Month: March 2018

Slice of Life: Day 13

March 13, 2018

Nostalgia We have been homeschooling  our kids for 18 years and that’s a mighty long time.  Maybe it’s too long!  Maybe it’s not long enough because I still doubt myself sometimes. I never had a burning desire to school my children at home.  Those people always seemed a little fringy to me and I definitely … More Slice of Life: Day 13

Slice of Life: Day 12

March 13, 2018

Household Conversations and a  Door Prize Its Monday. …and when my 11 year old came home from art school, he came right to me with this announcement:  “Mom! Somebody said the D-word up at Masters today!” “Oh really?  How’s that?” I asked. “Well, a kid in my class was working at one of the tables … More Slice of Life: Day 12

Slice of Life: Day 11

March 12, 2018

Reflections on The Sunday of Orthodoxy March is a busy time of year at our house, partly because it’s spring sports season, and partly because it’s Lent.  Lent is the 40 day season of preparation that precedes Easter (or Pascha, which is the Hebrew word for Passover). For Orthodox Christians, Lent is one of the … More Slice of Life: Day 11

Slice of Life: Day 8

March 9, 2018

Band happens on Friday. Practice happens on Thursday night. Books, instruments and stand go into the truck Thursday night. Mom crawls into her bed Thursday night with her laptop to write a slice of life. Dad has been asleep every night when mom has gotten into bed. Mom has sliced every night instead of going … More Slice of Life: Day 8