April 30: After four years of learning it’s Questioning Day! “Teaching them to hold dear all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”
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Of Hearth and Home – The Sundays Part III
Sunday, July 9th, 2017
Read The Sundays Part I and Part II
Yea though it be a Herculean feat to walk through the valley of getting ready for and getting through church every Sunday morning, God is with me. It can be hard, very hard some weeks, but it is worth the work, no, vital to continue in the work.
Yes, I blow it 5 or 6 times every Sunday and find it difficult to not just throw in the towel. Sometimes I have said to myself, “Well there’s no point in going now, you don’t deserve to even darken the door!” and “Well! If they want to make it this hard to go we’ll just stay home!”
Train Up A Child – Assessment Testing
Sunday, May 21st, 2017
April brought Standardized Testing to our school. A first for Lily being in 3rd grade now. I’m sure most of us have strong opinions when it comes to standardized tests, their benefits and their drawbacks. I see both. I’ve never liked the pressure that seems to come with these tests. The excitement induced by teachers around these tests seems to only stress some kids out. Lily is one of these kids. She was so nervous about taking these exams.
