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Author Archives: Kay Pelham
The Need for New
Recently a parent asked my husband if his Glee Club, in which her children had participated, always repeated songs. Apparently, they had been comparing notes with former members, and these former members, for whatever reason, said several times to their … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Music
Tagged classics, imitation, repertoire, standards, story, traditions
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A Facebook post from a year ago that illustrates my post “How to tell if a child learned how to read correctly”
This appeared in my FB memories from a year ago, and I thought that what was said here went along well with my blog post of 2 days ago, especially at the point where I wrote “…there are methods of … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Teaching
Tagged how to read, hubris, humility, true knowledge, true wisdom, wonder
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Retirement and Goals for my new life
May 14 is my last day as a homeschool teacher. I have been directing my son’s education from birth. We began his official school education when I registered him with an “umbrella school” in Tennessee as K4 in 2007. I … Continue reading
Posted in My Personal History, Teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged living, vocation
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Goodreads Review: The Death of Ivan Ilych
The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy My rating: 5 of 5 stars So much to say about this little book about dying. It’s also about living. Tolstoy takes us through the different stages of Ivan Ilych’s life, the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Character, My Personal History
Tagged death, eternity, values
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There
Today a Facebook page that I follow asked, “One thing you could never homeschool without is ________?” and since I was sitting there doing my Saturday planning, my response was “Planning”. Oh, you want to know the rest of what … Continue reading
Posted in Home School, Parenting
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The Rightness of Indignation
I wrote the following a year ago on this date. It came up in my Facebook memories, and since I feel much the same today, I thought it worthy of posting here. It was good to revisit these ideas. _____________________________________________________________ … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Character
Tagged caring, indignation, intolerance, righteousness, rightness
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He Keeps Me Singing
I was a sad girl when I met Jack Pelham in November of 1998. My younger brother (and best friend) had died from cancer in July, and my grief was unbearable at times. Three months after my brother’s death, I … Continue reading
Posted in Music, My Personal History
Tagged Jack, keeping my sanity, marriage, vocal music
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Parents Aren’t Supposed to Bury Their Children
We buried our daughter on this day 15 years ago, the day after she had breathed her last in my mother’s arms. The funeral home hosted a visitation for family and friends, and then we all drove to the cemetery … Continue reading
Posted in My Personal History
Tagged grief, Virginia Grace
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The Case of the Awesome Sister
Some time after I had started piano lessons at age 7, my mother asked my sister Karen, five years my senior, if she wanted to take lessons. Karen responded, “Why would a lawyer need to know how to play piano?” … Continue reading
Posted in Music, My Personal History, Uncategorized
Tagged family, siblings, sisters
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