We had a great time over the weekend with my parents who came to see their grandchildren in Charlotte's Web. They sat with Papa Rooster's parents. (Can you imagine the grandparently pride contained in those four seats?)
With a late Saturday night cast party and an early Sunday afternoon Strike/Recognition Party, Papa Rooster went alone to the church plant in Kenosha, and the kids and I attended our local, sending church for the first time in months. It was so great to be back there and see old friends.
Today we are restoring order, catching up on school and laundry and creating Halloween costumes for a party tonight. Life never stops!
But in the midst of busy lives, we can still have peace. I loved this post by Ann at Holy Experience, reminding us that "Peace Is a Person." Moms, take a few moments to read this one!
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"Those seeking the life of the spirit should be cheerful and free, and not neglect recreation. Married people must act in conformity with their vocation--but their progress will of necessity be but the pace of a hen." --Teresa of Avila
"Some things God can teach us only very slowly, at the pace of walking, the speed of life." --Arthur Paul Boers, The Way Is Made by Walking
"Some things God can teach us only very slowly, at the pace of walking, the speed of life." --Arthur Paul Boers, The Way Is Made by Walking
- At A Hen's Pace
- What does a hen do all day? Nothing but walk about in endless circles, pecking at this or that--yet she is one of the most creative and productive of God's creatures. Though my days may take me in circles, I pray for the daily fruitfulness of a hen as I nurture the four boys and two girls God has given us.
Quotes to Blog By
"For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly makes all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison."
~Theodore Roosevelt
"Reading makes a man full; conference makes a man ready; writing makes a man exact."
~Sir Francis Bacon
~Theodore Roosevelt
"Reading makes a man full; conference makes a man ready; writing makes a man exact."
~Sir Francis Bacon
O God, you have taught me since I was young, and to this day I tell of your wonderful works.
~Psalm 71:17
"No matter how many kids you might have, I am firmly convinced that a person can find the time to do the things they want to do."
~Dortha, in The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio
“Nothing has really happened unless its been described [in words]. Keep a diary. Don’t let a day pass without recording it, whether something interesting happens or not. Something interesting happens every day.”
~Virginia Woolf
"No matter how many kids you might have, I am firmly convinced that a person can find the time to do the things they want to do."
~Dortha, in The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio
“Nothing has really happened unless its been described [in words]. Keep a diary. Don’t let a day pass without recording it, whether something interesting happens or not. Something interesting happens every day.”
~Virginia Woolf
"The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar and familiar things new."
~Samuel Johnson
"How can I know what I think till I see what I say?”
~E.M. Forster
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1 comment:
J,
I know you never seem to be short on blogging material, but if you're ever up for "taking requests" I would love hear more about something you posted on last year. I looked for the post, but coudlnt find it.
I think I remember you saying that one of your sons was having reading trouble through second grade, and you sent him to public school for 1 year. Is that right? I'm wondering if you could say anything about what it was like to support a late-reader. My son is in second grade, and although he is bright and curious as can be, he is at the bottom of his class in reading (though he does well in everything else). I am desperately trying to figure out how to support him - both in learning to read, and in allowing him space to do it in his own time. The school staff are concerned about him and have begun the process of testing and meetings and all that goes along with that. I feel like I need to be the voice that says "give him time to grow", but its very frightening when they start talking about learning issues, and how he needs to be reading at a higher level NOW. We do lots of reading at home, and he enjoys it..I dont want the joy of reading to be taken from him.
I'm not looking for any answers, just the thoughts of someone else who has supported a child that blossoms in reading at his own pace.
Jen in Seattle
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