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He Went to My School!

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Kay Pelham

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 →

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Lose Yourself, Find Yourself

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Kay Pelham

Quick thought that will maybe get fleshed out or expanded or whatever you want to call that. Here’s a couple of quotes from some great minds: But in reading great literature I become a thousand men and yet remain myself. … Continue reading →

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It really is all about the Caring

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Kay Pelham

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 →

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Remembrance and Liturgy ….and (Surprise!) Refinement

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Kay Pelham

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 →

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On “Education is an Atmosphere”

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Kay Pelham

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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Thoughts on Talent on a Sunday Drive

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Kay Pelham

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 →

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Stay in your lane (Part 2)

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Kay Pelham

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 →

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Appearances Can Be Deceiving; or First, Second, Third, even Fourth Impressions

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Kay Pelham

In Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, Book IV, Canto V, there is a contest of knights’ ladies to determine ‘the fairest of them all’. The prize is a girdle which was made by Vulcan for his wife Venus, which he … Continue reading →

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Imagine That!

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Kay Pelham

I will ponder all your work,and meditate on your mighty deeds. Psalm 77:12 Go to the ant, O sluggard;consider her ways, and be wise. Proverbs 6:6 This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. Haggai … Continue reading →

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A Great Question: Do You Want to Get Well?

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Kay Pelham

John, one of the apostles of Jesus, tells of a time when Jesus was in Jerusalem and passed by a pool where many disabled people waited for healing. Jesus says to a guy that he learns has been in this … Continue reading →

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