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So excited to have my hands on this new book by @readaloudrevival. It's perfect timing as spring is always when I get my planning bug for the following school year. #teachingfromrest is a favorite read I go over every summer. I'm looking forward to more inspired wisdom!! What are you reading??

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty....I am the living one. I died, but look--I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave." Revelation 1:8&18. Hallelujah HE has conquered the grave. Happy Easter!!! 🎉💕

Life. It just keeps marching on. A few weekends ago we were in Monterey Bay visiting the aquarium and the beach for our annual homeschool day. While we were there we got word that our Oma had been hospitalized and wasn't doing well. When we got home we went to see her and say our goodbyes. She passed minutes before we arrived. While that made us sad, we knew we had had so much time with her. We had said all the things we wanted to while she was living. That is the biggest and most beautiful thing that I will take away from knowing her. She never minced words or wasted them. She said what she felt, what she thought. She was a survivor of a world War that took place in her home country and all around her as she fled from one place to another. She understood how quickly we can be gone like I never will. We buried her on the first day of spring. It was perfectly fitting to say our last goodbyes on a day of renewal, of beauty and cleansing rain. All the while we're planning the graduation of our oldest, in the middle of home remodeling and all the usual business. It's funny how death punctuates life and reminds us not to get caught up in the day to day. Even though life goes on and we all have things to do, I want to move forward changed, enjoying all the moments with all the people I love. 💕

I have been sick for over a week and what started as a small sinus cold turned into a bigger mess because I don't let myself rest. 😣There's always something to be done and the moment I feel a little better I think, "oh I will do that laundry or load the dishwasher". I put off school with my younger two because I am too hoarse to read out loud. Today though they brought their math to the couch and snuggled up next to me. This is real life homeschooling. It's not always glamorous (like my bedroom decor piled next to the couch because we painted our bedroom then I got sick) or ideal. Sometimes it's days of just getting in some math, reading and writing of any kind. I find the hardest person to extend grace to is myself, but I'm learning how necessary it is. Here's to health and mama's who can rest in grace. Happy Wednesday! 💕

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