HomeSchool Co-Op Day

I belong to a co-op.  Not one of those "meet in town with a whole bunch of women" co-op (shudder).  My co-op is with two other beautiful women, and we help each other out.  One does history, I do Science, another does writing and music.  We add other things in from time to time.. but we keep it simple.

These women are wonderful friends, and I have been blessed to have them in my life for quite a while now.  It all came about when I was loosing my mind from working at the ranch with all of the animals, home schooling all the kids, and then working all weekend in our entertainment business.  My kids were falling behind.  They, instead of condemning me, came along side and saved me.  They mean so much to me.

We just started some new things:  Earth Science, where we will be exploring some of the local caves, rocks, fossils, fossil fuels and other such earthly delights.

Ancient History is in the works, this will include food, facts and FUN!

       

We typically end the day with singing, where we are thoughtfully learning hymns in harmony.  We worked on "How Sweet and Awesome" today.  The words to that hymn always bring a lump in my throat:

  How sweet and awesome is the place

With Christ within the doors,
While everlasting love displays
The choicest of her stores.

2 While all our hearts and all our songs
Join to admire the feast,
Each of us cry, with thankful tongue,
"Lord, why was I a guest?

3 "Why was I made to hear your voice,
And enter while there's room,
When thousands make a wretched choice,
And rather starve than come?"

4 'Twas the same love that spread the feast
That sweetly drew us in;
Else we had still refused to taste,
And perished in our sin.

5 Pity the nations, O our God,
Constrain the earth to come;
Send thy victorious Word abroad,
And bring the strangers home.

6 We long to see your churches full,
That all the chosen race
May, with one voice and heart and soul,

Sing your redeeming grace.

I mean, why was I made to hear?  Why was I a guest?  Why do others make a wretched choice?  

I am thankful that I am saved and my greatest prayer is that would be true for my children as well....