Fruitbearers

All three kids - Bible study/Prayer Time : Bible, Firm Foundations: Creation to Christ, Remembering God’s Awesome Acts, The Greenleaf Guide to Old Testament History, and Bible Atlas - Science Experiments : Various books, Robert Krampft, the Happy Scientist - Some of our Read-Alouds : Abe Lincoln: Log Cabin to White House, Noah Webster’s Advice to the Young, 365 Manners Kids Should Know, Boyhood and Beyond (just to the boys), etc. My daughter (15 then): Grade 10 - Bible : The Kingdom of God: A Guide for Old Testament Study - Math : Saxon Algebra II - Science :  Apologia Biology, Genetics class (at George Fox University) - Literature : ABeka Backgrounds to World Literature plus a variety of books - History : Streams of Civilization Volume I (CLP) - P.E.:  hiking, jogging   - Writing : articles for Growing in Grace Magazine , short stories, novels - Fine Arts : Drawing, filmmaking (she made her first short film, How Would You Feel? ), homemaking skills including knitting, cr

Last Thursday, my daughter, Alyssa , turned 16.  The night before, I hijacked her blog, Life of Faith .  I made some changes to her blog’s template (Doesn’t her blog look sweet ?), wrote a birthday post on her blog listing 16 reasons why I think she is such a sweet and special daughter, and asked relatives and friends to leave comments for her.  She was very pleasantly surprised! On Friday, Alyssa’s close friends came to have a sleepover at our home.  My sister in law (Alyssa’s aunt) also stayed overnight with us.  We watched Pride and Prejudice (the short version).  We laughed so much…you would think it’s a comedy, not a drama . On Saturday, more relatives came to attend her Sweet Sixteen Party.  Games we played included: Sweet Target (shooting a target using a potato gun (shoots out potato pellets)…aiming for #16 or a combination of numbers added up to 16 within 3 attempts), Sweet Soak (relay game…the first person of each team walked to fill up a cup with water and

Our garden is looking pretty good.  The corn, zucchini, and green beans are thriving.  Only two tomato plants have survived (from seeds); we added one more tomato plant (not from seeds) so now we have 3.  We were disappointed when we discovered that deer had eaten our green grape tomatoes.  My husband then put up a wire fence around our garden to protect it.  We also see 4 cucumber plants and a few pepper plants.  We’ve recently added a Thai Dragon Pepper plant which is doing quite well (we can’t wait to try it ).  We are looking forward to the "harvest stage" .  On a sad note, we have not seen any watermelon that we planted (seeds).  This past weekend, we dumped out all the leftover seeds (watermelons, green beans, zucchini) here and there (outside our garden area)…they will most likely not grow…but you never know, right? " But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  To Him be glory both now and forever!  Amen ." 2

  The Conservative Homeschooler is hosting the World’s Best Dad contest from June 19th to June 24th. Why do I think my husband is the world’s best dad (my children think so, too)? " He who fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge ." Proverbs 14:26   My husband always puts God first and family second.  My husband is our hero of faith and integrity!  His love for God is real.  His desire to please and honor God is real.  His passion to reach the lost for God’s kingdom is real.  His personal relationship with Jesus is real.  His reverence for our Holy God is real.  His obedience to God is real.  His pursuit of memorizing, studying, and understanding God’s Word is real.   His zeal for Godliness is real.  His compassion for others is real.  He breathes and lives what he preaches (he’s not a preacher by profession, but he loves to talk about God and the Bible).  " But as for me, it is good to be near God.  I have made the Sove

It is always exciting to see little stems and leaves poke through the ground where we planted seeds.  However, because of our inexperience, we cannot tell very well which ones are the vegetables/fruits we planted and which ones are weeds .  Some are obvious but some are not.  We can see zucchini and green beans growing but we are not sure about the rest.  Last weekend, we planted corn seeds.  The weather here in Oregon has been pretty nice…some rain…some sunshine. By the way, this post is part of a gardening challenge hosted by Kathy Brodock at Teaching Good Things . If you like to do crafts, you can get a free Garden Crafts eBook here . " For knowledge to become wisdom, and for the soul to grow, the soul must be rooted in God ."  William Mountford

This is my first time participating in the Motivate Me Monday meme hosted by Sarah Mae at likeawarmcupofcoffee .  Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog.  Welcome! I desire to live for God. I desire to use my time, talents, and treasure for His glory and according to His will.  " He has showed you, O man, what is good.  And what does the Lord require of you?  To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God ."  Micah 6:8  There are many injustices in the world today.  One of them that truly grieves me is "abortion", merciless killing of the innocent human-beings.  Those unborn babies never get a chance to "redeem their time".  For those who have experienced abortion, please know that the Lord loves you very much and He is willing to heal you and forgive you.  Sarah Mae graciously shared her abortion story here (part 1) and here (part 2).  It’s a beautiful & powerful testimony to the Lord’s grace, mercy, compassion, an

As Mother’s Day is approaching, you are probably looking forward to showing appreciation to your mom once again and trying to make her day special.  Have you ever thought what would happen if your mom chose abortion when she was pregnant with you?  Well, the answer is simple; you would not be here today.  Abortions destroy approximately 4,000 defenseless human beings a day in the U.S. and 130,000 a day worldwide.  Those innocent lives have never got a chance to give their mom a hug, or a chance to live or do anything for that matter.  Life is precious; it’s a gift from God!!!  Celebrate life.  Treasure life.  Choose life.  Your mother did! My 15 year old daughter is very passionate about saving the unborn (okay, our whole family, not just she ).  She has been participating in Steps for Life (fund-raising event for the Pregnancy Resource Centers) since she was 5.  Pregnancy Resource Centers  (PRC) help 8,000 women (and pre-born babies) annually through 5 Centers, providing

Last week, our family had a mini-vacation.  My husband was scheduled to attend the Developing Leader Conference in Bend from Tuesday to Friday; therefore, he wanted us to be close by (isn’t he so sweet?).  We drove to Sunriver on Saturday and stayed in a condo there for a week.  He spent the first three days and as much time as possible on the last four days with us.  We had fun sledding and cross-country skiing at the Wanoga Sno Park.  We hiked at the Smith Rock State Park.  The view there was breathtaking.  The pictures don’t do it justice.  We visited Boyd Cave; we discovered that our 10 year old son had claustrophobia so we did not go too far into the cave.  We also went to Tumalo Falls but we did not get to hike to the falls because it was snowing hard and the trail was all covered with deep snow.  We decided to just hike up a snowy hill nearby instead.  We had a great time feeding two Canadian geese at the Tumalo State Park.  We also hiked at LaPine State

Yesterday, my daughter and I attended the Northwest Creation Conference at the Columbia Conference Center in Portland.  We enjoyed it tremendously and learned a lot.  We attended the following sessions (from around 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.):- The Dangers of Evolution, Fossil Evidence of Creation and the Flood, The Lies in Your Textbooks Part 1, Hi-Tech Pharaohs & Ancient Technology, Stones & Bones-Claws & Jaws, The Lies in Your Textbooks Part 2 , and Unlocking the Mysteries of Civilization.   The speakers included Eric Hovind, Paul Veit, Dr. Dennis Swift, and Dennis Petersen.  The conference was packed with fact-filled presentation, tons of scientific evidence, display of fossils and artifacts, Biblical references, Gospel message, laughter, and assortment of wonderful creation-related materials (available for sale).  The more I learn and know about science, the more amazed I am at the love, mercy, & grace of God, the Creator, and the beauty & complexity of

Miiko Gibson tagged me with "25 Random Things About Me" on Facebook.  I thought it would be fun to post it here, too, in case some bloggers would like to do it . The rule of this tag: "Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you (that would be me).  If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you." I guess I will skip all the obvious things about me (hopefully, it’s obvious that I love the Lord, that I live for Him, and that I desire to live by the Book/the Bible ). 1. My parents are Chinese; I was born and raised in Thailand. 2. I came to the U.S. on September 14, 1989 (to study for my master’s degree). 3. I am extremely blessed to be married to Eric L., a man after God’s own heart. One of the most Godly, most gentlemanly, most gifted, and funniest men on earth! 4. I am also ble