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| At MOPS, (Moms of Preschoolers), our theme for the year is “Beautiful Mess.” This week we were to “Embrace Your Mess” so we made scrapbooking pages along the lines of “A day in the life of…” It was a lot of fun getting pictures and decorations on nice paper for display. |
I came across a blog post that pretty much nailed down what the kids and I had been talking about that morning when we read the book The Story of Jesus. Take a look. What is a miracle? Click here.
| Montessori Nomenclature |
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| Long and fun day. Good night! |
Excerpt from Maria Montessori’s book The Montessori Method. Powerful insight.
“The peril of servilism and dependence lies not only in that “useless consuming of life,” which leads to helplessness, but in the development of individual traits which indicate all too plainly a regrettable perversion and degeneration of the normal man. I refer to the domineering and tyrannical behaviour with examples of which we are all only too familiar. The domineering habit develops side by side with helplessness. It is the outward sign of the state of feeling of him who conquers through the work of others. This it often happens that the master is a tyrant toward his servant. It is the spirit of the task-master toward the slave.”
“The man who, through his own efforts, is capable to perform all the actions necessary for his comfort and development of life, conquers himself, and in doing so multiplies his abilities and perfects himself as an individual. We must make of the future generation, powerful men, and by that we mean men who are independent and free.”
Delicious treat for breakfast. For the recipe, click here.
Inspiration…BE INSPIRED!
“While wandering a deserted beach at dawn, stagnant in my work, I saw a man in the distance bending and throwing as he walked the endless stretch toward me. As he came near, I could see that he was throwing starfish, abandoned on the sand by the tide, back into the sea. When he was close enough I asked him why he was working so hard at this strange task. He said that the sun would dry the starfish and they would die. I said to him that I thought he was foolish. there were thousands of starfish on miles and miles of beach. One man alone could never make a difference. He smiled as he picked up the next starfish. Hurling it far into the sea he said, “It makes a difference for this one.” I abandoned my writing and spent the morning throwing starfish.”
–Loren Eiseley
Yesterday, I helped a complete stranger get started with homeschooling by giving her advice and walking her through the process.
Today, my son overcame his fear of the river and couldn’t get enough of it because I showed him empathy, patience and peace.
But that’s not all, I was someone’s starfish today. One of my neighbors, C, very graciously picked up our produce basket in town, giving us the opportunity to spend a relaxing morning at home. You made a difference in us, my friend. Thank you!
I complimented a girl in zumba, telling her she had great rhythm. I could tell it built her up.
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