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{May Gratitudes}

On May 31, 2014July 8, 2019 By JessicaIn Gratitude Journal

Gratitudes May 2014 | The Open Home — For historic castles that prove to be the most perfect of picnic locations.

Gratitudes May 2014 | The Open Home — For baby girls becoming little girls.

Gratitudes May 2014 | The Open Home — For bespoke gifts that will be be in the family for years.

Gratitudes May 2014 | The Open Home — For sweet friendships and a hint of the summer days to come.

Gratitudes May 2016 | The Open Home — For bespoke outfits that journey the globe and the sweet love of the godmothers who send them.

These are some of the inserts from our family gratitude journal during May, reminding us that God is good and that we are blessed!

What have you been thankful for lately?

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Hello, I’m Jessica. A minimalist homeschooling mother of two living on the British island of Guernsey. I’m also a nature lover, letter writer and journal keeper that wants to to live life with an open heart. Welcome to my blog.

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For Christmas the girls were gifted this beauty of a book, which contains two of their favourite things - nature and poetry. . . It’s by the @nationaltrust and contains a nature poem for every day of the year and has now become a staple in the art enrichment section of our morning book basket where we always include poetry; one from here and one from the current poet we’re studying (which is Robert Louis Stevenson, for those wondering!) . The illustrations are truly beautiful and my art loving 6 year old often gasps as I turn the page. I’ll share a sneak peek of some pages from the book in my stories today just to whet your appetite. . . I highly recommend it for nature lovers like us and for those who find it hard to incorporate poetry into their homeschool day as this book will help you to start simply with just one poem a day. But even if you don’t homeschool it’d make a lovely dinner time or bedtime ritual to read one with your family. I highly recommend it. 👍🏽 . . #homeed #homeeduk #homeeducation #homeeducationuk #homeeducationguernsey #homeschool #homeschooling #charlottemason #charlottemasonuk #charlottemasoneducation #charlottemasonhomeschool #nature #naturepoetry #poetry #poetryteatime #morningbasket #circletime #nationaltrust #childrensbooks #poetrybooks #naturebooks

Our back to school was delayed for a week due to sickness but last week we finally got back into the swing of things starting off the week with a bit of weaving with our fellow Nature Explorers. Bubbles particularly enjoyed the weaving so I now really must get on with setting up the weaving looms they got for Christmas. For some reason I have a tendency to procrastinate when it comes to prepping for handcrafts, not sure why, but the girls really enjoy them. . The first daughter diaries post of the year is now up on my blog, now in its 5th year! Link in my bio. #theopenhomeblog . . #thegirardgirls #homeed #homeeduk #homeeducation #homeeducationuk #homeeducationguernsey #homeschool #homeschooling #charlottemasoneducation #charlottemasonhomeschool #charlottemasonuk #naturestudy #natureexplorer #weaving #weavingloom

If only I could remember where I got this paper! I love making envelopes with it, it’s my kind of colours, but alas this shall be my last one. 😢 . . #snailmail #happymail #showandmail #outgoingmail #mailart #letterwriting #penpals #sendmoremail #keeplettersalive #postallove #fortheloveofletters

What a gloriously sunny winters day here in Guernsey, just perfect for a nature walk, our first one of the year too followed by our first picnic of the year aswell! . . #homeed #homeeduk #homeeducation #homeeducationuk #homeeducationguernsey #homeschool #homeschooling #charlottemason #charlottemasonuk #charlottemasoneducation #charlottemasonhomeschool #naturestudy #naturewalk #natureexplorer

It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to! 😂 some quick but fun birthday mail from last month sent to a fabulous friend in the U.K. . . #happymail #snailmail #birthdaymail #outgoingmail #showandmail #mailart #lettering #rubberstamps #guernseystamps #penpals #letterwriting

We ended 2019 with a 5th birthday party for this sweetheart, a Stone Age theme with a mammoth cake, as requested. She sure loves mammoths and I particularly love that our homeschool has inspired new interests for her. . More pics from this little birthday tea party are now up on the blog. Link in bio. 👆🏽 . . #thegirardgirls #theopenhomeblog #birthday #birthdaygirl #birthdayparty #birthdaycake #stoneage #iceage #teaparty #partytheme #childrensparty #5thbirthday #homeed #homeeduk #homeeducation #homeeducationuk #homeeducationguernsey #homeschool #homeschooling

Hello! 👋🏽 It’s the first Friday of the new year so I thought I’d join in and do my first ever #fridayintroductions as there are quite a few new followers around here since I started sharing more about our homeschool last autumn. . So here are 10 random and possibly interesting facts about me. . . • I’m British but not English and live on the tiny little island of Guernsey (yep, the potato peel pie one) which is located in the English Channel just off the coast of France. • Before becoming a mother and a home educator I used to work in social work and before that occupational therapy. I still work part time in social care for a local Guernsey charity. • I met my Husby at 15 years old and married him when I was 19 years old. We’ve officially spent over half of our lives together! • I’m a vegetarian and have been since I was 11 years old. My two girls are also being raised vegetarian. • My girls are not actually called Blossom and Bubbles! Those are just pseudonyms I use for them online. • I’m neither a dog person nor a cat person. I’m a rabbit person as are my girls who are super keen to get one but shall have to wait until they’re a little older and can take more responsibility for its care. • I dislike sports and yet am married to the biggest sports lover ever! I do my best to remember the names of tennis players and golfers, snooker players and the like but still do not understand how any of these sports are scored. • I love a good murder mystery. Nothing too chilling or gory, something suitable for daytime TV like Agatha Christie’s Poirot, Murder She Wrote and Diagnosis Murder. . • I had my first pen pal at 7 years old and have been writing to pen pals and friends ever since. . • Oh and I don’t usually look this put together! My lovely sister-in-law did my hair and make up for me on a night out a little while ago now, but as I’m terrible at being in front of the camera I have nothing more recent to share! 🤦🏽‍♀️ . . #hello #introductions #thisisme #thegirardgirls #guernseygirl #homeschoolmom #theopenhomeblog

One of my goals for 2020 is to get through this stack of books that I have sitting around the house but I haven’t yet read through. I knocked about 7 off this pile in 2019 but I’m hoping to get through the rest this year. . Here’s the full list from top to bottom: . • An Utterly Exsaperated History of Britain by John O’Farrell (I’ve started this and it’s very funny!) • When Daisy Met Tommy by Jules Belle (recommenced for foster carers/adopters) . • To the Letter by Simon Garfield (Letter geekery for snail mail enthusiasts) • For the Children’s Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay (A must for all Charlotte Mason homeschoolers) • Raising Girls by Steve Biddulph (just finishing this off and I highly recommend it to parents of girls) • Triggers: Exchanging Parents’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses by Amber Lia & Wendy Speake (Reading through this a chapter a week with the Husby) • Written in History by Simon Sebag Montefiore (for history lovers and Letter lovers alike) • Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver (highly recommended by and borrowed from a friend) • Love & Respect by Dr Emerson Eggerichs (a marriage book I’ve been meaning to read for a while) • Sons of Encouragement by Francine Rivers (need to finish this off) • Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola (another must for Charlotte Mason homeschoolers) • Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez (Reading this classic through with the Husby) . . If I get through this stash I’ll be very pleased with myself. It’ll be quite an achievement for me as although I enjoy reading I find it hard to dedicate time to it in this stage of life. Wish me luck and let me know what you plan to read this year! 📚 . . #2020 #2020goals #goals #bookgoals #bookpile #bookworm #booklover #selfcare #downtime #motherculture #homeschoolmom

This beauty turns five today!! FIVE!! 🎉 She is loud but tender, feisty but sweet, a fabulous combination of love and laughter in our lives. #thegirardgirls . . Blog post in honour of my little limpet is now up on the blog; “Bubbles Turns Five!” - link in profile. 👆🏽#theopenhomeblog . . . #birthday #birthdaygirl #fithbirthday #fivetoday #raisinggirls

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