tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65234148341923737382011-07-30T14:55:24.991-04:00Just gettin' started...McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.comBlogger571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-70592038084255065592009-11-19T20:11:00.003-05:002009-11-19T22:01:49.424-05:00

It's been awhile since I've posted a blog on here. We've been just living day to day, waiting on the Lord. We've been walking in the "wilderness" for awhile now, wondering where we're supposed to be...what we're supposed to do with our life as a family...when we would see God's plan for us start to unfold...We've given it to the Lord. More... Well, I don't know where to start really. First, I do

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-47627971009519598082009-05-27T19:18:00.002-04:002009-05-27T19:33:12.194-04:00

Thank you for listening to me wail & most of all for praying! We could not have made it without prayers! Eddie & I both are doing good considering. Even though we only "knew" for sure for a week that we were expecting, it was hard for a few days but has gotten alittle easier to look ahead now. I went to the Dr & my hCG was 43 so alot lower & heading where it needs to be (weird to say that). Now

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-90572017468246948102009-05-24T07:03:00.002-04:002009-05-24T08:27:30.014-04:00

I don't know where to "start" so this is probably going to be a rambling, whiney mess when it's all said & done. This is more of a venting for me so if you don't want to continue reading, I won't be offended in the least...I never dreamed "I" would be one to have a miscarriage..."Why not me??"After all I had Matthew with no problems..."Every pregnancy is different..."We have prayed for 3 years to

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-87978138935198859702009-05-21T22:18:00.002-04:002009-05-21T22:29:43.722-04:00

Wow, it's been awhile since I've blogged. It's been a fairly busy time & blogging just hasn't been first on the list when it comes to sitting & relaxing.We had some excitement this month. The Monday after Mother's Day I had a positive pregnancy test!!! The first one in 11 years (3 years of trying). I had several tests to make sure everything was going ok. We were getting used to the idea that we

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-42194875729784186362009-02-23T16:18:00.004-05:002009-02-23T21:23:12.263-05:00

We got to witness God's beautiful creation this weekend in Bryson City, Cherokee & everything in between on our trip to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary this weekend. We are Thankful for God Blessing us with a beautiful opportunity, wonderful weather, traveling mercies, a renewing of our love for each other, fabulous fun just being together, the opportunity to see with our own eyes the

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-18562776576090526602009-01-29T20:50:00.002-05:002009-01-29T20:54:38.476-05:00

Oooh, Ooooh, Oooooh! I've gotta try to plan a trip!Bloom will be tripling coupons Friday Feb. 6th - Sunday Feb 8thHarris Teeter will be tripling coupons Thursday Feb. 5th - Sunday Feb. 8th

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-77455776365739930982009-01-29T13:01:00.003-05:002009-01-29T13:24:27.374-05:00

I already posted on this trip to Bi-lo but I wanted to post my list as practice...I had about $19 in coupons, $3.75 would've been the doubled ones had I not missed scanning my card. Here goes:(2) 2 liter Pepsis4 boxes Fruity Cheerios3 boxes Toaster Strudels2 Kraft dressings1 French's Worcestshire (sp) SauceBig cannister Maxwell House Coffee1 Large "Coffeemate" creamer (powder)2 cans Chef Boyardee

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-83690903545053124732009-01-28T21:00:00.002-05:002009-01-28T21:37:37.229-05:00

I had my trip to Bilo all planned, coupons tucked away in an envelope & my coupon divider pouch (just in case). I carefully went thru (but still trying to hurry back home)...I found a couple deals but was still nervous that I would mess up while trying to use the coupons. I made it to a register where I was aquainted with the cashier. I told her to bear with me since I had alot of coupons & was

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-77725120076571796752009-01-21T06:52:00.002-05:002009-01-21T07:14:09.688-05:00

This week I got brave, taking the first step getting back into using coupons. I've been worried about getting the wrong item, all the way into line expecting to pay one thing, ending up paying more, holding up the line, ect. My dear friend Jamie @ Grocery Girls has been helping teach me the in's & out's! Thanks, Jamie! Then my bestest friend, Tricia, who has been an avid couponer found some good

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-59445029820265451482009-01-20T08:25:00.002-05:002009-01-20T09:05:18.247-05:00

There's not alot on the ground but it's still pretty. The ice underneath since we got rain first is what scares me. So I was planning to stay home for alittle (atleast, if not staying home all day) while to see how the roads were when I got the call about my sweet patient passing away during the night. So I guess I'm staying home anyway. It's kind of bittersweet to get to see the beautiful snow

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-74359187793389614532009-01-20T08:16:00.003-05:002009-01-20T09:06:22.676-05:00

Unfortunately I got news this morning that the sweet baby I've been working with passed away last night. She had many health issues in her short life. She was 4 months old & a precious baby. Her name was Emily & her family could use your prayers. They knew it could happen because of her health but she'd been making progress so it wasn't totally expected. The Lord saw fit to bring her home, so

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-79486893744469500922009-01-07T19:22:00.003-05:002009-01-07T19:54:58.195-05:00

For some reason, I don't like New Year Resolutions...maybe because I don't pick things that I have been able to follow up with...The last several days to a week or so, my blood pressure has been up more than it should be. It started worrying me so I finally made a Dr appt...Now I'm on medicine...My dear parents are both diabetic, dad has high BP...not to mention the extended family's history. So

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-36223409893740447952009-01-01T21:31:00.002-05:002009-01-01T21:37:33.491-05:00

I wish everyone a wonderful 2009! I think we all need to pray for our country as we are facing many changes. There are changes we are anticipating this year but I'll post on them as they happen.Happy New Year!

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-33548800694017320182009-01-01T19:50:00.002-05:002009-01-01T21:31:31.101-05:00

My dear husband was finally able to fulfill one of his wishes to fly a plane! With weather changes, after rescheduling several times, Sunday afternoon, it finally happened! Even though it was COLD & windy, the instructor was willing if Eddie was and he was!! We met the instructor & after a few minutes of pre-flight checks & instruction, they were off! It was so cool to watch them taxi down the

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-27151957867331237752008-12-26T19:17:00.002-05:002008-12-26T20:50:17.991-05:00

I hope everybody had a Blessed Christmas! Even though Eddie had to work we had a good time. Matthew opened one gift Christmas Eve night. It was the 2nd Chronicles of Narnia "Prince Caspian" movie so we enjoyed watching that together. I got Matthew to help me some with cleaning the house (not that you can tell I did anything now...) & rearranging some furniture. We hadn't put up a Christmas tree

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-48522448671628864042008-12-16T21:22:00.002-05:002008-12-16T22:16:30.245-05:00

Well Christmas is approaching quickly, but I've managed to stay out of the stress that can sometimes be included (so far). I feel bad since I haven't gotten any decorations out...we've gotten rid of stuff which includes one entertainment center, our livingroom couch, etc...so our home isn't in order right now anyway. I guess I've just been soaking in other folks' decorations. More... On another

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-44375051674568045252008-12-07T14:14:00.002-05:002008-12-07T20:19:31.073-05:00

  I thought I  would  do a little blogging today, I feel lead to talk about certain things from time to time  I  don’t know why last time I  blogged it was about prophesy to I want to get down a few thoughts about evolution.  More...    Some people try to say that we all evolved to be what we are today; they to believe that every species of animal and plant all came from the same primordial ooze.

Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13518887544783197334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-7447955968949410192008-12-06T21:23:00.003-05:002008-12-07T21:12:31.063-05:00

I don't know if this will work...YAY!! It worked! I found this on a 'friend's' blog & thought it was really special. I'd never heard of the group Go Fish but I'll be looking for more of their music. More... This is off the subject but...anybody who reads this is probably going to think I've gone insane...With Eddie's job on the line, I officially quit my primary job (where I haven't worked in a

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-29389493435436235202008-12-04T12:54:00.003-05:002008-12-04T13:22:07.038-05:00

Even though we didn't buy one, I feel it's my 'duty' to give my opinion on the Kirby vacuum demo we had yesterday! =) Eddie answered the door to a nice lady (holding a 2 liter Pepsi) asking to speak to the 'lady of the house'...By the time I got to the door, he'd already told her that we weren't going to be interested. Me & my big mouth accepted when the lady said she'd get paid just for showing

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-12830374081879646802008-11-26T11:39:00.003-05:002008-11-26T11:55:10.056-05:00

Eddie called from work this morning (Praise the Lord he still has a job!) saying his boss told him to keep doing what he was doing, that he would be ok for now. We don't know how long that is going to last but for now we're Thankful!!! In the meantime, we're going to be using our time wisely & still downsize!Another Praise is we were able to get a refund for Matthew's "lost books" we had to pay

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-29383895872334057122008-11-24T19:07:00.002-05:002008-11-24T19:36:57.393-05:00

We don't know what, when, where or how but we know things are happening for a reason. I got "downstaffed" again which means no work, therefore no pay...I haven't worked in a couple weeks. Normally, the lack of a paycheck at all is rather scarey. We are at Peace about it because we know the Lord is taking care of us. I do have an interview tomorrow with a home health company that specializes in

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-7117530583731584862008-11-23T23:40:00.003-05:002008-11-24T00:42:12.775-05:00

Each day Eddie still "has to go to work" is a blessing. We're thankful he still has a job at the moment. The "big meeting" is tomorrow so I guess we'll find out more then.We loaded up 3 toy boxes with some toys & took them to the Salvation Army. Atleast it's one less thing to have on my list of things to do. I've managed to make a list of what we're getting rid of & have plans for alot of it,

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-74538262861356750972008-11-21T18:40:00.002-05:002008-11-21T19:02:55.417-05:00

(This info is from our local paper) "Friday’s lay-off brings the total to 521 jobs lost at Solutia just before the holiday season is set to kick in.The latest lay-off entails 101 direct Solutia employees and 23 employees who work through contractor Mundy Maintenance and Services." Eddie is employed by Mundy. He's on his way to work now, but we're waiting for the axe to fall. We're not afraid

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-26461323132453485932008-11-20T01:49:00.003-05:002008-11-20T15:12:15.662-05:00

Have you ever REALLY thought about where you came from, and have you seen where God was molding you to be where you are today?Eddie & I were talking about that this evening. Eddie has such a great testimony about his past & how God saved him even after all that was in his past. He says I 'saved' him but he knows it was only by Jesus' blood that he was saved. Our life as a couple hasn't been easy

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-45858334363640652802008-11-18T07:23:00.003-05:002008-11-18T07:44:08.567-05:00

There's been rumors that our main source of income is in trouble, thanks to the sinking economy. It has become official now that part of Solutia has closed, leaving 300 people out of work. I've seen it on the news happening in other places, not completely surprised it's happening "to us" but hoped it wouldn't. We're expecting the second half to close anytime now, which would officially put Eddie

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-58188604210829874322008-11-15T18:00:00.000-05:002008-11-18T07:22:26.628-05:00

After dealing with some stopped up toilet issues that started out as minor problems, our gracious landlord called these guys to come out & help us. We live in the country so we have the lovely septic tank. We've only been here about 2 years now, so it couldn't have been "all our's" (LOL) but the tank needed emptying. My beloved husband did all he could before having to call the landlord. He even

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-33452119802348663122008-11-06T17:01:00.002-05:002008-11-06T17:48:01.967-05:00

I had forgotten how tired one can be after camping! I think our "age" is showing now! We had beautiful weather, a cool evening, LOVED the campfire & family time! We went to bed at a decent hour but didn't sleep very well. We had one air mattress that Matthew slept on (that leaked out some air during the night, poor guy). Eddie & I slept on ...twin mattresses from Matthew's bed!!! I forgot my

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-10753518154819411632008-11-05T01:01:00.002-05:002008-11-05T01:13:19.560-05:00

Thanks to Ken & Christie for the tent & all the goodies they included!! Thanking the Lord in advance for some decent weather tomorrow (we pray)!! We're all excited to have the opportunity to go camping! I've pattied up the burgers to grill, bought the supplies to make S'MORES & have the list made of things to pack & do before we leave home for the evening. So...how wimpy are we to plan on taking

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-21103578804781839822008-10-25T01:00:00.003-04:002008-10-25T02:12:10.791-04:00

I don't know if I've ever put my hands on a child as pitiful as the one I took care of last night. This poor baby probably doesn't know she's even in the world. If she does realize there is life around her, I don't know if she can comprehend it at all or if it's just an irritation, not understanding when she's touched or moved, etc. I probably shouldn't say much since she is in foster care. I

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-22089548559779989682008-10-22T18:03:00.002-04:002008-10-22T19:02:21.561-04:00

I spent the better part of Sunday evening organizing lesson plans & catching up on laundry while my guys were away. Now we're just waiting on his History/Geography books to come so we can get that started too. In the meantime this week, I had been dreading my night shift at work (last night) for various reasons. Prayer & lots of it got me thru...More... 'Great is Thy Faithfulness' was the song

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-25191595855157878452008-10-18T22:06:00.002-04:002008-10-18T23:08:30.024-04:00

First off, I have to thank the Lord for helping me get thru the weekend at work (last weekend)...I don't know that I'll find my niche in life in the working world but can think of a 'job' working on God's Time Clock that would be the most rewarding experience ever!Anyway, I ordered Matthew's HS books Tuesday. The lady (I think her name was MaryJo) at usedhomeschoolbooks.com was a tremendous help!

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-76634406675940938682008-10-14T18:32:00.002-04:002008-10-14T18:48:50.089-04:00

"WOW!" was all I could come up with as a title to this post. Lame, I know...Anyway, We got the call yesterday that we were officially processed with the association to homeschool! What a relief!! I was alittle antsy that things wouldn't go right & it would be delayed but the good Lord moved & it was DONE! I called the school today to tell them we would be bringing school books, etc tomorrow & the

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-22086134158465435292008-10-09T12:51:00.002-04:002008-10-09T13:11:08.626-04:00

I got a couple of wonderful phone calls yesterday!First Praise is my "sister" who has been having some marital difficulties called with the news that her husband is having a change of heart (Thank you, Lord!!) & is willing to work on their marriage!!!! Little does he know, he's had LOTS of prayers going out for him (& her)! When God is "for you" who can be against you???????? Nobody!!! We're

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-29819720637868256262008-10-05T09:34:00.003-04:002008-10-05T09:48:58.754-04:00

It's so amazing to see God's special plan for our lives open up for us! We didn't understand "why" after only a short time of being foster parents that things were happening to change our focus & our dreams. We think we have an idea now of some of the "why" when it comes to our precious little foster son we had. We knew his new family would be in the ministry but to find out they are involved in

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-56682161689434609562008-10-03T19:30:00.004-04:002008-10-04T11:00:23.363-04:00

First, I have to say I am so proud of my dear husband for truely "hearing" and listening to his personal call into missions. We have known for alittle while that we wanted to atleast do a short term trip & never really considered doing it full-time until this last month or so. We feel it's a true calling & not that we're "reading into" what we "think" is meant for us to do. We've had so many More

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-85496330709861875022008-10-01T19:29:00.004-04:002008-10-01T21:52:48.036-04:00

Today I had a very rough day and fell back into some of my old ways(sinfull). Had alot to do with work and allowing my self to fall victim to satan's attacks.Tomorrow we give our foster son to another set of foster parents.We need to do this to be able to get our selves ready for leaving on our missions.To say that....More... I was taking it hard would be an understatement.I was about to call

Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13518887544783197334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-34049073283359304082008-09-30T05:25:00.012-04:002008-10-01T21:52:05.075-04:00

You always hear people say "Revelations is the most difficult book of the bible to understand."But really it is not that hard to read if you put a little effort into it. To understand end times prophecy you have to read more from your bible and study more than just whats in Revelations. More... Everyone knows that Jesus was a real person an actual historical figure there are historical documents

Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13518887544783197334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-7162304402034953152008-09-27T20:38:00.004-04:002008-09-30T19:16:59.951-04:00

We can feel Him working in our lives everyday & it's a wonderful feeling!I FINALLY had a productive, busy but not overwhelming day at work Thursday. I thanked the Lord over & over. I could feel that I was covered with a Peace all day & knew mine & Eddie's prayers had been heard. The staff worked well together, the patients weren't overly demanding so it was a truely Blessed day! Thank you again,

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-73972480115581308012008-09-21T13:07:00.002-04:002008-09-21T13:38:39.410-04:00

Well today our chickens & 2 rabbits went to their new home. One step closer to downsizing & simplifying! It was fun to watch the guys catch the chickens & load them up so not to break eggs inside of them. I will miss having the fresh eggs that are so much better than store bought but we'll just have to deal with it until we find out where the good Lord wants us, I guess. It will save us money not

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-79418438105935631302008-09-18T20:15:00.002-04:002008-09-18T20:40:15.564-04:00

We're still in the process of downsizing & simplifying even though we got our first bit of "bad news" recently. We got an email from the C&MA who aren't able to send out long term missionaries like they would like to due to the "global economic downturn". Then we found out full-time missionaries (atleast the men) have their Master's Degree. Soooo, we're still hoping to line up a short term trip

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-58985761396462042662008-09-13T17:29:00.002-04:002008-09-13T17:45:45.380-04:00

Well, our lil guy will be moved to a new foster home by the end of the month. We really feel like this is what we need to do. He's a doll & we know he will do well wherever he is.We also got good news that Paraguay IS an option for our mission trip!! Hopefully everything will go smoothly! We are looking forward to having a date to work towards. I have been in touch with Brenda in Paraguay who is

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-89099332013713109232008-09-08T07:44:00.002-04:002008-09-08T08:06:35.628-04:00

We had the greatest time going to watch the UFC with Ken & Christie's youth group!!! Amy kept the baby for us which was a wonderful break! It was nice to not have to worry about his needs & let us relax some.I can imagine how tired the Hagerman family is! They had a busy Saturday still preparing to leave in November & then setting up for fight night, then church Sunday. It was so great to

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-28578888131600252332008-08-30T19:47:00.002-04:002008-08-31T11:18:03.259-04:00

In my search to persue missions, I have stumbled across some great information & some concern. I think the only true concern so far is the fact that I am divorced. Fortunately, Eddie's divorces are "covered" Biblically and mine was just "forgiven" since I did ask for "forgiveness"...But is that something that will be held against me when it comes to doing God's work? It bothers me that my divorce

McCoy Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083293175234911265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6523414834192373738.post-11997215269190612672008-08-26T19:52:00.002-04:002008-08-26T20:06:51.859-04:00

I wanted to "save" this forwarded email. I don't know how accurate it is but it has a great message. I don't know who started it to give them credit.Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of passage?His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone.He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the

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Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Thou art the potter, I am the clay. Mold me and make me after thy will, while I am waiting, yielded and still. Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Search me and try me, Master today! Wash me just now, Lord, wash me just now, as in thy presence humbly I bow. Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Wounded and weary, help me I pray!

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Well, it looks like we are headed for one of the first possible changes in our future. My dear grandma is showing obvious signs of needing someone with her more often. She has lived alone for 20 years, I think, and has done great! If I can live til I'm 96 years old & just then start getting more confused & feeble, I'll be doing good. I promised her over 10 years ago that she would never go to a

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So far Matthew's hanging in there with his new school. He is excited to be learning to play the TUBA in band class! I'm proud that he's trying!We had our monthly caseworker visit today. She's the sweetest! She's young, full of gumption & willing to fight for what she believes in. We got to discuss with her our concerns & possible need in the near future of finding another foster home for our lil

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We can only hope the Lord is having his way in our life, especially today where Matthew is concerned. We finally got a call from the Dist. Office & long story short, our concerns about Matthew and school were basically shot out of the water & dismissed.I picked Matthew up for a Dr appt & he said he would just stay at that school...He doesn't want to cause problems...We want him to have every

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We had family prayer before Amy's scheduled meeting with her principal. I knew she was anxious about how she would be received. She said she was alittle nervous right before it but felt good going in! =) (The Lord was with her!) She said the meeting went well & said the principal could've probably "fixed" the situation before school started had she known...we didn't know & were trying to

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This hymn was on my mind this morning & it brings a such a peaceful feeling! I'm so fortunate to have been raised in a Christian home with a preacher for a daddy. Even though we didn't have all the things the world provides, we had the most stable parents, guidance & were given the greatest foundation possible! I'm so Thankful for my parents!We have such a heavy burden on our hearts. Matthew is

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Today was my sweet boy's 2nd day of school ...Middle school (6th grade), new school, new friends, new teacher...now that he's playing football again he's got a new set of coaches & only one guy he knows from last year's team. I think he's alittle overwhelmed.We wanted him to go to the original school we'd been told he would go to but turned out we were 'zoned' for this different school. We tried

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The alarm didn't go off this morning...ugh...first day of school for Matthew too. We made it though without too much hassle. I think I'm more nervous than Matthew is about a new school, new teacher, new friends, new routine, etc.Eddie woke up with the song "I will not be moved" (I can't place the song right this minute but he said it's about doing God's work & not being deterred by anything or

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We are in the beginning/planning stages of simplifying & down-sizing our worldly possessions. There are still alot of questions in our mind but we know with God's guidance, those answers will come to us as we need them. I guess/hope it's "normal" to wonder in the meantime...I talked to my mom about feeling led to get involved with Missions. She's one who wants all her kids & grandkids close by as

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Even after a few days, our fire is still burning for what the future holds for us. We are anticipating what the Lord has planned for us.We did find out that our foster son will probably be with us another 6 months. It's "good" but it also means that is more time for him to be attached to us as a family (& vice versa) & then get uprooted possibly.If nothing else, we will busy ourselves with

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We are so thankful to Ken & Christie for advice, guidance & patience with our many questions...and there will be more, guys, so get ready! LOLThis concept of missions just feels so right. I am so ready to start de-cluttering...I guess I'm just trying not to get my hopes up & afraid of disappointment (as it has been with trying for another biological child of our own, very temporary fostering

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Ya know how when you get excited thinking about possibilities for the future, new goals, etc & there is like a "honeymoon period" when feelings might diminish & a person gets back into the mundane part of life, thinking it'll never happen? (Whew that was a long sentence! LOL) Well we have alot to be praying about as far as our guidance & direction from the good Lord.Today...well let me go back to

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It's amazing what changes we have gone thru in our little family. There are so many thoughts going thru my mind so it might not make much sense right off. Since this is my first "blog", I will try to group ideas like most folks do.First off, I didn't really think we as a family had anything to really blog about, much less anything anybody else would be interested in! We probably still don't, but

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