Dec. 7, 2005
Daffodilly
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My
sister, Daffodilly, lives in Iowa (land of many barns), and we talk
every day by phone. I told her I was blogging and she made a trip to
her neighbor's house to see it for herself. She homeschools, too, so we
have been each other's main support group. I have not been at peace
with having many outside activities until I get the homeschooling
better organized and the housework managed better. We had a big change
when my three older daughters made the shift to being gone to work and
school, then one went away to school, one married and moved to another
state, and the third is gone all day to work and school. We are now
learning all over again how to assign chores, keep the laundry up, use
our time productively and have meals ready regularly. My older four are
all graduated from homeschool. I had a space of eight years between the
younger of the four and the older of the next five. For a few years,
the older ones did the laundry, cooked, cleaned, kept up the
correspondence, and kept our lives busy. (all on their own initiative).
Then, suddenly it was back to training the younger ones how to do all
of those things, and realizing there was a lot more to do with a lot
less help. A lot of things I had begun to do I have had to put away,
like needlework projects, writing, etc. It's okay, though as I realize
my magnum opus will be the children and not anything temporal that I
create with my hands. ( I was inspired by Charlotte, of Charlotte's Web, to consider my children as such). I realize the blog is only a part time hobby, as well, so I am doing it for fun, but my entries will probably be sporadic. |
Dec. 1, 2005
A peaceful scene in the mountains
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Dec. 1, 2005
Sat by the brook with my Savior
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I sat by the brook with my Savior, one weekend not long ago.
He spoke in a peaceful whisper, "Rest a while before you go. Look on this scene I've created, cherish the colors and calm, Treasure the time spent resting, refreshing your soul like a balm." This beautiful scene ministered to my soul, one weekend on a retreat somewhere in Virginia. I wanted to share it with my sisters, and friends. I've been homeschooling for nearly 20 years, and sometimes feel a bit strung out. But on this weekend, I felt refreshed as I simply gazed on beautiful scenery, meditating on the genius and kindness of my Beautiful Savior, and knowing that was all he wanted me to do for a day or two. |
Dec. 1, 2005
A bubbling brook
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Nov. 30, 2005
Little Lambs are Leading Me
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My
little lambs are leading me by helping me to set up my blog. They are
showing me how to edit my pictures, change my settings, and come up
with names for my blog that aren't "bo-o-oring". Today we got out the Christmas decorations, tested the tree lights, and in the midst of it all, I decided to set up a blog. My typical MO. No wonder one of my favorite books is If You Give a Moose a Muffin. |
Nov. 30, 2005
A Barn I Love
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