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Christian, Homeschooling Mom of 2, Photography Lover, Southerner, Blogger, Encourager, and Prayer Warrior. I love sweet tea, my Nikon, cooking, & traveling.
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Saturday, September 18, 2010
Social Saturday: Interview With Live, Learn, & Love Together
12:00 AM | 
Posted by
Meghan
Have you met Carrie from Live, Learn, and Love Together? If not, you now have a chance to - and what a treat it is! Whether you follow her blog religiously or just checking her out, you'll find how addicting she is! She has a wonderful spirit and heart and is someone who I look up to so much. So, take a few moments right now and get to know her. You won't be disappointed! Carrie is also an active part of Hip Homeschool Mom's.
1. Name:
Carrie
2. Blog Name & URL:
Live, Learn, and Love Together
3. Twitter Username: n/a
4. Facebook URL:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Live-Learn-and-Love-Together/107887879249716?ref=ts
5. 3 words that describe you?
outgoing, dedicated, upbeat
6. When did you first start blogging?
I started my blog last August ... the first week of school!! I was
hoping to chronicle our school adventures for our family to see what
all we do.
7. What was your reason to start blogging?
I had kept an adoption website for a couple of years for our family
and friends to follow our journey to our daughter. I never saw
myself as a writer (and still don't), but I enjoyed sharing the
process and pictures with everyone. When I decided to let the domain
name expire on our adoption site, I thought maybe I'd give blogging a
try. Perhaps our moms would want to see what all we do for school!
8. What is your “niche” for your blog?
Well, I'm not so sure I have a "niche!" I share mostly about
homeschooling ... but in a personal way. It's still a family blog, so
be prepared to see pics of my kids learning! I also share about our
adoption, our oldest son's premature birth and passing, learning to
take pictures with my dslr, and walking this path called life with my
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ - Oh, and I also gush about my husband
every couple of months or so! He overwhelms me with his awesomeness!
Really, most anything family related is fair game! I've even blogged
about some of the food changes we've made due to allergies and
sensitivities!
9. Do you have a phrase or catchy saying for your blog?
No, not really! I try to "keep it real," but sometimes that's hard
... especially when you're naturally an optimistic person.
10.When do you find time to blog?
Honestly, there were many-a-nights last year when I found myself
staying up so late that I was a grump the next day! You know what? -
that's when it's not really worth it!
Now that the newness of blogging has worn off some, I try to contain
my blogging during our afternoon quiet time. I'm a little more
organized this year, too! I made a Week-in-Review template for my
weekly homeschool reports. I also try to sort, edit, and upload my
school photos the day they are taken. As I have a few minutes of free
time here and there, I'll write a couple of sentences about what we
did for school. When the end of the week comes, I already have most
of my post done. Then, I just fill in the rest of the details. ;)
11.Tell us about your family?
Hubs and I met in high school and began dating the second semester of
my senior year. We married two and a half years later, and I finished
college while he worked hard for the money! Really, he had just
graduated and had a good job ... we were blessed to start our life
together under those circumstances.
I had planned on going to graduate school, but God changed my heart
and Hubs and I decided to start our family. We had no trouble getting
pregnant - it was staying pregnant that would be our problem.
Twenty-four weeks later, our oldest son, Noah, entered this world
weighing only one pound, four ounces. He lived for two and a half
days and then went from the loving arms of his mother to the loving
arms of the only One Who knows and loves him more than me.
We were blessed to bring two other sons into this world through many
prayers, surgical procedures, and hospital stays. God blessed us so
much more than we deserve and can comprehend. In addition, while
pregnant with Noah, before we knew of my incompetent cervix, God
planted a seed, and a desire to adopt a daughter from China began to
grow. Eight years later, in the fall of 2008, Hubs and I traveled
around the world to bring our daughter home and complete our family.
We know we are beyond blessed with each of our children.
12.What are your hobbies?
I love scrapbooking (almost always digital these days) and learning to
use my camera! I still have so much to learn and am so thankful for
all the bloggers out there who share tutorials on their blogs!! I've
also recently taken up running! I'm currently training for a 10K ...
the Turkey Trot!!
13.What piece of advice can you give to other bloggers out there?
Hmmm ... I'm not so sure I can give any advice. I certainly haven't
arrived by any means!!
One thing that I have started doing, though, is not "following" every
cute blog I stumble across! I know there's a lot of "I'll follow you,
if you'll follow me" going on in blogland. I follow blogs that I will
really read on a somewhat regular basis. Sometimes, I'll follow
anonymously for a while to see if I really connect with the author and
what she has to say. If I see that I'm really reading the posts and
taking something away that's worth my time, I'll stick around!
As a social, stay-at-home mom, I love connecting with bloggy friends!
I really enjoy getting to know other bloggers and getting to know my
readers! Please drop me a line and let me know if you stop by!! I
try and reply to most of my comments ... especially when the commenter
is asking a question.
14.What are some fun facts about you that you’d never share unless
asked?
Well, Meghan, since you asked, ...
I really do enjoy the planning part of homeschooling - really, I do!!
I bought 26 pair of squeaky shoes for my daughter when we were in
China! They were only $3 or so a pair, and we were stocked up for a
while ... every size and color! I also had to buy a suitcase to get
them home! ;)
I've noticed that when I get the hiccups, I usually get them again two
more times that same day. Weird, huh?!
I had jaw surgery in high school, and my mouth was wired shut for six
weeks. It really didn't slow me down a bit ... I'm a talker!! I
received an "N" in conduct in fifth grade to prove it! ;)
Once we were discharged from the ER with one of our children with a
diagnosis of "Parental Concern." Seriously ... that was what was
written on the discharge papers!
Finally, I've been to Paris, Rome, and Beijing, but I still haven't
made it to my own capital! A trip to Washington, D. C. is definitely
something Hubs and I want to do when the kids are a little older!
15.What are your top 3 favorite blogs that you follow?
I have followed Ni Hao Y'all
I feel like she shares her family so well through her writing and
pictures!
I also *love* Heather from Goggles and Grace
and for homeschooling shines through her blog! She is a sister in the
Lord who I will make every effort to meet in real life when we finally
take our Washington, D.C. vacation!! She is such an encouraging
breath of fresh air when she visits my blog, too! Heather was my
first bloggy friend, and I am so thankful that the Lord led me to her
and her blog on a Wordless Wednesday thread so many months ago!
Another bloggette that I follow religiously and look forward to
meeting one day (and I pray it's before we die!!!) is Hannah from
Me-Me and Monkey's Big Adventures
are adorable ... and she has this way of capturing their personalities
with her camera that is like nothing I have ever seen. I can't
remember the last time I visited her blog and didn't laugh!! She is
so real, and she portrays her life just like it is ... the good days,
the not so good days, and the FUNNY days!! ;)
16.Where do you see your blog in 1 year/5 years?
Well, I *am* a planner, but really, ... for now, my blog is a fun,
creative outlet. I've been so blessed by the generosity of other
bloggers who share so freely, and I just want to give back. Along the
way, I hope I've shared my love for my family, homeschooling, and
adoption. It's so rewarding to get emails from people who are
considering homeschooling or praying about adoption. To see, this
side of eternity, that God is using something as simple as me sharing
my family blog to further His purposes ... I can't ask for more than
that.
17.Anything else we need to know about you? :)
Well, it seems I've already written a book, Meghan!!
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