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Welcome to my web page! Hi, there! I'm Melody van Achterberg, daughter of Jay and Crystal van Achterberg, and sister to seven other kids. We always have a busy day at our home in Connecticut! This page is my very own, and I'm afraid it's not exactly what I want it to be, but maybe someday it will get to that stage. Hopefully you will enjoy it anyway!Here are some things about Me... Well,
as I said, my name is Melody van Achterberg. I am 14
years old and live in Connecticut. I am the oldest of Eight
children, and sometimes that can be hard! I've started high
school this year, and it has been a lot of work, but I am enjoying it!!
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of my hobbies are reading, writing, knitting, typing, and crochet. I
especially like to read missionary books, and I have written around
fifteen or
twenty books on the computer - unfinished books, that is! As you
can see, I have a little trouble finishing my stories! My new
ideas come faster than I can finish the old ones, but I never seem to
have trouble keeping the stories going! I'm actually working on a
story right now, but it's not finished yet. It's going along
really well, though!
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"M'Bote"
(mmm-bō'-tĕ) means "Hello" in the language of Lingala, which is the local
language of Impfondo, Republic of Congo, Africa, where my family and
I lived for two years. I'm working on pages about Congo... but
it's slow going!!! Sorry!
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My
last name, van Achterberg, is Dutch, as my dad's father, Johan II, is
from Holland. I've never been to Holland, but my dad went when he
was a boy, and I might go someday. I think it would be fun to go
and visit Grandpa's relatives!
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This year and last year, my family
attended a once-a-week Friday Homeschool Co-Op, called Co-Op Kids for
Christ. There are many other families we knew already and we' ve
met there, but it has been a good experience. We've made new
friends and learned new things. It has been hard sometimes, but I
believe God has used this Co-Op for His will, and He will continue to
do so. Praise God, and Thank You to all the moms who make Co-Op
Kids for Christ possible!
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