Rising Early, setting up an altar and what not

“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” Ben Franklin

The thought of rising early sounds like a terrible way to go through life but the school year will be starting soon and I would like to have my eldest up early enough that we can get an early start on school work. Especially in August when we will be having to take our morning nature walks before the sun heats up. Not to mention greeting the sun would be a great way for me to reconnect with my spirituality through a connection with the rhythms of nature...blah blah blah. all of these great reasons why I should be getting up at dawn, but its sooo friggin EARLY! The Dalai Lama says though. "Everyday, think as you wake up, ‘today I am fortunate to have woken up, I am alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. . ." So I guess tomorrow I am getting up early-ish. Like maybe 6 when the Dear Husband awakes for work. I refuse to get up earlier than that, no matter if the sun rises a good half hour before. I will greet him with a "sorry I'm late" salute, after I've started a pot of coffee. Maybe I'll rope the DH into joining my morning ritual.

So I am the worst pagan/wiccan ever. I have no altar. I know, unthinkable. But where am I supposed to put it? I'm on this "everything has to be family oriented" kick so I want it in the "family" room where the eldest can use it but the baby can't do terrible baby things to it. I am thinking about putting it on a shelf just low enough that the eldest can reach it with a stepping stool maybe. I want it to be somewhat inconspicuous without actually hiding it. I know, I shouldn't have to hide who we are, etc... etc... but "shouldn't have to" and "probably should" don't really care about the other and when your spouse's career could be unfairly influenced by moronic xenophobes, and your children ostracized by the same, you do what you have to without totally compromising your principles. So I do not do "in your face". But how to arrange it so the kids don't feel ashamed of who we are, but the neighbors don't start painting upside down pentagrams on our garage in red spray paint with the caption "go away devil worshippers" is a delicate dance. I think I am going to go out to the garage right now and spray paint a shelf I have been wanting to find some purpose for. Thinks for listening. See you on the path

Brightest Blessings

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So I'm bored. You would think with a house to keep and two kids( 4 yr and 1yr) to raise, plus a homeschool curriculum to plan, I would have plenty to keep me occupied, but I'm not the homemaker type. Not that I plan to go to work. :P I love my kids and I love that I get to be with them, get to homeschool instead of sending them to the substandard public schools in our area, but I am bored out of my mind. So I think what better way to entertain myself than to put my thoughts down here for others to read, because they are so interesting. haha So that, and I need to get more in touch with my spirituality. The thing I miss about being a Christian is that you can go to church at least once a week for a regular dose of religion to keep you on your toes, to remind you to slow down and think of something beyond the house and the kids and the finances. As a pagan its so much more difficult. There are so few of us and in a given area you might find several pagans, all with different views and beliefs and ways of walking their path that its hard to find the spiritual plug in that you get when you belong to a church. But I love to inform and to teach. So my goal is to share my wanderings as I walk my path and guide my children on theirs and learn and teach and grow and all that good stuff. On the Path will be means to relieve my boredom, an outlet for my need to teach and inform and a reminder to take time out for a little spirit time. See you on the path.

Brightest Blessings

Witchy Momma