Denise Knight

@gnatsmom (2575)

Age 56

Joined myLot 8 years ago

Homeschool mom, preacher's wife, spiritual advisor, author, musician, and educator

www.facebook.com/gnatsmom2017/

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Denise Knight's Discussions

Gratitude Chronicles December 22, 2024

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 22 Dec

I am thankful for my brother. He moved in with us last year. I am so glad he is here. He's not married and has always done a lot to help with our parents. I am happy he made our home, his home. He helps with the cooking. He pays...

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My Next Ornament

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 22 Dec

The ad for this ornament just, recently, showed up in my facebook feed. I think I am gonna order it. I know Christmas is almost over, but I keep my decorations up til the end of January, so it will be fine. Normally, I wouldn't...

christmas tree

ornaments

decorations

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The Baby's Birthday Party

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 22 Dec

I know my 23 year old is no longer a baby, but she will always be my baby. A little background for this post: My youngest daughter has some crappy, self-centered friends. But Tori loves them and is loyal. They use her then...

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Whodunnit Games

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 19 Dec

I have always wanted to participate in a whodunnit game or a murder mystery dinner. This past Halloween, our family did something a little different and played out one of these games. It was so much fun. A few weeks before the...

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Any Pokemon Players out There?

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 19 Dec

My grandkids talked me into installing the pokemon app last year. They wanted to add me as a friend and have me play the game with them. My initial participation was just to make my grandbabies happy. However, I now love the game....

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Happy Birthday to my Youngest

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 19 Dec

Today is my youngest daughter's birthday. It is so hard to believe it has been 23 years since that sweet bundle was laid in my arms. She was our fourth and last child. This was my facebook post for her today. It is a little...

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Christmas Tree Lighting

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 17 Dec

A nearby town, Prattville, AL, had their annual Christmas tree lighting a couple of weeks ago. I, usually, love these events. However, on this particular night, it was so cold, my whole body was aching. The smell from the food...

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Gratitutde Chronicles, December 17, 2024

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 17 Dec

I am not going to even try to catch up. I am just picking up with today in voicing my thanks. It has been so busy around here. But it has been a good busy. We have had birthday celebrations, holiday performances, and church...

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Whew! Its been busy.

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 10 Dec

I am so far behind on my gratitude chronicles. I am just gonna have to start where I am instead of catching up. It has been a crazy, busy couple of weeks. There has been positive and negative. I have been on an emotional roller...

faithful god

emotional roller coaster

running behind

busy life

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Gratitude Chronicles November 30, 2024

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 1 Dec

Deuteronomy 6: 6-7 "And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you...

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Gratitude Chronicles November 29, 2024

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 30 Nov

I am thankful for the privilege of being able to vote in America. I know to some degree it's all rigged, but I still believe there is some virtue left somewhere. I know that elections are often hacked or stolen, but I believe...

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Blessed Mama

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 30 Nov

I am one blessed mama. These four have given my life meaning and purpose. Being their mama has been my greatest joy and privilege. I always say, “I know they are not perfect, but they are pretty close”. Being able to see them all...

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Happy Thanksgiving

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 28 Nov

Thanksgiving, along with Christmas are my favorite holidays. I love Thanksgiving - 1. because it flows from the arrival of the Pilgrims and their Christian faith that so impacted the founding of America. It references a time when...

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Havest Time

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 27 Nov

John 4:35 "..., I tell you open your eyes and look at the fields, they are ripe for harvest." The chorus to one of my favorite songs goes as follows: "Lord of the Harvest, place your fire in me. servants You need now, servant I...

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Which are Your Kids?

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 27 Nov

I always imagined the peaceful, beautiful, perfect Norman Rockwell scenes when I used to imagine parenting. The attached picture, I definitely imagined it being like the top scene. My 2nd and 4th children were like that. However,...

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Gratitude Chronicles November 26, 2024

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 27 Nov

I am thankful for my baby girl, Tori. I don't think she will ever understand how loved and adored she is. I hope she realizes what a treasure she is and that she will be overwhelmed with how much God loves her. She may be a little...

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Gratitude Chronicles November 25, 2024

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 27 Nov

I am thankful for the privilege of worship. We are not worthy, but He is. There is nothing we can give Him to say thank you for all the Lord has done for us. But we can worship Him for His mercy, grace, power, love, and the list...

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Gratitude Chronicles November 24, 2024

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 27 Nov

Gotta get caught up: Gratitude Chronicles November 24, 2024 I am thankful for a mom who loved the Lord and loved her family. During our childhood years, she made sure we were taken care of, even if she had to do without. She made...

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Lessons in Naturopathy

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 24 Nov

More and more, I am losing faith in doctors. Already, I am against pharmaceuticals. Doctors and pharmaceutical companies don't get rich off making patients healthy. That's a fact on which to ponder. I already treat most of our...

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Christmas for the cats

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 24 Nov

Does anyone else buy Christmas presents for your cats? I just got through hanging their stockings. I think, instead of wrapping their gifts, I will just fill a stocking for them. Three of my 5 cats are very playful. They are easy...

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