Savoring the season

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.

-Ecclesiastes 3:1

Lately I've realized that I'm in a pretty great season. 

There are many seasons in a person's life, and I'm currently in a season of motherhood that's really, well, nice. I'm a homeschooling, stay-at-home mom, which is not easy but is also completely wonderful. I have my boys with me all day, every day. And at this point in their lives, they still really, really like me.

Some presidents had mutton chops (and other things I learned in homeschool this week)

Nothing can make an 8-year old boy cry like some good dictation work.

Instilling character is a lot harder than teaching any academic subject.

Sometimes your child will say things like, "We're reading poetry and discussing rhyme scheme today? YES!" or "Hey! I can use this math in real life!" and your heart melts just a little bit.

Martin Van Buren had some pretty impressive sideburns. Go ahead, Google him.

There is some really fantastic children's literature out there. This week I read Holes by Louis Sachar (ages 10 and up) to judge its content before passing it on to Asher. I could not put the book down.

There's something exhilarating about opening a textbook and realizing you have fewer pages to go than you have already done.

Asher's "Legend of Zelda" birthday party!

I'll admit I was pretty excited when Asher asked for a Legend of Zelda themed birthday this year.