Category Archives: My Personal History

How Charlotte Mason Saved my Sanity: A Homeschool Mom’s Testimonial

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Kay Pelham

In May of 2021 my son graduated from high school, after being “home”schooled from birth. Home is in quotes as an homage to the many activities and communities he was a part of outside of our home throughout his schooling … Continue reading →

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Carrying Aunt Karen Out

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Kay Pelham

She helped bring him into the world. I thought it appropriate that he should help carry her out. It is true. I wish I had pictures of my childless sister Karen as she stayed in the delivery room with me, … Continue reading →

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Recent Stuff (Fall classes, Fellowship Retreat and maybe more)

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Kay Pelham

I’ve been working some on this website since my last blog post in May, so I thought I should make another post here since all my work doesn’t show up there in the sidebar. I’ve added Course Descriptions for my … Continue reading →

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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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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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And Grace Will Lead Us Home

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Kay Pelham

On Thursday I watched the funeral for my friend Lynn Bruce, and today I watched her graveside service. On this day 17 years ago, also a Saturday, we had the graveside service and burial of our daughter Virginia Grace, who … 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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2023 Word of the Year: FRIEND

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Kay Pelham

This makes me mightily nervous, but there it is. It is an idea I’ve had on my heart for years and years, and after pondering for the last few days about a word for the year, and going back and … Continue reading →

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To Edna Joyce Ritter Davis on her 90th Birthday

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Kay Pelham

Ethereal is how you must have looked with that snow-white hair as you criedDaddy, please don’t leave me. And your young widowed father took you by the handNever to send you off to live with another family again.And so from … Continue reading →

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The Next Chapter of My Life and How You Can Help

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Kay Pelham

After four decades of teaching piano and two decades as mom and home education facilitator, an exceptional opportunity has come my way! I have been offered a place in the House of Humane Letters Fellowship Program. In short, this new … Continue reading →

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