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Sara completes her GED

doug — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:30:45 +0000

Her road to getting a diploma equivalent began with a pretest in the areas where she was weak. ... ?I want to get my STNA certification from the state and then look for a job,? she said.

Sara is Baptized

doug — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:48:54 +0000

On Sunday, April 26th, 2009, Sara allowed Pastor Bruce Rzengota of Norwalk Alliance Church to baptize her in front of the church.

"I was a sinner who got pregnant, did drugs, stole things, and disobeyed authority including my parents," she testified before getting dunked. "When I got pregnant my parents brought me to Harbor House. Here I got to find out about God, and learn what the Bible teaches, but I also saw it modeled by..."

The Ticket is Here

doug — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:17:05 +0000

Sara’s bus ticket has arrived from Job Corps, which means she will be leaving here for certain. The whole process of getting her enrolled has been quite a… well, process. Testing, doctors’ slips, criminal background check, etc. etc., and several unexpected delays since the whole application process was put into motion back around August 20th [...]

Day Two in Columbus, Ohio

doug — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:07:01 +0000

Saturday often is a day to sleep in but, being away from home, the plan was to get up at 7:30 and be ready for breakfast at 8:30. Well, we all did end up sleeping in and got up at 8:30, but were ready for breakfast by 9 AM, with everyone showered and dressed. The [...]

Who Sleeps Where

doug — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:12:01 +0000

It’s two hours from Norwalk to Columbus, Ohio (a little longer than the Celina to Columbus trip) but even so, two of our family’s children have great Christian doctors in Worthington, a north-Columbus suburb, so it’s a trip we continue to make at least once every three months. Sara, Natasha and India went along this [...]

Jobs Corps Temporarily on Hold for Sara

doug — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:08:33 +0000

Well, it’s been almost 8 weeks since Sara gave birth to Bryce, and most of the time since there’s been a concerted but futile (so far) effort to get her into the Jobs Corps program. She was (again) supposed to leave today, but we didn’t have her bus ticket which Jobs Corp was supposed to [...]

First doctor visits for two; Job Corps for another

doug — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:12:21 +0000

Both Charlotte and India will be going to the Ob/Gyn today, although India will not get to see the doctor yet. Charlotte has already made one visit and met with the new patient coordinator, filled out the necessary paperwork and gotten the “Now that your pregnant….” brochures and booklets, so she will get to actually [...]

Getting ready for school to start

doug — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:41:16 +0000

The “classroom” at the house is finally taking on the appearance of a classroom instead of the cluttered “office” look it has had all summer. The first order of business to get ready for school is to have a functional location in the house for the girls to work. Originally it was my plan to [...]

Sledding

doug — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:10:06 +0000

There are some winters where you feel sorry for the people who own snowmobiles and snowblowers, and you believe the scientists are right about global warming. The other winters are good winters, even if it means too many back-breaking shoveling days, because winter north of the 38th parallel is supposed to be white on most [...]

Sara and Hanna both have schedules to keep, task lists to follow

doug — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:39:32 +0000

It’s a difficult adjustment for most new residents to make to maternity home life. Sara arrived Saturday and seems to be adapting. At the same time, Hanna has had to make adjustments as well. As the lone resident last week, she enjoyed a relaxed schedule with a flexible bedtime and chore list. With Sara’s arrival, [...]