Trip to the Zoo

Well, the kids and I took a trip to the zoo today with my Aunt Brenda (or Bone as my kids call her). It was some endeavor. I think the hardest part of the trip was the heat, the heat of Memphis, and the heat I am experiencing anyway since I am expecting. I am glad that my husband Shane and I have a membership to the zoo. Having a membership allows me to not feel obligated to see EVERYTHING at the zoo. I can go for a little while, see a few animals, and leave. I can just come back and see something else next time, Lord willing. We went to see the polar bears and sea lions. After that, my Aunt Brenda took the kids to ride on the little train. It was time to go after that. I was SO hot, and pushing a double stroller did not help any.

I think this may be my last trip to the zoo for a while. I don't know if I can handle it in this weather. Plus, I only have 5 more weeks until my due date, so I know that I will definitely not being going for a while after the baby is born. Shane can take the kids, though.

I am thankful for a trip with the kids, though. It is hard getting out with all three of them. I am thankful that my Aunt Brenda suggested a trip to the zoo today. We all had a lot of fun.

A very interesting book.

Two weeks ago, my family and I were preparing to leave for the Highlands Study Center Generations conference. We had a wonderful time. We were encouraged by the wonderful teaching. We were reminded how important it is to honor our parents, even though we may have many conflicting ideas. We were also reminded of the importance of teaching our children to honor us. I think one of the main things I left thinking about, is that we show our parents honor when we teach our children to love the Lord.

We also enjoyed being around so many wonderful, large families. I especially enjoyed meeting the Serven Clan. They were a blessing just to watch. We stayed at the hotel with the family, and had the opportunity to see them interact with each other. It was so wonderful to observe them. We were able to speak with Mrs. Serven, and she was very encouraging to our small, but growing family.

Not only were my husband and I looking forward to the teaching and fellowship with other families, we were also looking forward to being able to purchase books from Vision Forum Ministries and The Highlands Study Center. We knew in advance that we would probably want to buy a lot of books while we were there. Boy, were were right.

We purchased so many books, but still did not get all that we wanted. One of the books that we purchased was Ten P's in a Pod, by Arnold Pent III. I was able to read a little bit of it during our trip, but read the bulk of it this past weekend. It was a very interesting book. The book is about a family of 8 children who travel with their parents across the country taking the gospel. I think the main thing that encouraged me about the book was the emphasis on the importance of scripture in the lives of kids. I have been really convicted about making God's Word so much more a part of our daily lives. Most of the children in the family were able to quote books of the Bible. There is even a story about a six-year-old brother being able to quote the entire book of Jonah, all because he read it to himself every day for 30 minutes.

I hope and pray that we will make the scripture even more important in the lives of our kids. I will be encouraging my five-year-old to read the Bible much more, and I will be reading more to my younger ones.

My first post

Well, I have had the desire to start a blog for a while. Here it is. I will probably not be posting much since I am a wife and homeschooling mom, with three and another on the way. I will be posting about things I am learning, as well as information about my family. Thank you for visiting.