It's starting up again...

Well it only took 3 years for me to get myself together to sit and blog again! Hahah! 

Life with one child has been drastically changed by adding the other. Now I know there are tons of moms laughing to themselves thinking "Wait till you get to 3 or 4 or even 5" But hey, it's different for everyone and this was a huge adjustment for our family because we had to start all over again. The 5 year age gap wasn't quite the breeze we were thinking it would be, but here we are. 

Mister Cody is 8 and is now a 3rd grader!

Miss Eisley is 3 and will be starting her first year of Pre-K!

I'll tell you what though, there has not been a dull moment at all in these last few years. This girl is the firework we didn't know we needed to light up our world! I fall in love with this girl more and more everyday! She is truly a blessing to all of our lives!

I'm so excited to begin a new journey in homeschooling both children simultaneously, the last 3 years we've really just fit school around a toddlers schedule, but now this girl is not napping and wants to take on the world so let's do it!

So it begins. One main reason I came back to blogging was purely selfish, I want to remember everything and being intentional is really the only way that I can make that happen. Looking back through old posts makes me so happy that I documented those moments in time, so even if no one ever reads my posts...that's ok, I love them!

Next week we begin school and co-op and carry our full schedule of soccer (4 days a week, to be exact) along with the countless other things that find their way onto our calendar. So let's watch together as the insanity of the Robinson household unfolds!! Sound good??

Oh yeah, I'll randomly talk to you as if you can talk back...so just smile and nod!

Book of James (Good Morning Girls)

I've been reading the book of James along with many other women in the GMG Book Club.
I figured I can write the things here that I've been writing in my journal as a weekly wrap up.

Week 1
James 1:1-11

S- Write out the scripture passage for the day.
Greeting to the Twelve Tribes
1 James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad:
Greetings.

Profiting from Trials
2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

The Perspective of Rich and Poor
9 Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, 10 but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away. 11 For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits.

O- Write down 1 or 2 observations from the passage.
*James was not boastful about his personal relationship to Jesus, his greatest honor was to be a servent of God.
*To find joy in various trials. We do not rejoice in the trials themselves, but in their possible results.
*Testing of your faith produces patience.
*God Gives without reminding us of our unworthiness.
*Material things will fade

A- Write down 1 or 2 applications from the passage.
Rejoice when trials come to test your faith
Know that patience results when your faith is tested by trials
Endure so that God has enough time to bring about the Christlikeness He intends through trial
Ask God for wisdom! When a trial comes, if you do not know what to do, He does. And he wants to help you through your trials.

P- Pray over what you learned from today's passage. 
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I'm so glad I decided to follow along with this book club, it really does help keep me accountable. It's really easy to push that quiet time aside for something else I feel I "need" to be doing, but knowing that this "need" for spiritual growth is more important makes me feel good to make it a priority. God is definately moving in our lives and having his words in my heart everyday makes it easier to see that. I find myself pushing harder, following through and feeling fullfilled. Even through the set backs and hardships. Can't wait for next weeks readings, not to mention the motivating videos from GMG!

:) Wishing everyone a good evening!
<3 Laura

2011 Don't worry I'm on top of it!

I really can't believe it's here already! 2011, it feels like almost yesterday I was just wavering in my own little world, not having any goals in mind and nothing to really motivate me to have goals. But, who knew that I would then marry and have a child, then become a homeschooling mom and take on curriculum writing not only in my home but for church as well. This small journey from adolescents to here has really taught me to look beyond my small dreams and dream big. God has so many things in store for us when we choose to put him first. He will take us to places we never would have thought to journey too. I have such a sense of self worth and achievement and I know this is just the tip of the iceberg. So 2011, all I want to say...is bring it. I am fearfully and wonderfully made and I can take anything on!

 So soccer is done for the winter, we hope to start it up again in the spring.

 He was so beyond excited for his certificate and metal.

 I know he can't wait till next season starts!

 Spending time with family over the holidays was so wonderful. Although our place isn't the biggest, we did manage to host multiple holiday parties.

 We had a blast playing games and laughing.

 Joined in a Hanukkah celebration for my mother in law. Tallou and I made dinner which was Divine! We had sweet potato latkes, apple fritters, apricot glazed chicken and salad. It was so tasty.

 Cody had alot of fun learning the dreidal game.

 School had winter break and took awhile to start up again due to the hectic schedule I had with church curriculum, but we slowly but surely got back into the swing of things.

 School is getting alot more organized with every step forward that we take and Cody is doing a really good job at staying focused and taking his time.

We've added so much to our school room and it just keeps growing, I have a feeling it may leak into the other rooms of our house! haha.

Over all, I enjoy what I do, I never would have guessed that this would have been my life, but wow, what a joy that God has placed this in my heart and has blessed me with such opportunities. I can only imagine where things go from here :)