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Some students take a Christmas vacation of 2 weeks, some colleges and universities give 3 weeks. We are still on Christmas vacation at our homeschool… Fisher Academy International Teaching Home to be precise.

Micah finished up the semester at Emmaus Bible College, and now we are heading back to Perú, so we are pretty much hit and miss, covering the basics in our homeschool until we get back to Perú, where we hope to get back into the swing of things. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with our lax program because I’m pretty sure my kids overall are ahead of their grade-level. (They are just finishing their 2nd grade math book!! - just a little bragging is necessary at times)

We will use a combination of Ambleside Online (Charlotte Mason) and Teaching the Trivium (Bluedorns) and incorporating a few things from the Well Trained Mind (Susan W. Bauer). Traditionally, we’ve followed the WTM, but are looking to adjust to our ever-changing needs and lifestyle.

So, the secret’s out. We are living in a perpetual Christmas vacation. Doesn’t sound too bad now that I think about it.

Here are our fortune’s taken from fortune cookies we got at Panda Express today on the drive back to Dubuque from Chicago:

Mine: “To effect the quality of the day is no small acheivement. Lucky numbers 6,9,18,23,25,34″
That sounds pretty vague to me… Now, here’s the really funny one, especially if you know anything about Micah’s artistic tendencies (or lack thereof). Micah’s: “Your artistic talents win the approval and applause of others. Lucky number 1,12,24,33,36,39″

I wonder if I would have won the lottery if I’d bought a ticket today with those numbers! There was a lottery ticket vending machine right outside the Panda Express. I wonder who owns the vending machine…

I sure am glad Micah’s back!

“…for it is GOD who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.” Philippians 2:13

“…the message of the cross… to those of us who are being saved it is the power of God.” -Paul

If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and
take up his cross and
follow me.

The message of the cross?: Deny self. Take up cross. Follow God.

It’s what Christ did.
It’s what we are asked to do.

How? But, that sounds hard!

…it’s by God’s POWER the cross and subsequent resurrection happened,
and it’s by God’s POWER that it can still happen.

“Whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever wants to save his life for me and for the gospel will save it.” -John

What a child can do should not become the sole
judge of what the student is asked to do.

Well, as you can see, this is the most basic blog set up EVER! hahahaha. I do NOT have time to mess around with it for now, so here it stays! (and that aqua-colored graphic header thing is just about all I can take!)

Well, I don’t know if I should even attempt to start this… I tried yesterday, then I decided to uninstall and then I changed my mind hehehe
Here goes…

Trying to figure this whole thing out, while translating an 11page document from British English to Spanish, updating my virus scan, and reading my brother’s blog… Yikes, that’s too much, I think.

I wish I could come up with what I wrote yesterday for an introduction, but I’ve forgotten it all. So, here it is, my start at blogging. Hopefully, it won’t be a total flop.