Nancy Kelly -Guidance for Your Charlotte Mason Homeschool and Life
Books surrounded her life. One room of the Brick House was crammed with them from floor to ceiling. Some she knew by heart, like Grimm and Anderson, Aesop and La Fontaine. She read any book she could put her hands on, racing along over the words to find out what happened next. Sometimes a character cast a three-dimensional shadow from…
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Teacher Tip “Let the lessons be short and brisk and bright. Let the teacher be fired with enthusiasm and be interested in them himself, let him be sure that each day a definite step is gained, that there is no going back, that a fresh idea is added to the old ones, and that the habits of good work are strengthened.” –…
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apple blossom welcome wreath Have you ever been in the fields on a spring day, and heard nothing at all but your own voice and the voices of your companions, and then, perhaps, suddenly you have become silent, and you find a concert going on of which you had not heard a note? At first you hear the voices of…
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When my adult children were young, my husband and I were involved with a group of committed parents who met to read and discuss books on parenting. It seemed like every month a new expert would publish a book about how to raise children. More than one author claimed to have the corner on God’s method, which proved perplexing when…
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A spring picture – Rabbit and Young Ones by Noel Hopking Sage Parnassus blog has begun its third year! I thought it might be time for a giveaway. I have been pruning my shelves, as I am wont to do about once a year. I have some book goodness that I would like to pass along to one fortuitous individual….
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Announcing the Seventh Annual Living Education Retreat! The theme this year is “Pursuit and Passion: Charlotte Mason and Science”. A rich, unique experience awaits attendees in August with 2 full days and 5 shared meals. You can read all the details in the flyer below. Let me know if you have any questions. I’d love for you to join us….
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I’ve been meaning to put up a post about our favorite Easter books and an email from Erika nudged me to get it done sooner than later. So now you have plenty of time to get some of these for this year! From Mousekin’s Easter Basket by Edna Miller This first little book is more about spring than the actual Easter…
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A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul. – Goethe Sir Gawain and The Green Knight from the original manuscript Poetry takes up such a small…
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From Rosemary For Remembrance by Tasha Tudor Happy Valentine’s Day, dear friends! We will be reading this family favorite today – St. Valentine. From joy to joy, Nancy
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