For Today… Looking out my window … the sky is unrelenting grey. Storms a’comin. I am thinking … about our school day and what all needs to be accomplished this last week of our term. I am thankful … that we have this full week to finish. One of my favorite things … quiet weeks…
I don’t know where I first heard the term “scaffolding” as related to a Charlotte Mason style lesson. It was likely in an A Delectable Education podcast. I thought, “What a great metaphor.” I’ve since come to notice it a number of times and places including articles pre-dating the podcast. I’ve also seen a lot…
For Today… Monday July 31 – The August? Seriously? Edition Looking out my window … it’s pretty warm and sunny. Actually, I can’t look out the window because the blinds are drawn to keep the morning sun out. I am thinking … very little. I’m resting after a wonderfully enriching weekend. I am thankful ……
For Today… Looking out my **OPEN** windows … green and blue and perfect weather. The sports stuff from yesterday’s party is still in the yard. I am thinking … that there’s a ton to do today. I really want to get the upstairs cleaned up like the main floor is. I am thankful … for…
My pastor has been preaching through Philippians and he preached on Phil 4:6-7 this past Sunday. In particular, he focused on the part of the passage “the peace that passes understanding.” It was a fantastic sermon, exactly on some of the things I’ve been considering this year with }pacify{ and some needed correction to my…
For Today… Looking out my window … it’s dark and cool. I am thinking … about getting back into routine after a crazy May and vacation. So many things need to be done. I am thankful … for the wonderful time we had in the Outer Banks. So thankful to spend that time with extended…
We’re traveling this week and had the opportunity to go to part of the Petersburg National Battlefield Park from the Civil War. I’m always impressed when I read quotes from regular people during that era, and this one was no exception. No laptop, so the quote & image are on Instagram because the blogger app…
I started Out of the Ashes yesterday. I’m all of 4 pages in and wishing I had taken a pen with me to mark it up. Page 1: I stand with Livy, who at the final hardening of Rome’s republican arteries, wrote that the study of his land’s history was the study of the rise…
As you know I was at the Great Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati almost two weeks ago. It was a wonderful time of learning, encouragement, and being surrounded by like-minded friends. Perhaps you know that I don’t stay down at the Duke Energy Center all weekend; I don’t get a hotel room and stay downtown. Rather,…
I apologize for missing last week’s Wednesdays with Words. I was overwhelmed with words and unprepared to write them out and then it was suddenly Thursday. If you posted a WwW last week, please, please share it as well as todays post! I have another from my children’s reading. This is from the AOY6 book…