The beautiful colors everywhere, the cool nights, and beautiful days remind me that it is time for fall. I love the fall!
When it is fall, I get back into the cycle of devouring books. Something about the chilly nights, makes me long to curl up with my family next to the fireplace, and read a great and inspiring story. I think we will read Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. This book always inspires a desire for improvement through education, and bettering ourselves despite opposition and difficulty. Definitely a favorite classic of our family. What are some of your favorites? 'Tis the season to read again and I love ideas. It feels natural to me to begin studies and projects again that have been put off during the warm summer months when we spent the time instead playing late into the evenings and lazily sleeping in. It feels good to renew routines, and just feel the natural cycles of this amazing Earth.
I think the rest of the family is feeling it too. Elena is spending hours reading her books. (She has read over 25 chapter books in the last month.) Alexia is writing and painting and reading. And often times I find them playing together quietly in corners of the house, creating, imagining, and learning together. They play church, store, school, house, dress up, and even create houses. Oh beautiful girlhood! I wish I could always see the beauty in the little things they do, instead of feeling overwhelmed with my agenda (which feels so insignificant as I write this) I want to treasure these moments in my heart always. We are in the middle of fall break right now, so McKay is home, and I can sense in him a desire to be at school learning. Although he has been drawing and studying fish, it is hard for him to separate himself from the frolicking girls, and the busy baby.
Book learning is perhaps my favorite part of the hope chest journey. I just reviewed the talk given by Elder Christofferson in the most recent general conference. I am inspired by this man's words. He is a teacher of the principles of freedom. I was truly moved. So many things to learn, so many things to do. I feel the weight of the responsibility we have to change the trends of society, but I also feel a great hope and support that we truly can do this. It starts with me and my family, and I believe the key to this change is through education. I believe that the main purpose of education today is to train the masses for jobs. I don't want this for my children. I want my children to have moral education, or what Donna Goff calls, "education of the heart, mind, and hands."
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It was actually easier for us to read in the summer, when the days were long and it was part of our schedule and we could stay up late to do it. But I do see my kids being more excited about reading on their own. I feel a renewed energy about it as well. Perhaps it's the cold weather and we just want to curl up and read a book? I'd love to spend all winter doing it.
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