we came home from our visit with nana and were welcomed by the beginning of a new school year. surrounded by students we became students ourselves. this year was the first of having both girls in school. i cried a little. we continue to learn from home, exploring the ways in which we can integrate learning and passion, providing opportunity to discover who we are created to be and how our desires are a reflection of the Lords hand in our lives. we play outside. we read together. we make messes with art and fill our minds with math equations. and there are struggles, broken pencils, tears over misspelled words, and the occasional eraser that ends up flying through the air...usually toward another's head. but we are able to do it together, we are able to share in this life together. and i count it a blessing.
we also continue to learn with our co-op group. a group of four to five families who have chosen to learn from home. we meet once a week. we learn together. we learn in community. we learn in love. each family loving all, teaching all, learning from all. we are able to show our children what it looks like to care for others and grow in relationship with each other. they watch as we host, prepare, provide for and care for others. they learn not only during their lessons but in each and every action that goes into it. and i count it a blessing.
