October 2013
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I Do
This summer I was encouraged to read Daughters of Sarah. One of the “wifely instruction” passages holds up Abraham’s wife, Sarah, as an example of obedience saying that she called her husband “Lord.” I had always just thought of this as the quaint wording of the King James Bible, but Ephesians 5:22 gives a similar […]
House projects
Here’s a little of what we have been up to lately: Brian tried his hand at building a few shelves. After much planning on paper he cut the pieces, I sanded and painted, then we put it all together. I gained a whole new respect for planning ahead when every piece fit just right! […]
Fall cuties!
We had a little time yesterday after an activity in town so we decided on a picnic at the pumpkin patch to find some fun. And boy did we find some fun! A few farm animals made up a ‘viewing zoo’ – including an escaped rabbit that roused much discussion. The little goats were entertaining […]
Greenleaf Co-Op
We started a little co-op with our cousins and a family from down the street. We have two age categories – young and younger. I got the idea when talking to another mom who had the opposite schooling strengths as myself and I thought we could benefit from each other. I then persuaded my sisters […]
Phonics with the Cahills
We just finished our third week of school. We learned the letter ‘I’ and Ivy demonstrates how to make one with the wood pieces Daddy and Papa Doc made for us. Flora just wanted to make a stripped “zebra” paper. Her other favorite thing to make is “F” (wonder why?) and somehow in review, all […]
