Nature is an infinite sphere of which the center is everywhere and the circumference nowhere. Blaise Pascal

Calling all Walmart-haters, here’s another chain for you to demonize–Nakumatt. Next time I’m in Kenya (ha!), I think I’ll check it out.

Ariel at Bittersweet Life on obedience in the Christian life: ” . . . the cliff is where we always live. Obedience is always a desperate situation. We are constantly living in a state of moral emergency from which only Christ can extricate us. And awful things begin to happen when we make out as if obedience is merely a hobby.
When we remember that life in Christ is lived out on a cliff face, then we habitually drink deep of Jesus, the “fountain of life.” Obeying him is never easy. But we become addicted to Christ instead of our sin.”

Sarah Louise has some practical advice for graduates and for their parents, pretty good advice from an experienced graduate.

And Diane at Circle of Quiet writes about plans for the summer: ” . . .math for our family is like a cranky relative who gets resentful if you don’t visit often enough. Take the summer off? Well, you could get the cold shoulder for weeks, maybe months. It’s as if you’d never seen each other before. All those afternoons getting acquainted over tea could be for naught! So, we take care to nurture our math relationships all summer long. It saves a lot of trouble, and a lot of wasted time.” Absolutely, I agree. My best advice for homeschooling during the summer is, “Keep doing a little math every day.” Read for pleasure or for information, and DO MATH DAILY.