Sometimes I think it takes the extraordinary to help us appreciate the ordinary. I grew up attending mainline protestant churches from the time I was young. My family attended a Methodist Church somewhat regularly when I was small. After some family changes, my family attended the big, local Presbyterian Church (USA) every Sunday – almost…
I’ve been “off again” reading The Liberal Arts Tradition by Kevin Clark and Ravi Scott Jain in my “on again-off again” reading. But when my reading was “on again,” I marked it heavily. It is so very good. I wanted to share this quote from quite a while ago because it is my goal (for…
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it’s finally summer-like hot. I am thinking… that we need new soccer cleats for a couple of kids. I am thankful… we had a wonderful church picnic on Saturday. In the kitchen… we’re back to strange eating and grocery schedules; soccer practices start tonight. I am wearing… black tanktop…
Our second week had its ups and downs. We had a rough beginning and middle, but the end was much improved. We had the best Circle Times we’ve ever had, right at an hour of work. We accomplished a lot of work, but did we accomplish the best work? I’ve been thinking about Brandy’s post…
One of my favorite meals is breakfast for dinner. Delicious, cheap, easy, fun … and, frankly, I’d rather cook it at dinnertime than breakfasttime. Breakfast for dinner is not Jason’s preference, though. One Thursday evening a month, he has an evening meeting and dinner is just me and the kiddos. We totally enjoy our breakfast…
Welcome to the new WWW! I’m so looking forward to reading about what you’re reading and learning from the ideas that you choose to share with us! I’ve added a little explanation at the top of the link-up, but thought I’d also share it in the main blog post as we’re getting started: Wednesdays with…
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it has been warm and gray. I am thinking… that Quiet Time will come none-too-soon today. I am thankful… for the 4+ years we had with our dog, Tenor. We are sad that he died from lymphoma on Friday night, but he was clearly failing and Jason was patting him…
This has been a “get back to it” week. We’ve been “doing school” somewhat regularly all summer, a minimum amount – read, write, math, Latin, piano. Done. Go play outside. This week, we added a regular wake up and start time back in. At least the first three days. I got the kids up about…