Homeschool Mother’s Journal

In my life this week…

Quite honestly, the week seems like a fuzzy blur.  I think I just repeated myself.  One thing I did well . . . getting into the Word.  I’m studying Joseph with the kids and digging deeper with a friend.  It has been rich.  I’ve cleaned the upstairs multiple times — for Bible Study — for an Esssential Oil 101 class — because it is a good thing to stay on top of.

In our homeschool this week…

The kids have had a lot of independent studying.  I never thought I would live to see the day that I could work along side of them but not hovering over them.  Several workbooks and textbooks have been finished.  Yes, I have this crazy need to finish a book.  It boosts  my self-esteem.

Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…

Learn with your children.  I have invested in our study of birds . . . and now birds are on my radar.  It is neat being an ornithologist.  Except when you hit your specimen with the grill of your car.  Not that I have done that.  Recently.

I am inspired by…

• My husband.  Working beside him . . . knowing that we have a goal in mind.
• The Word of God.  To have the mind of Christ.
• Biggest Loser contestant.
• Mama Kristi.  

Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…

• We got invited over for a sandbox play date!  I sipped a latte from someone elses’  Delonghi.  It was glorious.
• We might go see our Chiropractor.
• And this weekend . . .  well, it is BIRTHDAY weekend!

My favorite thing this week was…

Reading with the kiddos.  Diving into the word with Kinsey.  Seeing my new niece.

What’s working/not working for us…

Cooking.  Just don’t want to do it.

Questions/thoughts I have…

What is the big deal about a mandrake?  Never mind.  I just looked it up.

Why aren’t more people entering the amazing giveaways going on right now?  (I still have Apologia, Grapevine Studies, All About Spelling, Cultures for Health, a year of Nourished Kitchen meal menus, and a blog consult in the pipeline.)

Things I’m working on…

Weeding the garden.  My heart just isn’t in it this year.

I’m reading…

• Kisses from Katie
•  Mary on Horseback
• The Core
• Already Gone
•  the Bible
• and some vacation reading . . . contemplating a new website for my book reviews . . . thoughts?

I’m cooking…

Lots of sourdough bread . . .

I’m grateful for…

Dogs that snuggle.  Home births.  Texting.  My handsome husband.  Sweet boys that bless me with tea in bed because I don’t feel well.

I’m praying for…

Our future . . . people’s salvation . . . my children . . . .and well whoever gets chosen, and whether or not to be a Classical Conversation tutor.

A photo to share…

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