Comments on: Back to Homeschool Week, Getting Out There http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/08/08/back-to-homeschool-week-getting-out-there/ If the foundations be destroyed, what shall the righteous do? --Psalm 11:3 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:50:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: pinaywife http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/08/08/back-to-homeschool-week-getting-out-there/#comment-2309 pinaywife Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:21:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=577#comment-2309 you wrote what my heart's aching for years! <br/>you can probably tell from my avatar or if you have read most of my posts that i am not from america & 4 years later i still feel like an alien here. i have a post titled SAHM that i wrote this week. check it out when you get a chance.<br/>have a blessed weekend! you wrote what my heart’s aching for years!
you can probably tell from my avatar or if you have read most of my posts that i am not from america & 4 years later i still feel like an alien here. i have a post titled SAHM that i wrote this week. check it out when you get a chance.
have a blessed weekend!

]]> By: scatty http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/08/08/back-to-homeschool-week-getting-out-there/#comment-2308 scatty Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:49:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=577#comment-2308 I can really relate to your experience, Dana. I thought it was just because I'm not German and the rest are. Part of it is definitely because our children don't attend preschool and school like everyone else's children, so I am out of that loop. I have one really nice neighbour (actually all my neighbours are nice, but don't really mix with us) who will offer me coffee at the drop of a hat. Her son and my third son are best friends. But when I see all the neighbours behind us (they live in a new housing estate built behind our much older house about 2 years ago) getting together in the evenings then all that teenage angst of not fitting into anyone's clique comes flooding back to me. I can really relate to your experience, Dana. I thought it was just because I’m not German and the rest are. Part of it is definitely because our children don’t attend preschool and school like everyone else’s children, so I am out of that loop. I have one really nice neighbour (actually all my neighbours are nice, but don’t really mix with us) who will offer me coffee at the drop of a hat. Her son and my third son are best friends. But when I see all the neighbours behind us (they live in a new housing estate built behind our much older house about 2 years ago) getting together in the evenings then all that teenage angst of not fitting into anyone’s clique comes flooding back to me.

]]> By: Dana http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/08/08/back-to-homeschool-week-getting-out-there/#comment-2307 Dana Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:54:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=577#comment-2307 Oh, Renae, you are funny. Or maybe I am for now wanting to apologize for insinuating you insinuated such a thing. : )<br/><br/>I don't want y'all to think I'm like all depressed and languishing away at home, malcontented and striving for something else. I don't really think about it all that much, but my hubby may be moving to Denver, this summer hasn't brought any of our initial plans to fruition and right now I am frustrated.<br/><br/>In a few weeks, that will likely have all changed. Either hubby will be here and I won't be worrying about it. Or he will be there and I will have gotten over the worry about it. Until I know, I will fret.<br/><br/>Makes a lot of sense, doesn't it? Oh, Renae, you are funny. Or maybe I am for now wanting to apologize for insinuating you insinuated such a thing. : )

I don’t want y’all to think I’m like all depressed and languishing away at home, malcontented and striving for something else. I don’t really think about it all that much, but my hubby may be moving to Denver, this summer hasn’t brought any of our initial plans to fruition and right now I am frustrated.

In a few weeks, that will likely have all changed. Either hubby will be here and I won’t be worrying about it. Or he will be there and I will have gotten over the worry about it. Until I know, I will fret.

Makes a lot of sense, doesn’t it?

]]> By: Renae http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/08/08/back-to-homeschool-week-getting-out-there/#comment-2306 Renae Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:40:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=577#comment-2306 Dana,<br/> I didn't mean to insinuate that you aren't content at home. I am too content. I haven't left our property this whole week except to go on a walk with a friend. We have a wonderful little community in our neighborhood. I'll enjoy it while it lasts! :)<br/><br/> Thanks for the song! I've forgotten to peak in on your Australia studies. Dana,
I didn’t mean to insinuate that you aren’t content at home. I am too content. I haven’t left our property this whole week except to go on a walk with a friend. We have a wonderful little community in our neighborhood. I’ll enjoy it while it lasts! :)

Thanks for the song! I’ve forgotten to peak in on your Australia studies.

]]> By: Dana http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/08/08/back-to-homeschool-week-getting-out-there/#comment-2305 Dana Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:55:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=577#comment-2305 Renae, I am content at home...but I do miss people dropping by and the ability to just call someone to chat or meet up at the zoo. <br/><br/>headmistress..I love that about the porches. Reminds me of an Australian folk song. The refrain goes,<br/><br/>"Give me a home among the gum trees,<br/>with lots of plum trees,<br/>A sheep or two, and a kangaroo,<br/>A clothes line out the back,<br/>veranda out the front <br/>and an old rocking chair."<br/><br/>You can hear it <a HREF="http://providentialhistory.blogspot.com/2007/06/our-study-vision-and-outline.html" REL="nofollow">here</a>. It is a great song.<br/><br/>I'm curious about your thoughts, Shawna, and look forward to reading them when you get to it! Renae, I am content at home…but I do miss people dropping by and the ability to just call someone to chat or meet up at the zoo.

headmistress..I love that about the porches. Reminds me of an Australian folk song. The refrain goes,

“Give me a home among the gum trees,
with lots of plum trees,
A sheep or two, and a kangaroo,
A clothes line out the back,
veranda out the front
and an old rocking chair.”

You can hear it here. It is a great song.

I’m curious about your thoughts, Shawna, and look forward to reading them when you get to it!

]]> By: Shawna http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/08/08/back-to-homeschool-week-getting-out-there/#comment-2304 Shawna Thu, 09 Aug 2007 02:33:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=577#comment-2304 Great post, Dana! Something I have been reflecting on and planning a post about myself as I have been inspired by Brit's exploration of my own community at large...before her move to Virginia of course.<br/><br/>Let me conitinue to formulate my thoughts and get back with you on this...but know that I do think that community is out their for us, we just might have to look a little deeper or a little harder or in a few unlikely places before we find it again, because as you point out America seems to be so busy! Great post, Dana! Something I have been reflecting on and planning a post about myself as I have been inspired by Brit’s exploration of my own community at large…before her move to Virginia of course.

Let me conitinue to formulate my thoughts and get back with you on this…but know that I do think that community is out their for us, we just might have to look a little deeper or a little harder or in a few unlikely places before we find it again, because as you point out America seems to be so busy!

]]> By: Headmistress http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/08/08/back-to-homeschool-week-getting-out-there/#comment-2303 Headmistress Thu, 09 Aug 2007 02:26:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=577#comment-2303 You know, the house across the street from us just went on the market...I could really use you in our dull neighborhood! (Any chance of a transfer to Columbia, MO?)<br/><br/>Our friend and neighbor thinks one of our main problems these days are the lack of big front porches. Everyone can't have a big enough patio or deck on the back of their house, but we're leaving off the front porches....something to think about. You know, the house across the street from us just went on the market…I could really use you in our dull neighborhood! (Any chance of a transfer to Columbia, MO?)

Our friend and neighbor thinks one of our main problems these days are the lack of big front porches. Everyone can’t have a big enough patio or deck on the back of their house, but we’re leaving off the front porches….something to think about.

]]> By: Renae http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/08/08/back-to-homeschool-week-getting-out-there/#comment-2302 Renae Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:52:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=577#comment-2302 Dana,<br/> I don't think about being in community much because I'm so content to be at home. However, if I didn't experience it as much as I do I'm sure I'd really miss it. <br/><br/> Our society has become so fragmented. People are too busy to have company over. There are so many excuses; the house is messy, I'm tired, it's too much work, etc. We need to lower our expectations of ourselves in this regard. Our houses don't have to be mansions. If we are comfortable others will be too.<br/><br/> I wish you lived closer. I'd invite you over for tea. :) Dana,
I don’t think about being in community much because I’m so content to be at home. However, if I didn’t experience it as much as I do I’m sure I’d really miss it.

Our society has become so fragmented. People are too busy to have company over. There are so many excuses; the house is messy, I’m tired, it’s too much work, etc. We need to lower our expectations of ourselves in this regard. Our houses don’t have to be mansions. If we are comfortable others will be too.

I wish you lived closer. I’d invite you over for tea. :)

]]> By: Dana http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/08/08/back-to-homeschool-week-getting-out-there/#comment-2301 Dana Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:13:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=577#comment-2301 Wow. Thank you everyone for your kind words. I don't want everyone to think I am all hopelessly depressed or anything. But we just got wind that there is the possibility of my husband being forced to Denver, so certain things are coming to the forefront in my little world.<br/><br/>My dad mentioned the other day when I was talking about this that this seems to be an issue in a lot of churches. We have a model of how the family should be and structure church activities around that. I had never thought of it that way (and it certainly isn't true everywhere!). Wow. Thank you everyone for your kind words. I don’t want everyone to think I am all hopelessly depressed or anything. But we just got wind that there is the possibility of my husband being forced to Denver, so certain things are coming to the forefront in my little world.

My dad mentioned the other day when I was talking about this that this seems to be an issue in a lot of churches. We have a model of how the family should be and structure church activities around that. I had never thought of it that way (and it certainly isn’t true everywhere!).

]]> By: Rebecca http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/08/08/back-to-homeschool-week-getting-out-there/#comment-2300 Rebecca Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:38:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=577#comment-2300 Wow. I am reading this with tears in my eyes. I just finished my post for today, about basically the same thing. I wrote about my dd missing connections, but I feel it too. It's comforting to hear all of your stories. I know we'll get through it. It's just going to take a whole lot of motivation and emotional output on my part -- which will have to be by God's grace, because I just don't have it in me. Wow. I am reading this with tears in my eyes. I just finished my post for today, about basically the same thing. I wrote about my dd missing connections, but I feel it too. It’s comforting to hear all of your stories. I know we’ll get through it. It’s just going to take a whole lot of motivation and emotional output on my part — which will have to be by God’s grace, because I just don’t have it in me.

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