Update

Okay...so how do mom's keep up with this thing???  I seem to take lots of pics and forget to post...or get ready to post with no pics.  Just a quick update for those who have checked out this blog...YES, I am still here.

Holidays are always fun for us...and Valentine's was no exception.  We believe that love should be shared in abundance and everyday, but since my kiddos love to craft...

...and Daddy loves gifts, we decided on a gift that will keep on giving!!  Each of the older ones got to do a side, and the inside is for all of the special things they come up with to make for him.  I don't know about anyone else's home, but my kitchen counter tends to eat kid-made works of art...so this was both practical and made-with-LOVE!

We also had a birthday in the house...mine.  Beautiful Agate and Daddy conspired to make me a cake and surprise me a day early!  With the help of my mother in law, they actually succeeded.  Guess who enjoys chocolate cake with chocolate icing and chocolate ice cream even more than his mama...



OK...so since this is a homeschool blog...next time I'll be sure to have some creative stuff up here!

Alicia

Just gettin started...

OK...so here we go.  Just figured out how to start this blog thingy (thanks lil sis)...but I use the word "figured" very loosely.  I am hoping this will improve with time, so please bear with me. 

I guess I'll start with a little background and some of the vision for this blog. 

I am a homeschooling mama of 5 children.  That in itself is alot of background, and current ground.  My oldest just made 7 and the youngest is 9 months at the time of this post. (I hope to get pics up soon...sounds like another job for the sister mentioned above.)

I am a daughter of the King, a princess of sorts.  Nah, not the Disney kind that somehow pops into our heads immediately...but the in-training, fumbling through it, just barely getting a glimpse of what it means to be entrusted with the precious treasures that a daughter receives from her Father kind of princess.  (In case you didn't catch it...I am referring to motherhood, and yes the meaning of the blog name refers to my children...HIS children.)  He has referred to them so many times as just that, and I KNOW that they are my inheritance!! 

I strive daily to be consistent in motherhood, and thus in teaching.  Which in turn leads us to this blog.  I hope to be diligent enough to inspire those moms out there hearing the voice of the Lord saying, "you can do it..." (yes, homeschooling). And I have to start by saying that, in my experience, even if you look at the river and see the sharp bends and rough waters...letting go into the arms of HIS will is far less exhausting than fighting to hold on to yours.  He has equipped you with everything that you need to polish those precious treasures until they are shiny enough to reflect Him.  And when the needs change...so will your abilities.  Remember the good work He promised to complete in you??? (Philippians 1:6) 

Once I learn to post links, I hope to have information about homeschooling laws, inspirational blogs that I have visited, and just a touch of personalization from my family's experiences...the good, the bad, and the ugly.

So, until next time...Maybe tomorrow?!?!

Alicia