Forgive and Persevere

This past Thursday we discussed Forgiveness and Perseverance, both a result of having a Georgic foundation. Life is so much sweeter when we shed the darkness in our hearts and forgive.  And the only way to be successful in life is to learn to persevere. Do you have any persons (including yourself) or situations you need to forgive?

For this week:
habits: core book study, math lessons, log book, garden
read and be prepared to discuss Little Men

This coming Thursday, Teacher Ottosen will be bringing some seeds. Not sure which ones yet, but if you bring a few envelopes or zip-lock bags you could take some home. Russian Kale for sure. Alina and Eric both indicated they would like some raspberry starts: be prepared to plant them in the ground very soon!

Self-Reliance

"The object of all life is development" - Wallace Wattles.

Self -Reliance is a natural result of living the Georgic foundational principles and mini-ag ideals. This week we discussed continuously developing ourselves and our skills to be more Self-Reliant/less dependent on others: spiritually, emotionally, mentally, educationally, physically; food, shelter, water, clothing. The accomplishment feels good, makes us stronger and opens up more opportunities in life! And remember to Self-Validate yourself for being able to learn a new skill and for the skill itself!

Speaking of Self-Validation, I loved Joshua's paper a few weeks previous about Self-Validation and Mission. He mentioned that sometimes people will tear others down, but when we have the ability to Self-Validate we become independent of other people's opinions...we become self-reliant for our self-worth! Hopefully these are skills you guys are consciously practicing, and perhaps those who tear others down would not feel the need to if they could build themselves up in this positive way.

This week:

• Presentations:  Eric (land ownership)
• Read and be ready to discuss: The Giver
  
• Habits: math lessons, CBS, log book, garden

I hope everyone's Easter break was wonderful! I had a great visit with family and helped my brother put up fencing to extend his cow pasture. His fences are so much straighter and nicer looking than mine, but now I know how to do it better. Oh, and we got chicks (12 are much more fun than 1000 IMO)!
This week we will be helping out with the garden next door, so be sure to wear clothing appropriate for the weather and bring gloves if you want. Personally, I don't mind callouses (a badge of honor that I do real work:-) but blisters slow me down!
The Claridges will not be here this week, and so Trey will not be doing his presentation. Jared, are you ready for your presentation this week? Does anyone else have a makeup presentation to do or want to do one early?