I was tagged by Tirzah at ‘Yearnin 4 Some Learnin‘. Here are the rules: (1) Link to the person that tagged you. (2) Post the rules on your blog. (3) Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself. (4) Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs. (5) Let each […]
Price Busters, Plaster of Paris, and Pointe Shoes–Our World this Week
Have you ever had a neat blog post written in your head, but when you sat down to type it out, you couldn’t remember one thing? I’m sure it’s because I don’t blog on a daily basis, but tend to carry “blog-worthy” information in my head. Well, I’ll start typing and see what comes up. […]
Free Sushi and The Longest Comment Contest
I had a couple of “academic funnies” that occurred in the last weeks. The first happened after we returned from the fish market. The guy who filleted our tilapia gave me both the filets and boned meat in the middle, which is of no use to me, so I put these out under our oak […]
The lackluster start…but better than many
Our 3-1/2 week break was probably a week too long. Or maybe it was those nagging interruptions in what should have been “normal” schooldays—trips to the car repair shop, meetings at church that forced us to leave earlier than usual, etc. Or perhaps the kids just had too many late nights during the break. Undoubtedly, […]
Focusing Outside of Me (Lesson 14 of I Am…So You Don’t Have to Be)
It’s been a while since I have touched my Bible lessons, and I was anxious to get back! This week’s questions were as follows: 1. We talked of the importance of encouragement when God has called us to task. Has a lack of encouragement or even ridicule ever taken you back to a place of […]