I’ve begun a new Facebook page for ladydusk. I try not to inundate you with stuff in the feed, but would love to interact there. If you would to too, please “like” my page. I’m heading out for GHC in the morning. I’m so excited! I was remembering My Conference Essentials. Then I was reminded…
Faith containeth Truth. What an odd phrase. We generally think of Faith and Truth more as companions, alongside Love (or perhaps Charity dependent upon your translation and tradition). Please forgive my slow brainedness, I typed Truth, I was thinking Hope, and now it doesn’t make a lot of sense. Oh, well, the passage is still…
The Simply Charlotte Mason Audio Blog is a different kind of podcast than the others. It isn’t an interview. It is something of an advertisement. It isn’t a discussion. Sonya Shafer simply reads their blog posts aloud. And I very much like it. SCM has always been good at putting together excellent resources for the…
Near holidays, hymnody becomes the words I hear resounding (re-sounding?) in my head. At Christmastime, I have posted from hymns like “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” or “Evermore and Evermore” or “Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming.” Hymns have been an important part of our educational endeavors over the years during Circle Time; perhaps…
The ladies from Living Books Library, Sabbath Mood Homeschool, and the writer of SCM’s (awesome) Picture Study Portfolios are producing a Charlotte Mason podcast called “A Delectable Education.” And it’s delectable. They discuss one aspect of CM philosophy each episode and try to adhere to a “short lesson” format. I’ve listened to not quite half…
Sometimes the best quote of the week is someone else’s quote from a book you haven’t – but ought to – read. I’ve been thinking a lot recently about generalization and specialization and about integrated knowledged and about humanity. This hit all the wheelhouses. ‘);
