Wednesdays with Words: Metrical Word
I’m reading Awakening Wonder: A Classical Guide to Truth, Goodness, and Beauty by Stephen Turley with a group of Catholic ladies on Voxer. We joke that I’m the token Reformed girl of the group. Anyway, Awakening Wonder is seriously challenging my mental abilities. I read Chapter two three times, the final time I drew Venn diagrams…
The Simple Woman’s Daybook for February 1, 2016
For Today… I love February Outside my window…. It’s gray and 40*. I am thinking… about direct objects. We just watched our Latin for Children A lesson. Chapter 20. Will we every finish this book? I am thankful… for my nephew who is celebrating his 3rd birthday today. I am wearing… jeans, blue printed long…
Family Read Aloud Review: The Green Ember (Audio Book)
The Green Ember by S.D. Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars We enjoyed this audiobook as a family. I had encouraged the children to try to read the ebook version on several occasions, but they didn’t get very far. I won a copy of the audiobook and started it on a long cartrip….
Our Weekly Amble for January 25-29, 2016
This was the best week of formal school we’ve had since … September? Just reminder to me to remind my readers that homeschooling is hard work. I was talking with two friends last night and they said oftentimes bloggers only post the good things, the true things, the beautiful things and that can be discouraging…
Wednesdays with Words: Fine Balance
I have, perhaps, gushed too much about Sarah Mackenzie’s book Teaching from Rest. I’ve quoted it a number of times: twice before on Wednesdays with Words (To Those Ends, Surrender … Take On), just this past Monday on my Daybook, and you can’t forget Instagram where I snapped a pic of the page I was on…
Homeschool Mom & Reader Toolkit
Back in the fall, Brandy shared her Toolbox, her mobile command center. In that post she asked if we had one and what it was like. I immediately loved the idea as I’d been using a canvas bookbag, but I wanted something different than a shower caddy. At Anna’s, I saw that she has a…
The Simple Woman’s Daybook for Monday January 25, 2016
For Today… Outside my window…. the sun is shining and the temperature is increasing – slightly anyway. I am thinking… about the woman who fears the Lord and seeking and searching the things above. Excellent sermons yesterday. I am thankful… for the faithful exposition of the Word at my church. I am wearing… grey sweatpants…
Our Weekly Amble for January 18-22, 2016
A New Year should mean a new graphic, right? I loved the green in last year’s, but I think I’ll enjoy the blues for this year. Anyway, on with the show. We had a really good week of school. We accomplished quite a lot in our four days of formal lessons and enjoyed Friday fun….