Dear Self, Here are a few things you must take note of. The Lord has been good to you this week. He has blessed you with down time to think and perceive and give thanks. He has given you the opportunity to give and receive love in unusual ways. Sickness and trials have a way … Continue reading Notes to Self from an Unexpected (and Horrific) Break Week
Six weeks of summer vacation and now we are back into the books. I forgot how utterly exhausting school mornings are for me as teacher and mom. Afternoon comes, and my brain is mush. Hopefully I'll adjust as a few more weeks pass by. But with a third student officially joining the school age crowd … Continue reading Homeschool Hodgepodge – Week 1 (highlights, hurdles, and general happenings)
This morning started with snuggles and giggles with my littlest before my feet even hit the floor...as all good summer Saturdays should in my opinion. Over our usual weekend breakfast of blueberry pancakes we brainstormed about what we could do with this gift of a hot summer day and settled on a picnic lunch and … Continue reading The Summer of Anne
My iPhone tells me I've walked 11.72 km in the last two days. Outlet shopping and a visit to Storyland is great exercise apparently. Our family is kicking off summer vacation with a road trip to our denomination's annual convention in Montreal with a three night stopover in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. … Continue reading Healing Moments
Welcome back for #3 in our series "This Term's Feast". So far we have looked at Memory Work and Singing. This week it's time to turn our attention to the fine arts. Charlotte Mason said that... "much and varied humane reading, as well as human thought expressed in the forms of art, is, not a … Continue reading This Term’s Feast – Composer and Artist Study
My Peace in the Puzzle 