Recently, I finished reading a book called The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. It was such a good book I wanted to tell the kids about it. So, tonight we went out dinner. While we were waiting for our meal, I started telling the kids about the book and the stories in it about this family and the good they did during WWII.
Arden became really interested in the story and about who was Hitler and the Allies and our war with Japan. It was so enjoyable for me to sit next to him and to be able to answer his questions about world history. Often, he'll ask me questions about science and most of the time I'll answer, "I don't know." Or I'll briefly explain the question, but I can't go into specific details because I don't know the answers or I can't explain it in detail.
Our conversation continued after we arrived to the house. He even got dressed for bed quickly so I could tell him more about this woman, Corrie Ten Boom, and the courage she had to do the right thing. We snuggled in bed and I told him more about her and the years of the Cold War. Funny, how our history lesson also turned into a gospel lesson. We discussed agency and how Hitler and Japan were taking it away from the world. We talked about charity and how some people, despite the harsh laws, went out of their way to help friends and strangers. We talked about how the world continues to have wars and rumors of wars...he recognized it as a sign of the times. We discussed how there isn't going to be peace until our Savior comes to the earth again. We talked about how we try to have peace in our home despite the ugly out there. How we try to live the gospel and watch good movies and serve in the church. I loved the peaceful feeling I had as we talked about these things. I hope he felt them as well. I'm grateful for our history lesson.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Nothing Much
It's been a while since I've blogged. I haven't had much to say even though we've had some adventures these last couple of months. I think it's because I was in a writing rut.
January was pretty boring...or normal, so I didn't feel that there was anything really interesting to write about. However, I do realize it's important to write about the mundane things we do around here. I know years from now I'll want to remember what our ordinary days were like.
Here's a summary of January and a view of our current routine: After the break, we got back into our daily routine. I volunteered at Arden's school once a week. During the days Maya was at preschool, I blogged, worked on her baby book, or tried to work on genealogy. During the weekends we would hang out with family. We were/are busy with our callings at church and that takes some coordination in our part.
On weekday afternoons I work with Arden on his school work and homework. That's still my least favorite part of the day. We're both tired and cranky...not a good combination...therefore, after school time can be a drag. On the bright side...Arden is trying harder at school to behave better and tries to stay focused...which is really difficult for him.
Maya plays pretty independently and is full of imagination. I'm trying to spend more one-on-one time with her. We also decided to not try to place her in kindergarten next year. I want to keep her home for a while longer. She might be our last child and I need to spend more quality time with her. She has a strong personality that can be good or bad...I hope I can be an influence for good in her life.
Our Friday is the beginning of the weekend, so we clean the house and usually have DVDo night with popcorn and treats. On the weekends we don't do much, since we spend most of the morning encouraging/threatening Arden to complete his weekly essay. Our January weekends were uneventful, except we would go to the Walters and hang out. That was fun. Also, Grandma moved to UT and we're happy she's here.
So, there's my January report.
I'm pretty close to finishing Maya's baby book, so I better get back to work, before it's time to pick her up from preschool. Next week is my week to teach preschool so I won't have time to finish the book.
January was pretty boring...or normal, so I didn't feel that there was anything really interesting to write about. However, I do realize it's important to write about the mundane things we do around here. I know years from now I'll want to remember what our ordinary days were like.
Here's a summary of January and a view of our current routine: After the break, we got back into our daily routine. I volunteered at Arden's school once a week. During the days Maya was at preschool, I blogged, worked on her baby book, or tried to work on genealogy. During the weekends we would hang out with family. We were/are busy with our callings at church and that takes some coordination in our part.
On weekday afternoons I work with Arden on his school work and homework. That's still my least favorite part of the day. We're both tired and cranky...not a good combination...therefore, after school time can be a drag. On the bright side...Arden is trying harder at school to behave better and tries to stay focused...which is really difficult for him.
Maya plays pretty independently and is full of imagination. I'm trying to spend more one-on-one time with her. We also decided to not try to place her in kindergarten next year. I want to keep her home for a while longer. She might be our last child and I need to spend more quality time with her. She has a strong personality that can be good or bad...I hope I can be an influence for good in her life.
Our Friday is the beginning of the weekend, so we clean the house and usually have DVDo night with popcorn and treats. On the weekends we don't do much, since we spend most of the morning encouraging/threatening Arden to complete his weekly essay. Our January weekends were uneventful, except we would go to the Walters and hang out. That was fun. Also, Grandma moved to UT and we're happy she's here.
So, there's my January report.
I'm pretty close to finishing Maya's baby book, so I better get back to work, before it's time to pick her up from preschool. Next week is my week to teach preschool so I won't have time to finish the book.
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