Author: dawn

We still didn’t have a stellar week. I was telling people at church yesterday that I think I’ve gotten a big kick with “back to school” time and my expectations rose back up high, but the children haven’t received such an impetus and their expectations have remained low.  Thus, conflict.  I hope to resolve this…

FOR TODAY Outside my window…is a hot and hazy August day.  Oh, wait.I am thinking…about our week’s school work.  Will we be able to finish Story of the World II by the end of the year? I’m thinking not.  We don’t have 12 weeks left …I am thankful…that Jason has today off so we can…

We’ve been reading through The Christian Almanac at the dinner table this year and enjoying it very much.  I could have included all sorts of quotes and bits, but this one, from Lord Byron, seemed particularly poignant this week.  Perhaps I should read some more poetry …    There is the moral of all human…

FOR TODAY Outside my window…it’s bright and sunny out. I am thinking…about how we’ll shorten Circle Time after our late night. I think we can just get through the Bible portion. I am thankful…that we can be flexible with our schedule to accommodate things like last night’s reception for a family moving away from our…

We had challenges this week; I don’t think I have a single school picture. One of the students, in particular, had a hard time doing their work. I was so thankful for Brandy’s Tuesday post “On Inconveniences in Homeschooling: Meltdowns and Other Messes” If you haven’t read it yet, stop reading my post and go…

Sir James Jeans, British astronomer and physicist, suggested that the universe was beginning to look more like a great thought than a great machine. Humanists seized on the expression, but it was hardly news. We knew, looking around, that a thought branches and leafs, a tree comes to a conclusion. But the question of who…