"It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe." ~Muhammad Ali We did something new as a family: indoor rock climbing! This was a fun outing to celebrate our youngest son's 12th birthday. It was a first for us all, and we all got a chance to climb to … [Read more...] about Life lately: it’s March {2021}
We don’t do “bad” grades
When my youngest girl returned to homeschooling last year, we had to work on a mindset shifts about grades. Specifically, that there are no bad grades in our homeschool. Even my son who has never attended school still stressed about bad grades. I suppose this was from hearing his sister worry … [Read more...] about We don’t do “bad” grades
Life lately: Hello, February {2021}
“Instructions for living a life.Pay attention.Be astonished.Tell about it.”~Mary Oliver, Sometimes Hey, look! -- It's my third post already this year. Are y'all still reading? I miss the days when folks regularly commented. Those were the good old days... then again, I'm from ancient … [Read more...] about Life lately: Hello, February {2021}
Acknowledging limits & chasing sunshine
I have no lack of ideas of things I'd love to do. But there's the issue of being a human who has finite time and energy, as well as commitments that may not fall in the category of things I'm excited about but are nonetheless necessary. Like laundry and cleaning the shower and feeding kids and … [Read more...] about Acknowledging limits & chasing sunshine