Archive for October, 2011:


thirty one days/ day 4 ~ our reason for homeschooling

Published by in 31 days of sowing and harvest, homeschooling, series on October 4th, 2011
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i’m sure some of you have heard the “rebuttal” that is said in contrast to hillary clinton’s “it takes a village to raise a child.” (“i’ve seen that village and it’s not raising my child!”). i don’t like it either: the anger and, dare i say it, hatred spewed from the mouths of homeschoolers aimed

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thirty one days/day 3 ~ liturgy for our daily work

Published by in 31 days of sowing and harvest, family, homekeeping, series on October 3rd, 2011
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there are days when it comes so easily, so naturally – words of gratitude from my lips, for all the fullness of life around me: i’m a mother, a wife, a teacher, a homekeeper. other times, and sometimes more often than not, i need a bit of coaxing to be thankful for the fullness, the

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thirty one days/day 2 ~ rest

Published by in 31 days of sowing and harvest, faith, family, series on October 2nd, 2011
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what a great way to energetically kick off a new blog series:  ”welcome!  now, let’s rest.” today is sunday.  in the judeo-christian world, sunday is a resting day. when was the last time my sunday was a true sabbath?  i usually spend sunday afternoons/evenings planning for our week: meal planning, homeschool planning, schedule planning, grocery

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31 days…

Published by in 31 days of sowing and harvest, series on October 1st, 2011
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october has long been my favorite month. there is so much pastel beauty in the spring, vibrant primary colors in the summer, but fall is reserved for oranges and rusts, reds, and browns…colors that i’ve always found comfort in. this month, i’m taking part in a blog series called “31 Days” hosted by several bloggers,

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