This is instalment #2 in a series taking a look at our family's feast of ideas this term. If you missed the first one, you can find it here. So, continuing on with Charlotte Mason's idea of ideas... "Education is a life. That life is sustained on ideas. Ideas are of spiritual origin, and God … Continue reading This Term’s Feast – Singing
I absolutely love Charlotte Mason's analogy of a child being born with a mind ready and able to "digest" ideas just as his body naturally digests and is nourished by food. Exposing children to these ideas that will nourish their minds requires laying a varied feast before them. That's one reason we incorporate so many … Continue reading This Term’s Feast
~ I ~ So it's been quiet around here. This past week was our "sabbath" week. I just find I can't push us past six solid weeks of school so we took this week off. The week started out a little rocky with lots of complaints of boredom and the like, but by the end … Continue reading Tidbits from Our Week of Rest
What a hard and wonderful day! Those who know me well know that I hate "good-byes". I'm also not a fan of showing my emotions in public. But today I couldn't hold back the tears as I walked through that hotel lobby with my sobbing kiddos trailing behind me after saying good-bye to our friends … Continue reading Hello…Good-bye
Sharing a Longfellow quote with you today from my devotional book on this Good Friday morning... When He bowed down His Head in the death-hour Solemnized Love His triumph! The Sacrifice then was completed. Lo! then was rent on a sudden the veil of the temple, dividing Earth and heaven apart, and the dead … Continue reading Love’s Answer to Creation’s Enigma
My Peace in the Puzzle 