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Bringing up liars

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Kay Pelham

Of the three sorts of knowledge proper to a child, the knowledge of God, of man, and of the universe,––the knowledge of God ranks first in importance, is indispensable, and most happy-making. Mothers are on the whole more successful in … Continue reading →

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Here is a post to say

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Kay Pelham

My blog, as well as other family websites, was down with malware for many months. My husband recently rescued this one, and now I can write again. This post is to explain my absence. Also, I’m testing some new look … Continue reading →

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Look Out!

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Kay Pelham

Turn you eyes upon Jesus Look full in His wonderful face And the things of earth will grow strangely dim In the light of His glory and grace   ~Helen Howarth Lemmel ************************************ Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Sorry About My Parents

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Kay Pelham

My mother was a teenage bride. My mother was a teenage mother. Yes, in that order. Life came full circle in some ways for my parents. In 1987 they returned after more than 35 years in Illinois to the Ritter … Continue reading →

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Trophies and Foundations: Guest Post by Jack Pelham

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Kay Pelham

TROPHIES AND FOUNDATIONS If you experienced even one highly-excellent event in your schooling years, you can probably relate to what I want to say here. For some, it might have been winning the big game. For others, putting on a … Continue reading →

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Review: Little Women (2019)

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Kay Pelham

The following represents my feelings and thinking just after watching the Little Women film on its opening, Christmas Day 2019. My feelings and thinking, as they are wont to do, may change over time. ____________________________________________ When I was in 2nd … Continue reading →

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Defending Jane

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Kay Pelham

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. Hardly a “once upon a time there was a girl who…” opening. The reader of Jane Austen’s … Continue reading →

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Education and The Ordering of the Affections

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Kay Pelham

I have been homeschooling my now 16 year old son from birth. Our homeschooling has involved a lot of reading out loud. Interestingly, although I’m not a nature and sciency kind of person, some of my favorite things to read … Continue reading →

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Look and See: The Study of “Science”

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Kay Pelham

This will be my attempt in the true meaning of Essay to explain what I have learned over these 16 years about Science and the teaching of it. I will be sharing in some kind of orderly fashion many ideas … Continue reading →

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A Divinity Which Shapes Our Ends

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Kay Pelham

“At the age of seventeen, Abbie must decide whether to marry Ed, and live a life of comfort, or Will, who offers a sod shanty on the Nebraska frontier.” That’s the one sentence description at Goodreads for Bess Streeter Aldrich’s … Continue reading →

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