tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.comments2023-10-20T04:37:14.807-05:00Stephanie ShepherdStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04660852009014295034noreply@blogger.comBlogger4944125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-33868490748971368032020-04-16T07:32:10.761-05:002020-04-16T07:32:10.761-05:00I clicked over on a whim (and because I'm feel...I clicked over on a whim (and because I'm feeling nostalgic and longing for the good old days), and lo and behold, here you are! I'm so glad to see you! :-)<br /><br />Things are hopping here. Our school (all four kids go, I teach) had a fast turnaround (as in 3 days!) of cancelling school and scrambling to make a virtual learning plan. I use Google Classroom with my fourth graders and meet with them virtually for about an hour four days a week. All of my kids have varying amounts of things to do, and the high schoolers in particular have used this opportunity to sleep in and chill in their rooms. Ha! We're out for the rest of the year. <br />We're doing okay--spending lots on groceries, going on walks, playing games, and essentially living in an extremely messy house. I suspect we're doing what the rest of the country is doing. <br />I'm so glad to get a peek into your life! I miss all my peeps. Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-1984315649470030262019-05-05T17:25:44.425-05:002019-05-05T17:25:44.425-05:00Teens??!! Say it isn't so. I think I started r...Teens??!! Say it isn't so. I think I started reading here when you just had the two girls. Time flies!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850745429509147652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-56841656556504388732019-03-20T08:07:44.931-05:002019-03-20T08:07:44.931-05:00That makes total sense โฆ especially if you are a T...That makes total sense โฆ especially if you are a Tolkien who is a long rambly writer!<br /><br />And you really need to read them โ honestly, it helped me immensely because I know the movies so well. It was like when you watch a favorite movie that you know well, but then watch the behind the scenes with the director and all the deleted scenes that have to get left out but that would have added to the story if they could have been six hours each. ๐Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660852009014295034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-57977211808876334292019-03-20T07:11:08.382-05:002019-03-20T07:11:08.382-05:00I STILL have only read The Hobbit. Can you believ...I STILL have only read The Hobbit. Can you believe that?<br />I'm intimidated by big books. A series of big books? Eeek! LOTR seems impossible to me.<br />Regarding short stories, I always felt similarly, though my feelings about them have begun to change since I embarked on this round of teaching at the community college. I see them now a bit more clearly now as an avenue for an author to experiment in a very tightly controlled format. I can enjoy them as that, even though I definitely appreciate novels more. <br />Enjoy your spring break! Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-4019655417910842552019-03-15T06:57:18.667-05:002019-03-15T06:57:18.667-05:00I can relate!
I miss CBS. Just can't imagine a...I can relate!<br />I miss CBS. Just can't imagine adding it back to the schedule now. <br />I'm glad you're back to blogging!Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-58158342600902338422019-03-12T21:55:32.870-05:002019-03-12T21:55:32.870-05:00You and I are both back in the blogging saddle aga...You and I are both back in the blogging saddle again! Yippee!<br /><br />I am re-reading a lot these days, too, as the boys are getting old enough to enjoy many of the books I read with the girls.<br /><br />Finding Holy in the Suburbs sounds great!Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-73289297081986819472018-01-03T14:41:12.609-06:002018-01-03T14:41:12.609-06:00Happy new year! And happy birthday! Sounds like a ...Happy new year! And happy birthday! Sounds like a lovely pursuit indeed. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504459523187296232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-3590323392196542942017-12-29T10:26:09.972-06:002017-12-29T10:26:09.972-06:00Me too! Can't wait to read yours!! ๐Me too! Can't wait to read yours!! ๐Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660852009014295034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-21959685853997819592017-12-28T11:40:56.540-06:002017-12-28T11:40:56.540-06:00Also, I apologize if it looks like I tried to comm...Also, I apologize if it looks like I tried to comment like 27 times. One of these days I will remember how to comment on your blog THE FIRST TIME. Haha. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504459523187296232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-4120393913867258432017-12-28T11:40:29.585-06:002017-12-28T11:40:29.585-06:00Ooh! Love your list and will add a few new-to-me b...Ooh! Love your list and will add a few new-to-me books from it. So glad you loved Echo (I still fall on my sword about Echo deserving the Newbery) and I didn't know there was a new Greenglass House book! I will be working on my own list this week... I so love roundups. : ) Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504459523187296232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-83125991099550775272017-12-28T09:07:59.210-06:002017-12-28T09:07:59.210-06:00We didn't have any problem with it! If Narnia ...We didn't have any problem with it! If Narnia is ok, then they should be fine with it! ๐Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660852009014295034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-69337703263086486782017-12-27T17:45:32.870-06:002017-12-27T17:45:32.870-06:00SO many good ones! Can you believe I still havenโt...SO many good ones! Can you believe I still havenโt read The Wheel on the School? I need to snag a copy of Mt. Majestic to read to A. He LOVED LOVED LOVED Chalk Dragon. Bark of the Bog Owl might need to be our next adventure after Narnia. Is it scary at all?Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-35913469824986652522017-12-23T22:23:23.993-06:002017-12-23T22:23:23.993-06:00I admit that I thought it would go faster than it ...I admit that I thought it would go faster than it is. Even when the Bible is the only thing that you are reading, it is impossible to speed read through it. I'm about a third of the way through the Psalms now, and I'm letting go of my lofty goal of finishing this by the end of the year! I'm pretty sure this project is going to take me into January as well! But oh, I am enjoying it! Even at such a fast pace, when I am not stopping to sit with a verse, God's word is powerful.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660852009014295034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-5529730520056285142017-12-22T22:09:44.313-06:002017-12-22T22:09:44.313-06:00Your Bible reading project sounds fabulous! I am ...Your Bible reading project sounds fabulous! I am awed by it, actually. Go you! Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-28267110835543352022017-12-08T10:02:17.017-06:002017-12-08T10:02:17.017-06:00Thank you!Thank you!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660852009014295034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-24407897148122486762017-12-08T08:01:27.320-06:002017-12-08T08:01:27.320-06:00beautiful photos... <3beautiful photos... <3gkgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403357033466233622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-45372568010747834482017-12-06T11:49:19.014-06:002017-12-06T11:49:19.014-06:00I know - your girls are not girls anymore!I know - your girls are not girls anymore!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660852009014295034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-54553113504119487182017-12-05T18:09:57.390-06:002017-12-05T18:09:57.390-06:00You have one going into high school, my youngest i...You have one going into high school, my youngest is graduating. Circle of life.....love you. I miss blogging.Pattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246904837775307023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-68764781793106214192017-12-01T18:38:29.237-06:002017-12-01T18:38:29.237-06:00yes!! we are kindred spirits today!yes!! we are kindred spirits today!Aimee Kollmansbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619871889206541137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-41636664861543272402017-12-01T15:43:29.390-06:002017-12-01T15:43:29.390-06:00Thank you! :)Thank you! :)Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660852009014295034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-7454094537187276992017-11-30T14:49:00.482-06:002017-11-30T14:49:00.482-06:00Me too! Any chance that transfer is in the Nashvil...Me too! Any chance that transfer is in the Nashville area? ๐<br /><br />This is such a weird stage of life. Iโm doing all the driving and lots of sitting now with the girls so my margin is not at all in convenient places! Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660852009014295034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-61538412676778780802017-11-30T14:46:30.149-06:002017-11-30T14:46:30.149-06:00Thank you for your kind words. :) I agree - I don&...Thank you for your kind words. :) I agree - I don't think it's possible either!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660852009014295034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-36928499542840482692017-11-27T11:50:50.788-06:002017-11-27T11:50:50.788-06:00Also, out of curiosity, are you a homeschool up to...Also, out of curiosity, are you a homeschool up to 8th grade family or an all the way family?elizabethdillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04918320586214806713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-77090638662435121432017-11-27T11:50:03.566-06:002017-11-27T11:50:03.566-06:00Making it more complicated than it needs to be. Ex...Making it more complicated than it needs to be. Exactly. I so appreciate your words, and wish we lived a little closer! I could have said this same exact thing (minus the margins part, which I seem to have increasingly less of though that may all change again with a probable move in 2018)(UGH)elizabethdillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04918320586214806713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153352.post-17007974324336920402017-11-27T07:08:25.059-06:002017-11-27T07:08:25.059-06:00Stephanie, we'll take whatever you want to wri...Stephanie, we'll take whatever you want to write about! I've never taken your blog off my reader. It doesn't seem possible your oldest is going to be a highschooler so soon - I think I started reading when you still had only two kids! God will help you figure out how to fill the margin with things that both honor Him and give you refreshment to deal with the new parenting and life challenges.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850745429509147652noreply@blogger.com