Friday, July 11, 2008
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Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, Oh LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
-Psalm 19:14-
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Notes from a crunchy Christian mom
About Me
- Amanda
- I'm a child of God, wife to my best friend, homeschooling mama to our three precious boys and baby girl, a lover of books and learning, of good food and growing things in the earth, of making things with my hands, singing and dancing.
-Psalm 19:14-
I feel so loved!
I talk about this stuff a lot...
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- Camping (1)
- Chicken love (13)
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- Summer (4)
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- the boys (1)
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- Winter (2)
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In Our Library Basket
What I'm Reading
Daily learning
Things I Want To Do
2010
Leftover from 2009:
Finish boys' playroom.
Finish my craft room.
Make cloth mama pads!
Learn to sew clothing.
Preserve herbs.
Plant along driveway.
Little things:
Declutter spice cupboard
Declutter main closet
Sew jammies for the boys.
Knit a sweater for Scott. In process!
Start 2010 vegetable garden.
Practice my guitar.
Take my camera off the auto setting!
2009
Pray unceasingly!
Take photography class.
Remember to use reusable grocery bags.
Reduce plastic usage.
Prune Mom and Dad's trees.
Start tomatoes from seed.
Expand vegetable garden.
Make cloth napkins.
Give up paper towels -- mostly.
Bake bread from scratch -- regularly.
Reorganize boys' clothing.
Garage/workshop remodel.
Paint bedroom and bathroom.
Switch bedrooms w/boys.
Declutter side room.
Create a room of my own.
Make cloth mama pads.
Learn to sew clothing.
Preserve herbs.
Unexpected blessings:
New driveway poured
South flower/herb garden planting
2008
Declutter closets and bookshelves.
Get our own chickens!
Switch to free-range meat.
Compost consistently.
Grow first vegetable garden.
Harvest from Mom and Dad's trees.
Learn to can tomatoes and peaches.
Learn basic sewing.
Stop using plastic and paper grocery bags.
Leftover from 2009:
Make cloth mama pads!
Learn to sew clothing.
Preserve herbs.
Plant along driveway.
Little things:
Declutter spice cupboard
Sew jammies for the boys.
Knit a sweater for Scott. In process!
Practice my guitar.
Take my camera off the auto setting!
2009
Pray unceasingly!
Declutter side room.
Create a room of my own.
Make cloth mama pads.
Learn to sew clothing.
Preserve herbs.
Unexpected blessings:
South flower/herb garden planting
2008
Support local and organic farmers
Community gardening
believing nature
Where the Boys Are
Growing naturally
Homepreschool and beyond
3 comments:
I can't honestly see what you find more inspiring about them than who you are now. Maybe you do have a long way to go, but we all do - even they do.
From where I sit, what you're doing and the mother you are is great!
Oh, you are TOO kind, John! But, honestly, this is the part I admire:
"Her easy going style was always totally nonjudgmental, merciful, and joyful. She had respect for us and we respected her in return... She would come through the door proclaiming that she had the best kids in the world whether or not we had done any house work at all...She never had a problem with our friends being there when she got home. She genuinely welcomed everyone at any time with her attitude of generous listening and “the more the merrier.”
This might be my inward philosophy, but some days my outward attitude is pretty far from it.
hi there! i'm new to your blog and i really have enjoyed reading. scrolling down i noticed your chicken post. we have backyard chickens too...counting down the days til eggs!
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