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The Garden of God’s Planting

It has been one year since we experienced an extremely painful departure of fellowship with friends that had become as precious to us as our own flesh and blood family. We did not want to part ways with these dear ones because we did not think division was necessary. But we were asked to leave […]

A Picasso study – Girl Before Mirror

We are using World’s Greatest Artists, a study compiled by Erica at Confessions of a Homeschooler this year for our Fine Arts Fridays curriculum. Last year, we studied composers on Fine Arts Fridays, but decided to delve into the world of art in a different way this year. Rather than focusing our attention on the […]

Shir Yaffeh – Beautiful Music

God blessed our family abundantly with the opportunity to further our musical education this past summer. It’s always been a dream of mine to introduce the girls to the world of stringed instruments. However, the instruments themselves are exorbitantly expensive, not to mention the cost of private lessons. It didn’t seem like this dream would […]

Extravagant Waste

Extravagant Waste Your life and death remind me of my favorite art Impasto paintings – acrylic slathered thick with a knife, not a brush Three-dimensional and boldly stated Weight and movement added with a heavy coat A waste of paint? No. A purposeful and defined expression Those thickened scrapes create an effect unmatched by the […]

Stained glass trees

After unpacking our school boxes from our recent move, one of the first things I set up was our art supplies. Creative projects seem to be a very calming activity for the children and I wanted their materials to be available to them during this tough transition period. Though we are still technically on our […]

Fine Arts Fridays

What do you get when you combine music appreciation with sketchbooks and pencils? A fabulous end to the school week. I’ve started calling these days Fine Arts Fridays because we’ve been spending much of our Fridays doing creative activities. The children could not be happier. Additionally, I believe that music and art speak to the […]

Little designers and pack-packs

I love that homeschooling exposes my kids to more of the world than they might experience if they were in a classroom all day with peers of the same age. Case in point this week, it was interesting to watch the delight of the older girls as the twins worked on their letter of the […]

Saying yes to the mess at 9 months pregnant

I’ve sort of slipped into that nostalgic part of pregnancy when I begin to miss the family unit that we have right now. We will never be the same again in only a couple of short weeks. Though of course we look forward with all our hearts to the time when we have a new […]

The Birth of a Mother

I am now facing the home stretch of this pregnancy. With only about 8 or so weeks to go, my heart and mind are consumed with a sense of awe and contemplation. With every childbirth, I find myself sobered and peaceful, quiet. I know in every fiber of my soul that what I have to […]

Music to our ears

I was taught to play the piano when I was about 6 or 7. Over the years, I received piano lessons as the family budget allowed, and then I took a year or two of lessons as a young adult once I was working and could pay for it myself. All in all, I’d say […]