On Monday, I shared a quote from Alan Jacobs’ book The Narnian about Christianity being true myth and promised more today. I’m glad to be back into Jacobs’ biography of C S Lewis. I’m at a particularly exciting point: Lewis’ conversion to Christianity. We had seen how for his whole life, Lewis enjoyed myth. Here,…
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it’s still dark, although I can tell that it won’t be for long … the sky has that dark, navy blue color that shows the sun is almost ready to rise. There’s a dog barking and cars occasionally driving past. The city is starting to stir. I am thinking… about…
Last week we had two relatively solid days before the sickness descended. This week we had a mix of rather light days and a couple of solid days. I’m looking forward to next week and hoping for four really good days of lessons as it is our B week where Thursday is all car schooling,…
Amy at Crossing the Brandywine is hosting a new linkup for Handrcrafts in the Charlotte Mason tradition. This is one of the new parts added to our homeschool by going to AmblesideOnline. My mom was a good seamstress and enjoyed other needlework. My step mom is very creative and crafty. I would like the kids…
We have been reading through One Hundred and One Famous Poems after dinner. A poem or two goes quickly and sports has been extending bedtime till too late, so something quick has been lovely. We’ve liked some, disliked some, known some, been surprised by some. The exercise has been good, though. Last night, we read…
This month I’ve learned a lot about reveling. Actually, I posted my initial post in December, almost at a whim … but it was an intuitive whim that this was right. Immediately, I started gathering ideas and thoughts came which confirmed my intuition (those INFJ types, we do so rely on our intuition) Almost immediately,…
FOR TODAY Outside my window… 3-4″ of snow fell last night. The ground is white, the roofs are white, the sky is white … I am thinking… that there are some wonderful things about modern medicine. I am thankful… I am wearing… a big, warm sweatshirt and my very warm, rubber soled Ohio State slippers….
A refreshed and renewed look for our Weekly Reports, Our Weekly Amble will be an opportunity to consider how we’ve shared with our children as we’ve walked along the way, how our Ambleside studies have fared, to look back as we consider the pathway we tread. Our week started out quite well. We accomplished all…