Home School Life

What a lovely holiday we had! We had some interesting philosophical conversations around the dinner table, initiated by my sister, who wanted to hear everyone’s take on the story of the birth of Jesus. She’s considering what aspects of the story to bring to her children and looking for what part of it lives most strongly within her. I was honored when she asked me to tell my nephew the story of Jesus’ birth as his bedtime story that night. So dear.

My other highlight was my present — new tires for my car. I know, not too exciting, but I can’t tell you how thrilled I am! No more tiptoeing around in my car until my tax return comes in! This does free up the money I was planning on spending on the tires to perhaps be spent on something else. . . . Do I dare? We’ll see.

But now it is time for some peaceful solitude. My children are with their father for most of the week and I’m looking forward to doing some meditative puttering around the house.

Each year, I try to use this darkest time, during the 12 Holy Nights to quietly and introspectively look to the coming year. In the next few months my family and I will have some big decisions to make and we’ll need all the help that the spiritual world can give us. During these Holy Nights I hope that the nearness of the spiritual world can help me to contemplate and resolve those questions of destiny.