Do Something Scary!

Valerie (adashofyou.com) and I took a trapeze class!!! It was the scariest thing ever and I can't wait to do it again! I mean SERIOUSLY terrifying. I barely made it up the ladder and then I stood at the top, clutching the support posts while the super nice lady gently talked me into jumping! I successfully did a back flip dismount on my third try but didn't get that one on video. Valerie did a successful handoff while dangling from her knees!!!

Jennie

Valerie

a fun way to bless your community

We loved making treats and delivering them to the firehouse. The men were
very kind and appreciative. It's an easy activity and way to bless your
local fire station.

a goofy mother's day outing

What a fun adventure on Mother's Day. My mom rented us a family bicycle
thing called a "surrey" and we pedaled our way down the silver stand in
Coronado. Make some memories, do something goofy!

texting, computer time, .. don't let it take over your relationships with your kids!

 

Read this awesome poem as an excellent reminder:

 

http://spunkyhomeschool.blogspot.com/2010/02/moms-on-computer-or-not.html

 

Blessings,

Jennie

 

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A Fun Family Photo Idea

My dear friend Sacha took these great family photos. I LOVE the idea of the
LOVE letters- so creative!! You could do a child's name, a family name, a
grandma's name, spell out a phrase, so many options. Sacha bought these
letters as is at Michael's.

Review - Jane Austen by Peter Leithart

Jane Austen by Peter Leithart is a part of the "Christian Encounters" book series of biographies. Jane Austen was a comprehensive biography of Miss Austen's life, focusing on the spiritual and religious viewpoints of her family and writings.

This book was a nice starter biography because it spent more time on the spiritual side of Miss. Austen's life and also because it was accessible short. It would be a good read for a teenager who is newly acquainted with Miss Austen's works. It is clear from this book that she intended to teach of good morals but to also to provide entertainment for the reader by highlighting those without good morals and/or who were lacking in intelligence.

I enjoyed this book and would read others in the series to learn of the spiritual aspects that are often left out or ignored from secular biographers.

I received this book as a part of Thomas Nelson's book review program called Booksneeze.