Nate was looking at our world map in the school room and said,"See that really big orange spot on the map?"
Me: "Yes, Russia."
Nate responded,"No, it's Mississippi because it is so big!"
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Lydia: "I'm on chapter 9 of Mr. Popper's Penguins. You know it's kind of a "how-to" book."
Me: "Really, a "how-to"?"
Lydia: "Yes, how to keep penguins in your house."
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An afternoon TV show for Nate is sometimes a necessary evil so we can finish that last bit of home schooling. One afternoon the Roku was needing new batteries so Nate had to choose a DVD.
Nate was NOT please with any of the choices in the kids' DVDs. He opened the adult drawer and found Gilligan's Island! Excitedly, he ran around the house telling the other kids what he was going to watch and then instructing us what episode to turn on.
He's an old soul:)
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One morning while working hard we all stopped to listen to the rain beat the house. A very hard rain!
Anna started the conversation, "Oh, wow look at the rain coming down. Do you think that it's going to flood today?"
Lydia was next,"Don't you remember? God promised He wouldn't flood the Earth again."
Chris replied to Lydia,"Oh, yeah. But there still are floods that happen in just certain places."
Then Nate chimes in,"Maybe God forgot?"
I am thankful daily for the conversations I get to have with the kids and that I get to watch them "make sense" of the world. They want to understand and to have all the dots connect. They want a logical explanation and pattern. It's exciting! And also challenging as I get to see (and hear) their thoughts and encourage them to understand what we can about God and His ways.
What are your kids saying?
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