* August went out with the Missionaries
* Mom went Visiting Teaching
* Mom and Dad went to the commissary on the Air Force Base to do some (cheaper) food shopping!
* Nathan attended a Birthday party for Jackson MacKay
* Dad spent Wednesday and Thursday in Dickinson
* Happy news - we have new renters for our house in Boise!!
* Ben went to Sam Gilletts to play Air Soft
* Shane Gillett came over to watch the BSU game with dad (we won!)
* The leaves are starting to change and so mom took the girls and Nathan out to take some pictures
* Nathan turned NINE!!! He is such a smart, funny, soft, kind and loving boy! We are sure grateful that he is part of our family!
In Our Homeschool This Week...
* Seth started his BYUI classes. He is taking Science 201 (Natural Disasters) and Intro to Business
* Ben has almost hit 100 pages on his latest book!
* Since Thursday was CONSTITUTION DAY - we had an awesome lesson on the constitution! I felt so inspired as we talked and I learned so much more than I had ever known!
* We started a new family read aloud - Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites
* Dad is still reading Harry Potter to the kids a few nights each week
* We had a full week of: Dinosaurs, Marine Biology, Counting by 5's, Tallying, Symmetry, addition, subtraction (with and without borrowing), Probability, Novel writing, counting money, new vocabulary words, typing, singing, Lively Letters, character building (waiting our turns and good sportsmanship) and in addition to our scriptures for Enrichment we discusses Saul's conversion, how our bodies are like Temples. Loving One Another (and touched on Love Languages)
Spiritually Speaking...
While I think I am a good teacher, I really struggle with being a "natural" teacher. What I mean by that is I feel like I need a word-for-word script to be able to teach. I admire how dad can just sit down with the kids and TEACH from the heart because he can easily recall things and it just flows so much better and is much more engaging! I have tried in the past, but feel like I falter and trip over my words and then I second guess that I really have presented the material accurately! The information doesn't ever seem to really "stick" and I can't recall facts easily. I know that the Spirit is the true teacher and so I took my concern to the Lord and prayed that my mind would be opened and that I would be able to remember the things that I read (I have started a more rigorous academic study for myself in the mornings and then share with the kids what I have learned as to be more inspiring to them -- and also to be a good example that we all need to continue learning!). So I had been studying the history of the Constitution and really wanted to share it with the kids in an exciting discussion (vs. me just reading from a book) and so prayed that I would be able to remember the things that I was studying and that I would be able to recall the information and be able to hold a discussion with the kids that would capture their interest. So the time came and I put my faith in the Lord and... the experience was beautiful! It was a living and exciting discussion about the Constitution I was able to have with the kids! My mind was able to recall the readings I had spent time on (and when I did refer to the book, it was just briefly and then I was able to continue on in an exciting way!) Afterward I felt so happy and accomplished and the kids were all able to participate (on their own levels) and share with me what they had learned! I was so grateful to Heavenly Father and hope to continue teaching in this way!
I also transposed two more Fathers Blessings for this school year...
Fathers Blessing given to Nathan at the start of the 2015-2016 school year
Nathan Mark Harry Vogt, by the power and authority of the
Melchezidek Priesthood, which I hold, I lay my hands upon your head and give
you a fathers blessing at this time. I give you a blessing that as you go
through the school year that your mind will be opened. Though you will face obstacles and adversity
as you learn, you will continue to overcome those barriers that have been placed in your way. I bless you with the
ability to continue to grow in your reading skills and in your reading
comprehension - that you will recognize the letters and how they are put
together to form words.
Father in Heaven is grateful for the sweet personality
and spirit that you possess. He is thankful that you are such a good boy and
that you take your Baptismal covenants seriously. He is proud of you and your
ability to fast at this time. Know that you will be able to grow and to
progress exponentially this year. Your understanding of the subjects being
taught to you will increase and you will be able to retain those things which
are taught to you.
Know that you have been placed in this family for a
reason and that you are one part of this family that makes it function - and
that the family would not be the same without you. This blessing I leave with
you in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Fathers Blessing given to Mom at the start of the 2015-2016 school year
Shandalyce Fae Vogt, by the authority of the Melchizek
Priesthood which I hold, I lay my hands upon your head and give you a blessing.
Father in Heaven loves you so much! He is so grateful for the strong daughter
you are, the mother you are, the wife that you are - you are truly an elect
woman. He is so grateful that you listen to him and that you put him first in
your life - that you are willing to listen to the Spirit and act upon those
promptings. He is so pleased that he can count on you and that you are willing
to serve and are willing to show kindness and love to others - and that you
make a difference in their lives. Your children are truly blessed because of
you. Always put Heavenly Father first
and he will guide you and give you the inspiration that you need in schooling
the children. I bless you that you will have patience and inspiration on lesson
plans that you need for them and that you will be able to discern when certain
methods are not working and you will be able to know what methods to use, curriculum
to use and teaching styles to use for each child. Your children will be blessed
because of your righteousness.
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