F.A.I.T.H. (Forsaking all, I trust Him)

[Dipar_Butt3]

Happy Birthday Dipar!!!

Guppy-Praying for you hon!

Thank you Rdy2, how are you? And what's new with you down in TX?

 

[Dipar_Butt3]

Dipar, I am SO sorry. Praying for you and your family tonight.

Thank you Someday

I'll make it though. I prayed and when you do..You get that peace that passes all understanding.

 

[TaeBoMama]

Thanks for your birthday wishes..

I just found out that my cousin passed last night!! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo LORD why now!! How come you didn't let her stay longer????????????????????????????????????

I'm so sorry for the loss of your cousin. Death is so hard on those left behind. I'm praying for you right now.

 

[Dipar_Butt3]

Thanks for your birthday wishes..

I just found out that my cousin passed last night!! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo LORD why now!! How come you didn't let her stay longer????????????????????????????????????

I'm so sorry for the loss of your cousin. Death is so hard on those left behind. I'm praying for you right now.

TaeBoMama

Thank you. And it really is..I can't take that to well..That is why i never go to any service or anything. I try to remember them when they are alive..Not in the caskit. And this was a surpise..When i heard my mom said "WHATTTT?? OMG..And then she got off and started to cry and then told me what happend..Then i losted it..We had 11 deaths in our family..Back to back..My other cousin passed not to long ago

I'm praying that something's good is going to come out of this..


Sorry for all of this ladies..Like you really wanted to hear this!!

 

[Aster]

Oh Dipar, I am so sorry for your loss. Praying for you darling.

Guppy - good luck sweetie, it will be fine. Bet you can't wait to see the guplet..... make sure you get pics!

Rdy - how you doing honey? xxx

Dipar and willy... so close to testing now!!! You guys are sooooo restrained!!

Great debate about homeschooling by the way, i had never thought about it but am now! (Immi - hows does the unschooling work in the UK for you??)

I went to an all girls private boarding school from age 7-18 shock:) and I loved it!
(Wont bore you to death with a sob story but my father was extremely abusive and violent towards me,my sister and my mum, my dad was in the forces so we got to go to the school on a forces bursary and my mum knew we were safe while she got rid of him)
It broke my mums heart to drop us off there as she missed us so much (more so when I would skip off through the gates! ) but I made amazing life friends and learned some fab life skills. I wouldn't do the same with my kids but this was just to highlight that every child is different and somethings are great for some and not suitable for others. Maybe as my mum missed out on the terrible teens , this is why we have such a good relationship.

Anyhoo.... I know that we all have different ideas about school but love is what counts... God's love and our love for each other and our family. (blood and in God)
This was my daily bible verse today:

'So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.'
2 Corinthians 4:18

Love to you all xxxxxx

 

[somedaymama]

Aster - I went to boarding school for my senior year of high school and I loved it! It wasn't all girls, but it was really fun! It must have been really hard for your mom to let you go.

 

[Sayuri]

Afternoon ladies from a snowed in UK!

Aster are you snowed in too?

@Dipar Im sorry to hear about you loss happy birthday!

@Guppy How was your scan! wow you get to see the little one!

I am finding the discussion regarding homeschool really interesting, I never thought about home schooling but am strting to now. I have to say I would prefer sending them to school. We have Excellent schools where we live at 3 of them are in the top 10 where we live so we have been blessed.

I totally understand why people would homeschool though at least you are able to select the type of curriculum your child learns.

I had my first Dr appointment today it was very matter of fact baby hmmm and when he asked me and DH if we had questions I couldnt remember any!!! we both looked like deers caught in the headlights you would never thing we were adults SO EMBARRASING!

 

[im_mi]

Dipar i am so sorry for your loss be comforted in the fact that your cousin is with God now. Keep praying sweetheart, and I will pray for you and your family too

Aster, it sounds like your mum did what she needed to do to keep you safe what an amazing mother! Unschooling is legal in the UK, its the most popular form of homeschooling too. Apparently you have someone come out every month or so to check that your child is learning at an appropriate level (as with all homeschooled kids) but they dont have to do any standard tests or exams or anything i dont think. there are about 4 homeschooling families who live in my town, and 2 of those families are unschoolers so i am thinking of setting up some kind of group for us

Love to all xxxx

 

[somedaymama]

My husband is a special education attendant. He found out this morning that his student is going to be homeschooled for awhile becuase his stress levels are too high. (This part is actually good--my husband has been pushing for change since he started with the kid--the current school does not meet his special needs and the kid was WAY too stressed out.)

The problem, of course, is that my husband needs his kid there to work. Fortunately, he has a contract with the district so he is still employed, but they will be moving him to a different school. This presents two issues. First, my husband was an 8 hour attendant while most attednants are only 6.5 hours per day. He worked with a second kid for one hour in the morning before school started, and if he gets moved to a different school he won't be able to do this anymore. He had another 1/2 hour a day of planning time to adapt the classes to this kids' needs. He will probably lose this 1.5 hours of pay per day with this change. This represents about $150 after taxes every two weeks - a lot of money for us. (but at least he still has a job) Second, he will be relocated to a different school for work. His current school is great because it is a charter school (great place to work!) and because it is really close to our house. Most other schools in the district are much farther away. Also, he literally does not know where he will work tomorrow.

Sorry for the rambling...I'm thankful he is still employed, but worried about what will happen...I hate the unknown. If you think of it, please pray with me on this. Thanks.

 

[Willynilly]

Dipar - I'm so sorry to hear this news. wow...thinking of you and your family today.

Aster - I'm sorry you had to grow up with a father like that. but so thankful your mom took care of you as best as she could. she sounds so loving and unselfish - as us moms should be...but not all are.

as far as me - could you guys pray for my bfp. is that ok to pray for my bfp?! I mean it either is or it isn't...but still. I hope it is. Two days I ago I had a teeny bit of brown spotting which may be ib or could be af early. either way - today I had a teeny bit more and now I'm scared AF is a coming. plus, I haven't slept well for going on 10+ nights now...wake up all night feeling yucky stomach and just restless. worried I'm not pregnant and something is wrong with me. the lack of sleep stuff is really getting to me too...I feel so grumpy and lethargic all day

 

[Sayuri]

@willynilly I had a lot of brown spotting beforehand and I couldn't sleep so try not to worry as long as the AF doesnt raise her head you will be fine!

 

[somedaymama]

Willynilly, I have definitely been praying for your BFP. I think we should pray specifically for what we want, but allow for God's will.

"What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures...Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
James 4:1-3,7

 

[TaeBoMama]

there are about 4 homeschooling families who live in my town, and 2 of those families are unschoolers so i am thinking of setting up some kind of group for us

Love to all xxxx

Awesome im_im! Do it! I LOVE having a homeschool group!

We have some unschoolers in my group, so I have seen the results; it works!

I want to share a few homeschool videos (you don't have to watch if this subject is boring you to death ):

I Will Survive-Homeschool Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIOogqa-5GA

Thor Ramsey: Homeschool (comedy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3kIz0hwLUY

Tim Hawkins - A Homeschool Family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM6uqj0_jQc

 

[TaeBoMama]

My husband is a special education attendant. He found out this morning that his student is going to be homeschooled for awhile becuase his stress levels are too high. (This part is actually good--my husband has been pushing for change since he started with the kid--the current school does not meet his special needs and the kid was WAY too stressed out.)

The problem, of course, is that my husband needs his kid there to work. Fortunately, he has a contract with the district so he is still employed, but they will be moving him to a different school. This presents two issues. First, my husband was an 8 hour attendant while most attednants are only 6.5 hours per day. He worked with a second kid for one hour in the morning before school started, and if he gets moved to a different school he won't be able to do this anymore. He had another 1/2 hour a day of planning time to adapt the classes to this kids' needs. He will probably lose this 1.5 hours of pay per day with this change. This represents about $150 after taxes every two weeks - a lot of money for us. (but at least he still has a job) Second, he will be relocated to a different school for work. His current school is great because it is a charter school (great place to work!) and because it is really close to our house. Most other schools in the district are much farther away. Also, he literally does not know where he will work tomorrow.

Sorry for the rambling...I'm thankful he is still employed, but worried about what will happen...I hate the unknown. If you think of it, please pray with me on this. Thanks.

I'm praying for this situation!

 

[somedaymama]

Thanks TaeBoMama!

He just emailed me and said the special ed teachers he works with are trying to get the district to allow him to stay there and work with another special ed kid who needs an aide but doesn't currently have one. This would be great because he wouldn't have to transfer schools.

 

[TaeBoMama]

Thanks TaeBoMama!

He just emailed me and said the special ed teachers he works with are trying to get the district to allow him to stay there and work with another special ed kid who needs an aide but doesn't currently have one. This would be great because he wouldn't have to transfer schools.

That's great! God is in control.

 

[mommahawk]

@someday...that's great news about your husband's job...if the teachers are pulling for him hopefully he'll get to stay around...my husband is the special ed coordinator/high school teacher for our district so I'm familiar with some of the issues you're talking about!! It can be a very stressful/rewarding job!

@willy...FX'ed for your bfp...as long as AF doesn't show, you've still got hope!! Do you usually have spotting before AF...if so, is it usually brown? I thought brown was older blood, like IB?!?

As for me, I never spot beforehand...AF just comes full on in the morning...I think tomorrow might be the deciding day depending on my temps if I'm comparing my chart to last month...11dpo was when my temp fell, so we'll see! I really have no idea if i'm preggo or not, but MAN, my bbs are hurting...worse than usual!!

We're getting ready to have -5 to -20 degree windchills over the next couple of days and more snow!! That's pretty unheard of here in the southern plains! And I don't know if I can remember our having so much snow and it staying for so long!! It's been two weeks since the Christmas Eve blizzard and we still have a couple of feet of drifts in some areas...CRAZY!! Usually it's 50 degrees the next day and everything melts...If I wanted to be this cold, I'd live in Michigan!

 

[somedaymama]

Thanks mommahawk! It is good that he has the teachers on his side--they don't want to lose him because he helps with their kids a lot. However, he still doesn't think that his staying there is very likely since it is up to the district and not anyone at the school. I'm hoping though! If he keeps working at the school, he'll be able to keep his second kid that he works with 1 hr./day. Your husband's job sounds interesting!

Lots of and fx'd for all of you waiting to test!

 

[mrskcbrown]

@WillyNilly: I hope that it is BFP. Brown spotting for me is usually not good, but for Sayuri and others it was good so there is still hope. As far as the negative, I hope it turns positive tomorroww. I will pray for your BFP.

As for me, I have not been sleeping well! Like last night I woke up at 2:30 and I have to get up at 5:30am. I fall asleep great but then when I wake up in the middle of the night I cant fall back off. So Im going to go to the DR because I feel anxious a lot as well. Hopefully they will prescribe me something but for the time being I will be taking some Nyquil, LOL. Im sick of being up late at nite!

I have been having extra creamy thick cm!! Anyone have that when getting a BFP? I think I may be about 6-7 dpo now. Funny this is my first time symptom spotting, LOL!

@someday: I hope your appt with the RE is grand and informative. I absolutely love my RE!!

Babydust all!

 

[Dipar_Butt3]

Dipar i am so sorry for your loss be comforted in the fact that your cousin is with God now. Keep praying sweetheart, and I will pray for you and your family too

Aster, it sounds like your mum did what she needed to do to keep you safe what an amazing mother! Unschooling is legal in the UK, its the most popular form of homeschooling too. Apparently you have someone come out every month or so to check that your child is learning at an appropriate level (as with all homeschooled kids) but they dont have to do any standard tests or exams or anything i dont think. there are about 4 homeschooling families who live in my town, and 2 of those families are unschoolers so i am thinking of setting up some kind of group for us

Love to all xxxx

Thank you im_mi

I know she's in Heaven so that's a good thing. So i'm trying to get over it! Thank you..