Treasures in the Day of a Catholic Family

'Not surprising news!  We are far from perfect at the Johnson home.  God designed us in His image, but we are human.  As Christ-like as we strive to be, we rarely get it right, but we try.  Here are a few treasures in our day that bring us closer to Him.

Mornings in our home start with praying the Morning Prayer.  During Lent we also pray a Children's Lent Prayer.  We introduce the day's saint; pledge our allegiance to the flag; and share a family breakfast.  Home schooling begins at nine if we are organized which is rare.

 

Math is the first subject of the day.  Mondays we learn a new concept.  Benjamin works on dividing decimals with his manipulatives.

The twins work on spelling.  They drag their letter tiles around the board and find it hilarious to make up words for a few minutes.  "What does this spell, Mom?" my boys, who share the same sense of humor, ask me as they line up "b-a-t-h-d-o-g" and "b-e-l-l-h-a-t." This morning they line up their letters in abc order and sing the alphabet much too quickly.

Ryan continues his Keynote presentation about Italy.  Our nine year old socioligist researches three Italian saints this Monday.

Stacks of books, a few prayers, and a number of hours later we finish our school day with faith formation.  Emily silently reads Sunday's Gospel in her Bible while our little ones read Luke's Gospel in The Action Bible with their big brothers.  Afterwards, Joshua, Michael and Mary create a simple project depicting the Transfiguration.  It is possible that Mary had help from her sister.  What do you think?

We pray for your families to find treasures in your school day during this Holy season of Lent.