On Monday Allison and I started The Great Ideas courses from Tree of Life. Here are my books...
Since we revised the courses a bit in order to finish the courses by the end of this school year, we are not doing all the books. I have Macbeth in the picture, but I'm not planning to study it. I chose to do Hamlet but since the copy we have is included in a large volume of The Complete Works of Shakespeare, I didn't take a picture of that. So replace Macbeth with Hamlet and you'll see the books I have to read. :) Some of the books are just to study part of: How to Read a Book, Calvin's Institutes, and the Bible.
And here is another picture of books:
Leah was using them and I decided to take a picture.
I've been thinking about What To Do After Highschool. I am sure any of you who are in highschool, recently graduated, or even are approaching highschool, have heard the question, "So, do you know what you want to do after highschool?" A good question. But I never know what to say.
"Umm, I don't know."
"Maybe I'll be a nurse."
"I'd kinda like to be a midwife."
"Well, I'd like to get married and have kids."
None of them are definite answers. They weren't supposed to be. It is partly a cover up for the fact that I don't really want to go to school for anything. I really want to have a family and own a farm. Right now I would like to get a job when I am done highschool, work and save up money to buy a farm. Then I'd like to get married and have a large family. Though, at the same time, I'd like to learn more about healthy living and natural healing. I'd like to help children and especially young people from troubled families, by giving them a safe and loving home. I've also thought about going to South America to spread the gospel to tribes that have had little or no contact with the outside world. I have no idea where the Lord will lead me or what I will do in my life time. I've dreamed of an adventurous life in a different part of the world. But if I could choose, I'd settle down nearby and live to a ripe old age surrounded by children and grandchildren, in a peaceful, happy, and not very eventful life. I know, though, that our world is changing. In only a few years there will be new problems and realities to face, and likely I will end up with a different kind of life than I have imagined. But I don't need to worry, knowing it is all in God's hands.
None of them are definite answers. They weren't supposed to be. It is partly a cover up for the fact that I don't really want to go to school for anything. I really want to have a family and own a farm. Right now I would like to get a job when I am done highschool, work and save up money to buy a farm. Then I'd like to get married and have a large family. Though, at the same time, I'd like to learn more about healthy living and natural healing. I'd like to help children and especially young people from troubled families, by giving them a safe and loving home. I've also thought about going to South America to spread the gospel to tribes that have had little or no contact with the outside world. I have no idea where the Lord will lead me or what I will do in my life time. I've dreamed of an adventurous life in a different part of the world. But if I could choose, I'd settle down nearby and live to a ripe old age surrounded by children and grandchildren, in a peaceful, happy, and not very eventful life. I know, though, that our world is changing. In only a few years there will be new problems and realities to face, and likely I will end up with a different kind of life than I have imagined. But I don't need to worry, knowing it is all in God's hands.
What are some of your ambitions, if you don't mind sharing?
Anyway, since someone else is waiting for the computer, I'll stop.
Justine
3 comments:
I used to hate the "what are you going to do" question too. I know it's really good to have ambitions, but honestly I just wanted to be like my mom. (that's an ambition right?) But sometimes that doesn't just happen, and God widens your horizons... when I left highschool I would NEVER of dreamed 4 years later I would be an Islander! But I would not trade this experience for the world! I've learned so much, about relating with the people in the world, forming new relationships, knowing why I believe what I believe, trusting God in EVERYTHING, and soo much more, along with living 'on your own'... I got to say it is pretty fun :) But yes, really my long term ambition is to still be "just like mom" :)
You don't have to stress, take your time to enjoy life, and wait on the Lord... 'cause as easy as that seems in the mind, there are time when it's hard to follow in your life!
I got to say... you have some pretty good ambitions! :)
~Lydia
ps... those books brought back sooo many 'bad' memories of the highschool days:)
Are you doing the correspondence part?... it think that was the worst, having real deadlines I had to have papers sent in by..lol
Thanks, Lydia. :)
I want to be like my mom too, and have lots of kids.
Yes I am doing the correspondence part but right now I am just reading and haven't had any deadlines yet. I don't like deadlines either, but if I didn't have them I might not even do anything so they are good...I guess. :)
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