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- Recent changes to my blog (subtitle: please click on Welcome) May 25, 2023
- Plans for fall 2023 classes May 25, 2023
- Because Look May 7, 2023
- He Went to My School! April 29, 2023
- Lose Yourself, Find Yourself April 21, 2023
- It really is all about the Caring April 17, 2023
- And Grace Will Lead Us Home February 25, 2023
- Remembrance and Liturgy ….and (Surprise!) Refinement February 5, 2023
- Goodreads Review: How the Irish Saved Civilization January 21, 2023
- 2023 Word of the Year: FRIEND January 1, 2023
- Review of “Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in The Age of Enlightenment” December 27, 2022
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Tag Archives: character
Art for Art’s Sake
I was just about to write about “For the Love of the Art or the Love of the Utility?” (stay tuned for that), when I see the following Facebook post from my husband with an accompanying video. I’m going to … Continue reading
Posted in Character
Tagged art for art's sake, caring, character, honesty, humanities, truth, truth for beauty's sake
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He Went to My School!
I want to tell you a homeschool success story about a perfectly normal student who was born ready to learn, and turned into an amazing young man—under the tutelage of an imperfect and inexperienced homeschool teacher. (That’s me.) When my … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Home School, My Personal History, Parenting, Teaching
Tagged character, Charlotte Mason, children are born persons, education is a science of relations, education is an atmosphere, James, wisdom
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It really is all about the Caring
Recently, while doing a crossword puzzle, of all things, I thought again about the big picture of why we studied geography in our homeschool, and how that really applies to all the studies. Here’s what I shared with one of … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Home School, My Personal History, Parenting, Teaching
Tagged caring, character, Charlotte Mason, educational goals, educational philosophy, life to the full, wonder
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Remembrance and Liturgy ….and (Surprise!) Refinement
Every year I remember our daughter Virginia Grace Pelham (February 3 ~ 24, 2006) on her birthday through social media posts and sometimes a blog post here, and most every year I think that it should be the last time … Continue reading
Posted in Character, My Personal History
Tagged character, grief, liturgy, remembering, sanctification, treasures in heaven, trials, Virginia Grace
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On “Education is an Atmosphere”
I’ve been taking a Saturday morning class with Karen Glass on In Vital Harmony, a book about Charlotte Mason and her 20 Principles, and which Karen authored. I really need to blog through each chapter of In Vital Harmony, but … Continue reading
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Tagged character, Charlotte Mason, children are born persons, classroom environment, discipline, education is a science of relations, education is an atmosphere, educational instruments, home environment, honesty, integrity, school environment, wisdom
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Thoughts on Talent on a Sunday Drive
This morning my husband, son, and I drove about 30 minutes to eat breakfast at one of our favorite little cafes. The interior is very log-cabiny, and more than the food (breakfast is my favorite meal to eat out), it … Continue reading
Stay in your lane (Part 2)
I’m going to do some more barely scratching the surface as I attempt to give a glimpse of pre-Modern ideas of the cosmos, particularly the Heavens (or as we moderns call it, Space), and how that gave them a sense … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Character, History, Nature
Tagged chaos, character, contemplation, corruption, creation, honesty, humility, integrity, medieval thought, order
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