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Yeah!! Now that we are doing all the components of CTC, yesterday and today moved very fluently. My daughter and I truly experienced the open and go of HOD. Yeah for me of no more trying to plan which book and what lesson needs to be added. I've also quit trying to fret about what day of the week we are on, now its more focus of what day of the unit needs to be completed. I'm finally letting myself be comfortable with pushing for completion, not necessarly perfection. Perfection will come with time and practice.
Over the last week or two of shedding all those extra books from her daily schedule, I've watched dd shed that look of anxiety of trying to get it all done, because now it does get all done!
One thing I did do was recalculated how to finish God King, figured out where dd had stopped ended up being the exact number of pages for Jonah and Esther. Since we could easily do those as a family reading it was very easy to let God King over lap into that story time slot.
My husband and I both agree that HOD is the perfect fit for Kasey and are looking forward to being able to implement the future guides into at least 2 years of her highschool years when she is ready. YEAH

OT would also like to ask for continued prayer for my family. My mother will be going in tomorrow for lung surgery.

YEAH for you (and Kasey)!!

We had a great day with CTC today, too. I, too was trying to overload them, at first, but now we are just doing what's in the boxes. Life is so much better. We haven't been able to fit DITHR in, yet. I tried, but it was just too much. Hopefully we will be able to add that in soon.

Also, I want to thank Carrie for scheduling in the Bible Quiet Time. My son has not developed this habit, yet, and I didn't want to schedule it for him. But having it be part of his school day is great! And he has come to me at least twice commenting that he feels better after having his quiet time. Praise the Lord!

We will be praying for your Mom tomorrow. Let us know how it goes.

In His love,
RuthAnn

Praying for your mother.

Hooray for you and Kasey! I agree that just doing what's in the CTC guide is enough. We are 2/3 of the way done with CTC now, and it's neat to look back through Wyatt's Student Notebook and see what he's done and how he's grown. I'm so glad you've found your groove and am celebrating with you and your family for that blessing! I have prayed for you mother as well, Jasmine.

In Christ,
Julie

I totally agree that I LOVE that open-and-go plan...makes it so easy on me!! I'm glad that you've found a good groove to move along in with school. Praying that your mom is recovering well from her surgery, and that you'll have His strength in your weakness right now.

Kathleen

Jasmine,

I'm so glad to hear the update on CTC and thrilled that you are getting a moment to enjoy the open-and-go plans! It is a blessing to me daily too. Thanks for sharing!

I will remember to pray for your mother this evening as well.

Blessings,
Carrie