8.18.2009
Follow My Blog
Hey, friends, I just added the Google Friends thingy on the sidebar, so please feel free to add yourself and follow my blog effortlessly! :) Don't everyone rush now all at once to be the first! :)
More Great Books
I found a couple of helpful books at our local library this summer. The Organized Home Schooler by Vicki Caruana and The Ultimate Book of Home Schooling Ideas by Linda Dobson. I keep renewing them because they are just so chock full of useful information. Definitely books I would like to add to my bookshelf permanently!
I was really encouraged by the first book, The Organized Home Schooler. The author packed in so much scripture that I felt refueled for this daunting adventure facing me. Here are just a few of the verses she shared.
Of course, Philippians 4:13 "I can do everything through him who gives me strength."
2 Timothy 1:7 "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, and love and self-discipline."
I Corinthians 14:33 "For God is not a God of disorder but of peace."
Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
All very familiar verses to me, but when applied to a specific area of one's life, they encourage immensely yet again! I think I will be laminating some of these verses on little cards and plastering them all around my laptop screen and around the window above my kitchen sink. (The two places I seem to spend a majority of my time.)
Have you read any great books lately? About homeschooling, or anything else, for that matter. I'm always up for a great book recommendation! I LOVE books! Can't wait to see my son actually reading a book all by himself!
I thought potty training was going to be an insurmountable task. This is definitely a bigger mountain to climb. But I know we'll climb it, and we're looking forward to the challenge! :)
I was really encouraged by the first book, The Organized Home Schooler. The author packed in so much scripture that I felt refueled for this daunting adventure facing me. Here are just a few of the verses she shared.
Of course, Philippians 4:13 "I can do everything through him who gives me strength."
2 Timothy 1:7 "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, and love and self-discipline."
I Corinthians 14:33 "For God is not a God of disorder but of peace."
Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
All very familiar verses to me, but when applied to a specific area of one's life, they encourage immensely yet again! I think I will be laminating some of these verses on little cards and plastering them all around my laptop screen and around the window above my kitchen sink. (The two places I seem to spend a majority of my time.)
Have you read any great books lately? About homeschooling, or anything else, for that matter. I'm always up for a great book recommendation! I LOVE books! Can't wait to see my son actually reading a book all by himself!
I thought potty training was going to be an insurmountable task. This is definitely a bigger mountain to climb. But I know we'll climb it, and we're looking forward to the challenge! :)
8.17.2009
A Change of Scenery
I need a change of scenery occasionally to jump-start my creativity. So I'm trying plaid out on the blog for a while!And things are about the change around here! It's been five years of minimal schedules and roughly outlined goals and deadlines since I've been a stay-at-home mom. But we are about to enter the world of reading, writing, and arithmetic, requiring a bit more structure and schedule for our daily activities. I'm excited, but a little anxious.
Definitely looking forward to watching the little one grow and learn! And I'm hoping the 3 yr. old will pick up some of what his older brother is learning along the way. :)
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