Day 31. We made it, huh? I must admit, sitting here staring at the screen right now feels a little bit like staring down the fire hydrant that is at the end of my (not-very-frequent) morning run. Each time I’m panting toward it this battle wages in my head: “Okay, there’s the fire hydrant. I just have […]
Archives for October 2014
Notes From The Sick House
Well, we’ve been whipped and beaten by the stomach flu this week, which is no small defeat in a household of eight. This morning I finally felt normal enough to change out of pajamas, and begin the cleanup house-wide. Arienh and Eddie, you must know, ducked out of the family flu party by catching the […]
We Are But Dust
“Now King David was old and advanced in years. And although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm.” 1 Kings 1:1 My mama knew how to hold back my hair in just the right ways. She was the kind of mama who brought tea on trays, who spread sheets on the couches and […]
How We Do: School Schedules with Ambleside Online (part 3)
Click here to find Part 1, and Part 2. While I am eating up all the constructive comments happening over at this post (if you have thoughts to add, please don’t be shy!), I thought I’d switch gears tonight and tidy up a few final thoughts on school schedules. You’ve seen how our schedules appear on paper, and you’ve heard how […]
Brave
See the beautiful woman front and center, seated with legs crossed? That’s my mama. She was surprised by her colleagues last week with a show of support for her current battle with breast cancer. A woman strong in faith who carries most burdens quietly, it has been a joy to see not only the courageous […]
Should The Writer Write?
(The comments on this post are excellent and profound. They bless me again, years later, and offer a better answer than my own post to the question “Should The Writer Write?”) When these 31 days of writing have ended I will do a follow-up post about what I’ve learned–and I have been learning. But I want […]
Sand: thoughts on change and how we grow
To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour. – William Blake My heart has been broken a dozen times this evening; broken, restored, broken again. The heavy things of life laid anchor, pulling my self-ship to […]
Nature Study
Dear Grandma and Grandpa, I have been having a good week. How has your week been doing? Although, it has been a really hard week with school and today I did not have much to do of school work but we played outside for a long while. We went to the Wildlife Refuge and, […]
A Few Thoughts
1. This post at Copperlight Wood. Read it. 2. The Ambleside community. I am continually blown away by their graciousness and generosity. Each time I visit the robust online forum, or read one of the many blogs by Ambleside users, I come away blessed and informed. These women have helped shape not only my homeschooling but also my life […]
The Material
I feel intensely aware of the material these days. The sheer physicality of life in all its shapes and forms catches at my eye and I am continually astounded that we exist. At this moment, cumulus clouds drift just beyond my window and there is such shape in them, like cotton candy with the […]