"Little Women" Family: Sufficiently Humbled

Monday, August 24, 2009

Sufficiently Humbled

Too early this morning, I woke up because nature was calling. As I returned to my bed, I realized my pain killers had worn off and I could not get back to sleep. Every position that I tried, was just too painful for my leg. So I decided to get up and put my boot on and get something done before my children woke up... only the boot hurt even more. I resorted to sitting in a chair with my leg up, eating something so that I could take more painkillers, and reading blogs. As I sat there, in pain, feeling sorry for myself, I realized that I hadn't read "NieNie" in a while. I clicked on her blog and immediately saw that she had posted full pictures of herself, for the first time since she was burned, 1 year ago. Oh my goodness!! I totally started to bawl. What an incredibly amazing woman she is!! I am whining about my partially torn achilles and she is posting pictures of the new woman she now is. I stand sufficiently humbled... enough said.

2 comments:

Jen Hakes said...: She really is a brave and beautiful person! I really look up to her in so many ways. She inspires me.; 8/24/09, 12:49 PM
Elizabeth C said...: Wow, I read that and she is such an amazing, brave, inspiring person. WOW, is all I can say.; 8/24/09, 4:02 PM

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My Favorite Part of The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 17:21-24

"21 And when (Jesus) had said these words, he wept, and the multitude bare record of it, and he took their little children, one by one, and blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them.

22 And when he had done this he wept again;

23 And he spake unto the multitude, and said unto them: Behold your little ones.

24 And as they looked to behold they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they came down and encircled those little ones about, and they were encircled about with fire; and the angels did minister unto them."

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/17

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Our homeschool program!!

My style of homeschooling is "public school at home." We began homeschooling on our own, the 1st year. Then we were enrolled in the Washington Virtual Academy (WAVA) for 3 years. Now we are enrolled in ORLA. Our girls are taking several classes at an Elementary School that is no longer used for a typical Elementary School. Instead 450 homeschooling students (K-12) take classes there with certified teachers (you choose which ones and how many) but you do have to be at the school with them until they are 12 (in another room with toys for the younger kids) or sign them out to a friend. Then you fill in the rest at home. For example, my girls take Music, Art, P.E., and Science at the school 2 days a week and then I teach them Math, Language, and History at home, on the other 3 days. The school also pays for an additional $300 a year of curriculum (like the Math, Lang, Hist.) We do have to keep up with a certain number of hours per week. We also have a "home room teacher" that helps us with everything, like deciding what extra things to do at home and making sure we don't miss anything. We are really enjoying this program-- it truly is the best of both worlds! If you have any questions, email me. :)