just as i suspected...

I just remembered. Yesterday I had an idea for a blog, but then I forgot it. I know I've blogged about this before, but I have to remind myself when these things happen. So yesterday, we did a biology lesson that we were supposed to have completed last June. So we finally got around to it & it just so happened that what we learned in that science lesson touched on some things that we're currently discussing in some of our other classes. Also, the lesson explained a term that one of the kids recently used incorrectly which I desperately wanted to correct in the most intelligent way possible. Not to be tedious, but I really must explain, at least a little. About five years ago, we bought a microscope with prepared slides. We tried it out when we first got it, had some trouble with the lenses/ couldn't really see anything, & as a result put it away and I can't remember getting it out again until yesterday. Hold that thought. Now, yesterday we finally moved out of the chemistry section of our science book and into biology, which, as I mentioned, was supposed to take place in June. I had no idea what the first lesson would be, but I happened to have out our microscope because we're reading a biography of Antony Van Leeuwenhoek which is scheduled for this term. (Leeuwenkoek was the first to observe & record single-celled organisms under a microscope.) I won't attempt to explain every little detail about how all of this fits together, as this is really just a note-to-self, but you can see where I must be going with all of this. Obviously, it makes perfect sense to study biology while learning about the world's first microbe hunters. What you may not know is that a couple of days ago Daniel called me a single-celled chromosome, (unless he happened to send you a message from my personal email account in which he shared our private correspondence). I'm sure that you realize that it is impossible for me to be a single-celled chromosome as there is no such thing, but he now knows that he could have called me a single-celled paramecium or possibly a single-celled bacterium, although he still would have been incorrect. Speaking of kind words, that leads me to devotions. Yesterday we talked about being created in the image of God & in this science lesson we touched on that topic as well. We discussed how, while studying biology, we'll be covering the theory of evolution and how that relates to what we believe about the beginnings of life. So in order to keep things short & sweet, I'll leave you to connect the dots & see how all these lessons fit together. For myself, it's obvious that all of my concern about being "behind" in our science lessons was for not, because it is most obvious that this lesson had to wait 'til it's appointed time. It was the missing link that connected all of these other bits of learning. Sure I could have looked ahead and ordered tissue samples to look at as we discussed complex organisms & their tissues for our intro to biology; I could have coordinated a devotional study to discuss the idea of being made in the image of God and how that relates to the general theory of evolution; I could have done some research to find out who the "father of microbiology" was & planned to read his biography while learning about single celled organisms; I could have gotten out a dictionary to prove to Daniel that he needed to brush up on his insults. I could have done all of those things, but the fact is, I didn't.