Home Educators Capitol Day

On Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 With many other homeschooling families.

We are not sure quite yet the estimate number of people who attended but the last registered count on Monday was over 1,200!

It was good to see our Representative and Senator, and we went into the House of Representatives while they were in session, and they recognized the Homeschoolers, and the young people who were participating in the Future Statesmen program. The place was so packed that there was standing room only, and there was a constant flow of people coming in and out! It was a great time to be there and encourage our leaders to support homeschooling!

As we were getting on one of the elevators, a gentleman who we believe was either a Representative or Senator, asked our family if we were home-schoolers. We told him that we were, and he said that he believed in Homeschooling, and supports it, and said that he thinks it is great, because statistics are showing that home-schoolers, are better educated, more sociable and better prepared for living and working in society! So that was a great part of our trip!

It was also great because we were able to see quite a few of our home-schooling friends that we only get to see at Convention! So our day was very blessed!

If you have never participated in a Home Educators Capitol Day, I encourage you to attend! It is vitally important for us as home -schoolers to visit with our Representatives and Senators and let them know how important it is for them to continue fighting to maintain our freedom to home-school. But it is important to visit other days not only on Capitol day!

Lovely Winter Weather

Some of our our lovely Winter weather here in Lone Oak! Oklahoma is a beautiful place to be!




















It is still pretty cold, though thankfully most of the ice has melted. We were very blessed to not lose power through the whole storm!

Family

Today was a great day! I greatly enjoy the time I am blessed to spend with my family! :-)
After a wonderful worship service this morning, I watched "The Ultimate Gift" with Evan
and Joel. If you haven't watched the movie, I highly recommend it! Here is a little tid-bit about it

When his wealthy grandfather dies, trust fund baby Jason Stevens anticipates a big inheritance. Instead, his grandfather has devised a crash course on life with twelve tasks – or “gifts” – designed to challenge Jason in improbable ways, sending him on a journey of self-discovery and forcing him to determine what is most important in life: money or happiness

Be prepared! I cried! But it is so touching! So after a lot of laughs and a few tears, Joshua and I made cookies to send to Nathan & his new room-mates at College Plus! We had actually made
some last week and intended to save some to send, but since the winter storm hit, we ended
up eating them all! We are all missing him, but are doing well and it is nice to get to talk to him occasionally!

We had to call off church due to some more threatening winter weather coming in, so we finished our evening off with a very powerful sermon on " The Revelation of Jesus Christ" From a guest speaker at Jerry Falwell's church.

Now to end this glorious day with a verse the Lord placed on my heart!

James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. ESV

So Blessed!

1st Corinthians 15:10

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me

This is an absolutely Amazing verse that was from the Chapter Dad used for his sermon today. It really spoke to me, because truly, if it were not for God's grace in my life, I would not be the person I am today. Yet still it is not me, but Christ In me!