Roscommon Acres shall be taking a wee little break as we leave Daddy in charge of the animals and head down to Texas for a four day grief camp for the children.
We’ll be hiking and sightseeing and spending a few days almost entirely unplugged. Hopefully I will return next week recharged and ready to tackle replanting those beans and share all our adventures with you.
In the meantime, you can take a moment to read my recent article over at Heart of the Matter: Homeschooling When Your Heart isn’t in it: It’s OK not to homeschool.
And I guess consider this an open thread. I’d love to read about what all you have been up to when we get back!
I homeschool my children on a small hobby farm in rural Nebraska and write about life more abundantly, from the joy of a baby's smile to the almost unbearable grief of losing a son while seeking beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, a garment of praise instead of the spirit of despair (Isaiah 61:3)
Praying for you, Dana and family, as you walk through this time away. May God continue to heal your hearts……
Blessings,
Tammy ~@~
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So excited for you!! I really hope that everything goes smoothly and will be praying extra hard for you all, and Daddy home alone. (If he’s anything like my husband, he’ll enjoy lounging on the couch in his underwear.
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Thanks! I think it will be nice to get away and have some fun, especially after the last couple weeks. Hopefully, Daddy doesn’t get too lonely. He always has the dogs to talk to.
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Blessings on your time away – praying for healing of tender hearts.
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I will be praying for you and your sweet family even more this week.
Praying for y’all as you travel and as your kids work through their emotions. Praying also for a reprieve in the horribly hot weather! Warm is good, broiling hot is not conducive to cheerful– at least not to me.
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A good rest like hiking is a refresher. And with the kids, hopefully it is an enjoying time.
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Glad to see you’re taking some time away from the farm for even a few days. I can’t wait to read about the adventures when you return. God bless you for being so strong and sharing your story. Much love, a faithful reader.
Dana,
I pray for you daily and my heart breaks each time I read one of your posts as I can relate. I also lost a child, a daughter and know your deep grief. I have been following your stories since the day you started writing about your precious Tiggy and share in your pain. I pray for you daily along with your children. Siblings often fall through the cracks in grief and it does my heart good to hear you’re taking them on this retreat. I’m writing my second book now and it’s on grief, part of it will have what siblings go through as I lost my brother too but not until later in life. I have a friend that lost 2 sweet babies, one at 3yrs. to an accident and one new born and her kids took it real hard, she is also a homeschool mom. Like you I turned my grief into something possitive to help others and God uses me to this day as he is using you. You are much more techie than I am, I must admit. I may need to take some classes with all this FB and Tweeting going on but I’ll get there. Lol God bless you and your family Dana. You are forever in my prayers. Lynette
Dana,
I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to leave your husband out. I pray for him too, as he is the spiritual head of your home and men grieve so differently than women. I’m sure he doesn’t show just how much pressure is on his shoulders but if he is anything like my husband, they just want to fix it and be done with it. Most men are fixers, getter done kinda guys but then there are the unique few that surprise us and actually show their feelings, and will I have one of those. He cries more than me and I wish I was more like him. I learned to stuff early on in life and he didn’t; now I’m unlearning bad habits. I pray your husband can be there for you like you need him to be and vice-a-versa. I pray that you will be able to dump ALL your burdens upon the Lords shoulders for He is able to carry the load.
If you go to my web-site and then to the FB you can get to a site I posted about tears and how they can affect your body, the article is great and I think your children would benefit from it as a lesson.
Okay, I got off onto a rabbit trail as I often do so back onto the path I go. All this to say your family is near and dear to my heart and we don’t even know each other, but in God’s eyes we are all family and we are called to pray for one another and love.
Hugs, Lynette
I wish you happy (and efficient) resting. May your batteries recharge with more writing power !
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Brilliantq. I hope and pray that this gift to your children brings them comfort, understanding and peace. What a beautiful thing!
I’ve read about your recent article about not homeschooling the kids when it does not feel right. It breaks my heart to know what your family has to go through. It’s true that when there are major changes in the family , we can take the time off from home-school. The kids will learn more from the 4 -day grief camp you had in Texas. We can always let them go back to learn from books when they are ready. For now, let the whole family take time to grieve from the lost.
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