Update.
Summer Plans:
Warning: Updates and picture posts coming. Yes, I know – I do everything at once. I’ve always had a hard time with moderation.
Recent news (which probably most of you know anyway):
~ I turned 18 in May – driver’s license coming on Monday (provided I pass the test)
~ I graduated from high-school. I’m happy about that. Really happy.
~ School’s all done. Except for math. I wonder – is math *ever* done?
~ We had four baby goats born today – more details at Lydia’s blog (any pictures will be there also).
~ A whole bunch of people went hiking to the Ape Caves last Saturday, which was really fun. A picture of the group will be in another post.
Lydia just recently did a post on what she’s working on this summer – I won’t link to it because I’m sure all of my readers are her readers also so you’ve probably all seen it. Anyway, this is what I’m planning on doing this summer – more or less.
Geometry – I enjoy math when I’m doing it but getting to the point of doing it is not my forte. Oh well, it will build character – as my dad says.
Music – violin, piano and harp – if I’m diligent enough to practice regularly that is.
Bible Memory – Like Lydia and most of the rest of my family I’m also doing the Bible Bee. So far, it’s going well, but if I’m going to make enough progress I need to really crack down and spend significant amounts of time doing it.
Reading – My list is a little different than Lydia’s – and nope I’m not planning on finishing all of these this summer – just make a dent:
1. Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
2. Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton
3. City of God by Augustine – I’ve heard Dr. Grant talk about this one so much I feel like I should read it.
4. History of the Christian Church, volumes 1 – 10 by Philip Schaff
5. Spurgeon’s Sermons
6. Commentary on the Book of Galatians by Martin Luther
7. Sermons by Martin Luther – 10 volumes.
and that’s enough to keep me going for a long time. I also want to re-read some of my past favorites – such as Homemaking by J.R. Miller
Running/Walking/Hiking – Of Course! I enjoy them all so much I’d have a really hard time *not* doing it. I have a few fitness goals for this summer – the main one is to increase my speed in running and successfully climb Mt. St. Helens (i.e. do it without dropping down dead).
Quilting/Sewing – I’m not a “knitter” but I do like to sew and I’m really interested in improving in that area and also in learning about quilting. My great-grandmother quilted and she left a LOT of quilting supplies and materials which we now have including about 50 books on the subject – so I have everything I need to start learning.
I’m also tentatively going to learn French and (of course) keep working on Greek as well as do other misc. things. I’m also working on developing a plan for this Fall, as well as considering what I’m going to do after that.
So, that’s my life right now – external one at any rate.
Pictures will follow.
Galena