Why Voluntary Simplicity?
• This philosophy or way of life is in alignment with our family mission statement. We want our children to be focused on developing their characters, their unique talents & abilities, their connections to the planet, and the relationships they have with those who dwell on it. • The status quo is just not conducive for what we want to accomplish. As I said before, we need to set ourselves up for success by creating the environment needed, having whatever tools might be necessary readily available, and doing a little planning. This post by Simple Homeschool is so timely (and puts into 3 easy steps what took me 10!). How do we execute Voluntary Simplicity? I want to start by saying that I hope this to be a lifelong experience for all of us, but we do have to start somewhere. So, we had our family meeting to discuss our plan. Everyone had an opportunity to contribute their ideas on the subject and what they would like our reward to be for this month. Once agreed, we posted our Focus of th
