I am just waiting for Winter to be over this year. Normally I don’t mind the change of season’s and the cooler temperatures that come with them. This year, there has just been too many health issues and sickness.
It just seems like we get well for two days and then back to being sick again. Last week my daughter and husband were sick to their stomachs on Monday and this week my son has the chicken pox. My oldest son woke up today not feeling well and then sick to his stomach, I am hoping his bought with the chicken pox will not take too long to come to fruition. The one son, who was the first victim, is having a hard time with the itching today but we are managing with Calamine and liquid Benadryl.
This week is our Missions Conference at church and I hate to miss it. I missed our Baptist History week a few months back due to sickness and now we are sick again. Thankfully, we can watch on the internet and still here the Word of God, it is just not the same as being there in person. I am to bring several of the side dishes for the Lunch meal on Sunday, but I think we will end up having to stay home from service that day and just I will bring the food up.
School is taking a back page these last few days, I just feel like we are having a hard time this Winter period with trying to stay on schedule. I finally felt the timing was right to share with my daughter about Women’s health, she is 10 and will be 11 in April. We have been using three resources so far. The main curriculum I have used has been from Blessing God’s Way called Maidens by His Design. I have really enjoyed the fact that it celebrates what God has created in us as Women. The curriculum gives us scriptures to focus on and shows us how to focus on the Lord each day of the month, how to not have a spirit of fear. It basically takes a biblical approach and turns you to the Lord as opposed to a worldly view which would tend to point one towards thinking it is a curse and something to be negative about.
One of the other resources I have used briefly has been a book by Dannah Gresh Six Ways to Keep the Little in Your Girl there are some good points in there about modesty and there are some ideas presented about how to keep an open dialog with your girls so that they feel comfortable asking you questions.
I have used both of these in conjunction with a great resource from Queens Homeschool The Standard of Purity. I had started this study in 2010 and with the study on health opted to finish it up and it has lead to some wonderful conversations about what God’s standards are for Purity and Beauty as compared to the worlds standards. We have been able to talk about whether or not we need to wear make-up. How much make up to wear if needed. We have been able to talk more importantly about our inner beauty and how that radiates out from within.
If anyone is looking for some great resources for either boys or girls on how to navigate through these conversations Queens Homeschool has some wonderful biblical resources that can help any one out.
I am getting ready to post our Monthly menu for February in the next day or so as well! I pray you all have a blessed week, make it through the cold and any storms coming across your path.
