For Today: June 13, 2019

Looking out my window.... the sun is out and the snow is melting. It's actually very warm for January. It feels like spring!

I am thinking... about how I've been slowing down and staying home more.  This past fall/winter I was so busy working, helping friends, and just doing stuff away from home. My word for the year is simplicity. 

I am thankful...for my kitty! We got Opie last march when he was about 4 years old.  I had forgotten how good it is for the soul to have an animal to love.  Christian ,Sophie, and I shower Opie with love everyday. 

One of my favorite things...is homeschooling. I'm so thankful I'm still able to homeschool after 20+ years.  I love learning right alongside my kids. I am truly blessed!

I am creating... a new dance to Michael W. Smith's version of Way Maker.  My friend Kiara has been teaching me how to choreograph; four of us will be sharing the dance with our church in a couple weeks. 

I am wearing...a flowy blue and white skirt, a navy blue shirt, and white, light jacket. 

I am reading.. two books with Sophie right now: The Cross and the Switchblade by David Wilkerson and Streams to the River, River to the Sea by Scott O'Dell. 

I am watching.... a number of YouTube vlogs. A couple of my favorites are 1,000's of Roots , The Minimal Mom, and Megan Fox Unlocked. 

I am listening to... Kpop bands with Sophie. Also, I've been worshiping God with Chris Tomlin's Jesus Messiah.

I am hoping...that Sophie, Andrew, and Isaiah have a wonderful and safe trip to New York City this week.  They are going to see Stray Kids, one of Sophie's favorite Kpop bands in Madison Square garden. Sophie has never been to NY or a Kpop concert, so she is very excited! 

I am learning... more about off grid, tiny house living.  I don't know why I'm so drawn to this lifestyle, but maybe someday I'll be living like this-who knows?

In my kitchen...I've been baking bread and cooking from scratch.  Since I'm home more, I can do this, and it's been relaxing, healthier and more economical.  My son Andrew and I decided to go without sugar for 30 days-we have one more week to go! 

Sophie making cookies (not for me, though!)

In the school room... Sophie started the schoolyear using Easy Peasy All-in-One Highschool online curriculum, but it wasn't going very well.  A few months back we switched to Sonlight for history, and by the end of December she dropped Easy Peasy completely. She is now using a mismatch of curriculum: Sonlight, Total Health by Susan Boe, Algebra 1 Teaching Textbooks, Korean, and Time 4 Writing. 

A moment from my day Christmas Day 2019