a new Anglican homeschooling family in the blogosphere!!! Stop by and say hello to Shirley at Dawn in the Home from Cape Town , South Africa!
It is always exciting for me to meet another homeschooling Anglican family - we are a rare breed!
Monday, December 29, 2008
Saturday, December 27, 2008
What Kind of Blogger Are You?
I found this fun thing over at Cynthia's blog - Meanderings. This tool will analyze your blog and give the personality type of the writer. My results are:
IFSP - The Artists
The gentle and compassionate type. They are especially attuned their inner values and what other people need. They are not friends of many words and tend to take the worries of the world on their shoulders. They tend to follow the path of least resistance and have to look out not to be taken advantage of.
They often prefer working quietly, behind the scene as a part of a team. They tend to value their friends and family above what they do for a living.
Find the Typealyzer here. Just type in you blog addy in the box and voila!
IFSP - The Artists
The gentle and compassionate type. They are especially attuned their inner values and what other people need. They are not friends of many words and tend to take the worries of the world on their shoulders. They tend to follow the path of least resistance and have to look out not to be taken advantage of.
They often prefer working quietly, behind the scene as a part of a team. They tend to value their friends and family above what they do for a living.
Find the Typealyzer here. Just type in you blog addy in the box and voila!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Reindeer Drops
This recipe was given to my by a friend who teaches second grade - easy & yummy
1 package Oreo cookies
8 ounces cream cheese
Almond bark
Place Oreo cookies in food processor and process until crumbs. Add cream cheese and combine. Roll into balls.
Melt almond bark. Roll balls in melted almond bark. Sprinkle with festive sprinkles. Cool and refrigerate until needed.
These will not last long!
1 package Oreo cookies
8 ounces cream cheese
Almond bark
Place Oreo cookies in food processor and process until crumbs. Add cream cheese and combine. Roll into balls.
Melt almond bark. Roll balls in melted almond bark. Sprinkle with festive sprinkles. Cool and refrigerate until needed.
These will not last long!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Ho Ho Ho.....
Miss R playing Santa - shaking her "bowl full of jelly."
That shirt will NEVER be the same :-)
That shirt will NEVER be the same :-)
The Rest of the Story....
Or why I went missing from this blog!
Some of you have missed my blogging over the last several months – for which I am deeply grateful. I am not going to go into great detail about what I have been doing but I want you to know some of the details as they impact today and certainly impact the future of our family.
I have been caught up in a battle for the orthodox faith in my diocese. My diocese is primarily orthodox with a few pockets of revisionists. My work with Remain Faithful included traveling the diocese helping with parish Power Point presentations which were designed to help people better define their faith, show the heretical nature of The Episcopal Church (TEC), and to inform them about news & events around the Anglican Communion. Our Diocesan Synod voted to leave The Episcopal Church in November and move to a safe haven -The Province of the Southern Cone while we wait for the new North American province to be recognized by the Anglican Communion.
My home parish voted to stay with TEC and show nothing but contempt for those of us who worked to keep our diocese safe from the apostate organization known as The Episcopal Church. They show little (read no) Christian love and charity for the orthodox while claiming to be “inclusive.”
I am relieved this battle is over but more is sure to come. Historically, TEC uses the parishes and people who choose to remain with TEC (because they have no local authority) to sue those who leave for diocesan property and assets.
Truth be told, my heart is broken but I look forward to returning to a better state of spiritual health – free from a parish that is spiritually destructive.
We have a new church home and parish family - we feel welcomed and loved!
Some of you have missed my blogging over the last several months – for which I am deeply grateful. I am not going to go into great detail about what I have been doing but I want you to know some of the details as they impact today and certainly impact the future of our family.
I have been caught up in a battle for the orthodox faith in my diocese. My diocese is primarily orthodox with a few pockets of revisionists. My work with Remain Faithful included traveling the diocese helping with parish Power Point presentations which were designed to help people better define their faith, show the heretical nature of The Episcopal Church (TEC), and to inform them about news & events around the Anglican Communion. Our Diocesan Synod voted to leave The Episcopal Church in November and move to a safe haven -The Province of the Southern Cone while we wait for the new North American province to be recognized by the Anglican Communion.
My home parish voted to stay with TEC and show nothing but contempt for those of us who worked to keep our diocese safe from the apostate organization known as The Episcopal Church. They show little (read no) Christian love and charity for the orthodox while claiming to be “inclusive.”
I am relieved this battle is over but more is sure to come. Historically, TEC uses the parishes and people who choose to remain with TEC (because they have no local authority) to sue those who leave for diocesan property and assets.
Truth be told, my heart is broken but I look forward to returning to a better state of spiritual health – free from a parish that is spiritually destructive.
We have a new church home and parish family - we feel welcomed and loved!
Friday, December 5, 2008
A New Anglican Province in North America
An important moment in history for those of us who consider ourselves orthodox Anglicans in North America and I was there to witness its birth!
The provisional constitution and canons of the Anglican Church in North American were unveiled in Wheaton, IL, on Wednesday, December 3rd. For my friends and family this day was filled with great joy and excitement.
Much hard work led up to this day. The process leading up to the new Province has been going on behind the scenes for many years and to be in the presence of those who have devoted so much of their lives to this cause was so moving for us. We finally will have the safe haven for those of us who worship as orthodox believers away from The Episcopal Church - a denomination that has come to be infamous for its heresy.
I had the opportunity to meet many of the contenders for the faith once delivered to the saints. Some I had met before at events associated with our seminary life. Others were new and exciting to meet - especially for my 16 y.o. daughter, K, who had many of those wearing purple (bishops for those who don't know our denomination well) and a few dedicated lay people sign her copy of the provisional constitution for the new province.
I was also blessed to meet a few fellow orthodox Anglican homeschooling bloggers. There are so few of us in the blogoshpere I just had to say hello. I hope I didn't embarrass myself to much by walking up to them and introducing myself - I admire so much for their dedication to their families and their faith - and for their blogging skills. I met Jeanne from At a Hen's Pace - a sure delight to spend some time with a Panera! I also briefly talked with Rev. Ann Kennedy and her very cute children
We began our day with a Christ Awakening reception featuring some awesome speakers. Then we were off to witness an historical meeting with the Common Cause Partnership that ratified the new constitution and canons of the new province. The day ended with the most Spirit filled Mass I have ever attended. My prayer is that every Anglican Christian know the joyful worship I experienced that night. The Holy Spirit has fanned a flame that I pray will spread around the world reaching all those who don't know the saving grace of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
The provisional constitution and canons of the Anglican Church in North American were unveiled in Wheaton, IL, on Wednesday, December 3rd. For my friends and family this day was filled with great joy and excitement.
Much hard work led up to this day. The process leading up to the new Province has been going on behind the scenes for many years and to be in the presence of those who have devoted so much of their lives to this cause was so moving for us. We finally will have the safe haven for those of us who worship as orthodox believers away from The Episcopal Church - a denomination that has come to be infamous for its heresy.
I had the opportunity to meet many of the contenders for the faith once delivered to the saints. Some I had met before at events associated with our seminary life. Others were new and exciting to meet - especially for my 16 y.o. daughter, K, who had many of those wearing purple (bishops for those who don't know our denomination well) and a few dedicated lay people sign her copy of the provisional constitution for the new province.
I was also blessed to meet a few fellow orthodox Anglican homeschooling bloggers. There are so few of us in the blogoshpere I just had to say hello. I hope I didn't embarrass myself to much by walking up to them and introducing myself - I admire so much for their dedication to their families and their faith - and for their blogging skills. I met Jeanne from At a Hen's Pace - a sure delight to spend some time with a Panera! I also briefly talked with Rev. Ann Kennedy and her very cute children
We began our day with a Christ Awakening reception featuring some awesome speakers. Then we were off to witness an historical meeting with the Common Cause Partnership that ratified the new constitution and canons of the new province. The day ended with the most Spirit filled Mass I have ever attended. My prayer is that every Anglican Christian know the joyful worship I experienced that night. The Holy Spirit has fanned a flame that I pray will spread around the world reaching all those who don't know the saving grace of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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