Anyone else out there ever have crazy, chaotic seasons in life? I’m in the midst of one right now. There is so much going on, in so many different fronts. It’s been keeping me on my knees in prayer as I work to prioritize…
One part of our daily routine that has been so wonderful has been our read-aloud time. The time we invest in this tends to wax and wane, but of late, I’ve found myself thinking again of the many benefits and looking for ways to get it into our lives more and more. Although my kids are still pretty young, I’m seeing the sweet rewards of the hours we’ve spent reading together. It’s powerful! And one of the benefits that I’ve noticed in recent weeks is how it helps bring a sense of calm to our home – both in me and the kids. Yes, we need to be making this a priority!
This week, we are reading Filippo’s Dome. It was recommended for this unit on Church Architecture and I’m so glad that I plunked down the money to buy a used copy of this out-of-print book. It is excellent – both engaging and incredibly educational. It’s so good that when my mom offered to read from the book while I ran out for a doctor’s appointment this morning, I told her that I didn’t want to miss out on any of it…
I’m a firm believer in the concept that “busy hands make for focused minds” and the medium that my boys chose for this week were our cuisenaire rods. With our focus on architecture, they couldn’t have made a more perfect choice. I know they will pull them out again tomorrow when we finish the book.
I’m in one of those seasons right now too. Yowza. Looking forward to having things calm down in a couple of months!! 🙂