Have you ever heard a word or phrase that seemingly “stuck” with you? That conversation that you psychologically cannot turn loose? The words are obviously meant to marinate, but the “why” isn’t apparent in the moment. I had this experience a few months ago when I ran into a former coach at our youngest daughter’s […]
“Feeling” What you Read
‘…thoughts–just mere thoughts–are as powerful as electric batteries–as good for one as sunlight is, or as bad for one as poison. To let a sad thought or a bad one get into your mind is as dangerous as l3etting a scarlet fever germ get into your body. If you let it stay there after it […]
The wrap-up of the wrap-ups, 2009-2010
This post, almost a week after our summer has begun, is the epitome of how our end of the year has gone. Sally said it all in her comment about being DONE (with the capital “d”) as defined by her. The only problem is, other schedules dictated how my year ended. With plan A, I […]
Discovery, Discipline, and Discussion
I will take a summer’s break from the Weekly Homeschool Wrap-up meme as we abruptly ended our homeschool year on last week. I use the word ‘abruptly’ because my non-spontaneous nature had planned last week to test, with this week as our last school week. When the other parent in charge of testing materials didn’t […]