Tag Archives: Creating
Creating:Memories
Today is Creating Thursday again, so please join in with your comments and opinions! It hit me the other day. I need to think about what kinds of memories are being created each day. Not just the specific memories (I … Continue reading
Running Wild
G. K. Chesterton: “The chief aim of the Christian order is to give room for all good things to run wild.” I ran across this on a homeschooling blog this morning. It resonated immediately. Giving order to chaos so … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, homeschooling, Housekeeping, preschool educcation, Preschool Play, preschooler chores, Preschooler projects, school readiness, spiritual formation
Tagged Creating, F, homeschooling, jobs, lifelong learning, preschool education, preschoolers, Reflections, Su, training preschoolers
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Turning
“To everything turn, turn, turn There is a season, turn, turn, turn And a time to every purpose under heaven. A time to be born, A time to die…” A time to raise children, A time for them to be … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections, Thought Challenge
Tagged Challenge, Creating, lifelong learning, Reflections, teaching moments
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The past couple of days I’ve been too busy with other things, Making applesauce, school shopping and so on to really think much about posting. I will just offer up this for your entertainment today: Restless quest For knowledge? Why … Continue reading
Creating Thursday: Memories
Which is better? Memory 1: When I was little Papa worked all the time and we hardly ever saw him. When we did see him he was tired and stressed and we were cranky and ready for bed. I feel … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Joy, Memories, Quiet, Thursdays Are For Creating
Tagged Challenge, Creating, F, Memories, preschoolers, Quiet, Su, W
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Creating: Quiet Space
When S and I were first getting to know each other we got to talking one day about house design and the things we would look for in a home: a big kitchen, lots of space for entertaining and (I … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, devotional life, Quiet, Quiet Projects, Sewing, Thursdays Are For Creating
Tagged Creating, projects, Quiet, Reflections, sewing
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Creating: Sacred Space
The other day I was rocking F so that he could take a “sleeping nap” and singing various Scripture choruses and hymns to him. As I did so I experienced that slight shift in which a mundane thing (singing your … Continue reading
Breakdown
One of the hardest things about running this blog is figuring out what to say. Not subject wise. I could write practical posts about gardening and education, training preschoolers and so on all day long if I wasn’t interrupted. No, … Continue reading
Creating: Joy
It seems to me that at least in part the ability to create and live creatively flows out of joy. Happiness certainly helps but happiness tends to be somewhat transitory (as an emotion) while joy (which encompasses happiness, enjoyment, and … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Joy, Reflections, spiritual formation, Thought Challenge
Tagged Challenge, Creating, Joy, lifelong learning, Su, teaching moments, thanks
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Creating: Downloads for Quiet Projects
Last week I talked about some of the important reasons to create quiet in our homes and this week I thought I would give you the opportunity to download some of the materials I use for one of our scheduled … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, preschool educcation, Preschooler projects, Quiet, Quiet Projects, Schedule, school readiness
Tagged Creating, lifelong learning, math readiness, preschool education, Preschooler Projects, preschoolers, Quiet, Quiet Projects, reading readiness, teaching moments, training preschoolers
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