tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87578002316827490662024-03-05T22:08:40.967-08:00RenewJoinShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862783784706397875noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-25850307005326920672020-10-01T20:41:00.002-07:002020-10-01T20:47:42.799-07:00Hebrew Origins and Original Learning: Intro- Attention ActivityHere is a lesson plan I wrote out for those interested in really delving into original patterns of learning and the origins of ancient Hebrew----------Begin by singing: “For the Beauty of the Earth” (hymn # 92) or “How Great Thou Art” (hymn #86)Ponder: Look at a picture of "Adam and Even the Garden" Why did God place Adam and Eve in a garden?
What learning opportunities were available to them in Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862783784706397875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-65880709876842790582020-08-06T15:58:00.001-07:002020-08-06T16:04:19.107-07:00Let's Dance: Good Morning Song - HOPEHello all you lovely ladies that watch this. This is a great wake up song and dance to get your body moving and your mind tuned in to Hope. It is not the best quality, video, or leading. But I've been wanting to share it for a few years now so I just quickly recorded me doing it to capture it. I'll eventually get a recording where it's actually done in a class with people--cues and all. But this Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862783784706397875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-60327216928783977832018-06-14T05:13:00.002-07:002018-06-15T07:41:50.403-07:00Motherhood Parables: Darkness & LightI was chatting with my son last night, actually; and he was saying he couldn’t sleep because he felt yucky inside. Well, this the the "yucky" that is more sad, scared, and emotionally-based than your average sour stomach. So we started talking about what he was scared of: the dark? something he'd heard or read or talked about with someone? etc.
As we discussed, I stopped and asked him a simple Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-84290084394117445942018-06-14T04:44:00.002-07:002018-06-14T04:57:59.295-07:00Motherhood Parables: Orientation and LimitationsThe other day my husband came home and was telling me about a culture/group of people that don't use the words "left and right." For example, they would say things like "my north leg hurts," or "put your east hand in the air"...depending on how you were standing during that conversation (which could prove rough in a phone conversation!). Nevertheless, the result of this so-called "limitation" wasUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-65935162454097993542018-03-09T02:53:00.004-08:002018-03-09T02:58:26.665-08:00Natual Vision ImprovementSo, I actually never wanted LASIK until just last year, when I got the strong urge to get it. BUt...I wasn't able to at that time because I was nursing. So I made a commitment to look into it as soon as my baby was weened. So I did.
After getting through the process, the day before the exam was my second appointment and they led me through the two waiting rooms and visits with three different Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-79857323570572958182018-02-07T06:43:00.000-08:002018-02-07T06:43:33.243-08:00Bento Box LunchesWe're loving our bento boxes! They make it so easy to think "what veggie today? What fruit today? What grain today?" ...etc. I don't like making lunches much, but this makes me love it! It really is fun for me, because I like variety, and I hate shopping...so I always have stuff on hand. Not to mention that I love the idea of not creating tons of trash by using a reusable container (and water Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-42212828415492800042016-12-31T11:48:00.000-08:002016-12-31T11:48:36.539-08:00 Motherhood Parables: The ChalkboardI have a big chalkboard in my kitchen on the wall that I use for homeschooling purposes. I wasn't sure at first what I would use it for exactly, but I know that I'm a visual person and I love having a place to show things, so I painted one up right after moving into our new house.
well, I found so many uses for it that there was no more room to write up a little scripture that we could focus on Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-33463468310678177872016-12-18T10:50:00.003-08:002016-12-18T10:50:45.830-08:00Motherhood Parables: A Sunday MorningA Sunday morning
So we woke up this morning to find that our two-year-old had a runny nose and a cough. I volunteered to stay home from church with her and the baby. Mama can always use a little extra rest and downtime. :-)
Luckily I was able to get both little ones down for a nap, or so I thought, which meant I actually got the next hour free.
During this time I could have defaulted to my Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-30473302910015071562016-11-29T20:58:00.000-08:002016-11-29T21:06:38.481-08:00Motherhood Parables: The lullabyAs my children get older, with each new child I find myself humming more for their bedtime lullabies ( as opposed to singing). I don't know, maybe I find after yelling so much it's quieter using no words. :-) haha. But no, really, I find the quiet tones and notes peaceful and calming and less noisy and distracting (to a baby who can't yet understand the words) than the words i Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-27229412284259969542016-11-29T13:24:00.003-08:002016-11-30T05:48:00.941-08:00Motherhood Parables: Playing SetI was reminded that the game called Set is simply awesome. I grew up loving that game. I love patterns and used to find it fun racing myself to see how quickly I could notice patterns. And I love that the game is super simple.
I've noticed that my son is pretty good with patterns too. And recently I pulled out our game called set and left it in the Homeschool pantry to see when he would notice Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-52848856922228105792016-11-29T08:27:00.003-08:002016-11-29T13:09:39.347-08:00Motherhood Parables: The Holiday Bookshelf
Holiday bookshelf parable
As we were decorating for the holidays this year (after Thanksgiving was all done and we said goodbye to that holiday), We commenced in pulling out the same boxes we always pull out: a box of nativity stuff, a box of tree decorations and other stockings and decor, and our holiday book box.
I can't exactly remember what I did with last year's books on the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-5597718114830642732016-11-21T12:48:00.000-08:002016-11-21T12:48:02.718-08:00motherhood Parable: The Snowflake Experience--TraditionMotherhood parable: the snowflake Tradition
Today we cut paper snowflakes to decorate our windows with. This is a yearly tradition we do every winter, as many others do as well.
As we were cutting white paper I was trying to instruct both my four-year-old and my six-year-old how to do this. For my six-year-old it was a reminder from last year. But my four-year-old… This was her first experienceUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-73592957838684903512016-11-19T11:31:00.000-08:002016-11-19T11:31:01.706-08:00Motherhood Parable: Parable of the Cold HandsI was just standing in the kitchen, enjoying my patch of sunshine that shined through my back window and warmed my toes. When I heard a faint "knock, knock" coming from my back door. I don't mean the sound of knocking...I mean the literal words! My little almost-two-this-month year old was standing at the back door, shoeless, in a shirt and pants only. She looked at me with her big beautiful eyesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-63654434196617187442016-11-12T06:10:00.000-08:002016-11-12T06:10:29.058-08:00 Motherhood parables: Parable of the PeanutI was sitting outside eating peanuts (with shells) with my son yesterday. He was trying to crack them. I asked him where the seam of the peanut was and he seemed confused. so I pointed to his pants and showed him where the seam was. I asked if it would be easier to pull apart his pants in the middle of the fabric or where the seam was--where two pieces attach together. He said at the seam. So I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-1416261159709345012016-09-29T09:58:00.001-07:002016-09-29T09:58:17.521-07:00 Motherhood parables: observing the leaf How many of us say we are not artists?
How many feel they grew up without artistic experience opportunities?
My daughter came to me with a leaf that was heart-shaped. "Look mom a heart-shaped leaf!"
Then my son asked what type of plant it was. It was some type of a tree but I couldn't tell which, all I knew was that we have aspen trees in the frontUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-64218183916001844592016-09-28T15:19:00.000-07:002016-09-29T09:45:30.727-07:00Seven Habits for Kids: Leader in Me Family FocusWe like the seven Habits in our family.
I first started to enjoy them as a freshman in college after taking a time management and Foundations of LEadership course. Then I tried reading Seven Habits of Highly Effective People--and boy was that dry! So instead I read Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens...and JACKPOT--we had a winner! I really got that book and understood the power of each Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-28101415348954054212016-09-28T14:05:00.001-07:002016-09-28T14:05:20.337-07:00Christlike Attribute Cards
It's great to focus on helping kids learn good values...but which ones?
Sometimes it can seem overwhelming with the list of values: hard worker, responsible, etc. But what about being gentle and kind and others? There are tons!
So it has been a goal of mine to gather and organize "good values" into the Christlike Attributes. Preach My Gospel, the missionary manual, lists nine Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-60186365284437398702016-04-22T15:44:00.001-07:002016-04-22T15:44:12.067-07:00Celebrate Earth Day: Simple IdeasEvery Year on Earth Day we make it a point to do something to remember and appreciate how awesome the Earth is. Here are some simple (and more complex) ways to remember Earth.
Get a Plant
Get a free tree or plant from a local nursery (normally the trees they give away will grow huge, so you will eventually have to replant. But If you get one each year...eventually you could ideally always haveUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-32114547688199317102016-03-23T16:04:00.002-07:002016-03-23T16:04:29.854-07:00Motherhood Parables: The Surprise Cookie RescueSo I'm sure many are familiar with the pre-dinner breakdowns. When everyone is tired and hungry from the long day and mom doesn't want anyone touching the food or sneaking the snacks in the pantry because dinner is only 20 minutes away! And you feel you head is stretched five ways between the boiling pot of rice and the baby toddling into all sorts of trouble and the older kids saying their goingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-3361204962869296882016-03-23T15:47:00.000-07:002016-03-23T15:47:27.338-07:00The Power of Not KnowingCan we get too smart?
Is there power in not knowing?
Liz Wiseman gave a great speech at BYU recently and talking about the power of not knowing.
Here is her speech, and my notes from it...
How do you lead? Are you a multiplier or a diminisher? Many leaders think they are great leaders, because they are good people with good intentions. But surprisingly many good leaders are blind in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-74379772102180707252016-03-22T09:47:00.002-07:002016-03-22T09:47:28.822-07:00Motherhood Parables: The Highchair StareSo I was feeding my little 16 month old last night and trying to figure out what in the heck she wanted.
You know those times you hear unintelligible noises coming from the corner of the kitchen and you think, "what? I'm sorry...Are you trying to ask for more food?" (while I'm cleaning the dishes and vaguely aware of your existence) :P
Sometimes it can get kind of annoying to figure out those Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-90742673711898790652016-03-15T07:17:00.002-07:002016-03-15T07:27:57.026-07:007 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleStephen Covey was a great man. He frequently was pouring over books in all subjects, from quantum physics, to poetry, to nature, to art, etc. HE was a renaissance man. And because of his through searching and love to truth and knowledge from various sources and subject, he was able to glimpse patterns and see parallels and principles that many took for granted, or weren't clearly aware of becauseUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-57934092580540597892016-03-15T07:03:00.003-07:002016-03-15T07:18:25.025-07:007 Habits: Habit 3 - First Things FirstHere's an intro to Stephen R. Covey's 3rd Habit of Highly Effective People.
For introductino to all 7 habits, read the introduction post.
But first, a quick note...
Ever since my busy time in high school I've been a list-maker. OR at least I was...until about the time I got married. Now I don't consider myself a list-maker, but more of a minimalist, prioritizer.
Lists are valuable to see Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-4827463184192826442016-03-14T13:34:00.001-07:002016-03-15T06:20:52.628-07:00Motherhood Parables: Backwards UnderwearOk, I'm sure we've all been through it: the three year old who still cant always get her clothes on the right way. Seriously, I get it's a matter of time, but something is seriously lacking in the mental awareness, my little one. At least when it comes to underwear.
It's one thing to get shoes mixed up if you can't feel a difference of left versus right. But little girls underwear? There is Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757800231682749066.post-20628168672793307882016-03-14T12:52:00.001-07:002016-03-14T12:52:24.103-07:00Motherhood Parables: The Tortilla ChipOk, so cute...!
I was sitting with my son the other day (5 years old, almost 6), eating some nachos or something. And here is the conversation that followed...
Ethan said,
"mom, this chip is kinda like a triangle. Sorta. Well, it's "ish."
(He said it all matter-of-factly, yet with a question, at the same time.)
I looked at him, smiled and said,
"Yeah, I guess it is. It's -ish."
Then he Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0