Luv'n Lambert Life

TOS Review: Math Rider

2012-02-10T09:58:00.000-05:00

The Intelligent Math Facts Game Have fun & build confidence! Math Rider is a fun math facts game from Sharper Edge Pty. Ltd. In this game children play as themselves, traveling through the Land of Ray riding upon Shadow, their trusty stead. As they travel, they pass through beautifully, digitally animated lands and answer up to four different levels of math facts in each of the main basic

A lot of Life is going on

2012-02-01T15:04:00.000-05:00

There are tons of new things happening around Luv'N Lambert Life. We are extremely busy in the new year with life, laughter and love. Doctors appointments have filled our weeks. Expectancy fills our days. We happily announce and patiently await the arrival of our newest little Luv due September 6, 2012. Baby Lambert will be a joy to our days and lives. Every one is excited to have a new

TOS Review: KinderBach

2012-01-30T16:24:00.000-05:00

For this review, I was asked to view KinderBach at Home. KinderBach is an at-home piano education curriculum for children. It is available online, on iPad, or by CD and it is for children ages 3-7. KinderBach provides six levels of 60 weeks in piano instruction for young children. The videos are very entertaining. Each lesson provides activities for your child to complete, leading up to

TOS Review: Maestro Classic Swan Lake

2012-01-12T19:28:00.000-05:00

Maestro Classic's The Story of Swan Lake is a beautiful cd tribute to one of the greatest classical tales written. This wonderful cd quickly became a favorite in my house. My 8 year old budding artist absolutely loved it and so did her fanciful 3 year old sister. Not only is the classical ballet available on this cd but much more. My children particularly enjoyed the bonus sing-a-long, as

TOS Review: REAL Homeschool Spanish

2012-01-06T10:15:00.000-05:00

REAL Homeschool Spanish is written by Dr. Karyn Williamson-Coria, a loving mother of three wonderful boys. The idea for this program began when she was unable to find time to teach her young boys foriegn language at home. Using a foriegn language curriculum left her feeling overwhelmed with preparation and educating her children. So she created REAL Homeschool Spanish. REAL Homeschool Spanish

Organized Hearts, Organized Homes

2011-12-27T21:53:00.002-05:00

There's a new group on Facebook called Organized Hearts, Organized Homes. This wonderful group of ladies is working hard to organize their lives from the inside out. This journey began with a spark of an idea brought on by a study from Dandelion Seeds (http://www.dandelionseeds.com/) which I will post the link to in just a few minutes and an overwhelmed Mom in need of change. Organized

December Update from Us!

2011-12-23T10:54:00.000-05:00

Our life is pretty busy right now with the Christmas Holidays, a looming 11th Birthday and lots and lots of doctors appointments. Christmas will be past this weekend and the lovely summer-like weather outside leaves us feeling more like Christmas in July than December. There definitely will not be a White Christmas for those of us in Georgetown, SC this year! Next Wednesday, my handsome son is

Another Day

2011-12-15T19:53:00.000-05:00

There are days when I just don’t know how to do this: how to be a Mom, a wife, a teacher. I want to throw my hands up and say I quit, I give up, I’m done and I do for the moment but never completely. I wonder if God feels this way sometimes too. I wonder if He wishes He had never created this upside world that spins through His galaxy. How He manages to handle those of us who just can’t seem to

TOS Review: I See Cards Fractazmic

2011-12-14T14:18:00.000-05:00

Fractazmic is a fun fraction card game full of fraction action from I See Cards. This game allows your child to learn fractions at their own personal level in a fun way. Children of all ages will enjoy playing Fractazmic, specially those in grade levels 1-8. Made from sturdy material, the 60 colorful cards are clearly numbered and each is labeled with the fraction and a corresponding

Changing Me

2011-12-13T03:24:00.000-05:00

Every year I make a post about what I want to change. Heck, every few months I make that post. Yet I never seem to make the changes happen. I go through the start of the process, but I can't seem to make it to the awaited result. I've read a million posts, thoughts, books about making changes in life, home, homeschooling and myself. I take away so much from these wonderful things yet never

TOS Review: ARTistic Pursuits

2011-12-07T01:13:00.000-05:00

ARTistic Pursuits is an art curriculum created to teach children about art as they learn how to create art. This is more than just art instruction, it is art education at it's best. ARTistic Pursuits makes art FUN for all ages, in an understanding and creative way. For this review, we were given a copy of ARTistic Pursuits book one for grades K-3. This book is an introduction to Visual Art

Life Lessons from my Children

2011-12-01T02:03:00.000-05:00

Today is my niece's 11th birthday. I remember the day she was born. There was actually snow on the ground in South Carolina. I remember her having a large head and tiny fists and sweet little toes. I remember her sweet smell and her rosy pink cheeks. Seems like it was just yesterday. She latched onto my heart and has yet to let go. Her birthday is the reminder that December is here.

Finding Peace in God's Love

2011-11-30T02:12:00.000-05:00

It seems I always have 1000 things running through my head these days that I want to post about and yet I never do. I come to the blog, I open a post and yet I shut my mouth so to speak. Me at a loss of words! Can you imagine? I try my best to avoid drama and it seems to be drawn to me like a bear to honey. It finds me, searches me out no matter how much I try to hide from it. I find that

TOS Review: The Reading Game

2011-11-28T00:10:00.000-05:00

The Reading Game is a fast action memory card game created by Kenneth Hodgkinson, the author of Wordly Wise. A series of 6 books and 6 sets of cards work together to make reading fun and exciting. Upon completing the entire series of books, the reader should have a reading vocabulary of 180 words. Each book in The Reading Game tells a new story using only 30 new words. Each of the 30 words

FFH's One Silent Night and Giveaway!

2011-11-24T00:41:00.000-05:00

FFH's One Silent Night is an absolutely beautiful cd filled with wonderful Christmas songs sure to get you in the Holiday Spirit. Old favorites like Baby It's Cold Outside, Winter Wonderland, and Jingle Bell Rock await you on this cd along with a few new songs, or songs that I at least have never heard before! I personally love this FFH's One Silent Night Christmas Album. It is quickly

Revolution Worship Live Giveaway

2011-11-24T00:17:00.001-05:00

“Revolution Worship…Live At Joy Church International” is really a wonderful worship cd. A great contiplation of rock and soulful Christian songs that almost anyone would love. And best of all it is LIVE worship to listen to right in your home. Included among the songs are prayers and thoughts that reach into the listeners soul to bring them closer to God. “Revolution Worship…Live At Joy

TOS Review: Time Timer

2011-11-23T00:40:00.000-05:00

Time Timer was one of my favorite products to review. Time Timer's main product was created over 20 years ago by Jan Rogers in an effort to meet the needs of her then 4 year old daughter. Her daughter needed to "see" time's passage in order to understand it. From this need, Time Timer was born. This timer isn't like your normal everyday kitchen timer. Time Timer shows the user how much time

TOS Review: Read Naturally One Minute Reader

2011-11-20T18:55:00.001-05:00

The One Minute Reader from Read Naturally is an at home reading program developed to help build reading skills for children who may be struggling with reading and concepts in school. One Minute Reader offers the extra practice that is often needed to build strength and fluency in reading. Simple, yet efficient, the One Minute Reader program is a blessing to any child. The One Minute Reader

TOS Review: Math Mammoth

2011-11-18T00:54:00.000-05:00

Math Mammoth was created by Maria Miller in an effort to provide a better, more efficient way to teach math to students in an affordable way. Math Mammoth covers all the basics of math for grades K-8 in four series levels: Blue, Light Blue, Golden and Green. Each series is styled differently to work with your personal math needs either as a full or supplemental curriculum. We reviewed the

Propeller Review: Game of Your Life

2011-11-17T01:17:00.000-05:00

I literally just finished watching another great, great movie from Propeller. Game of Your Life is a wonderful family movie that will soon be airing on NBC and will be one I know my son is absolutely going to LOVE. Game of Your Life - Talks with Nathan from Moms4FamilyTV.com on Vimeo. The storyline for this movie, as provided by Propeller to me: "When industrious high school gamer Zach

TOS Review: Keyboard Town Pals

2011-11-13T19:58:00.000-05:00

Keyboard Town Pals is one of our absolute favorite reviews. Both my 10 and 8 year olds loved the PALS Learn To Type program. The program doesn't take long to use but helps to greatly improve typing skills in a fun way. Recommended for ages 6-12, Keyboard Town Pals Provides a wholesome, stress-free and self-motivated way to learn to type in just an hour at a time. No games, no tests just

Christmas Lodge Winner!

2011-11-11T01:28:00.000-05:00

The winner of the Christmas Lodge giveaway is Entry #37 L Patel! Congratulations L - I will be contacting you shortly to get your prize to you! ~ Dana

30 Days Living with Epilepsy Day 4

2011-11-09T01:28:00.000-05:00

I'm a lot behind on this blog series. I've been extremely busy. All the kids were here over the weekend. I went out of town after dropping Justain and the girls off at home on Saturday. Sunday I had an unexpected photo shoot opportunity pop up out of no where. Monday I sent my Mom to visit my brother for a week. Today little KK came to visit while her parents' went to work for a few hours.

TOS Review: The Person I Marry

2011-11-09T01:05:00.000-05:00

Gary and Jan Bower from Bower Family Books provided the TOS Review Crew with a digital copy of their absolutely beautiful book, The Person I Marry. From beginning to end, this book is gorgeously created. The photos are breathtaking and completely original. Even before a child can read, they will be able to enjoy the beauty of The Person I Marry. The Bower's used their experiences in life and

TOS Review: Ooka Island Books

2011-11-06T01:18:00.000-04:00

Ooka Island is an educational reading curriculum for today's technical empowered child. Focusing on children in grades K-2nd, Ooka Island offers a fun environment for building reading skills up to a 2.0 level. Fun characters and games capture a child's interest and has them reading without even realizing they are doing it. My children greatly enjoyed Ooka Island, journeying to different

30 Days Living with Epilepsy Day 3

2011-11-04T00:12:00.000-04:00

What tests were done to diagnose your Epilepsy? For myself, I barely remember the tests. I do recall going traveling 3 hours by car to MUSC in Charleston, SC weekly for several years in my childhood. I recall having bloodwork done at least once monthly, often more. I recall having EEG's done monthly too. I also recall having x-ray and CT-Scans done to see what my brain was up to. As a child

Christmas Lodge, Review and Giveaway!

2011-11-03T13:57:00.004-04:00

When Propeller asked me to review Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Lodge, I was a little unsure. I mean Christmas movies are a dime a dozen. You can find them everywhere and some are great while other's are only ok. Christmas Lodge, however, is a cut above all the rest! I chose to have the whole family sit down to watch and review this movie. Every one of us LOVED it, including Josh who is often

30 Days Living With Epilepsy Day 2

2011-11-03T00:56:00.002-04:00

30 Days of Living with Epilepsy Day 2 How is your Epilepsy medically treated? For us, Epilepsy is an everyday part of life. I began my seizures at 3 months after a crib accident. My oldest daughter began her seizures at 3 months with no warning what-so-ever. My youngest daughter began her seizures at 4 months also with no warning. For me, growing up with Epilepsy in the 80's, medicine and

30 Days Living With Epilepsy Day 1

2011-11-02T21:25:00.002-04:00

Welcome to 30 Days of Living with Epilepsy! Please feel free to join in by linking up your blog, posting your response to each question every day and including our blog button in your post, linking back to us! Everyone is invited to join and remember that talking about Epilepsy helps to Spread Awareness! So get out there, talk and share! - Dana

TOS Review: Memoria Press

2011-11-02T18:13:00.000-04:00

We were asked to review Classical Phonics and First Start Reading from Memoria Press. Both of these products are for children on a Kindergarten through 2nd grade level who are just beginning reading. They can be used together or seperately if you'd like but both are thorough in Phonics and Reading instruction. The books themselves are beautifully presented from the front cover through the back

30 Days - Living with Epilepsy

2011-11-02T15:05:00.003-04:00

It's true - I had hoped to have this big blog series all ready to roll for November 1st but with all of last weekend's festivities I simply haven't been able to make that happen. Life sometimes gets in the way of the simpliest of things. So I will begin the series today and hopefully at some point I will have a button for it to share with all. (PSST - the button is up below!) I'm sure at this

The Winner of Our Brittany Hargest Giveaway...

2011-10-30T22:56:00.000-04:00

The Winner of our Brittany Hargest Love All The Way CD giveaway is commentor #7 Lisa Howard Colpo (chosen by Random.org)! lisacolpo said... I would love to win this because I have always loved Christian music even growing up I hope I win this I would love this it sounds so nice . Lisa, I've sent you a message via facebook. Congratulations to you! I truly hope that you enjoy your new CD!

November = Epilepsy Awareness

2011-10-28T01:28:00.000-04:00

Soo, Dear Friends, I don't know if you noticed but both blogs (yes, I now have two) have been turned PURPLE. Why you ask? The answer is SIMPLE. November is Epilepsy Awareness Month and Epilepsy is a HUGE HUGE part of Luv'N Lambert Life. Most of you know that both of my daughters and I suffer from this wonderful disorder. Now I call it wonderful but anyone living with Epilepsy knows it is

NetGalley Review: Shattered Dreams

2011-10-24T21:54:00.000-04:00

Shattered Dreams: A Midnight Dragonfly Novel from Ellie James Published by Macmillian Publishing Available in Paperback or Ebook for $9.99 I must say it's been a while since I completely fell in LOVE with a book but this one was that good. I stayed up all night reading it and didn't stop until the last page. It was absolutely worth it. Shattered Dreams is a teen fiction novel full of intrigue

TOS Review: Marshall Publishing Products

2011-10-24T21:24:00.001-04:00

Do you love fire trucks? Are you looking for a great way to teach fire safety and fire prevention in your home? Have a child who absolutely LOVES learning about fires and the tools used to prevent and put them out? Then you will LOVE Lots & Lots of Fire Trucks and Firefighters and Lots & Lots of Fire Songs and Safety Tips from Marshall Publishing. My children were not excited by this review

TOS Review: Say Anything Family

2011-10-24T20:39:00.000-04:00

Say Anything Family was provided to us by the TOS Crew and North Star Games. This game was a whole lot of fun! We played it on a recent family sleepover weekend with all the kids. They absolutely LOVED it!! In Say Anything Family, you are asked questions to which the player must answer a question on a provided dry-erase board. Players can either form teams or they can play singly. Once

Propeller Review: Brittany Hargest Giveaway

2011-10-24T17:05:00.003-04:00

Brittany Hargest: Love All The WayI must admit, when I was asked to review this album by Propeller I had no clue who Brittany Hargest was or of her past association with Jump5, the Christian Pop senstation. For me, this whole review was about the music, not the musician or her past and I must say that Brittany Hargest has not let me down. The songs are wonderful. Love All The Way is a

TOS Review: Wits and Wagers Family

2011-10-24T16:09:00.001-04:00

Time for another TOS review: This time we were asked to review for North Star Games. We were selected to review to very awesome games Wits and Wagers Family and Say Anything Family, which I will tell all about in my next review. Both were a whole LOT of fun. Wits and Wagers Family is the family addition of Wits and Wagers, the original game. The concept of the game is to answer one of 300

TOS Review: E-mealz.com

2011-10-18T15:49:00.000-04:00

E-Mealz.com is an online website that provides users with a full menu to use for every week of the month. This website provides the user with tons of store options, as well as dietary options to choose from. Once the user has chosen a store they are provided with a plan to use for that week along with a shopping list to make the menu easy to use. Simply print, shop and then follow the recipe

TOS Review: Always IceCream

2011-10-18T14:55:00.000-04:00

Always IceCream is an exclusively all girls website that concentrates on learning through online educational activity. Targeted at girls ages 7-12, this site promises tons of fun from dressing your avatar to raising pets and much more. This website is sure to be a hit with every little girl. There is nothing to download, you play straight from the website, just like any other online game.

Epilepsy Update

2011-10-16T22:52:00.000-04:00

Next month is Epilepsy Awareness month, but every month I battle my own awareness of this disorder. For those of us who live daily with Epilepsy, we know that the awareness it exists never goes away. Seizures appear with no warning on the days when we least expect it. It does not judge or discriminate. It attacks unexpectedly, even the littlest of us. My youngest daughter had a neurology

October Update

2011-10-12T15:41:00.000-04:00

Today is my big sister's birthday. Happy Birthday, Sissy! I hope that it's a great one. This has been an extremely busy week for us. Sunday - we went to visit my best friend from Kindergarten. She gave us a beautiful cat named Muffin who is currently living in my Mom's house. She's sweet as can be and a beautiful gray color. In a few weeks, I hope to be able to get her little siblings and

Timberdoodle Review: Raising Real Men

2011-10-06T00:00:00.000-04:00

Yes, this is my already dog-eared copy. ;o) Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching and Appreciating BoysHal and Melanie YoungGreat Waters Press Softcover $15.00 When I found out Timberdoodle was asking for reviewers for this book I was very excited. It has been on my list of books to read for quite some time and what better opportunity to do it than for review! Melanie Young has been a dear

Timberdoodle Review: Wondermaps

2011-10-05T23:27:00.002-04:00

Recently, I was asked to review WonderMaps from Bright Ideas Press for Timberdoodle Co. I literally JUMPED at the chance to review this item. WonderMaps is one of the BEST accessories any homeschooling family can have. This what my screen looks like when I start Wondermaps. WonderMaps is just that: wonderful maps included in one quick download or on a convenient disk for use with any

Blending Family - God Created This Too

2011-10-03T17:24:00.002-04:00

See this photo? This is what a blended family looks like. The children in this photo consist of my son, both my daughters, Josh's son and his ex-wife's twin daughters. Do you know what I see when I look at it? Simply, our family. To Josh and I there is no difference in any child in this photo or any other child who walks through the door of our home and into our hearts. They are children

God Created the Step-Family

2011-09-28T14:22:00.000-04:00

The past week I have been taking a long look at my life, reviewing where it is I'd like to be, where it is that I am at and what I'd like to change, as well as what I'd like to stay the same. It's never easy to take a look and see what's wrong and what's right in anyones life, especially when it's your own. It's much easier to say there are problems with the world, to judge, to say that you are

Update 9/22/2011

2011-09-22T00:47:00.000-04:00

Lately, I haven't felt like blogging. I've been busy trying to reorganize the house but still it seems like I'm getting no where. The kids schoolwork has been keeping me busy. The busy times don't really allow for much blogging, though I am doing my best to keep up with my reviews. The rest of our week will be extremely busy. Josh's birthday is on Monday and his birthday dinner with the

TOS Review: Before Five In A Row

2011-09-18T18:45:00.000-04:00

Six years ago when I began homeschooling my oldest son, my homeschooling association head recommended several resources for a new Mom who was starting out on the grand adventure of home education. One of her top recommendations at the time for a Preschool to Kindergarten aged child was Five In A Row curriculum. I immediately went to my local library to seek out this book just to see what all

Terrific Thursday Blog Hop

2011-09-14T21:23:00.003-04:00

Joining in this week at: Stop by and add your blog too! <3

TOS Review: BigIQKids.com

2011-09-12T22:39:00.000-04:00

BigIQKids.com is our first review of an online program for TOS Homeschool Crew this year. This company provides an extensive study program for children in grades K-8 to use in order to build daily skills in the core subjects of reading, math and more. For each task completed a coin is given for the child to later use in the Game section. The child is able to create a "buddy" avatar to use in

One Call Away ~ A Memoir by Brenda Warner

2011-09-08T14:00:00.000-04:00

One Call Away: Answering Life's Challenges with Unshakable Faith A Memoir by Brenda Warner with Jennifer SchuchmannThomas Nelson PublishersRetail: $16.99 US One Call Away: Answering Life's Challenges with Unshakable Faith is the true story of the life of Brenda Warner, wife of NFL Champ, Kurt Warner. Over the years, Brenda's life has become a fairytale dream come true but it hasn't

Apologia, How to Have a H.E.A.R.T. for Your Kids

2011-08-29T19:49:00.002-04:00

I am really excited to share with you my very first review for The Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Crew. This is my first year with the TOS Crew and it is the Crew’s fourth voyage. It promises to be a fun and interesting year for us all! Now onto the review! For my first review, I was asked to read Apologia's How to Have a H.E.A.R.T. for Your Kids by Apologia’s own Rachael Carman. As you all

Organizing Again

2011-08-29T13:00:00.000-04:00

Some days my words flow like honey. On others they back up like wet sugar in the jar. It's often hard to come up with some new, never-before done topic to discuss online. So many bloggers cover so many great ideas and none of us want to seem like carbon copies of each other. Every day I have a thousand thoughts that never get written into existance. Some fly in my head and back out again.

Educating in His Word

2011-08-28T18:05:00.001-04:00

It's been back to school time for many across the country in the past few weeks and many more still this week. Facebook is filled with posts about parent's who are more than ready for their children to return to school and other's who are saddened by this routine of sending their children off year after year. It literally breaks my heart to see these poor families ripped apart by this common

I'm "Pin"ning Away

2011-08-25T01:37:00.002-04:00

I'm sure by now most of us have heard of the new web-fad Pinterest (www.pinterest.com). This by invitation only website is all the rage throughout the world. It's a wonderful place to share ideas quickly and bookmark things to come back to later. And everyone has their own thoughts and style. And yes I am one of those crazy pinning members. I'm totally addicted to this website now. It's so

Fall Makeover

2011-08-25T00:41:00.000-04:00

You probably noticed that Luv'N Lambert Life has gotten a fall makeover. I'm pretty proud of it. I created the header myself, matched colors and fonts, and picked out a blogger background of leaves. I think it looks great and it really wasn't hard to put together on my own. So the blog is officially ready for fall! My week has been spent cleaning out my house. My Mom has revamped the kids

Still Planning

2011-08-19T01:41:00.000-04:00

This is my sixth year homeschooling. Somehow it feels like my first. Each year is just as exciting as the first one. Planning always brings it's own challenges. Then there is the changing of curriculum because what you used is no longer available or simply did not work for your child(ren). So this, my sixth year homeschooling is just as challenging for me as my first year was. Actually I

Review: God's Love Letters to You by Dr. Larry Crabb

2011-08-10T17:48:00.000-04:00

Author: Dr. Larry CrabbPublisher: Thomas NelsonPrice: $9.99 Paperback Book type: Gift or Devotional This book was written by Dr. Larry Crabb and is based upon his book 66 Love Letters. God's Love Letter's to You is a 40 day devotional sharing both scripture and meaning from the world's greatest book, the Bible. Every one of the 40 day devotions includes a short letter, a reflection upon

Not Back to School Hop: School Room

2011-08-07T20:32:00.000-04:00

Joining in on the Not Back to School Hop at Heart of the Matter. This week's topic is the School Room. I admit. I really don't have pictures of our school room. I generally take most of our photos when we are doing outdoor activities because I prefer the light and I don't take indoor pictures because of the lack of light in our home. (Even doing a quick search turns up results for no single

Still We are Busy!

2011-08-04T22:02:00.000-04:00

The past few days have continously been busy for me. One day spent planning and seemingly getting no where. The next two spent cleaning out the girls' bedroom. It's a major job that needed doing but it's left me little time for anything else. Add on top of that an unexpected night out with friends, watching them ride some of the craziest amuzement rides in Myrtle Beach. All equals one tired

Simply Busy Busy Busy

2011-08-01T20:27:00.000-04:00

The past two weeks, I have simply been too busy to even log onto the laptop. I have been online but only using the iPad which doesn't allow me much capability for communication past simple replies and answers. There just seems to be no time for me. My Mom moved here two weeks ago to finally live in her own house after 6 years of living with one of her children. Josh's great-grandmother passed

It Could Be Much Worse

2011-07-28T00:59:00.000-04:00

I am a member of several different groups online. Many of which are for parents of special needs children and several for Epilepsy. Even though I love to participate in them, some days it hits me more than others just how LUCKY we are with this disorder. My children's seizures have always been controlled, for the most part, by medication and environment variable control. My own seizures have

Beware: I Stand Up for My Beliefs

2011-07-26T00:14:00.000-04:00

The Lord is amazing. I cannot state that enough. Recently, I have made several prayers that all at once were answered today, lifting a HUGE, undeniable weight off of my shoulders. I'm so thankful that He chose to answer this in His time and way and as quick as He did. Let me just add that if something "seems" too good to be true, it generally is! It is awesome to fight a battle called

205 Followers

2011-07-20T01:25:00.000-04:00

Wow! I am not even sure when we hit 205 but I wanted to say Welcome to each of you. Right now I am busy helping my Mom get settled into her new home so I havent had time to post! That is our big news we have been waiting to share. Hopefully by next week she will be fully settled and life will regain some normalcy so that I can blog again. Until then please bear with me! Hope each of you

2011-2012 Curriculum Part 1

2011-07-13T01:20:00.000-04:00

As I mentioned in my last post, this year we will be stepping out of unschooling and into more structured school-style. Think relaxed but formal. I think a little more structure is necessary for our days and what better place to start than with school. Anyone who knows me knows that I don't use grade levels in our school. I consider both Winston and Emmalee to be Elementary level and in

A Quick Update: July 11, 2011

2011-07-11T23:58:00.000-04:00

I know I haven't been posting a lot lately but that doesn't mean I haven't been writing. I think I have a half dozen or more posts just waiting to be finished. I manage to get half-way through before becoming unable to finish because of children needing me or writers block on how to end the post and idea. There is so much that I want to write about and say that it sometimes becomes a jumbled

Quick Update: July 6, 2011

2011-07-06T23:54:00.000-04:00

Luv'N Lambert Life has been on vacation for the last few days. We took a short trip to Georgia over the weekend to visit family and really enjoyed ourselves. Family time and fun away from the norm was something we really needed. The kids really loved the in-ground pool. They went down the waterslide, cannonballed off the side, and swam until they were exhausted. When they weren't playing in

Chats with my Daughter (Epilepsy)

2011-06-28T02:10:00.001-04:00

Today my oldest daughter and I had a chat about her Epilepsy. She is eight and has had this disorder since she was three months old. She doesn't remember a time when this disorder was not part of our daily life. It is all she's ever known. Recently, she has been making mention of things she can't do having Epilepsy. In several recent conversations with her brothers, I have heard her make

Review: Regret Free Parenting

2011-06-28T00:54:00.000-04:00

Regret Free Parenting: Raise Good Kids and Know You're Doing It RightWritten by Catherine Hickem, LCSWPublished by Thomas Nelson PublishersList Price: $15.99 Catherine Hickem, founder of Intentional Moms, wrote the book Regret Free Parenting as a guide based upon her nearly 30 years of experience from raising children to her ministry to other women. She is a motherhood expert who has devoted

To Blog, or Not to Blog

2011-06-27T01:58:00.000-04:00

I've been sitting here the last few hours thinking about whether I wanted to write tonight or not. I have been questioning a great many things, even though I know I should just keep moving forward. It is hard to overcome self and let Jesus work in our life. As humans, we have a need to remain in control. As you can tell, writing has won this night. My weekend has been unusually wonderful. I

God's Blessed Luv'N Lambert Life

2011-06-25T23:50:00.001-04:00

I spent my day thinking about putting my blog onto lock-down after the recent comment made, making it so that no one but my followers can read what I write, especially about my children. I have since decided that it's not worth it. I pretty much know who wrote it. After all, it's not that hard to follow trails and figure it out who it is. Those who pretend to know me so well should already

32 Things I Love About My Children

2011-06-25T15:29:00.000-04:00

In Honor of my 32nd birthday, I have been writing a series called 32 Things. This is my fourth entry: 32 Things I Love About My Children. 1. My son, my first-born, is peaceful and quite when it matters most. 2. He always thinks of others first and is first to jump in to help me no matter how hard. 3. My Mimi has a faith in God that I can only wish to achieve. 4. My Laycie astonishes me

Dear Fannneee

2011-06-25T13:37:00.001-04:00

I skimmed and I deleted your devout and judgemental comment. Are you so ashamed of yourself that you must hide behind a false profile to post? I suppose so. What I do is my business, Dear Fanneee and no concern to you, nor do my sins reflect your future. I live with a man that I love, who deeply loves me and we are BOTH ok with that. I am sorry that you are not. Perhaps out of your own

A Day Out

2011-06-24T23:52:00.000-04:00

Josh had to put the 18-wheeler in the shop today so we ended up having a surprise day out as we searched for a new truck seat for our pick-up. It was his belated Father's Day gift. I recieved a sweet little card and candy bar from a dear friend for my birthday in the mail today. The kids were excited to see it was a Wonka bar, after reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory together. Wonka is

32 Things I Love About Josh

2011-06-23T23:03:00.000-04:00

Part 3 of my 32 Series is 32 Things I Love About Josh. Josh is my fiance, my domestic partner, the love of my life. I'm so thankful that he has blessed me by asking me to be his wife! 1. His eyes: they took my breath away the first time he looked at me. 2. His love of our children, even those from his past. 3. His love of God, though it is often hidden for his own reasoning. 4. His

Update: Wearing Skirts

2011-06-23T22:43:00.000-04:00

Two weeks ago today, I wrote a blog post called New Goal: Wearing Skirts. This post challenged me to change my style of dress at home and in public. Since writing that blog post, I have worn a dress or a skirt almost every day. I can only think of two times that I didn't wear one: a visit to a friends where shorts were more appropriate for the day and when I was mowing our grass. On both

Dear New Followers

2011-06-23T22:05:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Luv'N Lambert Life! I was unaware that I was co-hosting the Terrific Thursday blog hop until earlier today so I am unprepared for all the new friends it has brought me today. I also have many new friends coming in from The Old Schoolhouse Review Crew. I am afraid I am in friend overload today! LOL I promise I will be following all the blogs, pages, and tweets I can but it will

2011-06-23T21:37:00.000-04:00

Seems that I am co-hosting the Terrific Thursday Blog Hop and I had no idea!! So sorry ladies but I'm am so thankful that I was randomly chosen to co-host! The Guidelines for participating in the Terrific Thursday blog hop are as follows: 1. Please grab the blog hop button to spread the word. 2. Please follow the two hosts and guest host – WAHM Resource Site and My Life as Mom and Wife, and

32 Things I'm Thankful For

2011-06-22T18:04:00.000-04:00

Number 2 of my 32 series is 32 Things I am Thankful For: 1. My beautiful children. 2. The smell of a clean home. 3. Soft clothes to wear. 4. Seizure-free days. 5. Swings. 6. Puppy kisses. 7. Bubbles and balls to chase. 8. Water sprinklers that bring about children's laughter. 9. Turtles in our pond. 10. Birthday cakes made by Mom to make the day special (even when it's her own!

32 Things about Me

2011-06-21T22:43:00.000-04:00

Yesterday I officially turned 32. It was a wonderful day for me. I received many thoughful wishes from my dear online friends and also from my "real life" friends. I had a wonderful shopping spree provided by the love of my life and was able to buy some cute dresses and shirts to wear. So for my 32 birthday, I've decided to write a couple of posts, specifically in celebration of Me! This

My Photography

2011-06-19T03:41:00.002-04:00

Growing up, I would never have thought I would end up with an interest in Photography. I hated having my picture taken, hated taking photos of others. It was not something I considered fun at all. In high school, I took the offered Photography elective only because I needed that class to cover my requirements for graduation. I learned a lot about cameras and imagery from that class. I, also,

Our Life With Epilepsy

2011-06-17T16:42:00.001-04:00

This past week has found many instances for me to share our struggles with Epilepsy. Normally, I find that I don't go out of my way to share with others about our life with this disorder, but neither do I keep it hidden when asked or I think it will help someone. Just to be honest, the memories and talk have exhausted me this week. This week has reminded me just how serious this disorder is.

Epilepsy: Praying for a Cure

2011-06-17T16:09:00.000-04:00

Make an on-line slideshow at www.OneTrueMedia.comEpilepsy: Always close to our hearts. Praying for my daughters, who are blessed with this disorder.

Simply Blank

2011-06-17T03:19:00.000-04:00

Sometimes I sit here and do my best to think of a blog post filled with information to share. It doesn't come. I shut off the computer and the words and thoughts flow but I'm unable to write because the computer is closed. Last night my mind was FILLED with wonderful posts. I had all the right words for at least three different posts. But I wasn't prepared to write. Tonight I waited,

New Followers

2011-06-16T01:32:00.000-04:00

To all our new friends and followers: Just wanted to say welcome to Luv'N Lambert Life. Thank you so much for joining us. Please let me know if you have a blog, Facebook page or Twitter account because we LOVE to follow back. Feel free to reply and let me know what you would like to see or hear more about on our little blog, on our Facebook page or our Twitter account. We appreciate all

Joining In: What I'm Loving Wednesday

2011-06-15T18:59:00.000-04:00

Decided that I'd join in today with What I'm Loving Wednesday over at This Kind of Love. Join too if you will! I'm absolutely LOVING reading Ann Voskamp's One Thousand Gifts.It's available on Kindle, In Hardcover print and Audio. This book is AMAZING and will totally change how you view life! Next week I will be joining in on a study of One Thousand Gifts (starting June 20th) over at

Luv'N Lambert Life

2011-06-14T18:37:00.000-04:00

Luv'N Lambert Life has a new domain name: http://www.luvnlambertlife.com/. Hopefully this will make it easier to share and find us online. Thanks for all the new followers, Twitter friends, and Facebook Fans for both Luv'N Lambert Life and Eliza Lee Photography! You all ROCK! <3

Prayer

2011-06-13T22:42:00.000-04:00

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not the greatest at Praying. You will never see me set into writing a prayer for you, me or anyone else. You will never hear me speak a prayer past a pre-written speech taught to millions daily for this very purpose. It's not that I don't know HOW to pray, or what to say when I'm talking to God. We - God and I - have a great relationship. I talk to him

What I'm Reading: A Lot in June

2011-06-12T19:58:00.001-04:00

Every month I have several things I should be reading, though I never seem to manage to make it all the way through. I love to share blog reviews but when you don't finish reading a book for lack of reading time, you can't really give a review. So in an effort to change my lack of finishing things, I thought I'd share my scheduled reading for the month. This month and next month, I will be

Luv'N Lambert Life on Facebook

2011-06-11T01:55:00.000-04:00

Luv'N Lambert Life is now on Facebook! We've started our very own page to share even more! Likes, dislikes, inspirational articles and lots more! Stop by today and don't forget to "like" us! While you're there check out our photography too! Eliza Lee Photography is where we showcase our photography Art at it's best. Don't forget to visit and "like" us there too! Just a few other options to

New Goal: Wearing Skirts

2011-06-09T12:00:00.002-04:00

Reading this post by Amy at Raising Arrows for the She Wears Skirts series got me thinking about skirt wearing again. I have attempted wearing skirts daily in the past but have always managed to fall back into the ease of throwing on whatever I find to wear. Somehow this always seems to be pants or shorts, instead of skirts and dresses but I'm unsure as to why I don't go for my skirts first.

Giveaway @ The Imperfect Housewife

2011-06-08T17:37:00.000-04:00

Gail over at The Imperfect Housewife is having a great giveaway! The prize? Debi Pearl's Created to Be His Help Meet book and accompaning journal. Mrs. Pearl is the wife of Micheal Pearl, author of To Train Up a Child and also a co-author and owner of No Greater Joy Ministries. She is the mother of Shoshanna Pearl Easling, owner of one of our favorite herbal stores: The Bulk Herb Store.

The Art of Chaos

2011-06-08T17:17:00.000-04:00

Today I was out of blog post ideas, but really wanted to write, so I went a-searching for a topic. I finally came across these words: The Art of Chaos. I thought "Wow! This really fits me". Chaos surrounds our life. Our days when Daddy is off work, we don't know what to expect to be doing. When we wake each day we are unsure as to how the girls health will effect us for that day. Our home

June 2011 Update

2011-06-06T16:26:00.000-04:00

The month of June has brought out the heat in South Carolina. Hot days, hot temps, simply hot, hot, hot. Not that the kids seem to mind. They are enjoying days filled with water sprinkler fun, swimming in the river, playing outdoors games like kickball, baseball and bike riding. Their only dislike is how hot it already is outside. Emmalee's puppy is growing like crazy. He's already two

Photo: Pine Tree Landing, Black River, SC

2011-06-06T15:44:00.000-04:00

Cinderella Story? I think not!

2011-06-05T23:55:00.001-04:00

Somedays I feel like I'm trapped in a bad Cinderella story. The clutter seems to take over and I feel like I'm drowning in mess. No matter how hard I try to overcome the Chaos, I cannot find a way out. I know I'm not the only one who feels like this. Millions of women fall prey to the clutter overtaking their life. Daily we search for the magic key to find our way out of the mess. We read

An American Education

2011-06-05T23:40:00.000-04:00

Lately, I have been asked quite a few questions about home schooling, especially in our home state of South Carolina. In this post, I would like to discuss home schooling throughout the country. Later, I will discuss the particulars of home schooling in South Carolina. With the downslide of American education many parents are seeking different methods for educating their children. Parents want

Photo: My Baby Girl

2011-06-02T23:37:00.002-04:00

My baby is no longer a baby. They do grow up way too fast. <3

10 Things About Me

2011-05-24T17:08:00.000-04:00

It's been a long day. I've had the feeling of Satan breathing over my shoulder all day. Not a pretty experience. It's lead to some serious misunderstandings and well, drama. That brings me to this post. I feel I should be honest, and I should truly let you know me. I warn you that it's not at all pretty. I mean I am Human! I can almost feel yall shudder at that statement! I shudder

Planning for my Future

2011-05-23T22:55:00.000-04:00

I'm doing a lot of reviewing in my life. I sometimes get a little sidetracked due to Life but I'm trying to stay focused. Often it's hard to do. I blame it on being a Gemini but I'm sure there are more contributors too. Somethings I need to change in life are: 1. Going to bed late. 2. Getting up late (due to going to bed late). 3. Eating healthier. 4. Home management aka cleaning house. 5.