Today is all about me. Or my blog, anyway. I’m so excited to celebrate my blog’s 15th anniversary. My blog which started with the ignomious words: I’ve managed to find some things to say over the years. I even wrote an eBook. I never expected to write a book. (It’s entirely free, although I’d love…
I’m still thinking about quotes from convention. One of my favorites was from Dr. Perrin of Classical Academic Press. I’m certain you’re all shocked. But perhaps the quote will shock you a little. In his presentation on the importance of play, Dr. Perrin spoke eloquently on play being a partner to paideia in learning. The…
Then spring came. Not all of a sudden; it had to fight winter off. But the sun, hidden and helpless for many weeks behind heavy clouds, was riding high again and it was helping spring against winter. By the end of March they won the fight, spring and sun. We are reading A Tree for…
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…
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…
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. ‘);
Another quote taken from When You Pray. This one isn’t from Ryken, himself, but quoted by him. I loved the picture the Puritan theologian Thomas Watson made. When we pray for God’s Kingdom to come, we pray for a present, yet future reality. ‘);
We finished Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution as a part of our AmblesideOnline Year 4 studies on Tuesday. I loved the book; I read most of it aloud. I’ve been a big fan of Abigail Adams for years and this book only made me impressed by her more. Oh, she was imperfect, as we all…
