Long Time

I can't believe it has been this long since we posted anything.

What a wonderful winter we are having. It reminds me of the warm spell that Europe had from about 1100AD to 1300AD ( not that I was there). What a time of agricultural discovery that was! Crop rotations were tried, new foods were raised and the effects of the warmer climate were seen even in the people--the average height was close to what it is today. I'm so glad that our Creator God is in control of the weather!

We went to see Rocky (finally) and right there in the middle was a great scene. Rocky tells his son that life hits you hard and you have to keep getting back up and you have to keep taking it - that's what will define you. It reminded me of the verse " Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand." (Ps 37:24) Anyways, I'd like to get of copy of the actual speech he gave.

I'm reading Don Quixote with my Spanish class and Longfellow's Evangeline on my own. The next time you read Don Quixote try to see him as a Christian who sees the world through different eyes. Look at his struggles as not against flesh and blood but against the powers and principalities. See how he treats people differently than most do and how, like Rocky, he keeps getting back up.

I actually had a very pleasant conversation yesterday with a retired librarian about different types of poetry. One of the joys of homeschooling is that the learning never ends. I am definitely in a School of Lifelong Learning!