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January 17, 2014 by: Hodgepodgemom

The Comforts of Homeschool

It occurred to me this week, as it often does. This homeschool life is full of comforts. But this time I was intentional to catch the images. The many, many comforts of homeschool. How blessed we are to do this thing together. And how quickly these children grow, how fleeting the time. So today, a Collage Friday of our week of comforts…

The Many Comforts of Homeschool www.hodgepodge.me The stack of Olympics books from our suggested list in Amanda Bennett’s Winter Games 2014 unit study (the unit is only $6 through 1/18/14)! We are already starting this wonderful resource and are spreading it out from now through the winter games three weeks from now!

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homeschool by the warm fire www.hodgepodge.me Winter was made for warm blankets and big books (saying I saw on Pinterest). And doing school work by the warm fire!

“The incredible gift of the ordinary! Glory comes streaming from the table of daily life.” ~ Macrina Wiederkehr

comforts of homeschool www.hodgpodge.me A collage of all the comforts happening at the same time. Warm blanket and ear buds for math, stuffed animal in your lap, Starfall app on the iPad, comfy chair to practice drama lines. (The cast list for the spring production of Beauty & the Beast was announced – Eldest Girl is the wardrobe and Middle Girl is Mrs. Potts!) #1000gifts

Brother as math tutor www.hodgepodge.me Your own, personal math tutor – your brother!

“Life is not intended to be simply a round of work, no matter how interesting and important that work may be. A moment’s pause to watch the glory of sunrise or a sunset is soul satisfying, while a bird’s song will set the steps to music all day long.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder

sketch tuesday tea time www.hodgepodge.me The comforts of sketching the Sketch Tuesday topic while listening to Mendelsson’s MidSummer Night’s Dream with our Harmony Fine Arts studies.

“There will be days which are great and everything goes as planned. There will be other days when we aren’t sure why we got out of bed. Regardless of which kind of day it is, we can be assured that God takes care of our daily needs.” ~ Emilie Barnes

Atlanta High Museum of Art www.hodgepodge.me And speaking of art… it’s wonderful to have family passes to The High Museum of Art – and find out that the audio tours are half price when you go! And a comfort to go on such wonderful field trips so close to home.

piano bench by Master Carpenter www.hodgepodge.me A new piano bench to enjoy! Build by my Daddy, the Master Carpenter. Complete with separate compartments with each of the girls’ names. The storage! The sturdiness! The beauty! What a comfort – with so many plopping down throughout the school day.

Date night www.hodgepodge.me What a great evening with Hal and @marykprather at California Pizza Kitchen. Talking life, parenting and blogging. We are doing this again soon!

Tailoring a schedule so that we can get away on a date night last Friday night with Mary and Hal Prather of Homegrown Learners! The comforts of fellow, like-minded, homeschooling friends!

“Take time to laugh. It is the music of the soul.” ~ author unknown

Many thanks to our Friday hostesses!

    • Collage Friday hostess Mary at Home Grown Learners
    • Weekly Wrap-Up hostess Kris at Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers

Watch for more on Amanda Bennett’s Winter Games 2014 unit study – with a giveaway – next week! How was your week?

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Tricia faces a daily dose of chaos homeschooling five children. The biggest lesson she’s learned? At the end of the day – when the dishes are put away and the children are tucked in bed – truly what matters is each child’s relationship with the Lord. Raising children is a God-given privilege and, folks, the time is short.

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Comments

  1. Mary says

    January 17, 2014 at 9:09 AM

    That’s a perfect way to put this week — the many COMFORTS of homeschooling… looks like a productive week at your house, too!

    Great to see you last weekend, my friend!

    Reply
    • Hodgepodgemom says

      January 17, 2014 at 5:33 PM

      Loved being with y’all!

      Reply
  2. Phyllis at All Things Beautiful says

    January 17, 2014 at 10:21 AM

    Oh, this is a wonderful post. Yes, there are so many wonderful comforts of homeschooling. I love all your examples. Now I feel all comfortable just thinking about it all! It is wonderful that you and Mary are close enough to get together every once in awhile.

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    • Hodgepodgemom says

      January 17, 2014 at 5:33 PM

      Thank you Phyllis – many benefits and comforts!

      Reply
  3. Lauren says

    January 17, 2014 at 3:46 PM

    Oh Tricia! That piano bench is gorgeous! And what a treasure that it was made by your Daddy. What a gift. 🙂

    Reply
    • Hodgepodgemom says

      January 17, 2014 at 5:34 PM

      Lauren, it is absolutely gorgeous. Yes, a treasure made by my Daddy and we are so grateful!!

      Reply
  4. Lisa @Our Country Road says

    January 17, 2014 at 9:41 PM

    The drawings of the coffee mugs are so neat! The museum looks like fun, too. 1/2 price? Awesome! Glad you had a good week!

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  5. Kim A says

    January 18, 2014 at 12:02 AM

    Wonderful! Youngest and I had a blast rehearsing her Beauty and the Beast songs, drinking coffee and talking in the afternoon, and laughing at ourselves. I am enjoying these last couple years homeschooling before I have an empty nest.

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    • Hodgepodgemom says

      January 18, 2014 at 2:05 PM

      I hear you Kim!! We really could go on and on about the comforts…

      Reply
  6. Melissa newell says

    January 18, 2014 at 7:11 AM

    I love that outlook on homeschooling. Yes so many comforts.

    As always a great week of learning going on there!

    Reply
  7. Emily Davis says

    January 18, 2014 at 7:42 PM

    Fantastic Post.
    Love your quotes.
    Thanks for the reminder to make it fun and to stop and smell the roses, so to speak.
    Blessings,
    Em

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  8. Heidi says

    January 20, 2014 at 9:50 AM

    Great post and great reminder of why we do this! The best parenting decision we ever made was to homeschool our children. I can’t imagine having it any other way. Thank you!

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