Diversity & Charlotte Mason~ Is Charlotte Mason too British; too Victorian, too white to be relevant? Is her philosophy too centered on Western Culture to meet the...
Let Them Have HeroesOur country’s history is full of men who espoused high ideals and sometimes failed to live up to them. It is peopled by men and women who...
Parables From Home LifeI think God speaks to us in natural day to day things. In support of this idea I offer the fact that Jesus used these things to speak to...
Sublimation “What do we plant when we plant a tree…?” This little poem was part of Maddy’s science reading last week. It led me to wonder… What do we...
Online Community is not CommunityIn the last year, churches, schools and homeschool co-ops have adapted and perfected new technology and platforms to cope with the...
Raising Kids is Like Paddling a CanoeI have been watching the homeschool community from the gravel bar through several generations now and I have noticed that the...
The Layered Rewards of "Slow Reading"In a culture that expects everything on demand; the double layered reward of slow reading goes beyond the knowledge encased in the book;...
Reflecting on "Little Women"- Real or Ideal?Over the holidays we re-watched the “correct” version of one of our favorite movies, “Little Women”. (See the picture with this post to...
The Part We May PlayThere is an inner thought life that constitutes the true education of a child, indeed of us all. The thoughts that come back to us of...