Mar. 3, 2008 - Learning
Unschooling is such a misnomer for me. It's an ongoing definition. It's a way of life that I read about, other families, trying....living & achieving. And I think about how we are. How we learn.
And then this horrible thing happens, as Mama's (read: me), we question ourselves. I wonder if 2 hours of guitar playing "counts". If learning the fine art of cutting cabbage & slightly cooking it "counts". Identifying the weeds that are stuck to our dog's collar, if it "counts". So many things in my own mind "count". And I'm glad they do. Unschooling for us is this continual identification of what we are interested in at the moment. It changes daily, sometimes hourly. Hours of PBS specials on the "Frontier House" provided digging through History books, maps, updating our 72-hour emergency kits, and a candlelit dinner.
Life is an adventure. It's joyous, pillow fights included. And then it's sad, with a dear Sister of our ward dying in a local hospital. I cry out, and wonder if it matters. And then..........I'm still and hear the sweet voice of my Savior, saying, "Yes, it matters." And as I dig out the paint and look for paper that isn't already stained, I give thanks.
Be Blessed & give yourself permission to let experiences "count"!!
Kelly
Comments
Mar. 4, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by happycamper
I loved that PBS series! We are having an unschool week, part of my eclectic ways, I guess. I am very interested in letting them loose, but then I get scared. We live in a school district that is so competitive and challenging. I wonder if my kids would survive in that environment. I tell you this because I admire you for letting them go and I am a little happy to know you have fears too! (Not that I am happy you have fears...)
Jenn
Mar. 8, 2008 - God Speaking
Posted by Anonymous
One of my favorite songs out now is Mandisa's "God Speaking" off of her new album, True Beauty. If you haven't heard it, you have to down load it off of Itunes. Here are some of the words that speak to me:
..........what if He is somehow involved, what if He is speaking through it all. Who knows how He'll get ahold of us, get our attention to prove He's enough. He'll do and use whatever He wants to, to tell us, "I love you".
God bless, Aunt Lo
