tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post889421690752235722..comments2023-09-19T10:39:34.356-04:00Comments on ladydusk: Revel in Wonderdawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17987916970944867015noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post-46220611804028301812015-09-08T06:29:31.824-04:002015-09-08T06:29:31.824-04:00That's really fascinating, Celeste. I only rea...That's really fascinating, Celeste. I only read her sometimes. It's interesting to me how we can pinpoint ideas coming to the forefront. I was looking back in my blog and as early as 2010, I found posts talking about wonder, but it wasn't until The Liberal Arts Tradition that it became almost a compulsion to dig deeper and think more.<br /><br />I'll have to find that Order & Wonder post. Thanks!dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987916970944867015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post-74011774232834985662015-09-08T06:26:13.438-04:002015-09-08T06:26:13.438-04:00Oh, they do. and it is lovely, although I keep com...Oh, they do. and it is lovely, although I keep coming back to an organ 4-part version in my head.dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987916970944867015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post-5022356729162905382015-09-08T01:23:44.400-04:002015-09-08T01:23:44.400-04:00I've been considering the meaning and implicat...I've been considering the meaning and implications of "wonder" ever since Leila boiled down our parenting/homemaking task to cultivating "order and wonder" a year or two ago. I realized then that I naturally have a lot of order but not necessarily a lot of wonder--but the two really do work together so perfectly to balance home life, spirituality, child-rearing, education, and all the rest. I took that duo then as my kind of mission and haven't really stopped thinking about it since then--I just think it's so close to CM's idea of education as an atmosphere, discipline, and life.Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post-69802507265107781902015-09-08T00:59:32.391-04:002015-09-08T00:59:32.391-04:00I think Jars of Clay might have done a version of ...I think Jars of Clay might have done a version of that hymn!jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567286104645119169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post-89565791822846189782015-09-04T07:17:38.131-04:002015-09-04T07:17:38.131-04:00I am feeling much better, thank you! Really, by th...I am feeling much better, thank you! Really, by the end of May, I felt back to normal and our two summer vacations really helped me rest. Now I'm working to actively improve my physical health rather than ignore it.dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987916970944867015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post-28088936609828567372015-09-04T07:15:04.571-04:002015-09-04T07:15:04.571-04:00:):)dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987916970944867015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post-57261800765547698932015-09-04T06:48:37.633-04:002015-09-04T06:48:37.633-04:00I have a lot of blogs to catch up on. I haven'...I have a lot of blogs to catch up on. I haven't read Brandy's post yet, but I can clearly see how this cycle of life works in my own life. Looking forward to reading all the posts I have missed. You haven't said anything, so I hope you are feeling better. xoHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588301010931781051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post-321000615255228382015-09-04T06:39:23.979-04:002015-09-04T06:39:23.979-04:00Yes & yes! :)Yes & yes! :)Tully Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11128339420825324229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post-91668386104393301622015-09-03T23:14:09.306-04:002015-09-03T23:14:09.306-04:00What a beautiful (even if it was about spiders [sh...What a beautiful (even if it was about spiders [shudder]) story! I hope to think about things like that more often. It's hard in suburbia when you stay inside a lot. I think Ravi Jain talked about it a lot in his post at Brandy's today - <a href="http://afterthoughtsblog.net/2015/09/balancing-science.html" rel="nofollow">that natural history of observing nature bringing about wonder</a>. Lovely.dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987916970944867015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post-10348438604038955422015-09-03T23:11:38.815-04:002015-09-03T23:11:38.815-04:00The way you talk about it, maybe every word ought ...The way you talk about it, maybe every word ought to point at every other word, an interconnected web? Like the one prairiegirl observed below!<br /><br />Parenting brings so many opportunities for repentance and purposeful decisionmaking, doesn't it? dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987916970944867015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post-27790771871535224292015-09-03T21:30:05.162-04:002015-09-03T21:30:05.162-04:00Oh, Dawn, this is wonderful! As my kids have grow...Oh, Dawn, this is wonderful! As my kids have grown into teens, we have lost the purity of wonder. Last year was a drudge for me, I think it was the worst year of our homeschooling experience. I am determined to instill wonder, work, wisdom and worship into this coming school year. Last night, as I was delivering supper to my husband (he was harvesting our wheat crop,) I noticed, dotted across the field, huge cobwebs with an open hole in the middle. The hole led underground. Out of one of the cobwebs came the largest spider I have ever seen. I just sat there and watched in wonder at the movings of the spider and the beauty of his web. I want that same kind of wonder sprinkled throughout our days during this year. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and words. :) prairiegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585280600518504607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post-24497342323429646962015-09-03T19:08:05.057-04:002015-09-03T19:08:05.057-04:00I think God is so good to give us children to remi...I think God is so good to give us children to remind us to wonder! Jesus even used the example of a child to remind the disciples what His kingdom is like! Humbling!!!<br /><br />I love you circle chart but I think your arrows need to point both ways. Because sometimes working leads me to wonder. And wisdom leads me to work. And worship leads to wisdom. And wonder leads to worship. :)<br /><br />This is really GREAT thoughts & things to wonder about. ;) Seriously- if we can revel moment by moment in our Lord, what a change in our lives, families & cultures!!! Now off to think how I, as the parent, may be standing in my children's way of wondering. This ones tricky- how do we lead (bc God calls us to train our children!) without crushing them?Tully Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11128339420825324229noreply@blogger.com