Sometimes things happen in fours. Even if they’re lists of things that I’ve encountered while reading. Such as: “Each read-aloud, then, is a language arts lesson, bolstering the four language arts: the art of reading, the art of listening, the … Continue reading
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I’ve been doing some introspection and re-membering, and I realized I hadn’t written about my goals for this year (2009). I did this last year (click here to see the 2008 post) and found it useful. In fact, I just … Continue reading
“Political awareness can become a tyranny of its own, not least because it locks us into the issues and perspectives of a particular time. But when we are looking at questions of the sacred, we move beyond time. To create … Continue reading
I’ve always liked the concept of bartering. Even in our money-based economy, people with skills, products or services to share can find their needs met by sharing them with others who may have just the thing they’re looking for. Lately, … Continue reading
My brother, who is a dog person, is nevertheless great at finding cats for our family. Yesterday he brought us our newest family members, two kittens. Introducing: Merlin and Percy (Sir Percival)! Yesterday was Kitten Welcoming Day. Here they are … Continue reading
The schools have vacation this week. It does affect us, even as homeschoolers. Primarily because we don’t have any sports events this week. Recently we’ve had a lot of basketball practices, basketball games, and indoor soccer games. I’m glad we’re … Continue reading