The Homeschool Mother's Journal

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In my life this week… Well, I know that everyone is tired of hearing it...so I'll just say that if you have visited any of the other memes on this blog this week...you know what I've been up to. (Thanks for all the prayers; the kids are on the upswing!)

In our homeschool this week…Not much "formal" learning. Watched a wonderful iMax video on the "Amazon" to supplement our Geography studies of the same. Read some stories. Played the Oregon Trail Game on the Wii, and enjoyed other little things like this whenever any of the children felt up to it as they recover.

Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…Understand that your learning styles, needs, desires, plans, and activities will vary and change along with your state-in-life, family dynamic, and current limitations (which also vary and change along your journey)...it benefits us if we can strive to adapt and adjust, as needed, rather than trying to stick to a plan for the sake of the plan when it's clearly not working for whatever reason at a given point in time.

I am inspired by…good books.

Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…Nowhere...we canceled everything that was on our calendar this week to give the kids plenty of time to rest and recoup.

My favorite thing this week was…holding my sweet Benny in my lap for hours on end. A sick little boy needs/wants his momma...and I am SO happy to be Benny's.

What’s working/not working for us…Our new way of doing "mornings" with the children (all but the eldest two) being woken up for school and coming to the breakfast table at the same time is working out nicely. It has added a more peaceful rhythm to the start of our school day.

Questions/thoughts I have…I often wonder how my children will describe their upbringing and homeschooling experience when they are grown and raising children of their own. I have two married children, it is true...but in particular...I'm thinking of our youngest 7 children; who have never been to outside schools. I look forward to seeing their childhoods through their own "adult" eyes.

Things I’m working on…consistency...in our routines...in discipline...in personal prayer time.

I’m reading…all of my daughter's essays which have piled up in the "needs editing" folder on my desktop.

I’m cooking… simple foods...yogurt w/almonds, cereal, and berries...bow-tie pasta with kidney beans, butter and garlic salt...pork chops & potatoes...things like that.

I’m grateful for…my hearing; which allows me to listen to my children laugh and play together.

I’m praying for…the people of the world who do not yet know the One, True, God.

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Snoozin' on Big Sister :)