A lot of folks who know us know that we're planning (and have been for a while now) an extended trip to South America for missions work. The exact shape and timing of this work keeps morphing, but we know it'll happen... it's just a matter of when God's timing is right. In the mean time, we've been doing what we can to prepare. One of the things I've been doing is (trying) to simplify our lives, to help us find ways to do more with less. In keeping with that goal, I'm loving this book:
A new homeschool mom friend of mine read this book and was singing its praises, so I got a copy from the library. I have since come to learn that, in addition to being a book, Simplicity Parenting is an entire online community. The full title of the book, which you probably can't make out in the picture above, is Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier and More Secure Kids. A lot of it is based, at least loosely, on the principles of Waldorf education, which isn't anything new. But the book presents the ideas in real, usable ways, and more than that, emphasizes why these things matter. You may have heard of the book or read it already. If you haven't, I'd encourage you to pick it up. Really, really good stuff if you ask me.
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