My turn...and Never Say Never

I guess this means it is my turn to post to this bloggy thingy....How this got started?....my precious 15 y/o daughter, yes, Kara asked me to do a blog with her. How could I refuse that request? and besides, I had been thinking that it would be fun to start a blog, even if my dear husband is the only one that ever reads it! That way, he might not miss some of the antics of the day, while he is away at work. You see, with nine kids-okay, only 8 of them are at home....there is never a dull moment. I say NEVER! and really I have tried to learn to NEVER SAY NEVER! However, I can say that there is NEVER a dull moment-because I am now homeschooling 3 of our boys and will be homeschooling 4 of them in the fall! And, yes, I have said, in the past, that I would NEVER homeschool any of our kids. So, I can say, now, that there is NEVER a dull moment in our house, because even when all should be quiet during the school day hours...well, you got it, there is NEVER a dull moment. God's plans are always bigger and better than our plans. You see, HE provided me with the ideal curriculum-Sonlight-at the ideal moment, that Jim and I were trying to figure out some options for school for Cooper. I can say that I am loving schooling here at home. And guess what? Our class size tripled in a matter of 1 month! Ross and Winter joined us in this homeschool adventure when we brought them home from Ethiopia in December. How many schools can say their enrollment tripled in a matter of a month? Must be the teacher, huh? ;-) I hope Kara will figure out how to post some pics of all our kiddos! They are all the cutest-even if I do say so myself! Enough for now-I have to go put on my teacher hat now! Come back and we'll share some of our passions with you....Jesus, orphans, the homeless, Ethiopia, China, and more of our family chaos! And, thank you, sweet Kara, for asking me to join you on this blog journey.