The amazing things God has done for us the last two years.

ROb did write this. God is trully amazing!!!!!
The amazing things God has done for us the last two years.

22 months (Mar 2008) ago Beecher Brothers finished what will probably be our last home.
We then began prayerfully considering the possibility of serving at a camp somewhere.
18 months ago Leza and I were invited to an all expenses paid mission’s conference.
8 hours after our return we were invited to spend the summer at Riverside Bible Camp.
3 days later I was at Riverside Bible Camp in Wisconsin. [4 months after we began to pray]

Oct 2008, 1 month after our return from camp, we signed our home over to the bank in a deed in-lieu-of-foreclosure. [This also was an answer to prayer]
13 months ago (Dec 2008) in a miraculous turn of events Harbour Shores sent me on a missions trip to Ukraine.
12 months ago I was the paid preacher at Riverside Bible Camps youth retreat.
I then went 3 months without any work. I could not even get a job shoveling snow.

11 months ago (Feb 2009) we were so poor I had to walk home from Noblesville (1.5 hour walk) because I could not afford a tank of gas.
10 months ago we realized that we were poor enough to go back to college free.
9 months ago we started college and volunteered to spend another summer at camps in New York and Wisconsin.
7 months ago we went back to camp for the summer.

5 months ago (Aug 2009) we began a second semester of college.
3 months ago the free Dentist told us our kids needed braces.
We had no money for braces and were not convinced it was a ‘need’ so we took it to the Lord in prayer. The next day I got a call for a job that paid for the braces.
2 months ago we finished our fall semester.
Last month we began the winter term. I will complete my entire 15 credit spring semester over winter break. This will finish my BS in Leadership & Ministry.

The Lord is faithful. We cannot wait to see what He has planned next.

Traditions

I do want to talk about tradition. Have being growing up in Ukraine where Christmas was secondary Holiday and New Years was first I did not have any traditions on celebrating Christmas. After I came to USA to merry Rob, I found out Americans do not celebrate New Year, but Christmas. Rob's family have little traditions that we are following with our children. Before opening gifts we read Christmas story from Like 2 and talking to children about it. It is important that our children will know that gifts are not important but one gift that God gave us is. It is Jesus Christ.

Now in my 15Th year in USA, I did taught some of our friends how to celebrate New Years Christian way. There is a non-Christian way too, but we are not going to do that. Christian way is we share food, playing games and then around 11:55 PM we are getting around and praying to ask God's blessings on upcoming year. After that is all night playing games and enjoining company in the circle of friends.

CHRISTMAS

As the Christmas approaching we are reminded again why we are celebrating this holly day. Jesus the only God son came to earth to became one of us but better and to die for our sins and rose from the dead that we could be with Him forever. Thank you God for your indescribable gift that is totally free for anyone who wants.
think about this and thank your Father who is in heaven. Spend time with your family.

our fun day at the John Deer Place

this is our family tradition to go to John Deer Place at the Christmas time. In my 15 years of beening in USA I missed only 2 or 3 times. It is so fun there, except Rob was not there:(

relaxed day

Today at the church our pastor was preaching on Matthew 1:1-16 genealogy of Jesus from Abraham. It is amazing and true that in His genealogy people were not righteous or some kind of saints but people who did disobey God. God still loves them and I am thank full to Jesus for loving me and my family also.
In this Christmas not Xmas or anything like it it is Christmas season let us remember true meaning of it and what Jesus came for to earth.
Jesus Came to earth to save us. and I am forever gratefully to Him. Thank you Jesus.
after we came home we just relaxed and enjoyed family again. Kids are still playing Wii and Rob is getting ready for test tomorrow and I ..... doing my blog.
Yesterday we did opend one part of gifts. As Rob still do not have job, God has been gracious to us through people. They came and brought to us gifts for children, I do not know how Rob and I would provide Christmas gifts for them this year. We are so grateful for them, they even did not tell us what they want. God ids so good with that. I pray that our children will grow up and will be true to Christ.

today is the day

Today is the day that we are going to pick Rob up from Bloomington. HE is doing great. His grade is 95% of 100, and he is allowed to have no less then 75%. GOD IS GOOD. Now we need to pray that God will use it to glorify His name. We would like to work at the camps or places like it. Since it will be hard to raise money to go over seas, but God is in control. We do want to have a ministry and we know God wants us to be in ministry, but wait is very hard. Well it is time to go for me and kids. Hopefully and prayerfully roads are clear.

our stocking for the whole family

one more day

It has been a long time since I wrote in here. YES one more day and Rob is coming home!!!!. He is still need to take 2 test, one for state and another one national certification. I know he will fo well, God gave him a good mind, he can study good and get good grades.
Yesterday we went to Children's Museum and it was very nice. Rob's sister went with us with her 7children, so it was a full house. My parents have grandparents pass so all grand kids can go all 23 of them.
Tomorrow we will go to John deer in the evening to see lights and Sana Clause, but first we will do school and then Knights will come over, they our friends.

musical chairs all by myself

this is a video of my little boy Kaleb playing musical chairs all by himself. in our family he "could not find more people" in our house to play with him.

what a fun

I have not been writing for a while, but who cares no one is reading my stuff, HAHAHAHAHAHA. Today I went and got a Wii Fit Plus with a money that my mom from Ukraine gave to children. It is so fun to watch them play. After they done with schooling of course and their chores at home.
Rob is not home yet, he is coming back on Saturday. I miss him a lot we are all missing him. Thank you Jesus for my husband, he is great just for me.

This is a picture that we took. It did take a lot of hard work to have kids settled in. It is like,: "Robby, don't smile like that, Kaleb don't pick your nouse, Niki please move hair away from your face, Everyone please smile and look at the lady."
But somehow we made it and here is a picture.

blizerd, but warm inside

Today is pretty relaxed day. We decided to have a craft day, and so far it goes very well. Children did this penguins craft and they did tell each other stories about. It was so cute. I wish I could take some pictures.
Yesterday we did go to the mall to take pictures of the kids. It was very pretty there. Everything was ready for Christmas. The only thing that I wish people new the true meaning of Christmas.

I will post later pictures that we did take.

Ros is still at Bloomington taking EMT class, he said that he is sooooo tired. HE has clas from 8 till 8pm and then on line class beside his reading books for EMT class to read and check my spelling on my class. He is so tired. Children and I have been praying for him.

Outside is soooo cold and snow insted going vertical it is horisontal, kinda funny.

But inside is still warm and thank you Jesus for it.
I have been saling some items on ebay since Rob do not have job so I thought I will contribute something, praise the Lord is going well.
Well, till next time. Jeremiah 29:11-13

great is the Lord and greatly to be praised!!!!!

Today is Sunday and big job I had to get everyone ready for church. Like I said earlier, Rob is not home and I manange to be on time for church but not Sunday School. God is been good to our family all the time. My blog is called Counting my blessings, and it doesn't meen just children it meens everything that God puts in our way. Since Rob lost his job last December, God has been watching over us. Even though, we lost our house to bank, we have roof and bed to sleep, and food to eat. Thanks to our parents, my parents-in-law for their kindness that we could live with them. Also, GOd's family have been kind to us by providing to us all the things that we need. God is so good to His children. Thank you Jesus to you and your faithfull children. Today is great day for my children. It is so nice to see their faces light up when a lady form our church (who called her self aunt for my children) brought for them Wii game to play for couple of weeks. Now I will have a hard job to keep the rules about it:)
I finished my homework and our only car is at the shop today and it is still good day.

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mother's job

This is describes my householed, almost
Enjoy!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcfeVZkS-2g

Alone with Mitchell at home

Today after I got back from Bloomingtom I did have a pretty good day with children. We did watch Kangaroo Jack, had some supper and now I am with Mitchell at home watching Andy Griffith Show, doing laundry and listening Mitchell's complaining. Mitchell do not like to be at home just with me. Benjamin is upstairs with my parents-in-law and rest of kids went to see play at Grace community church with their great aunts. It is called "Miracle on 34Th Street".
This is my first time to use blog, so be patient with me while I am still learning.
So here is little bit about my self. I am mother of 9 children, Robby 13, Katrina 11, Alexandria 10, Sofia 9, Nikole 7, Kimberly 5, Kaleb 4, Benjamin 2 and Mitchell 10 month. I am homeschooling mom of 6 years. God has been giving us an opportunity to do just that in here in USA.

2 week, Oh no, 2 WEEKS

Hello, To day is a first day I decide to write my blog. As you already notice in my profile that I do have incorrect English, it is because Russian is my first language. You see I was born in Ukraine and I married to a man from USA and now I live in US almost 15 years. May be latter in my blog I will let you know how we met:)
Title of my blog is OH, NO 2 weeks. You probably wondering what is going on. The thing is Rob is down in Bloomington taking EMT course for 2 weeks then he could be certified as EMTer and maybe if Lord willing he will be able to use it in ministry.
So here I am with 9 children under age 13 at home. So far has been pretty good. You know God is good all the time. He is been taking care of us all the time.
I will try to write about our family as much as I can. So keep reading.