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Every Sunday I provide videos and valuable links to the Truth or Tradition teachings. We’ve been following the Truth or Tradition teachings for many years now and they have truly blessed our family. We have found peace and happiness through our beliefs and we walk confidently for God. My hope, by passing on this information to you, is that what you find here, or on the Truth or Tradition website, will guide you to a better, more blessed and abundant life.

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You Want to Go Where??

February 10, 2012 Karen

So we’re at Jazz’s scheduling meeting at school last night, and the counselor is going through the paperwork and is, in essence, telling us to read everything and follow directions (we needed an hour long meeting to hear that??), and she gets to the part where she’s telling us to be careful and plan accordingly because there are some high school classes that students need to have in order to apply at certain colleges …

For example: Mizzou requires that you have two semesters of foreign language.

When she brought that part up, Jazz perks up and says, “Uh oh.”

“What do you mean ‘uh oh’,” I say.

“I want to go to Mizzou,” he says.

WHAT?!? Is what I’m thinking but my outward reaction is to simply raise my eyebrows.

And then my brain takes off at warp speed. I start thinking about all of the requirements he probably HASN’T met.

I start thinking about how in the WORLD are we going to swing that financially … and yet, his grades are so good (he doesn’t have one “C” on his transcript) and our financial situation might be dire enough (as it applies to guidelines) that he might qualify for scholarships and grants.

And OMG, that’s like three hours away and he’d have to live either on campus or in an apartment and OMG, he’d be LIVING three hours away!!

After the meeting was over, I asked him why he wanted to go to Mizzou, though I knew why.

“Because they have an awesome band program.”

Ah. I knew it.

So. This weekend, we will be seriously discussing his desire to go to Mizzou and how he needs to seriously think about what career path he’d like to pursue IN ADDITION to enjoying the school’s band program. I will also be busy researching scholarships, grants, enrollment requirements, scholastic programs, living arrangements, etc., because I know NOTHING about Mizzou. I will also be asking Jazz to do some reading up on the subject, too.

All of this in addition to possibly painting, cleaning house (because we’re like one giant dust bunny at this point), going through Jazz’s senior schedule for next year (and if we can possibly squeeze in TWO Japanese classes) and catching up on school website stuff.

Never a dull moment in our household, let me tell ya …

Can We Talk?

I Have a Question …

February 9, 2012February 12, 2012 Karen

Today’s question is …

Name a book you started reading but never finished.

“Body Surfing” by Anita Shreve

And I’ve been trying to read “The Pilot’s Wife” by Anita Shreve since November but I. Just. Can’t. Bring. Myself. To. Finish. It.

I’m not an Anita Shreve fan, apparently.

Your turn …

Day-By-Day, New Bathrooms

I Need Ten Hours of Sleep. Walls! Floor! Update on Sons.

February 9, 2012February 9, 2012 Karen

I went to bed at 8:00 o’clock last night …

… actually, it was 7:58. I hadn’t slept well the night before and I was BRAIN DEAD. Wednesday was pretty crazy at work and it took every last brain cell (which, I only have about 15 to begin with), to get through the day.

You know how you can tell about how many hours of sleep you need in order to feel “good”? Well. I think ten is MY magic number.

If I only had TIME to get ten hours of sleep a night …

The bathrooms are coming along … more slowly now, but we’re getting there.

The sheet rock/tile guy came yesterday and worked on patching up our walls. He’ll finish patching the walls today. He also put the backer board down in the back bathroom and will likely tile that room today. I imagine he’ll put the toilet in as well so he can take the toilet out of the front bathroom and put the backer board down in that room. (They HAVE to leave us at least ONE toilet, right??)

The plumbing has been rerouted and everything has been switched around. So, the hard part is done (I think). Kevin got under the house this past weekend and rerouted the pipes to make a vent in the front bathroom – it looks like he’s going to have to get under the house again this weekend and fix the back bathroom vent. Apparently, the floor vents weren’t part of our contract. *sigh*

We’re going on two weeks now and I’m SO READY TO HAVE OUR BATHROOMS BACK. However, we’re pretty pleased with how they’re turning out and I’m looking forward to the “beautifying” stage.

Dude seems to like going to college. He’s taking three classes: Monday, Wednesday and Friday. His first class is at 9:00 and he’s usually home around 1:00. (I’m assuming, since I’m never here). He also picks Jazz up from school every day. And he took Jazz to the dentist yesterday to get a wire clipped. I really appreciate his flexibility as it takes some pressure off me and Kevin. I do worry about them running around, but honestly, I just try not to think about it.

He’s been selling a lot of books in the book store. He also sold a piece of electronic equipment that my dad gave him to list on eBay. So he’s been busy packing up stuff – he’s also been busy upgrading his computer equipment. I sort of lectured him about saving his money instead of spending it, but then Kevin sort of vetos my lecture with, “it’s his money, he can spend it as he sees fit.” Which is true, but he’s also a 19-year old man who needs to start thinking about getting a steady job and MOVING OUT at some point. I love my son, but I refuse to support him the rest of his life – or well into his twenties, whichever comes first.

We have a scheduling meeting at Jazz’s school tonight – SENIOR YEAR HERE WE COME!!!!! I can’t believe he’s going to be a senior. There are about three classes/credits HE MUST have this next year in order to graduate. I don’t think these particular classes are offered in the summer months, so HE MUST have these classes. I hope he gets into them, otherwise, I’m going to have to talk to his counselor and make it happen.

As it stands now, Jazz will NOT have to take any summer classes this go around. He’s taken summer classes for the past two summers now and I know he’s really looking forward to NOT taking classes this summer. I hope it works out that way.

Crap. It’s now 6:44 and I haven’t even taken a shower yet. I need to get moving – I have a LOT of work to do. (As Kevin likes to “affectionately” tell me on a daily basis. It’s a good thing I love that man …)

Why does it smell like hotdogs in here?!?

Gross.

Abundant Life

Audio Teaching: Is Everything That Happens God’s Will?

February 8, 2012December 28, 2011 Karen

by John Schoenheit
Many people believe that “God is in control” of things on earth today, and that everything that happens is His will. However, that is not what the Bible actually says and furthermore, it makes God out to be very unloving and unfair. In this teaching John Schoenheit explains what he means when he says that God is not in control as he shows from Scripture that what God wants often does not happen. The Devil has a lot of control, and people can defy and disobey God’s will. Although the doctrine that God is in control is comforting to many people and therefore popular, we believe the truth declared in this teaching will help set people free from the harmful effects of this popular Christian misunderstanding.

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