Christmas Break
The kids and I have at least a two week break off from school for Christmas. I say “at least”, since some of them worked really hard and earned themselves a three-week break. They have been playing in the snow, playing with each other, reading The Sisters Grimm and Perelandra, enjoying “down time” so their minds can rest a bit. The curriculum we use is vigorous, sometimes too much so, I think. At the end of the school day, the kids are really tired. Me, too. We have fifteen weeks of school behind us, now just twenty left to go! But for now, I love these relaxed days when we wake up to a less structured day. Although I am no fan of structure, I see how helpful it is in getting everything done that needs to get done. Pretty soon, we’ll have to go back to it out of necessity, to study and learn, to advance, and to find that work we are called to do.
