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Conflicts Between Siblings
Everyday has its moments of anger and strife among the kiddos. Usually an argument erupts over a toy or hurtful words. More often than not, the offended child will come to me to try and make things right. I have talked with the older kids about trying to work out their disputes before coming to…
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To Answer a Few Questions
We officially started schooling when Hannah was ready for Kindergarten. She was 5 years and 5 months. Benjamin was 4 and 1 month. Noah was 2 and 8 months. Abbey was almost 12 months. We read lots of books, which was something that all four enjoyed. Abbey was still taking morning and afternoon naps. If…
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Our Day
We study our three Rs in the morning.I usually teach Math first. We do all the counting and calendar stuff together. While I am teaching one child his or her lesson, the others are reviewing math facts with cards and doing a fact sheet. We keep rotating until we are all finished. After math, we…
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A Good Lord’s Day
We nudged one another out of bed this morning and out the door on time this morning. The fellas were handsome and the young ladies were darling. The parents were the parents. We heard a stirring sermon on the glory of God displayed in creation. The pastor expounded on days four through six. I was…
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The Routine
In my efforts to live a more disciplined life, I set about creating a schedule for myself. So far, the only thing I have managed to do is ignore my schedule. I would say that I live better within a routine rather than a rigid schedule. I pretty much do the same things everyday, in…
Leslie Wiggins 