Thank you for keeping Wilson in your prayers. His sermon went very well. I was more than pleased; I was blessed. The church had quite a number of visitors that day, one of which was my dad's cousin from Texas. He is very liberal and a Unitarian. Wilson's primary text was John 3: 1 - 18. Please keep Rollie in your prayers that his ears will be opened and he will meet Jesus as the living God who came down to bring real salvation and eternal hope to the world and to him!

Josiah: I have done Spanish Bible, and that's about it. We have had a very kee-wonkaduzz week. We're going turkey hunting sometime this weekend. My potatoes are coming up in the garden. I've been doing a lot of cello and some tuba. There were two Indians who saw some smoke signals, and one of the Indians said, "Man, I wish I could talk like that."

Anders: Today I won 1st place in the 4H Cloverleaf Project Achievement. I was in the International category against about 18 other people. I'm glad it's over. The snow is melting here, too (haha, just joking). School was very slow this week because I had to work on my speech and posters.

Branch: My radishes are coming up. Daddy bought us a new ball, but I threw it into the Satsuma tree and it popped on one of the thorns. School was slow.

The Girl: I am learning how to knit and it's fun. School was very slow this week. I'm in charge of the cucumber garden.

Stennes: I made homemade vanilla ice cream tonight. I've been helping Pop paint the house at Georgia. I didn't do hardly any school because I spent most of the week working at G.W. Long's U-Pick farm. My potatoes are coming up, and my new hens should be laying soon.

Mean Ol' Mama: What a week. What a week. Did I mention that we have had a crazy, busy week? School is at a minimum because we're aiming for survival right now. We have a family reunion coming up on Saturday up at Georgia, so there's lots of work to be done for that. Monday the 29th will be Spring Fling, and you all know how much work that is. We haven't even begun the projects! AAAAHHHH!!! What a week. College work is crazy right now but should be a bit easier on me after Tuesday night because one of my classes will be over; I'll be home at 8:00 instead of 9:30, which will be very, very nice. Poppins planted a few veggies today, and it was fun to sit out in the gorgeous weather. Thanks for your posts and keep up the good work in school, etc. We're praying for Wilson's sermon. Let us know how it goes.

Hi every one. This is Wilson. I didn't do much school this week besides a little Math and Science. I have been working on a sermon that I am supposed to preach this Sunday. Writing this sermon gives me greater respect for the pastors out there who write sermons every week. I spent about 22 hours this week on writing a sermon that is supposed to last 30min. I can see why my Pastor is very happy for his small break! I will tell you how it turned out, I am really nervous. Bye! P.S. I also practiced piano and mandolin.

Hi Rachel here, Sorry I have not written in a while. Last week I was sick. I did a few lessons in Greek but not much in Latin. And did a lot in history and a little in Math. Mom said that maybe this spring I can get a bunny, YAY! since my other one died. It was a sad death, but it's done and over with. :( The snow is melting here and there's just a little snow over by the road so that will take a while. Midnight's leg got ran over, but now its healing. (I don't know if they told you guys yet.) Only his tail is broken and I don't think it will ever get better. Well that's all for now. BYE. :)

Kajsa: This week I did a lot of science and a lot of math but not as much as science. I have been doing a great job in piano is what my piano teacher says. This week she told me that I play everything with feeling. I take that as good. She also gave me my recital piece. We will be having the recital at St. Bethany's. I have been practicing the mandolin but I'm not that good. I feel more comfortable with larger instruments.

Rosie: This week I did a fine amount of reading and did some History, and less Greek. Not much Math, though. In piano I am told by my piano teacher that my music is very nice, I am expected to play a recital at St. Bethany's. The snow outside is melting fast, I was allowed to let the chickens out for some time these past few days.

Greetings. The following report is written by Wilson. I read Sergeant York and the Great War. This is a very interesting story because it is actually written by York himself, edited by Richard "little Bear" Wheeler. In the beginning of the book York writes of mountain life from education to turkey shooting. It is pretty amusing. He then writes of two wars. World War I of course is one of them, the other is the war he fought against temptation and Satan. This book has some good values; it also gets a person to value his education a little more. The story is not the only thing about the book that is fun, nor the editor's notes, but it is the grammar and odd spelling that gets me! If you read this book you might even get a different view of Christianity and war. It'll also teach you the fact that you don't need to be a whiz in English in order to write a book...but it helps a lot.

I am very sorry I didn't post last week and the week before, but I have reasonably good excuses which I will write about in a little while. I am still working on chapter 10 in Greek but I have been pretty slow on all my subjects, especially on Language. I'm in Biology now and am catching up in Math. The reason why we didn't post two weeks ago is because we had to leave early for a church program. We (Kajsa, Rosie, Mom and I) were fasting for hungry children for 30 hrs. The reason why we didn't post last week was because I went camping for the weekend and the Girls were too lazy ( Kajsa told me to say that). On the 21st this month I will be preaching a sermon and the Youth Group will help. I hope I won't screw things up.

Kajsa: Hi, sorry we did not post for the past three weeks. I read Gianna. This book is about a girl who was aborted but lived. As a result she has cerebral palsy. It talks about how God uses her life and how she dealt with the ups and downs in her life. I have not been very consistent in Latin or Greek. I used to be ahead of Rosie but now she is ahead of me. The snow is almost gone (YEAY) and we are getting chicks. Wilson is growing a mustache. Rachel is sick so I don't think she will be posting.

Rosie: Sorry I didn't post the past weeks. The book I wrote a report on is Walk The World's Rim, by Betty Baker. This book takes pace during the 1500's. It is about three Spaniards and a slave called Esteban on the journey to Mexico City after thier shipwreck at what is now Florida. During their journey to Mexico City an indian boy named Chakoh joins them and becomes fast friends with Esteban. When Chakoh finds out that Esteban is a slave, he feels betrayed. In the end Chakoh learns that Slaves are not dishonourable, but slavery is. This week I read about Aztecs and did some Greek. I did Math and Geography too, and read in Secret of the Andes. I didn't do any Latin.

Hi there. Rachel is sick and so isn't posting. She has spent the past couple of days mostly sleeping. Sorry we haven't posted in a while...I see Wilson caught you up on what's going on up here. I have been reading quite a bit lately...one of the books I read is The Spanish Brothers by Deborah Alcock. It takes place in Spain during the 16th Century Spanish Inquisition following the lives of two brothers who grow up idolizing the father they never knew. Orphan's, the brothers were raised at their father's estate by their mother's maid and a fransciscan monk. From their youth they were captivated by these words scratched into the window in their father's private study,

El Dorado

Yo he trovado.

They promise that some day they will follow in their father's footsteps to the new world and find their father and his El Dorado.

I learned so many things from this book...I don't want to say too much more about it in case you all haven't read it yet. My understanding of the Protestant Reformation was expanded and I saw the Inquisition as never before. It was historical in many points, although not in the instances of the two brother's who were fictional. This is a "Lamplighter Book" very nicely bound, hence it was a bit of a splurge for me. It was well worth it.

Levi: I have not posted for the past few weeks. I think that I have done a pretty good amount of Greek and Latin, but Mama does not agree. My garden is coming along. I was able to plow the one acre field that my Dad's boss lets me use. That's where I'm planning on planting the three sisters: corn, pole beans and winter squash. Stennes and I got some sugar cane and have already planted it. We hope to make cane syrup in the fall. We took Buckshot and Beef to the cattle auction this week. It's kind of sad not to see them in the field which will soon be home to Caleb's goats.

Teresa: It has been an hectic week for us. Between birding, cowing, goating, chickening, banding and cooking...whew! Notice that I did not put the word "schooling" in the previous sentence. Praise the Lord for the warmer weather! It has made a difference in my energy level. I believe I have been stuck to the heater for the past few months. Spring is in the air!

Branch: I have been letting my pigeons fly free, and they always come back home. I haven't done very much in Greek this week because it's been a really busy week and the Greek is harder. MOM wants to make sure that I understand what I'm doing before I go much further. I planted collards and peas in my little garden.

ChubChub: I have one hen. I like her. Thank you very much.

Josiah: I planted my potatoes. We weighed one of my roosters and he weighed 16 pounds! I didn't do very much Greek because I am lazy, but I did do a good amount of other school. I bought a pair of cowboy boots, a Smidt work jacket, about 20 butchering knives, and 2 Santa Claus caps (one for me; one for Chub) at a yard sale this morning.

Anders: I didn't do any Greek, so I have a lot to catch up on next week. I'm working on my APA speech for competition on the 20th.

The Girl: I did the same Greek as Branch. I finished my Reader Box, so I get to start on the next box, which is the Box #2. My tea party was fun. One of my friends was a new girl.

Stennes: I finished some of the review I'm doing in Mounce. It's going fine, since I went back to Chapter 10, so I understand it pretty well the first time through the reading. There are 4 roosters and 4 hens that my setting hen hatched; I chose a rooster for Pop of the 4 because his Buff Orpington rooster is getting old and has a cut leg. I think I figured out the rooster I'm going to keep for my own hens, and the 4 new hens are getting ready to lay.

Mean Ol' Mama: We went on a brief field trip yesterday to Birdsong in Thomasville. It was a beautiful day for being outside. ChubChub was excited to see an "Oreo" (Oriole). I've been on Spring Break from the College this past week, so I really have to get on the ball again before classes start back on Tuesday. We've been busy, as usual.