Comments on: A “Thinking Love” Turns Me to MEP Math and Completely Transforms Our Homeschool http://pocketsofthefuture.com/blog/?p=150 Striving to live now as all will live in the future. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:04:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: pockets http://pocketsofthefuture.com/blog/?p=150#comment-1604 pockets Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:05:42 +0000 http://pocketsofthefuture.com/blog/?p=150#comment-1604 Dear Christal, We are very sorry for this shock in your life and are praying that it may be turned to good for you and your daughter. I don't know if there are resources available specifically for natural single mothers. I imagine that there are because what has happened to you has happened to so many women. I also know of women who have even managed to homeschool their children under such circumstances - although that may or may not be something you should even consider. In any case, if I come across anything I will send it along to you. In the meantime, the principles are the same whether or not you are single or any other variant of modern day life: pursue a transforming relationship with the Divine, allow love to sweeten and inform your relationships, listen to the whisperings of your heart, work very hard, discipline and inform your mind and use that mind to carry out the will of your heart, be willing to change, keep your eyes on your goal, and have faith. What you will most importantly teach your daughter now is how to handle painful adversity. I often think that if we could at least teach our children the value of troubles and setbacks and a constructive way to approach the troubles that arise naturally in our lives, we would have gone a long way towards dutifully preparing them for an uncertain future. Please let us know if there is anything we can do. Please also know that we wish you all success in your new life which will be full not just of pain and adjustments but also of new possibilities. With warm regards, Leslie Dear Christal,

We are very sorry for this shock in your life and are praying that it may be turned to good for you and your daughter.

I don’t know if there are resources available specifically for natural single mothers. I imagine that there are because what has happened to you has happened to so many women. I also know of women who have even managed to homeschool their children under such circumstances - although that may or may not be something you should even consider. In any case, if I come across anything I will send it along to you.

In the meantime, the principles are the same whether or not you are single or any other variant of modern day life: pursue a transforming relationship with the Divine, allow love to sweeten and inform your relationships, listen to the whisperings of your heart, work very hard, discipline and inform your mind and use that mind to carry out the will of your heart, be willing to change, keep your eyes on your goal, and have faith.

What you will most importantly teach your daughter now is how to handle painful adversity. I often think that if we could at least teach our children the value of troubles and setbacks and a constructive way to approach the troubles that arise naturally in our lives, we would have gone a long way towards dutifully preparing them for an uncertain future.

Please let us know if there is anything we can do. Please also know that we wish you all success in your new life which will be full not just of pain and adjustments but also of new possibilities.

With warm regards,
Leslie

]]> By: Christal Carden http://pocketsofthefuture.com/blog/?p=150#comment-1563 Christal Carden Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:39:35 +0000 http://pocketsofthefuture.com/blog/?p=150#comment-1563 In a very surprising twist of my life, I am now a single mother. Are there any resources available to be a more natural mother as a single mother? Homeschooling will now not be an option as I am trying to find full time employment. I imagine I am not the only or first person in this position who still wants to do what is best for their child(ren). In a way my path towards self sufficiency is more clear and in others it seems much more challenging. Thanks. In a very surprising twist of my life, I am now a single mother. Are there any resources available to be a more natural mother as a single mother? Homeschooling will now not be an option as I am trying to find full time employment. I imagine I am not the only or first person in this position who still wants to do what is best for their child(ren). In a way my path towards self sufficiency is more clear and in others it seems much more challenging. Thanks.

]]> By: pockets http://pocketsofthefuture.com/blog/?p=150#comment-1458 pockets Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:48:22 +0000 http://pocketsofthefuture.com/blog/?p=150#comment-1458 Dear Stephanie, I looked around the site you suggested. It looks stimulating for students and information filled for teachers - a perfect combination. You are right that it definitely works with MEP. Thank you very much for the suggestion. I will take you up on it! Thank you, Leslie Dear Stephanie,

I looked around the site you suggested. It looks stimulating for students and information filled for teachers - a perfect combination. You are right that it definitely works with MEP. Thank you very much for the suggestion. I will take you up on it!

Thank you,
Leslie

]]> By: Stephanie in AR http://pocketsofthefuture.com/blog/?p=150#comment-1438 Stephanie in AR Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:49:23 +0000 http://pocketsofthefuture.com/blog/?p=150#comment-1438 You might also like the puzzles at this site--they fit right in with the mep style of thinking & it too is from Britain. We try to do some on the shorter 5th day lessons. http://nrich.maths.org/public/index.php? You might also like the puzzles at this site–they fit right in with the mep style of thinking & it too is from Britain. We try to do some on the shorter 5th day lessons. http://nrich.maths.org/public/index.php?

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