What we did today

Hey ya'll, we are in Alabama camping this weekend and I wanted to share some pictures from today.

 Dad (Licorice), Mom, and Amy (Chip)

 Will and me

 God's beauty

 Daddy fishin'

 Will fishin'

 Daddy's catch of the day

 Again, Daddy's catch, a spoon jig

Amy and Dad broke a fishing rod

 Amy doing her thing!

 Mom and Dad...awww!

 There were about 4 or 5 sailboats that looked just like this one.

 Momma cross-stitching in the shade

 Dad and Will hanging out on the end of the pier

 This is the only picture that I had to set up to take...I like it.

Haha Daddy! Look at the smirk on Amy's face. I love it!

We are having ourselves a wonderful time on the shores of Alabama. Enjoying God's beautiful earth! Sitting in His creation is amazing!

*By the way, I was the one behind the camera all day.
Katie

Wow! Two days in a row!

This will be short...I just wanted to add all of those that read this blog in my excitement.

For the past couple of weeks I have been studying for another CLEP test. The subject: Analyzing and Interpreting Literature. I didn't think that I would do well, because literature, along with english and grammer, is one of my worst subjects. (Daddy, please no comments). Anyways, this morning I took my first practice test and made a 54!

Now before you get all confused as to why am excited, let me explain. Cleps are graded on a scale of 1-80, and a 50 is passing. So with a 54, I passed my practice test with a C. (By the way, I don't mind if I pass by the skin of my teeth, as long as I pass)

I have heard from other students of CP! that with this particular test, the practice tests in the book I am using are much harder than the actual exam. This boosts my self-esteem (like any needs a boost), and I am confident that I will pass this test. Now if only the Lord wills, will I pass.

You may now return to your original program....
Katie

I am a Woman

This is what my momma read as a devotional at Keepers today:

I am a woman called to be a servant:
Bound by the grace that your love imparts.
Lord, make me humble, Teach me to follow;
Make me a woman of your heart.

I am a woman called to speak with wisdom;
Shining a light that will lead to you.
Lord, give me courage to be your witness;
Make me a woman of your truth.

I am a woman purchased by Your mercy;
Bought by the love that would spare no cost;
Lord, make me holy, loving You only;
Make me a woman of Your cross.

(Written by Claire Cloninger; From the Baptist Hymnal)

These verses popped into my head while she was reading this:

10Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
11The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
12She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
13She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
14She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
15She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
16She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
17She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
18She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
19She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
20She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
21She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
22She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
23Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
24She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
25Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
26She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
27She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
28Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
29Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
30Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
31Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Proverbs 31: 10-31

22Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

23For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Ephesians 5: 22-24

4That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
Titus 2:4-5

Ok, so I wasn't quoting them in my head (I haven't memorized them yet), but the references kept coming to me.

Dear Lord, Thank You for a mother who was/is willing to stay home and raise me and my sister as Godly young women. Thank You for Your heart, truth, and Son's cross. You are an amazing God, and I want to follow you and raise a family, under my husbands leadership, unto You. Amen.

Katie

Stuff We've Done This Year

                                         Licorice and Chip

                              Licorice, Chip, and Hershey (aka Mama Chihuahua)

                          A majority of our Keepers group we stumbled upon at the fair.

  

Amy's flag quilt

                                           Amy's quilling

                                          Amy's wreath

                                         Chicken-on-stick at the fair

                           It was really windy up there (don't remember where this is)

                                          God's amazing Grand Canyon!

                                    Again, God's AMAZING Grand Canyon!

     Us three and the mini-Beards (younger three cousins) at the Coke Museum

                                                       The greasy V
                                                          yummm!

                              Ballet recital (Amy looks really pretty in her stage make-up)

                              Uncle Eddie, Sammy, and Amy off for a ride on the jet ski

                        Yes, I am driving the jet ski! You should be scared! (just kidding)

                                          Amy kayak-ing

                                          That is a look of excitement!

                                          I made it up....for a second....                            
                              
                             Pictures added by
                             ~  Amy

(captions added by Katie)

Read the Title

I wanted to blog about something, but didn't know what so you are going to get my random thoughts.

We are expecting chihuahua puppies any day now! Hershey is now 8 weeks pregnant and extremely FAT, and you can feel the puppies kicking in her belly. The puppies are going to be gorgeous because both the mother and the father are beautiful.


This is Hershey and then Skittles. Our friend has dubbed the puppies M&Ms, get it?
~Subject Change~
If you didn't know, I took my first CLEP exam a couple of weeks ago. It was History of the US I: 1495-1877.  Well, I passed with a 59! I now have 3 credits towards my degree ( of which I do not know what I'm doing yet). Now I am studying for History of the US II: 1865-Present. I pray that I will study well and not procrastinate.

Well it is bedtime, and I have a LOT of studying to do tomorrow. Good night!

~Katie

Accelerated Distance Learning

Told you it was coming, and it is finally here.



Accelerated Distance Learning, or ADL for short.


ADL is exactly what it sounds like. It is accelerated, so it should take a shorter amount of time to get my degree, than a traditional college. I can learn from a distance, to me this has two meanings 1) I can finish getting my degree from any college that offers it online, or 2)The program that I am using to perform ADL, CollegePlus!, assigns a coach to each student and my coach lives in California.


The Process:


First, you get assigned a coach. Then you complete some study skills, such as speed reading and dynamic memory. These help you to study quickly and efficiently. While you are doing the study skills you fill out a little workbook called Life Purpose Planning. This book helps students to look into themselves and seek God’s direction for their lives. After the first couple of weeks you and your coach will decide on which CLEP exam you want to take first. You don’t have to take CLEP there are other types of exams out there. CLEP stands for College Level Examination Program. Exams such as CLEP will give you credit for a college course that you already know without you having to sit in a classroom for 16-32 weeks. You can study for a couple of weeks, take the test, and receive credit based on how you do and how many credits the college that you choose allows. You continue this process until you have as many credits your school will allow.


There are other ways to get credits without being tested, but I’m still learning about those and how they work. You can use these other ways to get extracurricular credit.


Last, you chose your college that offers the degree that you want and transfer as many credits as possible to the college and finish your degree with the classes that are not offered by alternative learning methods.


There is more to this way of earning your college degree, that I can’t explain. The book ”Accelerated Distance Learning” by Brad Voeller tells all about how he earned his four-year, fully accredited college degree in less than 6 months, and for less than $5,000.


~Katie

Do Hard Things

"Most people don't expect you to understand what we're going to tell you in this book.
And even if you understand,
they don't expect you to care.
And even if you care,
they don't expect you to do anything about it.
And even if you do something about it,
they don't expect it to last.
WE DO."

This is a quote from a book called "Do Hard Things".
This book was written by Alex & Brett Harris (or the Harris twins).
It a book about A teenage Rebellion against Low expectations. It is a great book for teens to read, because it has a lot of different examples of teenagers rebelling against low expectations.

"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."
             -1 Timothy 4:12

~Amy