Real Estate Journey, Part 1

Hello everyone.


Just wanted to give everyone an update on the family.


We got here late Thursday night. The international plane flight was a long one, but it went well....sponsors picked us up at the airport and we went directly to the hotel.


Friday: We woke up around 3 AM (and I mean all of us) and stayed up for the rest of the day. We saw very little of Ft. Sam Houston, but I got to meet some folks my husband will be working with at a luncheon. The hubby in-processed and we got to see the PX, PXtra, and a few other places.

Saturday: We all woke up at 1 AM and then decided that was WAY TO EARLY so we went back to sleep at woke around 6AM ... We looked at houses with our realtor, Chad Hughes. He has been super great! We had already selected a few house we liked and he was kind enough to pick us up and drive us around San Antonio (on a Saturday) to see what was behind door number: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and then finally #6. We picked out this house the first moment we saw it on Realtor.com and on Chad's website also, but of course we wanted to see all other options. Yet, I kept coming back to this one house, comparing all others to it. (Homes in our price range of course).

**We've been researching homes since November and every time (out of 30+ homes), but we kept going back to that one house. My mind was made up-at least.

Well, finally we arrived to the only house I was interested in and as we were driving up low and behold there were people there looking at it. I was devastated. We were supposed to look at houses on Friday, but we were late coordinating with our realtor. So not knowing the full situation, we parked and went inside. I immediately fell in love, even more so than viewing it online. Nothing beats a personal interview with a house than being in it.

We looked around and fromr room to room, I was like--I want this house. I have had it on my "wish list" and it might not be ours because of the open house to other potential buyers. I had hope that it was under the radar enough for us to just snatch it up, but I guess not.

So, we got in the car. Still sad and anxious, we said, "What now?" Our realtor said, "If you want it, we need to go for it." So we went straight to his office (after he had to reschedule some personal time) and we went to fill out the forms. It was a good feeling to put in the offer.

We went all out. We put in our best offer because we want the house and knew others were after it too. What now? We had to play the waiting game.


We had to wait for the next day to find out if we were going to get it or not.

Sunday: Anyway....we contacted the church we wanted to visit first, Leon Valley Baptist, and I must say...it fit perfectly. Everyone was warm and welcoming. We had the opportunity for a deacon in the church to pick us up in the church van and they even let us keep the van for the day --so we could come back for evening services.


For Bible study we went to a "Young Families" group and it was a great study. For Sunday service...we enjoyed the music and the message was strong and biblical and for the evening services a series about "Marriage and Family." Needless-to-say, we feel that the Lord is leading us in the right direction, here in San Antonio, and I pray that it continues to go well.

After Sunday evening services...we got a call from our realtor and guess what?? We got the HOUSE!!!!! We found out that a couple within the church who sat in front of us during the evening services, as we were talking to them about the home, they showed us that they live not to far from where we'll be living. They gave us there phone number - just in case of any needs.

God is good. We have a house, termite, pool inspection on Thursday and after having watched HGTV all day, I am a little worried. HA HA HA!! But with today's personal reading - I came across this verse:

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1 Thess 5:18.

So I am giving thanks that

we were able to get here safely to Texas
we were able to get a hotel accommodations on-post
we have a good sponsor
we found a home and able to put in an offer
we found a home church


*all in 4 days.

Some may say that's a little too quick, but we have been praying for months about all of this...we feel that God is just answering our prayers. I am continually praying about this inspection coming up.

Stay tuned...

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-> You Can Still Trust The Communists… To Be Communists, 2010 Fred Schwarz and David A Noebel

-> Understanding the Times: The Collision of Today’s Competing Worldviews, 2006 David A. Noebel

-> Total Truth, 2004 Pearcey, Nancy

-> The 5000 Year Leap, The Naked Communist, 1958 W. Cleon Skousen


-> Intellectuals and Society, 2009 Thomas Sowell

-> How to Ruin the United States of America
Ben Stein

-> America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It, 2006 Mark Steyn

-> None Dare Call it Treason: 25 Years Later
John Stormer

-> My Grandfather’s Son: A Memoir Clarence Thomas

-> The Noblest Triumph Tom Bethell

-> Witness, 1952 Wittaker Chambers

-> Shadow World: Resurgent Russia, The Global New Left, and Radical Islam, 2008 Robert Chandler

-> Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism, 2003; Godless: The Church of Liberalism, 2006 Ann Coulter

-> Grave Influence Brannon Howse

-> Children at Risk, 1990 James Dobson

-> The Cloning of the American Mind; Walking Targets: How our Psychologized Classrooms are Producing a Nation of Sitting Ducks, 2007 B.K. Eakman

-> Blacklisted by History: The Untold History of Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America’s Enemies M. Stanton Evans

-> There is a God Antony Flew

-> The Book of Absolutes, 2008 William D. Gairdner

-> Liberal Fascism, 2007 Jonah Goldberg

-> Red Hot Lies: How Global Warming Alarmists Use Threats, Fraud, and Deception to Keep You Misinformed Christopher C. Homer

-> The Professors David Horowitz

-> The Manchurian President Aaron Klien

-> Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto Mark Levin


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Promoting OneVerse: Bible Share For the World

WWW.OneVerse.org

Need a project to do as and individual, family, or church group??

Please read up about OneVerse.org and make a difference and put action into your heart and mind to share the gospel around the world -- One Verse At A Time.

And the gospel must first be published among all nations. Mark 13:10

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Our Crazy Schedule Due to Military PCS Move

If anyone has kept up with our story, you'd know that we are a military family living overseas (well as least for the next 16 days). In our journey to homeschool, it begin only a few years back...with little to no local support.

We have survived though and I would gather to say we have grown in the Lord more abundantly - for sure. It hasn't been an easy road...started here in Germany, taking our boys out of the public school was a big step in our faith...with four boys.

Our oldest was going into the sixth grade, then one son going into the third, and one toddler, and a bouncing baby boy.


Anyway, regardless of our earliest journey -- 3 different homes, 3 different schools in one year...we started the journey of homeschooling, in Schweinfurt, for the last 3 years.

It's that time again though... PCS - That means Permanent Change of (Duty) Station.

So flashback:

October - Finished my degree and husband came home from deployment.
November - Block leave and got the house ready for the move: organization - keep, give away, trash
December - Back to work for the Husband and getting ready for the movers. We debated on when, but the earliest they can pick up the sooner we get our household goods on the other end.
January - clearing/cleaning house/pet health certificates, final inspections, final appointments, and then fly out.

Some where in-between the holidays and a vast amount of training holidays-there is homeschooling. We started out the first of the school year pretty earlier (July) because we all new the PCS move was coming.

Anyway, this is why I love homeschooling...the flexibility, the extra time spent with dad (from deployment) as a family (hey a year is a long time without husband/father), and the less stress of daily life.

The boys have been reading a lot more lately, which I love because that is the Charlotte Mason way -- a well rounded, liberal (as in whole), learning environment/education.

I am not worried that they are 'behind.' They are learning, and most importantly they are learning about life, but life through a Godly worldview.

We did however start the New Year right by starting our 3rd term for this school year 2011-2012 on Monday.

It amazes me that even though I don't have all my books/supplies/space for our homeschool... it is still very much so with only a bible, a few CD's, and some basic core requirements (and of course a couple of library books) settled in a suitcase.

This whole experience (our first PCS move while homeschooling) has been fantastic...I wouldn't have it any other way (knowing the other alternative).

Here's a couple of photos to share of our first day back. ;) Happy Homeschooling and to finishing out this school year 2011-2012.

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My Word for 2012: Act

I read Melanie's blog post about her- My word for 2012: Give and I wanted to continue on with my own personal post what my word for 2012 is....

Act.

As you can tell Act is one of my favorite words...it's included in my blog title - A Mother of Action.

The word Act from the Webster's 1828 Dictionary states:

1. To exert power; as, the stomach acts upon food; the will acts upon the body in producing motion.

2. To be in action or motion; to move

He hangs between in doubt to act or rest.

Why Act?

Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let [not] arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD [is] a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 1 Samuel 2:3

We all know that phrase, "He/She was caught in the act." To me, this can be a positive OR negative situation.

In the Bible, we see that there are examples of both (good and bad) but as the verse goes, "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose. Romans 8:28

As a woman, I lean more to the women of the Bible, and I believe we can learn a lot by paying close attention to these few examples. One lesson that sticks out...

Is the woman caught in the act.

In John 8:4, "They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act."

This is when Jesus has conflict with religious leaders who were trying to stump His take on the belief and morals in the eyes of Law. They (religious leaders) had already broken the law because both the man and woman who had committed the adultery would be stoned, not just one party...

They were trying to stump Jesus. Silly religious leaders...

Back to the story (and this is what I love), Jesus STUMPS them. What we sometimes fail to see, as humans, Jesus is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and ending, the Almighty! TEAM JESUS HERE!

Jesus would not condemned this woman, He was showing His love and compassion for people. He said,

So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.

And they which heard [it], being convicted by [their own] conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, [even] unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?

She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. John 8: 4-11

One by one, they were convicted of their own sins and then left. Her act of sin, caused her to be saved by Jesus. Now, it's her decision to ACT for good. No doubt after her salvation, she thought about her actions. What she did from that moment on was to either ---act for good or for bad.

As a woman of God, I choose to act for good. My actions are being looked at by

1. God

2. Husband

3. Children

4. Others


So I choose to act for Jesus. To follow him. To act Christ-like.

More than ever in our present time that this rings true ~

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. John 8:12

Throughout the Bible, we read and re-read the blessings and/or consequences to our own actions and how they relate to the people around us and that's fascinating to me. It also makes me realize why we homeschool and what I need to be for our boys.

Actions speak louder than words.

It's my actions that prove that I follow Jesus.


**Thank you Melanie for creating my button: My Word 2012: Act

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Happy Birthday, Charlotte Mason.

Happy Birthday to Charlotte Mason! 1 January 1842

Who is Charlotte Mason?

My favorite websites on the Charlotte Mason Education:

1. Charlotte Mason Education

2. Simply Charlotte Mason

3. Ambleside Online

4. Charlotte Mason's Original Homeschooling Series

5. A, B, C's of Charlotte Mason

6. Charlotte Mason Help

7. Amazon Search: Charlotte Mason

8. Living Books Curriculum


Where I love to get our living books:

1. Local Library

2. Homeschool Library Builder

3. Second Harvest Curriculum

4. Kindle/Amazon - Free Classics (twaddle-free, living books)

5. FREE Children’s Classics for Your Kindle

Happy Homeschooling!!

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Happy New Year's Eve!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012, from the Stemmerding's!

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