Nancy Kelly -Guidance for Your Charlotte Mason Homeschool and Life
Sage Parnassus has a new home at sageparnassus.com! Come on in, take a look around, and rest a while. Everything is still here, just in a new format.* What do you think? I hope you like it. To celebrate this move, I am having a giveaway! You can enter to win the PNEU student badge with the motto, “I am,…
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There is a book that is near and dear to my family’s heart. This book introduced us to a whole new world at the beginning of our Charlotte Mason journey, opening the door to understanding perhaps the greatest writer in the English language. The book is Tales From Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb and I would like to share…
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As we continue with the Parents Are Peacemakers series, we come to the first need in the home – leadership. We read that “growing up needs bringing up” and the differences between “well-brought up” and “badly brought up”. Important distinctions! It is heartbreaking to read the post-war description of the roles of mother and father. But the honesty about human…
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a favorite Onward and Upward is the theme this week in The Cloud of Witness. So many inspiring thoughts! Are you reading along with us this year? I wish you would. If you share about it, don’t forget the “the” as in #thecloudofwitness. I love seeing on IG and FB when something strikes you. Just knowing that so many…
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It’s that time of year! Next year I plan on publishing this list on Dec. 1st as per a few requests. It seems it might be helpful when thinking about Christmas gifts to post this before the holidays instead of after. I agree. So, do tell me what you think! Have you read any of these? Did you post…
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Madonna by Moonlight by Tasha Tudor – print available at Tasha Tudor and Family (isn’t it beautiful?!) When I first started blogging, talking about our favorite Christmas books was somewhat of a novelty. Today, Christmas book lists on blogs, Facebook, and Instagram are now ubiquitous! This is my 12th such list to share with you. Please see the…
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Do you have a voracious reader in your home? Does going to the library and sifting through all the new titles for young adults make your head spin? Does your reader beg for more current reads? I would like to introduce you to a resource our family has used for years – Redeemed Reader (RR). I first heard about RR…
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Hello, everyone! Just a quick post to let you know that I am giving away 2 copies of The Cloud of Witness – A Daily Sequence of Great Thoughts From Many Minds Following the Christian Seasons. Presently, it is unavailable and out of print. The Cloud was Charlotte Mason’s gift to the graduates of her college. It was such an…
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Welcome to the 2nd installment of the booklet, Parents Are Peacemakers! (See the 1st here.) This section is still an introduction of sorts as it will help you and/or your group to begin thinking and focusing on what peace in the home might or might not look like. Remember, these are intended to be 30 minute talks but…
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