Ancient Hearth: First Reconciliation

Welcome to my Ancient Hearth

A hearth is the heart of the home. It is where we come to gather, especially at the end of the day. We draw about the fire to warm ourselves; we take in the smells of the cooking, nourishing our bodies; we come to tell stories of our day, nourishing our spirits. Yearning for the wisdom of the past, I hope those who come to this blog will feel the warmth of the hearth.

I am homeschooling my Grade 5 twin girls using Waldorf inspired education and that is the primary focus of this blog.

I have spent quite a bit of time documenting our Grade 1 year, which can be found through the links below. Grade 2 is sparse and for that, I apologize. Grade 3 is even more sparse as life keeps us more and more pressed for time. Nonetheless, I have decided to leave this blog up because I know how much I have relied on other blogs to enhance my children's lives and even if I don't have time to put as much content up as I did when my twins were younger, I hope the efforts I have put out in prior years will help inspire other families who have embarked on their own unique journeys.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

First Reconciliation

My two very excited little girls...

Yesterday, after months (or really years) of preparation the girls were thrilled to make their First Reconciliation, their second of the seven Sacraments of the Holy Roman Catholic Church...

As homeschoolers, we were welcomed with open arms at St. Mel Parish, where both the girls and I were baptized years ago, though the church looked different when I was baptized there. It was extensively remodeled after an earthquake in the 90's. My favorite part of the remodel is the two pastel angels you can see along the walls if you look hard enough...can you spot them?