The 2nd Blog-iversary post!

For the 2nd blog-iversary, I posted my Homeschooler's "Rap"! 

To read the lyrics, you can click through to the original blog post, or if you can't view the video, click the link above it! ^_^ Enjoy!

Without further ado:

Homeschooler's "Rap"

Beautiful Blessings - 11/23/15 & 11/24/15

~ Our first real snow!!!!

~ Waking up to screeches of pure joy from the kids!

~ The pure joy of the neighbor kids who never saw snow before!

~ Declaring a morning of snow/Christmas movies! "Its a Wonderful Life", "Muppets Christmas Carol", and "White Christmas"!

~ Our new spice and jelly cabinet!

~ Setting aside Christmas presents with Mom!

~ Plotting ideas about presents I would like to give!

~ 30 days till Christmas!!!!

~ Singing Christmas carols with my sisters!

~ Counting down the days till we get our Christmas tree!

Beautiful Blessings - 9/1/15

~ Waking up in a freshly made bed, sniffing my chlorine-scented hair, and feeling like Im in a hotel!

~ Kitties being garden statues and table-top decor!

~ Listening to my sisters sing "Rainbow Connection"! "The Lovers, the Dreamers, and CHEEEEEEEEESE!"

~ Getting lots done at work! (Chapeaued and ready for anything!)

~ Marveling how the moon has changed the past few days!

Beautiful Blessings - 8/30/15

~ Laughing with Heidi before service about something nonsensical...shoulder eating butterflies to be precise. We were laughing so hard we couldn't breathe, our stomachs hurt, and our eyes began to water. I love laughter!

~ Singing with the congregation! I havent been able to due to my headaches.

~ Having Dad hug me after service and say he missed hearing my singing voice <3

~ Going over the hills in the countryside and seeing the fields abounding with crops!

~ Rejoicing with L-Jo that Minnie Mouse has been found!

Beautiful Blessings - 8/2/15

~ Getting our picture at the piggy rock!

~ Having communion with the body of Christ!

~ Joining hands as a congregation and singing "The Family of God"!

~ Unexpectedly running into friends!

~ Safely getting home!

Beautiful Blessings - 7/27/15

~ Seeing the Hudson River just outside of North Creek, NY.

~ Cooling off after I got overheated with cherry ice cream, lemonade, delicious homemade iced tea, and my wonderful window fan.

~ Making Lil' G's day with a leopard/jaguar print hair-tie.

~ Bacon and eggs for a mid-morning snack ;~)

~ Singing my heart out with some hymns!

Beautiful Blessings - 7/11/15

Today's beautiful blessings:

~ Seeing the beautiful bright colors of wildflowers along the road.
~ Gathering to thank God for the life of a man who was a man after God's own heart.
~ Singing together to joyously sing a hymn acapella.
~ Seeing people I havent seen in years.
~ Giggling in the grass with a girl-friend.

A Mono-logue!

Moriah: I haven't had anything to blog about recently.

Mom: Why not about your mono since you did a post about having pneumonia?

Moriah: Well I could do that....

Mom: You could call it your "Mono-logue"!

Moriah bursts into laughter

That conversation took place the other day, and I decided it's about time I updated y'all on my life. Remember I told you I had pneumonia? Well, I wasn't getting any better. So we went to the doctor's, got an x-ray and did blood work. My x-ray showed nothing which meant I was over my pneumonia, but my blood work came back and I have mono. According to our calculations, I've been sick for about 2 months now. 

Can I just say, it's not fun being sick for 2 months? No energy, constantly napping and feeling achy consists of my days. The hardest part about being sick definitely is the fact I can't go to dance. In fact, we had to find someone to take my place for St. Patrick's day! I will say though that it was a God-thing, when my ballet class was cancelled these past two weeks, as schedules conflicted with the class times. I definitely will be needing a lot of stretching when I return to dance as I'm stiff from head to toe! 

Another hard thing, is singing wears me out as well! I sang 3 songs yesterday and wore myself out! And they weren't even long songs! Oh well....I have learned the art of singing in my head during this time, so that's a plus. Heehee!! It's definitely hard being sick like this, but as a few people have told me, God has a reason for this. He has a reason for this trial and while I may not know why at this time, eventually I may. 

I must admit something to y'all. If you've never been sick for a long time like this, it's really rough. In fact I was getting rather discouraged and depressed. Oh golly, that was hard being so down. Praise God! He pulled me through that just like He is pulling me through this! Psalm 16:7-8 has been a blessing to me!

Psalm 16:7-8 (ESV)

I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
    in the night also my heart instructs me.
I have set the Lord always before me;
    because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.

So to summarize: I'm sick with mono. I've been sick with mono. I'll be sick for a bit longer. I'm over pneumonia. And I'm pretty much worrying about one day at a time as I can't stretch my brain to think far beyond that. I'm tired and achy all time, and someday, hopefully soon, I'll get better. :~)

And that folks, is my mono-logue!

Throwback Tuesday: For a Winter's Evening

 For caroling, or a sleigh ride,

for winter strolls through the countryside,

or enjoying gentle snowfalls,

'tis a perfect outfit for a winter evening!

 ~ Winter Wonderland ~

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight.
Walking in a winter wonderland.

Gone away is the bluebird,
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song,
As we go along,
Walking in a winter wonderland.

In the meadow we can build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown

He'll say: Are you married?
We'll say: No man,
But you can do the job
When you're in town.

Later on, we'll conspire,
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid,
The plans that we've made,
Walking in a winter wonderland.

In which I Ramble about Nothing in Particular

I have Algebra to tackle today. Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

(I think this expression nails my feelings perfectly!)

And laundry. I need to toss mine in the washer, and REMEMBER to put it in the dryer.

(Do you know how hard it is to

find clothes if they are all dirty?)

Rule of thumb for black cats is don't lay in the dark where a laundry basket might land!

(the Culprit)

Mom is taking T-Tot to the Dr's. Her eye is swollen. :(

(Our acrobat, who needs Cirque du Soleil?)

We found out she has pink eye.

OH OH OH OH!

Today I meet a voice teacher! I might take voice lessons!

(Can y'all do that?)

I rambled about nothing in particular, so go enjoy the day! 

Your Great Name - Natalie Grant (Chorus)

Redeemer, my Healer; Lord Almighty

My Savior; Defender; you are my King

Redeemer; my Healer; Lord Almighty

My Savior; Defender; you are my King