Regarding my lack of weekly blogging, I wouldn’t want anyone to get the wrong idea that I have nothing to write about. Quite the contrary…I have so much floating around in my head sometimes that I just don’t know where to begin.

We are technically halfway through the year however, DD has completed a year’s worth of Math and language arts. We’ve decided to just continue with the next level. (Hmmm… and they told me she would very possibly have brain damage…)We’ve picked up writing Strands 3 again after shelving it for a year. We are working on it together with a much lighter heart and relaxed attitude. She's also finished and has really enjoyed her Language Lessons ( from Queen Homeschool) but instead of ordering the next one at this time, we picked up our Intermediate Language Lessons that we already had from last year. We picked it up in the second third of the book as recommended for her age and so far so good. We've both been learning from it. She hasn't complained about it at all. I think the beginning of the book was just a bit easy for her and therefore "boring" to her last year. R is plugging along. He has such a difficult time focusing so I’m constantly being challenged with how to get through that. He has however, really taken off with his spelling and reading this year. Now he stays up late with DD reading chapter books by the light of their wee little book lights. Why do we worry and push and get anxious? Waiting is so right. It all comes together so beautifully when we just back off and let them develop naturally.

We finished our read aloud, Snow Treasure. I am now an official fan of Patricia St John books and if you haven’t read one, don’t wait, get one, read it! I’m ready to order every last one.

We haven’t been doing much science. We got a bit behind because we didn’t have all the supplies on hand and since it doesn’t seem to be following along with our history I think we will just catch up the month we go away. There’s always summer… I’m not too worried about it.

In history we are finally out of Egypt and beginning our study on Ancient Greece. DD has been begging to read Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. I’m constantly reminded how little I learned in public School. It’s so neat to see how it all fits together with the Bible. Our Bible reading is my favorite part of our day. We often read more than what is scheduled and so very often God speaks a message to my heart.

I can’t imagine using any other thing than “My Father’s World“. Learning can be so beautifully simple and so sweetly Spirit-filled