Scheduling Tips from the Advisory Members

Ambleside Online Conference

Held at Greenville Oaks Church of Christ, Allen, Texas

On July 30, 2005

Report by Colleen in Wis.

Four Advisory Members, Lynn Bruce, Karen Glass, Donna-Jean Breckenridge, and Wendi Capehart, spoke about Schedules. Below are the statements (perhaps not verbatim) that stuck with me.

From Wendi: "Be the family God wants you to be." Wendi shared about how each family is different, therefore each family's schedule will be unique.

From Wendi: "Your schedule is Plan B. What God has planned for your day is Plan A..." A christian home schooling mom needs this perspective--so often I have to lay aside my plans of The Perfect School Day for Real Life Needs.

From Donna-Jean: "A passion, broken down into something small, done consistently, yields a harvest." For one example of a passion, Donna-Jean discussed how she spends a small amount of time (a few minutes at lunch) once a week studying a painting with her children. This yields the result that her students have a relationship with art and are interested in art--shown by her daughter's excitement when visiting the Louvre.