Nancy Kelly -Guidance for Your Charlotte Mason Homeschool and Life
prairie wildflowers at Lakeside Labs Another Living Education Retreat has come and gone…sort of. This one was different for many reasons – different location (West Okoboji, Iowa), different attendees (at least 1/3 first-timers), different speakers (we try to mix things up), and a palpable spiritual movement – particularly with the men. I spoke of the role of retreats in…
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“I would earnestly exhort all young mothers to keep a journal in which the gradual progress and unfolding of their children’s minds may be noted down. Even if they have no general views in so doing, they will derive much benefit from it; their ideas will become more collected, their plans more determined, and they will acquire a habit of…
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The Girl in the Hammock by Talmage Rest is the sweet sauce of labor. – Plutarch Summer is finally here in Minnesota. That is, if you are going by the temperature! I am working on last minute prep for the events at the Charlotte Mason Institute next week. I am excited to see dear friends, meet new ones, and to…
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I have been quite busy lately with all sorts of preparing so there hasn’t been much time for blogging. So many events, including the Living Education Retreat and Living Education Lessons, that there is something coming up for just about anyone interested in learning more about relational education a la Charlotte Mason! This is a wonderful thing. Here is a…
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a gift of fragrant, wild plum blossoms! Habits are important in a Charlotte Mason relational education. They are mentioned as the second item of Ms. Mason’s educational trifecta, “education is an atmosphere, a discipline, and a life” and emphasized under principal #7 which states, “By Education is a discipline, is meant the discipline of habits formed definitely and thoughtfully, whether…
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In 2005, the Kellys invited the Jahnkes over for pork chops on the grill. But there was one stipulation – each person was to bring a list of their 5 favorite books to share. It was fun! I remember helping the littles prepare their choices. With great foresight, Mr. Jahnke actually saved the list and recently shared it with me. …
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Esbjorn Doing His Homework by Carl Larsson 1912 “I do not think I should ask a child to imitate a particular style, but I should like him to be so far steeped in the works of as many good writers as possible, that he would be able to recognize the author in an extract he had never heard before, just…
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These photos represent a sampling of my 14-year old’s nature notebook drawings. She was four when she sketched the first drawing of a dragonfly. How fun it was to lay out all her notebooks and reminisce about each drawing – where we were, what she thought, etc. She is over the moon about meeting and learning…
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Coffee in one hand leaning in to share, listen: How I talk to God. “Momma, you’re special.” Three-year-old touches my cheek. How God talks to me. While driving I make lists: done, do, hope, love, hate, try. How I talk to God. Above the highway hawk: high, alone, free, focused. How God talks to me. Rash, impetuous chatter, followed by…
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