"Never hurry and never worry!"

Miss M and I are currently reading Charlotte's Web, and like any great book, something new can be learned from it with every reading.  I have read this book several times before, but this week a particular phrase jumped out at me.  Charlotte says to Wilbur, "Never hurry and never worry!"  Easier said than done, but what a great lesson for Miss M (and her mother!)

Miss M's lessons this week:  We continued our discussion of Creation, reviewed addition doubles in math (and we're trying to work on Miss M's fear of the TIMED TEST), cardinal directions, and the five parts of a complete sentence.  Miss M was also able to take tennis lessons with our local homeschooling group, and she's looking forward to continuing that once a week until the weather is too cold.

Be kind, one to another.  Ephesians 4:32


Mr. J's lessons this week:  Homeschooling means less time *alone* with mom, even on your birthday.  Even though Mr. J had to spend his birthday with Miss M at her tennis lessons and also at her dance and gymnastics class, he was a trooper and never complained.  Having lunch with Grandma and eating dinner at Old McDonald's was enough of a treat for him. 


Lesson Learned:
Maybe I should be a little more like Charlotte and a little less like Wilbur.  Charlotte says, "Never hurry and never worry!"  Wilbur frets and feels sorry for himself.  And is comfortable in a manure pile.  (Hmmm...that should tell me something right there.)  When the daily schedule doesn't go as I had planned, I should slow down and worry less.  Jesus said, "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?"  (Matthew 6:27)  I think Charlotte was on to something.