Homeschooling is just going, not to much overly exciting in the homeschool world. We did go to the pumpkin patch paint pumpkins and two fall festivals for a little trick or treating.
On a side note...some may know but we moved churches once again about a couple months back. We had been in one church for 5+ yrs, it was good church, just losing sight of God's will and purpose for a Church. (Not trying to bad mouth) We moved to a fellow church that was small and trying to grow. Great church great people, just a lack of kids and outreach. After a lot of prayer we decided the children really needed to be somewhere they could make friendships and be challenged. We hunted around and God led us to a southern Baptist church very similar to the same church I grew up in. We joined a month ago, probably been there two months now and the boys love it. They have a Sunday night program of what they call Awanna (Approved workmen are not ashamed) for those who don't know it it a program set where the kids all learn scripture, memorize, learn how to apply it to their life, they earn badges throughout the years and have vest/ shirts to sport their accomplishments on. They also have big group competitions and such. So new to us, my oldest Taylor is flying through his book. He has two pages left and he will have completed the whole 5th grade workbook! It's not even Thanksgiving yet! He can't move ahead so now he will go back and complete the 3rd and 4th grade books. Reason being he can earn badges missed in those books to add to his, also if he continues Awanna up through 12th grade and goes to a Baptist College they will honour his completion and he would be granted a $3000 scholarship. Now that's cool. This applies to all my boys if they stick with it and decide to go to College. I'm not forcing that upon them by any means, but either way it's cool to think about. Nolan is doing super well in his class too. Its just so gratifying to me to see them eager to learn about God and be challenged in his word. Seriously, they put me to shame in their Bible smarts.
I have to say this church is such a blessing to us. It's so nice to see a genuine love for people and a willingness to serve, not a forced because your a member you must teach a class or do this and that. Simply, causes a lot of bitter church people going and serving in church for all the wrong reasons.
My husband put this as his status the other day: " I rather be around someone who only goes to Church once a week and has a good attitude than someone who goes to Church every time the doors are open in a bitter spirit." Food for thought!
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