Beowulf by Unknown My rating: 5 of 5 stars A friend of mine loaned me her copy of Burton Raffel’s translation of Beowulf. I’d been listening to Seamus Heaney’s Beowulf with my kids and was surprised by the Christian themes I heard. My friend thought the introductory essay in this edition was worth reading and…
For Today… Looking out my window … the sun has gone to bed and so must I. Soon. I am thinking … scaffolding, personhood, paideia, Irish civilization, the Ideal Type. Something’s bound to bump into something else up there. I am thankful … for a wonderful vacation with my wonderful inlaws. One of my favorite…
Sit by Deborah Ellis My rating: 4 of 5 stars I sat to read Sit by Deborah Ellis while watching the kids – my kids and my nephews – playing blissfully in the pool while on vacation. While I would never say that sadness, hardship, or even violence have never touched their teen and pre-teen…
Last week, (Feb 26- March 2) was like a perfect storm. On Sunday, the end of break week, I was home sick with a horrible head cold. On Monday, we began our new term, the Warm-Up Week for Homeschool Consistency Boot Camp, and I was curating for Charlotte Mason IRL on the topic of Break…
For Today… Looking out my window … it’s dark out. I has been a long day and I’m glad to be sitting down to my laptop to write a post. I am thinking … friends who homeschool in very difficult circumstances. My heroes. I am thankful … for my cuppa tea. One of my favorite…
This past week was Break Week at the Garrett Academy. We worked hard for six weeks and were ready for something different. I kept telling my kids that Break Week does not equal vacation, and it doesn’t. Break week is still work – it’s just different work … and this week proved it. There’s a proverb…
I’ve been reading Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung for a year now – mostly because I have been both crazy busy and avoidant. It’s not a long book; quite short in fact, but strongly convicting. On Sunday, I decided that I needed a sabbath from the internet. The desire to be on Facebook or scrolling…
For Today… Looking out my window … the rain is falling hard. We’ve had some lightning and thunder. The neighbors have a moving truck as they pack to move to Texas. I am thinking … it would be a miserable day to move. I am thankful … that it’s break week and we have a…
The first six weeks of the 2018 Academic Year are done! It feels really good to have a solid term under our belts. Even with sickness, we’ve stayed caught up with much of our work – particularly the readings. This week we had Whatchamacallit each morning. It really does help to start our day right….
I have resources for you! A number of years ago, I wrote this post: Homeschool Conference Essentials. I find that this is how I pack and prepare. I also wrote about my Convention Binder which is my main tool. I wrote about them again for Pam and interviewed another friend as well: Don’t go to…