The Simple Woman’s Daybook for April 27, 2015
For Today… April 27,2015 Outside my window… it looks like a foggy day without fog. I am thinking… about how the idea of “Be still” is related to “Cease striving” in different translations of the same verse. I am thankful… for the ability to ease into Monday morning when I have worn out children. I…
The Simple Woman’s Daybook for April 6, 2015
For Today… April 6, 2015 Outside my window… it is a dark and stormy night. I am thinking… about spring activities for my kiddos. I am thankful… that soccer was canceled tonight because two of the children are sick and I didn’t want to have to figure out how to take just one while Jason had a…
The Simple Woman’s Daybook for March 9, 2015
FOR TODAY Outside my window… the sun is rising. The clouds are rose pink and light orange and yellow. Lovely. I am thinking… about love as a verb; as a choice; as a means of bonding a people together. But neither the emotion nor the verb that has co-opted the Biblical meaning. I am thankful… for the faithful…
Our Weekly Amble for March 2-6, 2015
Before this week I would have written that I liked essentially everything about six weeks on, one week off routine. I found something I don’t like: the first week back. It is surprising how quickly good habits about doing lessons can go by the wayside with one week off. The week wasn’t terrible by any…
Our Weekly Amble for February 16-20, 2015
We have officially finished our first half-term of six weeks. What a great first term it has been. Don’t get me wrong, we have had token fighting over school work and bad attitudes have been righted on a daily basis. There is still a lot of detraining of bad habits to be done and retraining…
Our Weekly Amble for February 2-6, 2015
Our week started out somewhat shaky. Monday morning, R-girl felt sick first thing. Oh, no. But she got it out of her system (literally) and was feeling her normal perky self by the afternoon. She was mad at me because I made her stay quiet in the afternoon, but I really didn’t want her to…