I had another passage from Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH all chosen and ready to go. And then, today, I finished The Liberal Arts Tradition – finally after four weeks of saying I hoped to finish it. The book is excellent, but not for the feint of heart … I posted my review…
The Liberal Arts Tradition: A Philosophy of Christian Classical Education by Kevin Clark My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own. I had high hopes for The Liberal Arts Tradition and Clark and Jain did not disappoint. I loved the way they made education – paideia – part of an integrated Christian life rooted in piety…
FOR TODAY Outside my window… rainy and gray. I am thinking… about folding laundry and cleaning the kitchen. And typing on my blog. I am thankful… for Labor Day and a day Daddy can be home with us! In the kitchen… I’m feeling like Old Mother Hubbard. I need to go to the store. I am…
Last week was interesting. It was not the best week ever, but we got a good deal done. It wasn’t the worst week ever either. I have one child who is trying out the procrastination and avoidance technique when it comes to doing their assignments. I need to get on top of that. I have…
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…