Daily Quiet Times
I don’t want to play the game of religion. I don’t even want to play the game of Christianity. I want to know God and I want to walk with Him. There was a time when I felt secure in my life because of certain ‘religious’ activities, but God has been pruning these things out of my life, showing me how unimportant they really are to relational living. This post about my devotions and quiet times.
My Internet Reading
What do you read when reading it quickly: GODISNOWHERE ? Now read it again. Slowly. What do you read now? 🙂 Hmmm, the placement of a space really makes all the difference eh? Well, I don't have an awful lot to say at the moment. 😯 Actually, that's not true at...
Avatar Movie…an interesting teaching tool
Ah, well I offered my thoughts (in the form of a comment) on a Jeanne's blog post so thought I might as well as post it here as well. Why not, it is my blog after all. Regular readers of my blog will know that we're a Sci-Fi lovin' family. We get to explore all sorts...
The Work of a Teacher
"The actual work of the teacher consists of the awakening and setting in action the mind of the pupil, the arousing of his self-activities… All explanation and exposition are useless except as they excite and direct the pupil in his own thinking…We are now ready to...
When To Start Homeschooling
"When a baby is picked up, spoken to, and loved, he is starting his education as God planned it. For all our lives we are human beings, in an active state of learning, responding, understanding. Education extends to all of life. In fact, an educational system that...
True Education
"True education is a kind of never ending story - a matter of continual beginnings, of habitual fresh starts, of persistent newness." ~J.R.R.Tolkien~
Top Posts of 2009
Best of 2009 Y'know I never can tell how to best write these sorts of posts. Do I count the top 10 as the ones I enjoyed writing the most or the ones that received the most comments or...you know, it's all rather relative to the individual eh? Top 12 posts (according...
Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness with a click
There is something happening on Facebook at the moment. It involves posting a colour as your status update. I had no idea what is was about until a friend asked the same question. Apparently, one is to paste the colour of their bra as an update. A single word is all...
Opening Doors
It’s all too easy for me to say ‘no’. No, no, no! I don’t want my children to remember me as a ‘no mum’. “No” closes doors whereas “yes” opens the door, giving loads of opportunity! Opening the door is like igniting a flame… we never know where it will lead or brightly it will burn. I desire to create an environment that is conducive to pursuing delights, to shape and develop the character traits necessary for a lifelong habit of learning and provide the fuel or rich ideas to stimulate an interest.
We Argued Over Fireproof
I'm probably the last Christian in Australia to see the movie but finally... I watched it! Fireproof, that is. Funny story with it though. I had told Miss A that I wanted to watch it one day when it came out on DVD. So, for an anniversary (in late June) present she...
Read Your Bible Daily
“Read the Bible daily. Make it part of every day’s business to read and meditate on some portion of God’s Word. Gather your manna fresh every morning. Choose your own seasons and hours. Do not scramble over and hurry your reading. Give your Bible the best, and not the...
Update on 'that' thumb
We're off! I'll be packing my bags and heading to Melbourne after all! :party: Regular readers may remember where my 18yodd (the athlete) dislocated her thumb. You can read about it here. She has had it in a splint for the last 3 weeks and today we went back to the...
Read the Bible: Just Do It
Begin reading your Bible this very day. The way to do a thing is to do it, and the way to read the Bible is actually to read it. It is not meaning, or wishing, or resolving, or intending, or thinking about it; that will not advance you one step. You must positively...
In the beginning… a new year
Life... it's full of new beginnings! Unlike yesterday, today is the beginning of a new year. Who knows what this year will bring each family? God, the author and finisher of our faith does! I love a new year. I like new starts. Maybe that's why I get itchy feet and...
The Last Day of the Year
It's the last day... of the year 2009. I've reviewed the year...various aspects of our life and family. Yes, I've taught manners, English, Maths and Science. I've taught life skills, domestic skills, health, fitness and Bible study. It's been a pretty good year. Do...
Costello buys a computer
My sister-in-law sent this to me via email...I immediately thought of my husband and my dad- two wonderful guys who, in their own unique ways, are very funny. Dad, I know you may not completely understand it but you'll appreciate it anyway. 😉 You have to be old...
My New Year's Resolution
Bloom Where I Am Planted, Just Do It, Being Present In Every Moment are a few of the ‘themes’ I’ve had over the years. Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed,for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness is a verse that sums up why I don’t make NY resolutions anymore.
Hang It!
There is something special and beautiful about hanging one's clean laundry on the line. I love the fresh crispness of the clothes... knowing that they've been additionally whitened, brightened and deodorised by the shining sun. I still use the dryer for some things...
A new year…a new look!
I've been at it again...playing around with my site. I just can't help it. I love web design and seeing what I can do next. I was really happy with the look of my previous theme but I wasn't overly impressed with its performance so I went for a new theme. However you...
Reviewing My Online Productivity
I'm reviewing...everything I do online. It's something I do regularly, more than once a year but I do seem to take it more seriously at the end of the year. Why do I blog? Why do I tweet and have a Facebook? Why do I have AussieHomeschool? Why do I have AH Twitter,...