:: We get some sunshine this weekend. FINALLY!! And Russ gets a day of white water rafting. The river should be insanely perilous after all this rain we’ve had (we broke the precipitation record for May and June, and it’s only the 12th). Maybe y’all could say a few prayers for those guys today. I’m single-parenting at a BBQ with the boys. Maybe y’all could say a prayer for me, too. (Grin.)
:: 4 days of walking this week, but it was slow going. It isn’t agreeing with me like it was a few months ago… Life is changing (again) for Shannon this next week, so early morning walking may be out the window.
:: Speaking of Shannon… She recently quoted that God’s past faithfulness demands our current trust while in the middle of MORE unexpected life changes. Her life has gone through some MAJOR changes this past year, but God has worked out every single detail while she and Ben chose to trust. And God came through last week, AGAIN. Inspiring. And congrats to Ben on successfully finishing his first year of school and passing his EMT Basic state boards.
:: Food for thought at The New York Times: A Classical Education: Back to the Future. We are already registered for Classical Conversations (more about that this next week, I promise), and this article further inspired me to purchase Leigh Bortins’ new book, The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of Classical Education. It is now on my book stack (thank you, Amazon Prime). I’ll review when I’ve finished.
:: More discussion fodder: What is the purpose of education? I’m loving the Twelve Reflections on an Educated Person at the end of this essay by John Taylor Gatto. I’m printing them off and adding them to my inspiration folder. I’d love to hear opinions about this list. Do you disagree? Anything to add? Comments? Do tell.
:: I can’t stand it. “Using “text speak” to celebrate an educational accomplishment is like celebrating your SCUBA certification by drowning puppies. STOP IT.” Cake Wrecks. They’re painful.
:: Enough about education, or lack thereof. I’m off to enjoy my day.
My crown is called content, a crown that seldom kings enjoy.
~William Shakespeare