You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you. – Isaiah 26:3
A little recap of our mandatory (but welcome) homeschooling-while-working adventure:
Ben made breakfast for Max and Hazel before leaving for campus, so I could work uninterrupted for about an hour. Then we read stories, played legos, and watched the rain. We read through our Jesus Storybook Bible every year, lining up the stories of Jesus’ birth at Christmastime and his death and resurrection at Easter. We are in the middle of the Lenten season now. We read the story of the woman who washes Jesus’ feet with her tears and perfume on this morning, and it served to root our present day situation in the long history of our faith.
Hazel played a letter matching game with homemade cards, blocks, and bananagram tiles while Max played legos. I feel very fortunate to have “homeschooled” through preschool and breaks, so we are well-prepared for this. While my heart goes out to those experiencing loneliness, financial insecurity, or worse during this time, I am truly enjoying the opportunity to keep these little people close these days.
After the rain cleared up, we packed a lunch and ran/biked to the beach. Once again, we felt super grateful for this amazing place to live. We had this amazing beach, truly one of the most beautiful places in the world to me, all to ourselves. The river was low, so Max and Hazel had fun stomping around and splashing. We ate lunch, played, and practiced reading (Max) and letters (Hazel) drawing words in the sand with sticks.
It was too nice to go inside right away after our beach adventure, so we walked around saying hello to all the worms, flowers, beetles, and bees in our yard.
Hazel took a nap and I did some more work while Max got back to his legos. I wrapped up work and Max and I had tea time and memorized our verse for the week, Isaiah 26:3. We did a little writing practice, a little reading, and played bananagrams.
Ben came home and Hazel woke up and we took a little walk around the neighborhood before dinner. It was a simple, sweet day. I can see how this could easily lead to tedium if this stretches into long weeks (especially once Max and Hazel start to feel it and fight more!), but as long as we can get outside everyday, I think we are ok in our little bubble. We look forward to picking up our in-person relationships soon, but until then this is how we’ll be spending most of our days!
Pimentel Family Journal 