subtitled bats and unwashed silverware...:)
Our daughter has been given a worksheet for her math assignment this morning. it reads:
Kassidy Wednesday, 31 August, 2011 Math
For each situation, tell whether you
ADD (draw a + or "flop the bunny") OR
SUBTRACT (draw a - or "burp the frog")
*note to reader, your blogger can not copy the penned illustration that accompanies, 'tis a shame!
1. There are 2 clean spoons on the table and 5 clean spoons in the drawer. How many clean spoons do we have? _________________________________
2. There are 8 people who need clean spoons. How many more spoons must be washed? ____________
3. After everyone has a clean spoon, a bat swoops down and eats 4 of the spoons. How many spoons are left?_____________________________
4. The bat flies to his cave and puts the 4 spoons with 6 others he has. How many spoons does the bat have altogether? ____________________________________________
living simply at home with kids, enjoying new thoughts, placing the heart at the fore
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Cooling down for the Fall in Michigan!
Something is astir in our household today. During playtime, I was cleaning one of the children's rooms when I realized how quiet it had become. James then headed me off at the pass and told me I was nOT alowwed to go downstairs, the kids were having a Kids Council! Silly me said, Oh, Wow! Can I come?" (I still think I qualify as a kid lol) "Not this time, Mom! was the answer. Hmmm. Maybe because tomorrow is my birthday, and they found out about it...we'll see.
So I just now took a break and while the crickets chirped in the sandy grasses outside, I watched Courtney's video, we are gearing up too study I John this fall. It is so great to be in God's Word with other homeschooling Mommies. I know I need the energy I draw from group study!
http://www.goodmorninggirls.org/2011/08/its-almost-time-to-begin/
So I just now took a break and while the crickets chirped in the sandy grasses outside, I watched Courtney's video, we are gearing up too study I John this fall. It is so great to be in God's Word with other homeschooling Mommies. I know I need the energy I draw from group study!
http://www.goodmorninggirls.org/2011/08/its-almost-time-to-begin/
Thursday, August 18, 2011
GTM Got ten minutes? a busy Mom's 10 minute readings
TOPIC~FUTURE
A future awaits those who seek peace.-Psalm 37:37
If you have time, read:
Romans 8:28: God works for the good of those who love him
Romans 8:38:Nothing can separate us from God's love
I Corinthians3:18-23: The future is ours in Christ
A future awaits those who seek peace.-Psalm 37:37
If you have time, read:
Romans 8:28: God works for the good of those who love him
Romans 8:38:Nothing can separate us from God's love
I Corinthians3:18-23: The future is ours in Christ
Friday, August 5, 2011
A sugar-induced wakefulness, a heart to heart, and a pcqd...
Keith marched across the deck with his plastic flavor ice frozen popsicle bag clamped into his mouth, and a this-is-my-second-one-to-boot energetic voice, "Mom! If I am going to grow to be a big, BIG boy, I'm going to have to eat a LOT of these!" Was it his facial expression, his spunky mood, or his sugar induced optimism that made me laugh out loud for real?
His optimism cracked me up…he really thought I might consider his line of thinking with some sobriety, and THAT was just funny. Popsicles on the porch time came to an end and "the littles" were sent to bed, while I sat for a little down time with Jessie, who had a few pretty heavy things on her mind. Having indulged in a few popsicles myself, I was actually wakeful enough to wisely hang around and stay available, a skill I am trying to work harder on as mom of 6. So, while we smacked down mosquitos who love mommymeat, and cheered on a bat that periodically would circle down from the house roof, we talked about some troubling relational things cropping up with her siblings.
I had to sit on my Mrs. Fix-It impulse, and try to listen, not solving much at first, but try to get her to think of skills or tools she needs to deal with the "stuff" of sibling life…all in all some stories were swapped and I hope she went away with some new thoughts and, please, God~ a secure feeling that her mom and dad are here for her and really want to help. I am thankful to the Holy Spirit who helped me talk less and wait more, reminding me that, no, the dishes, the floor and the bedtime routines can wait just this one time…
Tonight, I read what I will call my Pretty Cool Quote of the Day. It is from Sally Clarkson's book "The Ministry of Motherhood" as she discusses the Gift of Training. She says,
" I have often prayed that my children become mature believers but my mother-heart never wanted them to have pain. As I was praying about this, I realized that in order for someone to become a general, he has to make it through many battles…We (parents) are the officers who help them prepare for the battles they will face in their lives."
Am I shaken and underconfident so often during my day to day because of the enormity of this task? Is it the charge to prepare my kids for that which is unknown to me, that cows me in disciplines of my daily living that would help me accomplish the seemingly impossible? I echo the apostle Paul when I say, "Who will deliver me from this body of death (or failure, or underpreparedness, or frailty)~ Thanks be to God! Who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
Popsicles may not quite do it, but the mother-heart given to Him, even one housed in an imperfect servant like me, may make a dent in this world yet
His optimism cracked me up…he really thought I might consider his line of thinking with some sobriety, and THAT was just funny. Popsicles on the porch time came to an end and "the littles" were sent to bed, while I sat for a little down time with Jessie, who had a few pretty heavy things on her mind. Having indulged in a few popsicles myself, I was actually wakeful enough to wisely hang around and stay available, a skill I am trying to work harder on as mom of 6. So, while we smacked down mosquitos who love mommymeat, and cheered on a bat that periodically would circle down from the house roof, we talked about some troubling relational things cropping up with her siblings.
I had to sit on my Mrs. Fix-It impulse, and try to listen, not solving much at first, but try to get her to think of skills or tools she needs to deal with the "stuff" of sibling life…all in all some stories were swapped and I hope she went away with some new thoughts and, please, God~ a secure feeling that her mom and dad are here for her and really want to help. I am thankful to the Holy Spirit who helped me talk less and wait more, reminding me that, no, the dishes, the floor and the bedtime routines can wait just this one time…
Tonight, I read what I will call my Pretty Cool Quote of the Day. It is from Sally Clarkson's book "The Ministry of Motherhood" as she discusses the Gift of Training. She says,
" I have often prayed that my children become mature believers but my mother-heart never wanted them to have pain. As I was praying about this, I realized that in order for someone to become a general, he has to make it through many battles…We (parents) are the officers who help them prepare for the battles they will face in their lives."
Am I shaken and underconfident so often during my day to day because of the enormity of this task? Is it the charge to prepare my kids for that which is unknown to me, that cows me in disciplines of my daily living that would help me accomplish the seemingly impossible? I echo the apostle Paul when I say, "Who will deliver me from this body of death (or failure, or underpreparedness, or frailty)~ Thanks be to God! Who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
Popsicles may not quite do it, but the mother-heart given to Him, even one housed in an imperfect servant like me, may make a dent in this world yet
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