tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825174029351412249.post872999939879793398..comments2024-02-04T13:52:50.198-05:00Comments on Gloria in Excelsis Deo: 7 Quick Takes FridayKatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16054597409182035433noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825174029351412249.post-76162277959380615652018-06-10T07:25:17.228-04:002018-06-10T07:25:17.228-04:00Hi, i think that i saw you visited my website so i...Hi, i think that i saw you visited my website so i came to “return the favor”.I am trying to find things to improve my site!I suppose its ok to use a few of your ideas!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825174029351412249.post-27611848068083919062017-02-26T23:33:48.590-05:002017-02-26T23:33:48.590-05:00Sorry it's been tough. Maybe it's a good ...Sorry it's been tough. Maybe it's a good idea to jot down a list of all the ways that you've been a good mum this week. It can be easy to lose sight of the good amidst a week of so-sos (or terribles). Here's to a new week and more sleep! :)Alicia @ Sweeping Up Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18166554346293304750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825174029351412249.post-88955955833791519472017-02-25T10:43:36.986-05:002017-02-25T10:43:36.986-05:00I am so sorry you are feeling this way, but I can ...I am so sorry you are feeling this way, but I can surely relate. Many weeks, I feel like I'm drowning. And I only have 3 children. My 10yo often fights me on schoolwork and behaves like I'm asking for the world when I simply ask her to do a single math fact sheet. I'm struggling to get my 7yo to read, and although he's an extremely intelligent child, it's just not clicking for him yet. And despite the fact that she has proven she knows how and is capable of using the potty, my 4yo will NOT fully potty train. My house is constantly a mess. We sometimes skip school days because *I* don't feel like it. And it seems like NOTHING is ever done.<br /><br />I just finished reading a book last weekend that helped me look at things a little differently entitled "Teaching from Rest: A Homeschoolers Guide to Unshakable Peace" by Sarah Mackenzie (the Read Aloud Revival lady). The theme that really stuck with me throughout the reading is "WHY and FOR WHOM" am I doing all this? When I get so focused on checking off the boxes and getting through the curriculum and accomplishing all my tasks on the "To Do" list, I missing out on the here and now. And am I doing this to prove something to others or because it's building a relationship with my children? Are they really getting anything out of their schoolwork if I'm a screaming maniac or trying to rush them through so I could check that off my list? <br /><br />The book is a quick read, and it's really made me sort of re-evalute the way I go about our days. I haven't come anywhere near actually accomplishing this "peace," but I'm working on it, and this past week was so much better.Janeane Wyattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825174029351412249.post-89610205573703562482017-02-24T19:20:05.336-05:002017-02-24T19:20:05.336-05:00Awe....I'm sorry that you are feeling that way...Awe....I'm sorry that you are feeling that way. Although, I do totally understand because I feel like that a lot as well. And, it seems magnified when you are sleep deprived. I have 6 children (baby is almost 6 months) and my 2.5 year old we've resorted to letting sleep on the "blue bed" (aka: the couch), my just-turned 8 year old is not reading much yet, we barely did school this week between outings and a birthday, etc. But, with that said, I do have to comment that I read your blog and I think you are doing a great job! Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430175988540532506noreply@blogger.com