by Marissa | Nov 11, 2014 | 2014, Art, Daily Rhythm, Homeschool, Image-Update, PursuingBeauty, reading/literacy, Uncategorised
Part of my school plan for the girls is that we will do an artist study for a couple of months at a time. This includes studying their style, medium, personal life and most of all the beautiful images that they create. This might sound a little much for a four and six...
by Marissa | Mar 4, 2014 | 2014, Daily Rhythm, GrowingFamily, Homeschool, Image-Update, Kathleen, Uncategorised
I love that with some simple intentional steps, it’s possible to encourage kids to learn through their natural curiousity. I don’t think that my kids are unique in that they are thirsty to learn about and understand their world; I see the same thirst in so...
by Marissa | Nov 26, 2013 | 2013, Daily Rhythm, Farm, Image-Update, Uncategorised
Dull November brings the blast, then the leaves are whirling fast. Susan Coolidge Dull. As Aneliese’s rhyme of the month describes, that about sums up November for me. It’s quite honestly a difficult month for me. It’s grey, grey, grey with only brief...
by Marissa | Nov 13, 2013 | 2013, Daily Rhythm, Farm, GrowingFamily, Guest Post, Image-Update, Life, LivingNaturally, Uncategorised
In the spring and summer months, our days are filled with gardening, chickens, riding, milking, building, visitors, photographing weddings, and the occasional day at the beach snuck in. Right now though, while Dan is still going hard with family and grad photography,...
by Marissa | Oct 22, 2013 | 2013, 31 Dayers 2013, 31 days 2013, Daily Rhythm, Farm, GrowingFamily, Guest Post, Image-Update, Uncategorised
{Guest Post by Lola Brown} This year, our summer was full. Jammed to the absolute max. We moved, renovated our old house, settled in to our new farm house, built fences, accumulated animals (rapidly), raised and slaughtered our food and then quickly...
by Marissa | Oct 17, 2013 | 2013, 31 Dayers 2013, 31 days 2013, Art, Daily Rhythm, Homeschool, Image-Update, PursuingBeauty, reading/literacy, Uncategorised
My mom always included keeping a journal as part of our homeschooling and I still have a couple of mine. Sometimes they are very straight forward, “Today we went for a ride up Polar Springs. Mary Workman came to visit. We had stew for supper.” Or Other times I pour...
