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- 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
- On Joy, Heritage, and Community: Folk Songs November 11, 2022
- Trained to See October 24, 2022
- To Edna Joyce Ritter Davis on her 90th Birthday September 12, 2022
- On “Education is an Atmosphere” July 2, 2022
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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
Posted in Character, Home School, Parenting, Teaching
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
Charlotte Mason: Way Beyond Tip-Toeing Through the Tulips
There is the Courage of our opinions. By opinions I do not mean the loosely taken up catchwords of the moment, those things which ‘everybody says,’ and with which it is rather agreeable than otherwise to startle our less advanced … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Home School, My Personal History, Parenting, Teaching
Tagged Charlotte Mason, children are born persons, educational philosophy, honesty, humility, integrity, life to the full, made in His image
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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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My Obsession, Regrettably
Parking this thought here for now. Something I want people to know, but holding back from posting it on social media. When you pull away from me and/or my family, it hurts. It says you don’t like me or us, … Continue reading
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Tagged character, discipline, integrity, mindfulness
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Get Out 2020
Oh, my people, I have so much to be writing about. As always. It is overwhelming. Thinking and wondering and making connections, or trying to, all the time. It is tiring, actually. My son and I are reading so many … Continue reading
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
I was thinking this morning of older (in the eyes of some) friends who are continuing to learn and grow. They read and discuss good literature and philosophies of education and living. I pondered if a person could see a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Character
Tagged character, corruption, God, integrity, mindlessness, wisdom
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Dear Politicians (of “both” parties)
Guest Post by Jack Pelham Dear Politicians (of “both” parties)— Imagine that your rhetoric were all going on the record, and that you’d be held completely accountable for it someday by someone with complete authority to put you where you … Continue reading
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Tagged character, corruption, honesty, integrity
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History and Political Games: A Glimpse into the Education of James Pelham
On 30 January 1939 — the sixth anniversary of his coming to power — Hitler told the Reichstag that in order to feed its population, Germany would need Lebensraum — living space. He then called Czechoslovakia to reduce the size … Continue reading
Posted in Character, History, Home School, Teaching
Tagged character, corruption, fact-checking, greed, history, honesty, integrity, narration, nobility, wisdom
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