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Progress Report
I’ve been ‘on sabbatical’ for just over three months and I’ve been spending very little time at my computer. I’ve been online since 1995 and I’ve never spent so little time on my computer. The interesting (and almost scary) thing is that I’ve not been missing it at all. Real life has been (is) full, busy and time-consuming. I have … Continue reading
Notes for Easter
I’ve just put together some quick notes to help you prepare for Easter with your children. Dates for Easter 2013 are: Maundy Thursday – March 28. Good Friday – March 29. Easter Sunday – March 31. Some information on Easter and Lent traditions: http://www.homeschoolfamilylife.com/why-bother-with-tradition Easy, fun Easter cards for children to make: http://www.homeschoolfamilylife.com/the-easiest-and-most-fun-easter-cards-ever Here’s my famous Hot Cross Bun recipe: … Continue reading
What Will I Do in 2013?
It’s now six months since our youngest child finished homeschooling. After 33 years of mothering and 27 wonderful years of homeschooling, my lovely children are all grown up. And I feel blessed out of my socks to have experienced such a lifestyle! In the past six months I’ve come to fully understand and enjoy the fact that because your children … Continue reading
No Matter How Much You Love Christmas
No matter how much you love Christmas… No matter how organised you are… No matter how much you are enjoying this season of Advent… At some stage over the next two weeks you will have at least one moment when you will wonder why on earth you agreed to do half the things you are doing. You will wonder how … Continue reading
Focus on Saint Nicholas
Who Was He? December 6 is the feast day of Saint Nicholas. Nicholas was a Christian living in the Roman province of Lycia (part of modern day Turkey) during the fourth century. We know very little about his life, except that he was a man of great faith and he became the Bishop of Myra in Lycia. Nicholas was known … Continue reading