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What We’re Reading
Me:
Preface to Bonhoeffer: The Man and Two of His Shorter Writings by John Godsey
- includes two short essays by BonhoefferF:
Eddie's Green Thumb by Carolyn Haywood
- the story of a boy's first garden and F's first independently read 'chapter book'Annie Pat and Eddie by Carolyn Haywood
- Eddie's adventures continue on vacation at the seashore.Button
Category Archives: Encouragement
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Talking with someone the other day and she asked me “Do you think you’ll have more children?” “Jack’s not a baby anymore.” I said. “But you’re so busy and the children are so wearying. Do you really think you should? … Continue reading
Posted in Create, Encouragement, homeschooling, Joy, Life, Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged children and family, homeschooling, Life, lifelong learning, Reflections, spiritual formation
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Signs of Spring!
Right about this time of year, I am ready to start planting things. Generally the weather tantalizes me with a few nice days and then returns to winter grey and cold. When that happened this year I decided to do … Continue reading
It Gets Easier
A year or so ago when W was approaching his second birthday and I was just entering my second trimester with J, I really wondered what it would be like to have four small children. Now I know. It has … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Housekeeping, preschooler chores, preschooler cooking, Reflections, Thanks
Tagged cooking with preschoolers, F, homeschooling, housekeeping, J, preschoolers, Su, thanks, W
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The Beauty of Love
Just a few little thoughts from the preaching today: When we act are we acting to pass on the full measure of the mercy we have received? Are we obeying out of a sense of duty or out of the … Continue reading
Encouraging One Another- Discipline
The children and I got together with some friends at the playground yesterday- our first playground date since J was born. Normally we do this every week or so if the weather permits. The playground is one designed from preschoolers … Continue reading
Posted in Create, Encouragement, Reflections
Tagged Encouragement, preschoolers, spiritual formation, training preschoolers
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The Floor and My Brain
During these days after J’s birth, my friend L and I have been concentrating on organizing and purging the house. When we moved here almost two years ago, I purged a lot of things rather than move them, and have … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Housekeeping, Organization, Sewing
Tagged Challenge, Ecouragement, homeschooling, housekeeping, lifelong learning, organizing, thanks
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A Way of Life
Yesterday’s Epistle reading was from Ephesians Chapter 2, a familiar passage about being saved by faith and not by works. I noticed something though that I had read but not really noticed before… I’m used to the King James Version … Continue reading
Posted in Celebration, Collects and Readings, devotional life, Encouragement, Hear it on Sunday, Multitudes on Monday, Reflections, Saints and Scripture Sundays, spiritual formation, Thought Challenge
Tagged Challenge, christian calendar, Reflections, Religious musings, spiritual formation
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Slowly, Slowly
I looked at the calendar this morning and counted the weeks between now and May 7 when Number 4 will make his or her appearance. Nine weeks if I count this week and eight if I don’t. Funny – last … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, homeschooling, Housekeeping, Organization, Reflections
Tagged homeschooling, housekeeping, organizing, Reflections, whining
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Thinking Aloud
Last night while I was falling asleep my mind was drifting to the comments I sometimes get when people realize that we will soon have four preschoolers. “Better you than me.” “You must be so busy.” “How do you do … Continue reading