http://thefaithofachild.stblogs.com "...for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these" Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:16:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After a leave of absence, I am back writing the blog again. Now a new little boy sleeps under our roof. Boy #4 came May 9 - a whopping 10lb 8oz child. He is sweet and lovable. His three big brothers are thrilled and are all big helpers. So stay tuned! http://thefaithofachild.stblogs.com/2008/07/21/back-again/ I realize it has been a while. Life moves fast! This weekend we spent, in various stages as a family, at a cub scout camp out. After managing to avoid every camp-out during three previous years of scouts, I finally agreed to come to one. I was afraid that if I ... http://thefaithofachild.stblogs.com/2007/10/07/catching-up/ As we are about to embark on our second week of school, I though I should briefly comment on the first! For the first time in my adult life, I feel like I actually "got" summer. Summer comes instinctively to kids. They know how to relax, kick back, revel, and be ... http://thefaithofachild.stblogs.com/2007/09/10/one-week-down/ The last week has been a big run-up to the start of the school year (which was yesterday for my house). A few unexpected guests have  slowed down my efforts to produce a well-oiled routine for our school year. I was doing really well, getting organized, cleaning the school room, stocking ... http://thefaithofachild.stblogs.com/2007/09/05/guests/ I live with four neanderthals. One is adult, three are still shorter than I am. All smell and grunt a lot. They all think I am crazy, treating me at times with the gentle care shown to a bomb reading "00:01" until explosion-time. We entered the church foyer one day, arriving ... http://thefaithofachild.stblogs.com/2007/09/03/neanderthals/ I am trying to get ready for the start of our homeschooling year. I still lack curriculum (short on funds), the schoolroom is a mess (I am cleaning it), and as usual, my head is spinning. Try as I might, I always feel the inadequacy of what I do. How can ... http://thefaithofachild.stblogs.com/2007/08/24/doubt/ I am the "Other" woman. I belong to a church choir, where there is another person with my same first name - Christine. This may not seem like a big deal, but it hardly ever happens. All growing up, I was about the only "Christine" that I knew. Sure, there were ... http://thefaithofachild.stblogs.com/2007/08/22/theother-woman/ After my first trip to the gym today, I have to come to the conclusion that I am so very, very, very out of shape. Well, the state of my body should have clued me in to begin with, I suppose! However, I do try to exercise several times a ... http://thefaithofachild.stblogs.com/2007/08/17/sweating-it-out/ Ahhh, another birthday came and went yesterday. Overall, a very pleasant day. For the first time, I found myself begging my children not to blurt out to everyone that I was another year older! In honor of turning another year older (and in recognition of what almost 10 years of ... http://thefaithofachild.stblogs.com/2007/08/16/aging/ Our summer vacation found us staying in-state this year, going south to visit my "baby" brother and his family (I say "baby" even though he is close to a foot taller me!). The end verdict on the vacation is: spending time with my brother and his family was great; the ... http://thefaithofachild.stblogs.com/2007/08/08/vacation-from-what/