I apologize for missing last week’s Wednesdays with Words. I was overwhelmed with words and unprepared to write them out and then it was suddenly Thursday. If you posted a WwW last week, please, please share it as well as todays post! I have another from my children’s reading. This is from the AOY6 book…
I chose this quote from the Kindred Conference because in many ways it summed up the overarching theme I heard there. Both Cindy and Angelina presented this idea, although in very different ways. The idea of a philosophy fits well with education – and with mothering as well. Cindy’s talks were about realistic family life…
“Fields and hedges, hedges and fields? Peace and plenty, plenty and peace. However, it may seem dull, now that the grass is cut; but you would not have said so two months ago, when the fields were all golden-green with buttercups, and the whitethorn hedges like crested waves of snow.” Charles Kingsley, Madam How, Lady…
In my year of }pacify{ one of the first things I’ve needed to determine is “what exactly is peace?” If the goal is to bring about peace, then knowing what that entails is very important. I’ve been reading George Grant’s book Carry a Big Stick with the children for school. In it there is a chapter…
One of the ironies of being a teacher is that one is supposed to instruct students who look at the teacher as an expert. Teachers are supposed to know. Be informed. Be prepared with an answer to a question. They’re also supposed to know the best way to instruct on any given subject matter. But…
Last week, I wrote on a CM quote that talked about knowing glory when we see it. Sunday, my pastor preached a baptism sermon on this passage, Psalm 90:16: Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children. It is a reminder that as parents we must pray that…
I’m reading The Living Page – finally, after owning it for a number of years. I knew I’d enjoy it, but I didn’t know how much. So many contemplatable phrases. The ease of descriptive language Bestvater uses is simply beautiful. But, the thought I want to contemplate first is from Miss Mason, herself. Bestvater’s opening…
I have been prereading for school during January and February. It’s been wonderful. Even more wonderful has been the commonplacing that has been coming out of it. So helpful for me! Below is from one of my children’s reads for this week. What others believed were obstacles, [Theodore Roosevelt] considered adventures. What others thought of…
