When your daughter’s a bookworm with an ear for audiobooks, summer can turn into a literary marathon. This summer, she’s been running mighty fast.
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Old School Gaming
For the past six months, my daughter’s go-to computer games have been ClueFinders 3rd Grade Adventures and ClueFinders 4th Grade Adventures. These games might be over 25 years old – practically ancient in the world of technology – but they’ve tested her skills in math, geography, logic, and science…and she loves playing them.
Cousin Time
It strikes me how different my daughter’s experience is from my own childhood. Her cousins aren’t just summer visitors or holiday faces – they’re integral characters in her life’s story. She won’t have those isolated weeks of cousin time to look back on, but instead, a series of chapter-long adventures.
Beating the Heat like a Fat Cat
Who could have predicted that on a scorching summer day, a lazy, lasagna-loving cat would become my daughter’s cool new obsession?
Daughter + Dragons = Story Gold
My daughter has been into dragons for well over a year and even createdwith characters and stories featuring dragons that she wanted to tell.
Last year I wrote a story for her. This year, I wanted to help her bring her story to life. So as the school year wound down, we worked together–with the help of ChatGPT–and out came Avalanche’s Ascent!
Teacher
This week, my daughter has spent each afternoon using her school laptop to record videos. Her lessons include everything from book reading to art creation. I loved recording my voice on cassette tapes when I was a kid. I would preach or sing songs. Neither my wife nor I suggested that our daughter make videos.Continue reading “Teacher”
Thanksgiving Catch-Up
Here are three notes from the past three school-free days. My daughter made a small “Bedtime Prayers” book for her cousins. It showed off her art skills, her care for her cousins, and her love for Jesus. She devised this project on her own. With the TV or Spotify on blast, my daughter has startedContinue reading “Thanksgiving Catch-Up”
Paintings
When my daughter got home from school, my wife got out the paint and paper. The results were four paintings with names like “Squiggle Snake,” “Zigzag,” “Surprise Orange,” and “Surprise Rouge.” She really leaned into the French pronunciation of “ORANGE” and “ROUGE.” What an artiste! She’s already discovered that branding is the name of theContinue reading “Paintings”
The Interests of Others
“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:4 This morning, I listened to a sermon on this verse. The pastor’s practical example involved a child saying to a parent–one who has just sat down after a hard day of work–“play with me.” I wasContinue reading “The Interests of Others”
Learning Together 