? Well most certainly not sleeping...instead I am up thinking about my cookbooks.  Yep that is right you heard (read) me right- COOKBOOKS! You see I always have the greatest difficulty sleeping while my husband is away.  There is any little bump in the night and I am up and searching through the house for the master mind who has decided to come in and steal my cookies : ) Well you get the point.  Some would say I am a night owl.  Well yes, I guess I am...but not by choice.  You see I remember a time when I would be up bright and early and be at the park with the kids before the sun rose.  Yeah, I was that type of morning person- up and ready to take on the day.  What happened? Well, four kids later, homeschooling now, I am a military wife who spends many evenings listening for bumps in the night, and oh did I mention I am a full-time college student? Well, the last one (college student) is about to cease since I graduate in May 2010 after 6 long years of study I will have a Bachelor in Science with Psychology and Education.  So, what does all this have to do with being a night owl you may ask? Well, there is never enough time in the day and my day now spans way into the weeee hours of the morning (like 3 or later in the morning).  Some may call me wonder woman and say how do you do it all? Well, one day at a time and lots of caffeine (probably way more than one should consume).  But on top of it all why am I up thinking about cookbooks? Well, I have gathered many a cookbook in the last 12 years of being with my husband.  I have always loved trying new recipes (to the delight of my husband).  It seems almost overnight I have ran out of places to stash them all.  So, me being the organized junkie would love to put them up and just pull them out when needed but the other side of me- yes that is the "can't put it up without the fear of forgetting that I have them" side needs a remedy to remember just where that casserole recipe was... So, I am up at almost 1:00 a.m. now putting together a template to jot down recipes (by category), cookbooks where I found the recipe (with name and publication month), and page # where I might find that long lost recipe again before putting them away for millennium.  I feel like my Cookbooks are going into the Disney vault where I will not see them again for 10 years (or so) or they are being tossed into the vast abyss or the bottomless pit of the white rabbit hole.  So, I am off to write the recipes and then toss the books in with Alice with the ability to actually retrieve the cookbook when the need arises.  With the little sleep I go on...I may even see the White Rabbit along the way : )

Introduction

Welcome to my site! We are the Blessed Family of Flowers.

Well, I am coming from another blog site, http://www.blessedfamilyofflowers.wordpress.com , so I am relearning some elements to blogging now.  There are some different features here the are not available on wordpress, so I will have to figure this out as I go along.

We are a a conservative Christian homeschooling family of 6 who love our Lord Jesus very much and believe the bible to be the Word of God and the only Truth.  We have been homeschooling since 2006 as we believe God has lead us into homeschooling so that our children have a solid foundation to disburse any "myths" that are out in the real world.  Once their solid foundation is laid they can truly be the salt and light of the world (Matthew 5:13 NIV).  We also travel a lot so homeschooling allows us to provide stability in our lives and keep the children on track with obtaining knowledge and applying it to their wisdom.  I graduate in May 2010 with a Bachelor in Science (majored in Psychology and Education) from Liberty University (located in Lynchburg, VA).  My wonderful husband is a Chief in the United States Navy and the love of my life.  If I had one word to describe him it would be "Strength" as he is my strength as we venture through this life together.
My interests include-
Family life, homeschooling, cooking, recipes, healthy eating, natural methods, nutrition, health, fitness, exercise, psychology, photography, literature, and general everyday ramblings about life with children.
You can check out my alternate site at http://www.blessedfamilyofflowers.wordpress.com