learning at home
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what I learned in june
Today I’m linking up with Emily P. Freeman at Chatting at the Sky to share what we learned in June. Here’s what Emily has to say about the practice: “At the end of every month, we have a regular practice here of looking back before moving forward. While some of the deeper, more in-process things I may keep Continue reading
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mid-year goal check in…
Today is Day 175 of 365 in 2015. By next week, next Wednesday to be exact, this year will literally be half over. In keeping with a theme of my year, I wanted to do a mid-year progress report with some goals I have set for myself. Well before this year started, I began thinking Continue reading
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the state of our garden: week 009
[image source: Canva] It is officially week nine of our garden project. We have had some difficulty with our squash and zucchini; they got a type of worm and neither of the plants survived. Ryan pulled them up and has been carefully watching all of our other goodies. To see the full list of what Continue reading
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teach them diligently [written correspondence]
Welcome to the sixth installment of my Teach Them Diligently series. If you’re new here and would like to see the other topics, click below. January [ironing] February [the oven] March [saving] April [safety] May [purging] One of my goals for this year is to continue teaching my children some skills to make them more independent Continue reading
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on being known
My girls are trying out the neighborhood swim team this summer. They are only two of nearly 100 kids on the team. As newcomers and young swimmers among a dozen coaches, they haven’t exactly made a name for themselves. They are working hard and having a great time with their friends. Mae and Kate enjoy Continue reading
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the state of our garden: week 007
The time is finally here that we have been able to partake in the bounty of our garden! Yay!!! This is week seven, counting forward from week zero when Ryan put plants into the ground. [For the record the above photo is a stock image from Canva. We didn’t plant radishes!] Anyway, about two weeks Continue reading
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you are what you read: episode 004
I began this series a few months ago with the intention of further exploring an issue that is near and dear to my heart: reading. In episode 001 I introduced some hopeful topics; in episode 002 I shared about my favorite book, the Bible; in episode 003 I wrote about the benefits of having a Continue reading
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what I learned in may
Today I’m linking up with Emily P. Freeman at Chatting at the Sky to share what we learned in May. Here’s what Emily has to say about the practice: “At the end of every month, we have a regular practice here of looking back before moving forward. While some of the deeper, more in-process things I may keep Continue reading
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teach them diligently [purging]
Welcome to the fifth installment of my Teach Them Diligently series. If you’re new here and would like to see the other topics, click below. January [ironing] February [the oven] March [saving] April [safety] One of my goals for this year is to continue teaching my children some skills to make them more independent of me. A Continue reading
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you are what you read: episode 003
For a full listing of topics I hope to cover on this issue, click here. Last month I wrote about my favorite book. See that post here. Today, as summer is practically here and many summer reading programs are amping up, I wanted to dedicate this post to the benefits of having a library card! Continue reading
elizabeth Claire Wood 