Elka, determined to read in excess these days, ended up reading about Lewis and Clark...which led to further discussion and breaking out that game I've saved all this time for just this sort of thing. As she navigated the explorers' journey through the quiz cards in the game, the content she'd been reading about leaped off the page and into her mind with excitement.
And this is how and why we homeschool...to allow children the time to learn and investigate and connect dots in interesting ways that sink deep into their learning banks, to invest in relationships and have the time on our hands to wander down rabbit trails, to cultivate the soil of these growing-up-way-too-fast hearts that are still right here in my nest. Yep, this is why we homeschool and especially so through the high school years whilst I watch my little ones become young adults full of potential and honing their skills for the future. I wouldn't trade these special years for any other way! Thank you, Lord, for the gift of time.
"Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil."
Ephesians 5:15-16