Back in the saddle again. Two days of lessons and a trip to the Zoo filled out our school week. Memory Work: Bible: … for signs and for seasons, for days and for years … Catechism/Creed: R-girl is ready to move to the “What is a sacred covenant?” section. N-boy is flying to catch up…
An Acceptable Time continues the story of Polly O’Keefe and Zachary Grey from A House Like a Lotus (which I read on vacation, but didn’t review). I have to say that I haven’t enjoyed these two books as much as I did the Austin Family series. While L’Engle’s writing is good, her universalism really comes…
FOR TODAY June 28, 2010 (Eek! Almost July) … Outside my window… wet and grey after thunderstorms in the night and more projected for today. I am thinking… about school planning and how to have things prepared ahead of time so there isn’t so much last-minuteness. I am thankful for… the ability to home educate…
You will remember our garden from the end of May: Pictures from today: Tomatoes: Cucumbers: And the first fruit! The children said it was an extra good cucumber (if small):
I have a weakness for interesting, romantic tales written during 19th Century England … whether in England or out of it. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters is a wonderful tale in this style and a mystery to boot! The characters are interesting, the setting of Egypt is intriguing, the plot is well played…
Redeeming Science by Vern Poythress pg. 53: Christian tolerance does not mean that all views are equally right. Rather it means that one ought to put up with others’ wrong views, out of respect for the image of God and out of respect for God’s way of dealing with others in love. Secularism then twists…
Our most recent Family Read Aloud was The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald. We enjoyed this book very much! The adventures of Princess Irene and Curdie, the gentle interweaving of lessons they learned, the excellent writing give much to recommend it to even small children. The chapters being generally shorter made it easy…
FOR TODAY June 21, 2010 … The first day of summer … Outside my window… the sun is shining and the temperature is hot! I am thinking… today is the perfect day for the pool. I am thankful for… pool memberships 🙂 (are you noting a theme?) From the learning rooms… starting back with just…