Happy New Year! 2020

I’m a couple of days early, but, Happy New Year! We’re busy this Christmas break, but I want to wish everyone a healthy, happy 2020. Enjoy the last bits of this holiday season!

Christmas Morning Box

This is a great idea that I saw floating around Facebook. It’s a Christmas morning box. It’s filled with batteries, scissors, screwdrivers, trash bags, and anything else you think you might need for the present opening chaos that typically ensues. There’s still time to put one together!

Home is the Important Part

I love this quote by Todd Wilson. It's so true. Education is more than academics. Character is just as, if not more important for our children to develop. I am so grateful for the opportunity that homeschooling has provided in teaching my daughters about the importance of knowing and standing up for our values. Learning at home has, without a doubt, strengthened our relationship. Facts and figures may get forgotten, but I'm confident that we'll remember these days with gratitude.

A Hidden Treasure

We were late in getting our Christmas decorations up this year. Usually, we tackle the task over Thanksgiving weekend, but we’ve been particularly busy this year. Anyway, after a short back and forth over whether to bother putting up outside lights, we decided to do it. Our youngest insisted, lol. As we were stringing lights over the shrubs, we came across one of the nests that a robin made a home in our yard this past summer. That might seem inconsequential by itself, but she added a bright purple ribbon to her little abode. What a precious little sight that was. I don’t know if she’ll be back next summer, or if she’ll reuse the nest at all, but we’re leaving it there as a bright reminder of the promise of summer. Can’t wait to see you again, my little friends!

A Christmas Study

This idea isn’t mine, I saw it online, but it’s a wonderful way to lead up to Christmas. Today is December 1st, so we started reading the gospel of Luke. The book has 24 chapters, and we’ll read one chapter every day, with  the last reading on Christmas Eve. Most years, I feel like I get caught up on the frenzy of the season, which causes me to overlook the real reason for the celebration. This is a simple way to take time every day to pause and reflect. Care to join us?