MLK Day 2014

Here's what we did for MLK Day. It was cool to watch Mayah learn about some very important people. She was even excited to learn that Rosa Parks died the same year that Mayah was born!

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The Amazing Thorne Family Night Carnival

So much fun!!

The Adventures Keep A'comin'!

Our latest family adventure ends (or begins) with a super great blessing! Introducing Marcus Zebedee Thorne. Born 11.16.13 @ 12:20am, 7 lbs 8 oz, 19.5 inches. Wr are blessed!

Geocaching

We joined our homeschool on a geocaching expedition! Hiking through the forest preserve searching for “treasure" using GPS and coordinates. We had a great time and found some cool stuff! That rain couldn't stop us!!

Anatomy

This year, Mayah and I have really connected with some great families who also homeschool. It's made all the difference! We are enjoying our weekly visit to the Beverly/Morgan Park Homeschool Coop and Gym Group where Naomi and I play in the nursery and Mayah gets classroom experiences in science, literature, art, gym and a variety of specialty classes.

Here is a picture of her final project in the anatomy class. She was able to talk me through all of the parts and explain their functions very well!

Another Attempt

I think about this blog often. In fact, I put it on my To-Do List every week. But the technological issues ravaging my home make posting very time consuming.

Tonight I'm trying something new... the Blogger App. Since my phone seems to be the best computer in the house I figured I'd try posting this way. If it works we can post quickly and easily - and consequently more often!

Here's hoping!

Let's start with a pic of my sweet little engine that could. She loves books, rice and her big sissie!

Just a Little Note

This year, I'm incorporating a theme each week (or so). The themes will be based on a Bible verse and the Bible verses will go in alphabetical order. (At least that's the plan!) So just to catch you up:

Week 1:
     Theme: Faithfulness
     Verse: A faithful man will be richly blessed but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished. Prov 28:20

Week 2:
     Theme: Kindness
     Verse: Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Eph 4:32

Week 3:
     Theme: Purity
     Verse: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Ps 51:10

Week 4: (This week)
     Theme: Prayer / Peace
     Verse: Do not anxious about anything but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Also, some themes and verses may last for more than one week depending on how much we get done. Go easy on us. We're flexible!  :)  Love to all!