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Keeping the Tradition and Celebrating Their Success
Thanks everyone for the well wishes for Justus after his calf riding incident. Justus is getting around but gingerly. He definitely favors his leg and it’s still very tender for him. On Monday we headed up to Lake Powell as a treat for Audrey (age 8) since she finished her phonics program. Celebrating my children’s successes is very important to me. Why not celebrate and make the most of our moments with the kids? We were only a year late in going. 🙂 We weren’t able to go last year and promised we would do it this year but we were almost too late since the weather is starting to…
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Learning Geography Along the Way
I’ve seen the idea around for years – place a map on your table and cover it with a clear plastic tablecloth. Then when you are eating you can look at the map and discuss different places. I always liked the thought but never followed through on the idea until my sister implemented it. Ha! You thought you were the only one who needed inspiration, sis? We all do from time to time. My sister has her atlas on the table with a clear protective cover over it. She then places pictures of missionaries who live in the country/continent they are studying onto the map and during the week the children pray for…
