Higher Standards

The Lord is drawing us to higher standards in our educational choices for our children. Basically, if it is not from a Christian source, it is not for us. Yes, that even means no National geographic or other educational dvds from the library. This is kinda hard as you can imagine; we depended on the library for a lot of our resources. We haven’t completely weaned off from the library yet, and sometimes we bend our own rule- but we are trying. There are still a few decent selections (diamonds in the rough )there, but they are getting increasingly harder to find and all the junk one has to wade through to find them! There are so many great Christian based resources/curriculum out there (not free of course) we need not worry about not getting great educational material. This new standard is forcing us to invest more money into the really good stuff out there, which is a good thing. The kids are excited to each get to choose some new, dvd, game, book, manipulative, or science kit each month. Dad and I are excited too! First on our list will be Diana Warings Ancient Civilizations package.

Another Week At A Glance

Yep, another update so soon. As I said, when it rains it pours! The kids have been getting quite a few lessons with Dad lately. He is always sharing with them some new and interesting thing, usually a video on the computer. This past week they learned/watched how cornflakes were made, about immigration and world poverty, and Eugenics. He also gave them a lesson on making coffee, which developed into where electricity comes from, and different types of energy, which also led to a lively discussion about what happens to people when they get electrocuted or struck by lightning. We then took them down to the laundry room to show them all the processes for doing all the laundry (I admit, I had been keeping this chore to myself-well actually Nathan was my helper and knows how to do it all.) German machines are different. They studied and talked about condensation, and about the electrical and plumbing lines down there as well. James is planning some survival excursions in the forest for next spring and a scavenger/treasure hunt using coordinates and a compass. I think we are going to take the kids on a letterbox adventure at a castle nearby. The homeschool group had planned it and then had to cancel- so we might do it as a family. Should be fun- that is right up Jacob’s alley.
Learning time with dad is a wonderful treat, as he doesn’t get to do it as much he’d like because of work. The kids are very responsive.

They also love to listen to preaching or teaching tapes while we are driving as a family. We just started Diana Warings History Alive series- it is truly fascinating, always prompting lots of questions and discussions. We are ordering her Ancient Civilizations package next month- can’t wait!

Friday, Jacob self initiated doing a lesson of math out of his Abeka textbook (instead of using all the myriad of manipulatives and games we have-hmmpf! go figure!) I guess I won’t get rid of all those textbooks after all- they keep getting them out and using them! He had the lesson completed (which was 100%) before everyone had even finished breakfast and getting ready for the day. I think he actually enjoyed it too! I told him it was like detective work, using the clues to solve a problem or mystery. He checked out some Hardy Boys books at the library yesterday. I think he is taking a break from the Circle Trilogy. He has also been writing in his detective journal.

Micah and Jacob made some cool, elaborate paper blow guns that they had learned how to do on youtube. They have quite a bit of force and distance- had to buy a lot more tape yesterday. Micah even attached an ammo box full of shrapnel on his and Jacob’s has a scope.

Nathan and Hannah have worked in their vtecs quite a bit this week, doing some of the games they hadn’t learned yet. Nathan is surprising me more and more with how many letters and sounds he knows. He goes around sounding out words all the time. The other day he was attempting to write words- he knew what they said, anyway. His favorite thing is when it is his turn to sleep with me, and we draw letters on each other’s backs. This is something I have always done with all the kids, sometimes with shaving cream on their backs while bathing. If I’m not mistaking the signs, he will show a real interest in reading soon. He and Eden did some painting this week, and made noodle necklaces and then painted them for the letter N. (I had a hard time keeping Eden from eating them later.) He drew some fabulous drawings of cats, tigers, zebras and other animals with quite a bit of detail, which would be something a much older child than 4 would do. I was quite amazed. He and Hannah got some new puzzles, and they were very excited to do them. Nathan only required a little help. His was a polar bear, and Hannah’s was a horse of course. Nathan picked out several books from the library of various animals, and even a large, thick animal encyclopedia. He also got some books on space and some magic school bus books. These he loves because when he was younger we had a few MSB videos.

Eden is going through a book phase. She has to carry a few around with her EVERYWHERE she goes. Upstairs, downstairs, to the potty, to the car, to bed-gets kinda annoying actually, especially when she screams when they are out of her sight, she drops them, or she thinks that someone is taking them. (We are working on her screaming habit.) She chose a couple at the library yesterday, and every person in the family had read them to her twice I think before the day was done. She barely let go of them to have them checked out. And what a fit she threw at bedtime when I wouldn’t let her sleep with them! Still, I’m glad she is taking an interest in books. She also goes around trying to sing her ABCs and sounding out words like Nathan does. I’m pretty sure she is just mimicking though-but maybe not, she is quite bright, and quite a drama queen! Her favorite thing is having me sing every song I know to her when it is her turn to sleep with me. And playing duck duck goose! She has also taken to wanting to give me massages lately and always wants someone to scratch her back. What a toot she is!

Hannah completed her doll and is so proud! This past week, she has been reading and drawing a lot! Quite frequently she asks me to help her spell some word, so I know she is writing too. Mostly I have been reading On the Banks of Plum Creek, which we just finished and she is so anxious to start the next one that we checked out from the library yesterday. She just loves this book series! I plan to buy her the whole set for her very own soon. Jacob and even Micah also conveniently shows up and hangs around for most of the readings and pretends to not like it by making fun of it a lot. (Jacob got mad one time when we read a chapter without him- and oh how he loathes Nellie Oleson being mean to Laura! That’s the hero in him.) They all go around quoting the books frequently. It has been a lot of fun and great learning!

And what has our aspiring writer been up to? A lot, as usual. When Micah is not working on his book, he is playing guitar, yo-yoing, making weapons out of paper, watching ed. youtube videos or reading. He has also independently been working in his math and grammar books this week. He went to a German church service with his German friend the other evening and was quite moved by the beauty and music. He also allowed me to read some of his book, which is quite fabulous and we had a long discussion about developing character, using similes, and plenty of 5 senses description to help the reader really be there. I was privileged, that he asked me to be his editor! He must have thought I knew what I was talking about. It is great to see him so motivated about writing. His talents and potentials seem to be unlimited. He is also after only two days of yo-yoing, an amature professional- amazing all of us with his death-defying tricks. I say death- defying, because he has come close to whacking a few of us in the head a couple of times. Still, he’s good!
Well, they will be trickling down from the bedrooms soon, so I should go start breakfast.

" I'm So Proud of You!"

The other day Eden( age 2) was mimicking how Nathan has been sounding out words. ex. b b b ball. She thought it was a great game. She made the d sound three times, then yelled out Dog! I thought I would join in and encourage her and said d d dDad! She clapped her hands and said, "Good! I'm so proud of you! You did it!" I quickly realized that she was being the teacher teaching me phonics!

Backwards Day

The other day I declared "Backwards Day" We did everything backwards. We stayed in our pajamas and didn't get dressed till that night. We ate in our rooms instead of at the table. I cooked pasta, rolls, and corn(no salad of course/ nothing healthy, that would be bad)in the morning for our "supper". We likewise had cereal and toaster strudles for "breakfast" that night. Poor James, didn't know what he was walking into when he got home. And the kids personal favorite-No chores or any responsibility!, and video games(nice educatioanl ones of course), during the week( gasp!) After each playing around of 20 min. however, the ugliness springing out of them put a stop to it pretty quickly. My point was to have fun in making a point, not to actually cause them any harm. They did not like however, when I said," Now, since we don't do structured"school" like the rest of the world does, normally, today we are! We will sit at the table with textbooks, and do every unrelated subject over the next 8 hours straiht, only breaking for lunch. I will cram as many facts into your head as I can whether or not you are ready developmentally for it and expect you to know them for the test later." Oh the look of horror and shock on their faces! Of course I did not follow through, like I said I did not want to harm the children, only make a point, which was made well enough by just proposing it. And what was the point you ask? Was there method and meaning to this madness?
Yes, actually.
The whole thing was an object lesson on Isiaih 5:20,21. Where God says " Woe unto them who call evil good and good evil, who call darkness,light and light darkness."(not exact quote)
We discussed many of the things the world says are good but showed scripurally where God says it is bad. Some examples were having lots of money( that's a biggie and sooo pervasive in our society) Getting lots of education so as to get the most amount of money and glory. Woman's rights, for ex.( not that I am for woman being abused wrongly by their God given authority,namely men)Rights such as abortion, equal ability/standing and pursuit of "fulfilling careers". Society implies that being a"barefoot and pregnant" housewife and supporting and being in subjection to your man is shameful. When in fact, the Bible teaches that we are to be keepers at home, submiting to our husbands, bearing much fruit(which the bible calls a blessing for women) and raising and training that fruit in the ways of the Lord. This is the highest calling one could ever hope for(and the most challenging and personlly fulfilling, I might add) These lies perpetuated in the world are a big part of why the infrastructure of the family and consequently society is deteriorating so fast. Women's selfish needs and ambishons for personal fulfillment have replaced there sense of duty to the detriment of there family. Some even put there kids in daycare as babies although they don't have to go to work, because as one woman told me, she "needed a break and didn't want to get burned out", as if children are a terrible burden instead of the most incredible joy that they are. Same said woman even said that the doctor, at her childs check up, and the child's psycologist advised her to keep her child in daycare so the child wouldn't be clingy, although there was known abuse to several children there, that even this woman admitted to me she had seen the adverse effects of in her child! Wow! talk about backwards! I hope my words had an effect on her. And we wonder why there is such vast rifts in parent/child relationships-duh!?! I didn't really mean to get on a soap box, but I guess I take it personally where the essence, purity, nobility, beauty and purpose of a woman is so perverted and destroyed and the children suffer for it.( And I daresay the woman too!) ( breathe, smooth red hair- If I were a preacher I'd be wiping the spittle off my chin and the sweat off my brow!-hmmpf!)
Let's not forget immunizations and modern medicine, especially the whole corrupt cancer racket. DON"T get me started on that- research it yourself!
There are more subtle things too, like industrialization and pasturized milk.

Things that the the world says are bad, that God declares "Good" are homeschooling(self-righteous wierdos), religion(what a crux for a weak mind!),rural living(how uncivilized, just a hand laborer), living simple with few possesions, and large families(gross,what's wrong with you? Are you ever going to get fixed" ie, willfully sterilized?!?!)I guess lots of kids would be bad if you viewed them as estranged, burdensome, little monsters(product of society and public school). Ouch that was harsh.(What's wrong with me today?)

Anyway, we know that human nature and the carnal mind is enmity against God, but woe unto them. It is our duty as parents to keep our children from falling into satan's traps though these false, anti-scriptural worldviews. Enough said. I think it was a very effective and eye-opening object lesson for the kids, who admitted that although some of these things might be fun for a day or so, eventually they would be sick of it, and not to mention run out of clean clothes and dishes. So although we may seem backwards to the world, it really just depends on where the front is and which way you are facing. So go and live a "backwards" life!

From a Poetic Genius

Wanted to share Micah's first real poem.(Even though he is a romantic visionary/entertainer, he is after all, still male) This is his first unrevised/unedited draft. Enjoy!

Monday, November 15, 2010Pipe Monkeys
This poem was inspired when my dad and I were doing laundry in a hotel we were staying at.
My dad pointed out a strange, taping sound coming from one of the sinks. I imagined that it was a monkey hitting the pipes with his hands like it was a bongo. Enjoy!


Pipe Monkeys

In the cabinet of the kitchen in the hotel where I am,
Some monkeys gather round and one begins to jam,
They all crowd around him and he hits the pipes,
Make'n a beat,
I move my feet and it feels so sweet,
I start to wonder, "who is this guy",
I love how he plays those pipes but why
I have to meet this dude,
But first,
I need to get some food.


So, after my snack,
I plan my sneak attack,
On knowlege,
My quesions fill my mind like a forrest is filled with folige,
I opened the cabinet under the sink,
Out seeped a horible stink,
"The monkeys!" I thought,
I was so happy I cried,
When I finished,
I stepped inside,
It was dark, there was no light,
Then suddenly it was bright!

The room was lit by srobes,
And red and blue probes!
Then the monkey's beautiful beat rang out,
It began with tap tap tap boom!
Then exploded into a flowing river of impressive piping moves'
That rang through the room,
"Wow, he's good!" I marveled,
I pushed through the crowd and stood at the front of the stage,
The monkey who played was a dark shade of beige,
He wore a blonde surfer's wig,
And a pair of sun glasses that Elvis would really dig,

All eyes were now on me,
The music stopped and the room was in a strange hush,
The monkey took out a combe and gave his wig a brush,
Then he spoke,
"Hello Mr.Mcgee. May, I call you Micah?"
I was shocked. Finaly I spoke "Sure" I said,
"Good. Now come on up here, and give these pipes a slide."
"Really? I can?"
"Yeah! I really like you human folk. By the way my name is Dan.",
So, I climbed on stage and played a beat that I learned,
I found the music gave my heart every thing for which it yearned,
Dan joined in and the monkeys were dancing again,
Then, when it was 2:10 p.m,
I played one last flop!,
Then the music came to a shattering stop,
I said I had to do chores,
And was met with a lot of "what ifs" and "ors",
I said I really must go,
and my departure was slow,
Then after promising to come back tomarrow for the last time,
I heard my cell phone chime,
I told my mom I was on my way,
As I left I told myself I would never forget that day,
When the pipe monkeys taught me how to play.
-Micah Mcgee


NOW I know why it takes him so long to do his chores!lol!

Aquadrom

We all went to the Aquadrom today for a field-trip with the homeschool group. All I can say is "WOW!" The Germans really know how to do these indoor swimming resorts. I think I counted 6 indoor pools and 3 outdoor ones- all heated, not including the suana. Indoor slides and diving boards, kiddiepools, and wading pools; there truely is somthing for everyone. Everyone's favorite was the outdoor circular, heated, saltwater therapy pool. Hannah especially swam like a fish here, even in water over her head, because she was so buoyant. Nathan used floaties and loved being independant. There was a whirlpool-like current around the outer edge, that you could ride around on. It also had a lounge area in the middle, sauna benches here and there, a massage waterfall, and bubbling geyers that spring up periodically. It felt wonderful! All our friends were there and it was so great for everyone to have an outing! We ended the day with a stop to the PX to get yoyos and pizza! They are all currently practicing yo-yo tricks in their rooms while waiting for lights out.

Riding the Wave!

This week has been especially full of activity and learning. It seems that it comes in bursts or waves, with times of intellectual resting in between.

Micah has been aspiring to be a writer. He has been writing poems, short stories, and is working on a book. He found a writing contest he plans to enter as well. He set up a computer in his room just for writing. He has been seeking out all the grammar, spelling and vocabulary books he can find and working in them. (He even asked me to buy more!) In addition, he has done a lot of research on line about publishing one’s work. He has begun his own blogspot (www.micahmcgee.blogspot.com) for sharing his works. He came up to me yesterday asking, “How did you get to be such a good speller.” I told him, “ Wanting to be, first of all, and reading a lot!” I’ve seen improvement in his spelling and mechanics already in this past week. He likes to come down after studying in his room and use sentences with new big words that he learned in a vocabulary book that we have, hoping to stump me. (He’s even using a thesaurus to better his writing!) He is bombarding his dad as well, with his writings and with much enthusiasm (at bedtime and when he’s at work as well). James loves writing, language, grammar, and prides himself on editing. (He is a court reporter, after all- one of the best!) So he is the guru around here. It is great to see them “bonding” through this common interest. Micah never does anything half way.( except perhaps sometimes his chores. lol) It is always a wonder and delight to see him on a learning streak.

This has in turn inspired Jacob who has started a detective business and is keeping a journal for it. He keeps begging us to hire him for jobs. He has solved a couple of missing items mysteries. (Which reminds me, I owe him some money.) He has been reading several detective mystery type books such as Jigsaw Jones and scientific books like Popular Mechanics for kids-how to make certain gadgets and electronics. He needs some black electric tape to make a homemade camera. This is the time to strike when the iron is hot. This is what I do; I help them when motivation is high (or encourage, motivate and direct when it is low), helping them find the right resources and tools, and library books to explore an area, before they move on to a new interest. Jacob also got interested in mine and Hannah’s doll-making. In one day, he drew up a pattern, cut, sewed, and stuffed all the pieces, and made himself a little super hero guy complete with cape. He drew on his clothes and face with marker. Jacob has seldom been without a little stunt figure guy, (you may NOT EVER call it a doll!) and well, since Woody lost his head and had to be trashed last week, Jacob just made his own. I was VERY impressed to say the least.
Hannah and I are finishing with her doll. WE sewed on arms, hair, eyes and lips yesterday. We have to sew on more rows of hair and then adjust the dress a little. She worked on a lot of it by herself, when I was doing other things. It is actually turning our very nice, and her stitching is greatly improving. WE also sat down one afternoon with a health/body book and learned all about the reproductive system. She had been asking a lot of questions lately and wondering what certain things were in the bathroom, so we sat down (Jacob joined us as well) and learned all about the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and all that good stuff. They were very quiet (in shock maybe) afterwards. Jacob later said he learned a lot.
She continues to read to Nathan almost every night. In addition to that, she and I have done a lot of oral math here and there. Also this week, she and Micah made a delicious chocolate cake all by themselves.

Everyone drew and wrote more letters to family and friends this week.
Also today, the boys read and learned all about the physics behind yo-yos. We are getting some for their educational enrichment!

Oobleck!

What a week!
The weather started out nice and ended cold and nasty. Still we had our outing to the base on Tuesday to meet friends at the skate park and got milk from the farm. Other friends came over on Wednesday and James was off on Thursday.

Jacob and Micah made up world's for themselves on paper. A new name, job(they were pro skaters of course with a million $ day income) they had a budget, complete with house payment, cars, grocery/ bills etc. They made detailed drawings of their mansions rooms( complete with game rooms and indor skate park, walls lined with skateboarding equipment in their pro shop) Many, many pages of detailed drawings and figures. I hadn't seen them so excited in a long time. James and I got a big kick out of it. However, I was a little disturbed to see what their dream life was like and what they valued. Anyway, I guess that can be classified as math.
James had them both do the budget with him and pay bills(which is probably what inspired them)More Math!

Jacob and Micah are reading the Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekkar as well as Samuel Morris. This is adult level reading. They both have been writing in their journals as well.

Their use of the vtechs have slowed a bit.
Nathan slept with me one night and we took turns writing letters on each others backs and guesing them. He learned a couple of new ones and still remembered them and was able to draw them a couple of days later.
Nathan does several pages in his preschool book just about every day, and likes me to read to him a lot. He draws, cuts and colors a lot too. We(Hannah, Nathan, Eden, and I) played several indoor games yesterday. Duck Duck Goose, and Mother May I and Jesus Says. They were hysterical to watch! Eden had no clue what she was doing but she loved touching everyone on the head and saying "duck" and then running and screaming through the house. It was a blast- good exercise and listening skills anyway.
Hannah and I started a doll today that we had a pattern for. She plans to send it to her child she is sponsering in India. She has been itching to use her new sewing basket(complete with all supplies that she got for her birthday. Nathan hung out and watched and was very interested and even helped do some of the stuffing.
She and I did more abacus work and oral review of facts while sewing together.
I had a discussion with her about suffixes, prefixes, root words, and tenses.
She has started a habit of reading to Nathan and Eden at bedtime while I am getting ready for bed.

She and Nathan earned money for massaging my feet and back and put it in the can for GFA. AAAhhhhh

I took the 3 younger ones to the forest and field the other day and we gathered more plantain which is drying now. Hope to get a lot more nettle and dandelion before the weather gets too bad.
We made some eczema cream- WEeelll actually...., the first batch turned out to be OOBLECK because I added way too much actual insides of many aloe vera leaves. So now it is a rubbery, green slime- rubs in well though. The second batch turned out to be a lotion instead of cream, cause too much liquid. Think I'll stick to salves next time(sigh)The ingredients in both were: plantain, comfry, calendula, olive oil, cocoa butter, beeswax, tea tree oil, rosemary oil, water, and borax, and aloe vera in the goop. Big mess- Big fun!
In the oven we are infusing a very potent antibiotic containing, olive oil, garlic, olive leaf, oregano, thyme, basil, and comfry.(Sounds like it'd be good on pasta!) I will make a salve out of half and leave the rest as an oil to rub on externally or eat on pata and salad). Should be good!

Tonight the homeschool group got together for a potluck and Bunko! We had so much fun with our friends!!! Can't say we didn't get plenty of socialization this week!

Vtecs and Tobogganning

Well, it’s been too long since I updated. I have an ongoing battle with computers (and procrastination!)- I really dislike them. So, here is all that I can remember by now. Sorry, it’s gonna be long.

The kids and I made/wrote overdue Thank You and Get Well Soon cards last week.
Music continues to flow from Micah’s room on a continual basis. I bet if I bring the keyboard back into the living room the others will get into it again.

We are almost done with On the Banks of Plum Creek. It has provoked a lot of discussion. We made the vanity cakes, which were a big hit! We also checked out from the library The Little House Cookbook- I think we will make a dessert today.

I got a little antsy and made them all do some math recently- albeit was with manipulatives, not workbooks- still, I don’t want them forgetting what they already know. I was relieved to see that they hadn’t and that they were already at the next level of development in understanding concepts. Hannah has been adding and subtracting simple fractions with ease when we are cooking. She helped me make a big meal of chicken strips, mashed potatoes, gravy, buttermilk (kefir, actually) biscuits, corn on the cob, green beans, and iced tea. She is looking forward to being my Thanksgiving Dinner cook’s helper this year and keeps bugging me to make a menu. I showed her place values and she could see and understand thousands and adding in 100s with the abacus.

Nathan surprised me with being able to add and subtract with the dominoes. He then did a project of making his own paper dominoes. He is also showing interest in telling time. I don’t think he is ready to count in fives, but he could probably memorize the position’s names.

We got the kids laptop v- techs, which has produced mass amounts of time working with spelling and math. Jacob has a cool spy one (Micah even plays it) that even teaches French, German and Spanish, over a hundred activities, games, in every subject- they are truly amazing. Jacob has gone to the next level of division on it. Sometimes I have to take them away, so they’ll do other things. Hannah’s reading level has jumped probably a whole grade since we got these, and so has her confidence- she is reading most anything she looks at now- and initiating to even read in her green reader( these are good wholesome Amish readers.) Nathan’s has about 8 games in 5 areas including music which is Eden’s favorite (she thinks it is hers) Nathan is generous and shares it a lot. He is wanting to learn lowercase letters (he hasn’t quite got 100 % of uppercase yet, but I see no reason not to go ahead and teach him)
He has on a couple of occasions lately, gotten his preschool workbook out and done several sheets in them as well (he still loves his workbooks!-makes him feel so grown-up!) Yesterday when we were at the park he started drawing in the sand all the letters he knew. I was surprised that he knew some that I didn’t think he knew (like Q) I think I will give him more structure since he seems to want and thrive in that. He has enjoyed many animal books from the library such as, sea lions, pandas, marsupials and insects. It seems I read endlessly to them. He is always very interested in our Swimming Creatures of the 5th Day book and always has lots of questions.

Micah and Jacob read a couple of chapters in Samuel Morris (a missionary book) every night. We took a break from Amy Carmichael –they were getting a little burned out on it and it was very slow and uninteresting for the first half.

We have started a structured Bible regimen that I feel God is leading us to do. We started in Matthew and are reading a chapter a day and then reread it in the comic book bible. We occasionally do a different devotion if the Lord leads or we have a time issue. They seem to enjoy it. I no longer let Eden or Nathan roam or play on their own during this time. They are getting better, although I have to stop very often and ask Nathan questions to make sure he is listening-this is frustrating for the older ones, but great for building patience in them. (Double whammy!)

Each of the children has adopted/sponsored a child from Gospel for Asia ($30/month). They picked children that share the same birthday, gender, and close age. They have also vowed to give up junk food/eating out and do extra chores to earn the money. (I gave up disposable diapers-which has motivated me to finish her potty training-another double whammy!) Hannah put in her $5 euros for the ice-cream outing that she earned for finishing her reader. We have an old antique, rusty “seeds” tin that we are keeping the money in. We plan to put their children’s pictures on it. They occasional add it up and see how much they need to earn. WE also put out an ad on the homeschool website for additional odd jobs. I would love to see how long they stay motivated- hoping for perseverance.

WE all enjoyed a field trip; I guess you could call it, last Saturday. WE went on a downhill toboggan run for a friend’s birthday party. Two people per car could fit and they had total control of the speed and brakes, which made it fun for everyone. It was on a gravity track that wound down the mountainside- very beautiful!
The boys have spent many an hour in the woodshop (the floor is covered in shavings most times!) They have made swords, boats, and daggers. Jacob came up once with his hands covered in dark brown stain and couldn’t get it off!

Their skateboard phase is dwindling a bit. However they just built a whole skateboard park for their fingerboards and gave it to their friend for his birthday. These were elaborately and painstakingly made with rulers, cardboard, wire, and hot glue, and then decorated. Micah gave Jacob his PRO-BOARD! He felt led by the Lord to do so. I couldn’t help but be pleased; he really hears and responds obediently to God often. This, above all else, is our goal as parents/teachers. The generosity they often show each other also pleases our hearts.
Well, as you can see, we are all continuing to learn many things and grow together every day. They are truly a joy to be with, and I think I am the luckiest/blessed mom alive!