Our All-knowing God
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Game-changer: Our New Homeschooler & New Little Walker
Our All-knowing God ~ We have been praying for the Lord to give us wisdom (James 1:5) as well as asking wise counsel from others with multiple boys for some challenging parenting dynamics with Josiah. One day the Lord clearly answered our prayers when Josiah came up to me and said, "Mom, it's a 2!" I celebrated with Josiah and suddenly realized he was ready to start homeschool. So, I asked him, "Would you like to start homeschool today?" His eyes grew big and lit up as he beamed with a giant smile and exclaimed, "YES!" :) We still have some challenging parenting dynamics with Josiah at times, but starting homeschool has made a huge difference. He was ready, and it naturally provides him with a lot of 1-on-1 time, which he thrives on!
Our New Homeschooler
Josiah started preschool this month! He was SO EXCITED!!!! :)
It's been a game-changer in that he feels like a big boy since he gets to do homeschool like his big bro.
"Mom, it's a 2!" * Matching the alphabet activity
Our New Little Walker
Samuel started walking!!! It's been a game-changer in that he can now "hang" with his big bros!
I thought my days would get a lot more active with Samuel being more mobile, but he is able to catch himself gracefully when he falls so it actually has lightened aspects for me since I don't have to hold his hands to walk everywhere with him.
*You can see a video below in the "Samuel Sentiments" section.
What's on the Harrisons' Hearts
Trusting the Lord to guide & provide in Wes' job search ~ Wes is continuing to pursue a career change from firefighting to camping ministry, and our gameplan has expanded from Colorado (where most of Christina's family lives) and Wisconsin (where Wes' family lives) to many states in the Midwest. Wes applied for 10 positions in 5 different states. We'll see what the Lord has in store.
These verses have been encouraging to us as we reflect on God's faithfulness in growing us closer to Him and making us more like Him in the midst of this season of significant refinement and also in the midst of Wes' job search with ups of making exciting connections in camping ministry and also downs of discouragement with receiving several "no" answers.
(*Present update as of beginning of June ~ Wes has 1 application in Texas and 1 application in Ohio both are for an Outdoor Instructor position, which we think would be a great fit for Wes.
He has recently been asked for an interview with Heartland Conference Retreat Center in Ohio. )
Praises & Petitions
Friend - Continued prayers for a friend who has left the gospel and is in a journey of agnosticism. I am praying John 8:32 for her that she would know the truth, and the truth would set her free.
Tami - Continued prayers for the Lord to give my dad and other loved ones His perspective and that God would heal Tami, but ultimately that His will would be done. Please pray Galatians 5:22-23 that the fruit of the Spirit would abound in Dad's & Tami's lives during this trial. Also, prayer of James 1:5 for wisdom with this trial.
Our Family - Please continue to pray Proverbs 3:5-6 for the Lord to guide and provide a new job for Wes in His perfect timing and that He would grow our trust and hope in Him (Lamentations 3:22-26).
Wes - Please continue to pray James 1:5 for wisdom in the job search and also with challenging aspects at work.
Christina - Continued praise for the Lord faithfully refining me in this challenging season. Please continue to pray that the Lord would grow me in my love for Jesus and help me seek Him above all (Matthew 22:37 & 6:33-34).
Noah - God would graciously save him at a young age and lead him to walk with the Lord all of his days, if that be the Lord's will. Continued praise for the Lord growing Noah in loving his brothers, especially Josiah since Noah will sometimes provoke him. I asked Noah what he would like loved ones to pray for him, and he said, "That I would grow in my love for Jesus and get better at my reading."
Josiah - God would graciously save him at a young age and lead him to walk with the Lord all of his days, if that be the Lord's will. Praise for the Lord showing us that Josiah was ready to start homeschool; Josiah is doing great and already knows all of his colors and a lot of the letters and numbers! Please continue to pray for the Lord to grow him in self-control (Galatians 5:22-23) since his disappointment when he doesn't get what he wants is manifesting in other ways such as throwing himself or objects on the ground, stomping, wailing, etc.
Samuel - God would graciously save him at a young age and lead him to walk with the Lord all of his days, if that be the Lord's will. Praise for the Lord helping Samuel learn to walk! :) Please pray for the the Lord to give us wisdom in comforting him when he is experiencing teething pain (James 1:5).
Friend - Continued prayers for a friend who has left the gospel and is in a journey of agnosticism. I am praying John 8:32 for her that she would know the truth, and the truth would set her free.
Tami - Continued prayers for the Lord to give my dad and other loved ones His perspective and that God would heal Tami, but ultimately that His will would be done. Please pray Galatians 5:22-23 that the fruit of the Spirit would abound in Dad's & Tami's lives during this trial. Also, prayer of James 1:5 for wisdom with this trial.
Our Family - Please continue to pray Proverbs 3:5-6 for the Lord to guide and provide a new job for Wes in His perfect timing and that He would grow our trust and hope in Him (Lamentations 3:22-26).
Wes - Please continue to pray James 1:5 for wisdom in the job search and also with challenging aspects at work.
Christina - Continued praise for the Lord faithfully refining me in this challenging season. Please continue to pray that the Lord would grow me in my love for Jesus and help me seek Him above all (Matthew 22:37 & 6:33-34).
Noah - God would graciously save him at a young age and lead him to walk with the Lord all of his days, if that be the Lord's will. Continued praise for the Lord growing Noah in loving his brothers, especially Josiah since Noah will sometimes provoke him. I asked Noah what he would like loved ones to pray for him, and he said, "That I would grow in my love for Jesus and get better at my reading."
Josiah - God would graciously save him at a young age and lead him to walk with the Lord all of his days, if that be the Lord's will. Praise for the Lord showing us that Josiah was ready to start homeschool; Josiah is doing great and already knows all of his colors and a lot of the letters and numbers! Please continue to pray for the Lord to grow him in self-control (Galatians 5:22-23) since his disappointment when he doesn't get what he wants is manifesting in other ways such as throwing himself or objects on the ground, stomping, wailing, etc.
Samuel - God would graciously save him at a young age and lead him to walk with the Lord all of his days, if that be the Lord's will. Praise for the Lord helping Samuel learn to walk! :) Please pray for the the Lord to give us wisdom in comforting him when he is experiencing teething pain (James 1:5).
Marriage Memories
Date Day ~ With the warmer weather, we decided to grab a bite to eat and then toss the football at a nearby park. :)
Family Fun
Family Game Night of Uno Attack ~ Enjoying our new game table that Papa & Nana blessed us with due to their downsizing with moving
Fort fun :)
Mommy Son Date
Noah & I rode our bikes approximately 7 miles on the trail near our home and stopped by 7-11 for a refreshing drink
Family Game Night of Uno Attack ~ Enjoying our new game table that Papa & Nana blessed us with due to their downsizing with moving
Fort fun :)
Mommy Son Date
Noah & I rode our bikes approximately 7 miles on the trail near our home and stopped by 7-11 for a refreshing drink
Noah News
Age - 7
Cute Communication
*"He is SO CUTE!" ~ referring to Samuel
*One evening after I put the boys to bed, I went outside to return a pan to one of my neighbors, and we got to talking and catching up on life. After several minutes, Noah comes outside the front door sobbing! I have never seen him crying that hard before. I immediately knew he had probably got up from bed, had been looking for me, and then thought something had happened to me. Poor guy! I comforted him for several minutes before he was calm enough to talk. As we were talking through the situation, Josiah came down and said, "I told Noah to stop crying and started singing a verse to help him feel better." Noah jumped in, "Josiah that didn't help me feel better because I thought Mommy was dead." I felt awful for Noah! He was telling me how he felt like he couldn't protect me or help me... Precious boy... After continued discussion, hugs, singing, and praying together, the Lord gave him peace, and he was ready to go back to bed.
*"Mommy, how do you spell ______ ?" Noah's starting to write on his own and has been asking this question when he is trying to figure out how to sound out and write a word in his mind.
Latest Likes
Art - making creations with various materials & glue; whittling
Light saber battles with Josiah
Superbook
Noah has been really into whittling lately
Cute Communication
*"He is SO CUTE!" ~ referring to Samuel
*One evening after I put the boys to bed, I went outside to return a pan to one of my neighbors, and we got to talking and catching up on life. After several minutes, Noah comes outside the front door sobbing! I have never seen him crying that hard before. I immediately knew he had probably got up from bed, had been looking for me, and then thought something had happened to me. Poor guy! I comforted him for several minutes before he was calm enough to talk. As we were talking through the situation, Josiah came down and said, "I told Noah to stop crying and started singing a verse to help him feel better." Noah jumped in, "Josiah that didn't help me feel better because I thought Mommy was dead." I felt awful for Noah! He was telling me how he felt like he couldn't protect me or help me... Precious boy... After continued discussion, hugs, singing, and praying together, the Lord gave him peace, and he was ready to go back to bed.
*"Mommy, how do you spell ______ ?" Noah's starting to write on his own and has been asking this question when he is trying to figure out how to sound out and write a word in his mind.
Latest Likes
Art - making creations with various materials & glue; whittling
Light saber battles with Josiah
Superbook
Noah has been really into whittling lately
*Video ~ Noah swimming across the pool
Josiah Joys
Age - 3
Cute Communication
*We were discussing Noah's picture of God's creation, and Josiah starts singing, "In the beginning... God created... the heavens and the earth!... Genesis 1:1" :)
*Josiah - "My legs hurt..."
Me - "It's probably a growth spurt, but the rest of us wouldn't know since we're shorties. You've actually got a chance for some height." ;)
*"Can I have a piggy-back ride?" The boys have been enjoying piggy-back rides upstairs for bedtime." :)
Latest Likes
Wanting to be just like Noah (ex. attire, hat on backwards, what he plays, etc.)
Light saber battles with Noah
Superbook
Super Jobeezie!
Samuel Sentiments
Age - 13 months
# of Teeth - 2 on bottom
1sts - walking!!!
Latest Likes
Throwing things (balls, balloons, big bowls, etc.)
Climbing stairs
Playing in the basement
Taking multiple steps!
Lovin' on Dozer
Having a blast with big bowls
Picking up & throwing a ball as big as him ;)
Asking if he can go down in the basement :)
# of Teeth - 2 on bottom
1sts - walking!!!
Latest Likes
Throwing things (balls, balloons, big bowls, etc.)
Climbing stairs
Playing in the basement
Taking multiple steps!
Lovin' on Dozer
Having a blast with big bowls
Picking up & throwing a ball as big as him ;)
Asking if he can go down in the basement :)
Silly * Sweet :)
*Video ~ Samuel taking steps to Daddy!!! :)
Bro Bonding
Samuel can "hang" with his bros now! ;) ~ Playing with Legos * Playing "catch" with a ball
Noah & Josiah enjoying a movie and sharing the couch together
Noah helping Samuel walk * Cruising together on the firetruck
Josiah taking Samuel for a walk
Samuel can "hang" with his bros now! ;) ~ Playing with Legos * Playing "catch" with a ball
Noah & Josiah enjoying a movie and sharing the couch together
Noah helping Samuel walk * Cruising together on the firetruck
Josiah taking Samuel for a walk
Homeschool Highlights
Reading
Noah was super excited to move up to the Blue Dolphins class in swim lessons!
Practicing diving in * Working on his back stroke
Enjoying coloring together * Noah's drawing from Sparks (Awanas) of God's creation ~ himself, grass, flowers, sky, clouds
Josiah started preschool!!!
Alphabet Activity * Labeling parts of the body with stickers ~ Josiah thought it was great fun to put them on me!
Other
Easter (a couple things I forgot to include last month) ~ Boys' activity books * Noah's sermon notes / drawing on Easter of Jesus rose from the empty tomb and an angel above
Life skills ~ Wes teaching the boys how to kill a colony of ants
Josiah accidentally broke a hanger when getting his shirt off, and Noah jimmy-rigged it back together with a popsicle stick and tape. ;)
Click on these links if interested in seeing more info about the K-8 skills/benchmarks books I use:
Please let me know if you would like to know about the specific curriculum I use. :)
Core Knowledge Sequence: Content guidelines for K-8 (Fyi ~ This is not the same as Common Core.)
What Your [Grade-level of Your Child] Needs to Know ~ Core Knowledge books corresponding to grade-level
Noah participates in a homeschool program through RMCA in which he goes to a school building once a week for a full day ~ 8 am to 3 pm. Noah has a homeroom teacher, Mrs. Campbell, who reiterates reading and writing concepts that Noah is learning at home, and she also teaches some science, critical thinking, and character. In addition, Noah participate in P.E., music, and art each school day, so it is a full day!
Noah enjoys RMCA's homeschool program, and it has been a great fit for our family too!
Reading
We have been enjoying the Book It! reading program this year. Noah likes having a reading goal and working towards his own little pizza reward each month. :)
Swim Lessons
Practicing diving in * Working on his back stroke
Writing
Writing all by himself ~ Title for his artwork * Writing his first and last name - spelling is close ;)
Writing all by himself ~ Title for his artwork * Writing his first and last name - spelling is close ;)
Art
Enjoying coloring together * Noah's drawing from Sparks (Awanas) of God's creation ~ himself, grass, flowers, sky, clouds
Josiah started preschool!!!
Alphabet Activity * Labeling parts of the body with stickers ~ Josiah thought it was great fun to put them on me!
Other
Easter (a couple things I forgot to include last month) ~ Boys' activity books * Noah's sermon notes / drawing on Easter of Jesus rose from the empty tomb and an angel above
Life skills ~ Wes teaching the boys how to kill a colony of ants
Josiah accidentally broke a hanger when getting his shirt off, and Noah jimmy-rigged it back together with a popsicle stick and tape. ;)
More Memories
Auntie Autumn with the nephews :)
Camren helping me make chocolate chip cookies
Playing a game of street soccer!
Autumn * Camren
Wes * Noah ~ Check out the air Noah got on his kick! ;)
Josiah incorporated some b-ball dribbling skills in the midst of the soccer game :)
Hiking & Biking on our nearby trail
Game Night
Josiah popping in Minion Trouble * Noah trying for a match in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Memory
Snake hunting * Whittling their sticks they collected when hiking
Hiking at Garden of the Gods
Autumn with the boys * Cousins
Pikes Peak ~ Autumn & Camren rode to the top of Pikes Peak on the Cog Railroad
Noah & Luke having a great time together!
Josiah helping his buddy (Luke's younger bro) Samuel
Noah climbing * Josiah sliding
Noah, Josiah, & Isaiah bouncing
Party peoples ;) * Good friends (though hot-cold dynamics at times) at RMCA Homeschool Program
Fun Times with Autumn (Wes' sis) & Camren (nephew) visiting from Wisconsin
Auntie Autumn with the nephews :)
Camren helping me make chocolate chip cookies
Playing a game of street soccer!
Autumn * Camren
Wes * Noah ~ Check out the air Noah got on his kick! ;)
Josiah incorporated some b-ball dribbling skills in the midst of the soccer game :)
Hiking & Biking on our nearby trail
Game Night
Josiah popping in Minion Trouble * Noah trying for a match in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Memory
Snake hunting * Whittling their sticks they collected when hiking
Hiking at Garden of the Gods
Autumn with the boys * Cousins
Pikes Peak ~ Autumn & Camren rode to the top of Pikes Peak on the Cog Railroad
Noah's Buddy's Birthday Party at House of Bounce
Noah & Luke having a great time together!
Josiah helping his buddy (Luke's younger bro) Samuel
Noah climbing * Josiah sliding
Noah, Josiah, & Isaiah bouncing
Party peoples ;) * Good friends (though hot-cold dynamics at times) at RMCA Homeschool Program
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