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Post by pursuer on Mar 22, 2008 17:17:07 GMT -5
Thank you TB and Submisive! Submisive, I will definitely check out keepersofthefaith.com. Even a few dollars saved here and there helps! Thank you ladies.
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Post by pursuer on Mar 18, 2008 12:54:19 GMT -5
My husband and I are seriously thinking about using the McGuffey's Reader series (I found them for $89.99 at CBD, K-12 grades!), but I am wondering how anyone else has faired with them, if anyone here has used them at all. It says they come with a teachers guide. Any experience? It is the same price for all grades for the Ray's Arithmetic too. It goes all through calculus even (I'll need to be a student as well!) Has anyone tried this? If so, how are/did you like it?
Thank you in advance for any thoughts shared!
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Post by pursuer on Mar 10, 2008 20:13:24 GMT -5
Wow. That's making my stomach churn. I am praying, and will also be reading the websites and signing the petition.
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Post by pursuer on Apr 12, 2008 15:57:38 GMT -5
There is a WEALTH of directions and patterns at Jan Andrea's site. Also, I combined a couple of different websites to come out with the "perfect" nursing pad. "How to Make Your Own Reusable Nursing Pads To make your own pair of reusable nursing pads you will need: approximately four 5"x20" pieces of flannel 6x12 inch piece of drapery lining, PUL (or one pair of plastic diaper cover ups) scissors sewing machine or serger matching thread I use a CD as my circle pattern. I place it on the fabric, outline it and cut it out. Each nursing pad takes four circles (approximately 5 inch diameter each) stacked together and sewn all around the edge. A serger makes it way faster and without fraying edges. Or you could zig-zag all around. What really works for me is using old receiving blankets that are nice and soft from multiple washings. You could use old flannel shirts or sheets too. Stains or wild prints don't matter since only the nursing baby will see them. So check out your yard sales and thrift stores for some flannel and make your own! I'd recommend sewing a few pairs so you don't run out while they're washing. And to wash: just toss them in with your regular wash or towels and then into the dryer. A box of disposable nursing pads costs about as much a whole yard of flannel fabric. You could make several pairs of nursing pads from one yard of fabric. These would make a great gift for an expecting mom. Wash your pads in cold water and let drip dry, the plastic will hold for an amazingly long time. www.ehow.com/how_2076040_nursing-pads-items-already-have.htmlwww.associatedcontent.com/article/367074/how_to_make_your_own_reusable_nursing.html " Also, to make a baby bag, messenger bag style (the pattern is down on the page quite a bit, but it is there): flexistentialist.org/blog/archives/2005/07/17/made-my-own-messenger-bag/
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Post by pursuer on Dec 4, 2007 16:05:55 GMT -5
That is lovely! Thank you for sharing your find. I will pray for your health problems, whatever they may be, mustxstitch. I have started wearing a covering (for now, a bandana) in September, and have been looking for one that I truly like. I found one as well. I hope you don't mind, but I will post the link for the prayer veil here as well, so I don't create a separate thread. www.candleonthehill.net/roundveil.pdf
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Post by pursuer on Dec 4, 2007 16:09:05 GMT -5
Oh my! Thank you for sharing!
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Post by pursuer on Feb 15, 2008 15:17:39 GMT -5
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Post by pursuer on Feb 11, 2008 21:34:59 GMT -5
Samsgram, that was AWESOME! Thank you so much for sharing that link. I am excited to try it in the future!
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Post by pursuer on Dec 17, 2007 18:32:13 GMT -5
Fantastic idea! Thanks for sharing.
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Post by pursuer on Feb 11, 2008 21:49:55 GMT -5
Maybe sit down with her and have a brief talk beforehand, explaining that you won't respond to her when she yells, but will happily respond when she uses her "indoor voice," and then practice with her. I finally got my loud 5 year old girl to quiet doing this, along with teaching her there is a certain softness, the words I used were "like a feather" in a whispered voice. She loves "feather talking" now.
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Post by pursuer on Dec 8, 2007 12:47:28 GMT -5
Oh, how lovely. Thank you for sharing!
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Post by pursuer on Apr 12, 2008 16:12:08 GMT -5
If we ever have more babies, I am going to use these sparingly: fernandfaerie.com/sewing_fitteds.html(I am a sad one, I already have cloth wipes ready and am getting everything made in advance!) I say sparingly, because for the most part, we'll be doing elimination communication. diaperfreebaby.org/I learned of this initially from a Christian friend who said of her then 4 month old son, "I am taking him to the bathroom." I said, "Oh, do you want me to change his diaper?" And she replied with, "No, I mean I am really taking him to use the bathroom." *smiles* I thought she was fun and quirky for attempting it. Then several months later, I was walking through the library looking for random books, and came across "Diaper-Free Baby" by Christine Gross-Loh. I knew instantly it was about what my friend must have been doing, and I picked it up. Everything immediately clicked with me and made total sense. I even wrote down several things that impressed me, the biggest one being, "It makes sense, actually, that after a couple of years eliminating exclusively in diapers, a child will be inclined to hang on to them as long as he can. How odd it is, in fact, that our society expects a child to change gears midstream and suddenly stop using the diaper as a toilet when he has been doing so his whole life!" I believe you could very easily transition your little one to cloth diapers - it certainly can't hurt! And, the sooner the better in potty training, which will be greatly enhanced with cloth diapers compared to disposables.
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Post by pursuer on Dec 8, 2007 13:45:31 GMT -5
When I was 8 or 9, I accepted the Lord’s salvation. I did not live he life of someone grateful for this, however, until I was about 13, when my Dad and Mom decided to home school my sister and I. Being taken away from the muck and mire of the public school opened my eyes to God’s gift to me, and how I had been living in ignorance. When I was 16, I met a man on-line. I chose to talk with him, but he was 10 years my senior, and I do know now that he had horrible intentions for me. When I turned 18, I ran away from home to be with him. Three weeks later, we married. Life was miserable at this time in my life. I was not allowed to clean the house (we lived with his mother), to cook, to use more than 4 squares of toilet paper at a sitting, to read a book or use the internet. I was told that I NEEDED to shake and speak in tounges to be a true Christian. I was not allowed to see any friends or family until we had 30 days of NO arguing. He would make things up to say I had argued with him. After we had gone 27 days with no arguing (I did not even offer up any opinions on anything, to get to that point), I asked him if he could get me a roll of toilet paper (he always went with me into the bathroom to make sure I didn’t use too much). He said, “Why are you trying to start a fight?” And my time started over, just like that. Finally, things became so abusive that I asked my girlfriend to come and get me, and she did the very next day (she lived 8 hours away). I told my husband that I wasn’t leaving for good, but it was a vacation. I was going to go for one week. Her car broke down, and the auto shop said it would take two weeks to get the part and fix it. When I called my husband and told him, he said to not bother coming back, because he could see how I was trying to “hurt him” and that I was trying to get out of going back anyway. I told him I could send him a report from the mechanic, but he said no. Eventually, our marriage was annulled, but to be honest, I truly was ready for it to be, anyway. I justified it in my heart, and so did my parents, that God did not want me miserable, so it was okay to break my vows.
Just a few months after the annulment was final, I met Brian. Neither of us wanted anything to do with dating. We ended up growing to like one another, and were soon engaged. Less than a month later, we found out we were pregnant. We decided to move the wedding up a bit, so that our family would be together from the beginning. My husband, Brian, was going to Christian college at the time, to be a pastor. Several things happened on his part after we were married, that made him decide to quit Christian school, and eventually, to voice out that he wasn’t a Christian anymore. When our daughter was 2, he started using drugs. When she was 3, she and I moved back to New Hampshire to live with my parents until Brian could get sober. He did. But while I was in New Hampshire, many Christians tried to convince me that God created divorce and that He did not want me to “suffer.” Something in me knew now that this was a lie. I looked up Scripture, took Bible courses and read a book called The Excellent Wife. The Lord blessed me over those brief months in such a way that He greatly instilled faithfulness in my heart. Brian has been sober for two years now. My daughter and I have been home for a long time, and things were going very well. Until my husband was laid-off from a construction job (it finished quicker than was expected) and went for three months without finding anything else. Our landlady was amazing, and allowed us to stay. He found another job, and then was fired from that one, due to the boss being crazy. We went for five months without him working. Our daughter lived with Brian’s parents for 3 months, as we were evicted from our apartment and had nowhere to go. Right now, we are living with our daughter in a shelter. (It’s like a house, really.) We have enough money saved up to move out on our own, as my husband has gotten a better paying job with an amazing boss that has bent over backwards for Brian to make it to work, gave him a company cell phone (and will be giving him a company vehicle), given him raises. We are just looking for a place now. Through this time many people, even Christians, told me to “get a job” and help out. But I trusted the Lord. I believe that when He tells us to do something, we need to do it, and even if it is not on earth, we will be blessed for obeying Him. I’ve gone to a Bible study with Christian women that is mostly comprised of “worldly” Christians. Several of them have told me I am being selfish in not “contributing” to the family income by leaving my daughter with strangers and working away from my family all day long, but at a Bible study this last week, they all told me that they look to me with admiration for being so faithful in God. (We did an exercise called “One Thing I really appreciate about you is…” and then everyone took turns saying it about each person.)
Hearing theses women say two things that seemed to contradict one another has caused me to look at myself with humility. I am nothing special, but the Lord loves me (as He does each one of us) and instills within me great things, when I am only willing. Also, that even when our flesh cries out to sin, we can listen to Him and obey. We do not have to give into our sin-nature. He gives us the strength! When we do this, even those that oppose us must declare that He is at work! At this point in my life, my testimony sums up to this: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” -Proverbs 3:5-6
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Post by pursuer on Dec 8, 2007 12:42:52 GMT -5
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Post by pursuer on Dec 8, 2007 12:36:12 GMT -5
I was doing meal planning, and plan on doing it again soon. We were doing once a month, but my husband wants a little more freedom with his cravings, so we went to once a week.
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