The Simple Woman’s Daybook for January 26, 2015
FOR TODAY Outside my window… 3-4″ of snow fell last night. The ground is white, the roofs are white, the sky is white … I am thinking… that there are some wonderful things about modern medicine. I am thankful… I am wearing… a big, warm sweatshirt and my very warm, rubber soled Ohio State slippers….
Our Weekly Amble for January 19-23, 2015
A refreshed and renewed look for our Weekly Reports, Our Weekly Amble will be an opportunity to consider how we’ve shared with our children as we’ve walked along the way, how our Ambleside studies have fared, to look back as we consider the pathway we tread. Our week started out quite well. We accomplished all…
Book Bag for January 22, 2015
Oh dear, this is what I was afraid would happen. Not much has changed, but some has. Periodicals: CiRCE Magalog and the new Classical Academic Press Catalog came yesterday. I also have a new Great Courses catalog that I will attempt not to drool on. Memoir/Biography: The Narnian by Alan Jacobs. I’ve gotten to the…
Wednesdays with Words: Hubris is a Death Knell
Last week, I made the connection between Glass’ foundation of good principles with Mr. Darcy’s education. I might have done that a week too early as I noted in the comments to that post. This next chapter is all about humility being the first step to true education. Kelly reminded me recently that Andrew Kern…
The Simple Woman’s Daybook for January 19, 2015
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it is still dark. I am thinking… about all the things in Mark’s account of Jesus feeding the 5000 that I would have never thought of without last night’s fantastic sermon. I am thankful… for pastors who carefully study and preach the Word. In the kitchen… coffee is waiting me. I…
Weekly Report: January 12-16, 2015
I am so completely thrilled. This was the week – the homeschool – I hoped for. Oh, it was not perfect. We still had children pushing back over assigned work, some. Monday was the best day of school we’ve had in years. Tuesday was harder. Wednesday, early, we had a “Come to Jesus” moment. Things…
Revel Guest Post: Revel in God’s Word by Candace Crabtree
I’m so excited to host my first guest post ever from my friend Candace. She has written a wonderfully helpful post on learning to love God’s Word. In her story I find that her patience, reliance, and trust in God were rewarded. I want to learn to revel now – my patience is in short…
Wednesdays with Words: Good Principles
I continue reading Karen Glass’ Consider This. This week, I read Chapters 2 and 3. Early in Chapter 2, Glass gives us a vision of how the answer to the question “what is man?” makes a huge impact on how we educate: If we answer the question “what is man?” with “man is a living…