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Still Life Flowers in Vase, by Maggie Laubser Last year we held our first Winter Retreat! It was a very special time for everyone present...

OF HOMERS AND HEROES (Originally published in Common Place Quarterley's 'Character(s) To Live By' column) I am constantly encouraged by mothers who are creative over-comers in the face of seemingly insurmountable situations. Where an overwrought mother says, "IMPOSSIBLE!" Charlotte Mason says we can work wonders when we know that wonders are required of us (V.1. p. 44). Don't you love the faith Charlotte had in mothers? She envisioned women who know that the Lord is their ch

When I think of developing habits as directing affections, it allows me to disciple my children with patience, humility and gentleness.

As a church, we are busy doing the Disciplines of a Godly Man and Woman by R. Kent and Barbara Hughes in our men’s and ladies' meetings....

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Reposted from Taryn's Scribbling Wild Goat Blog Something different has happened this year. Usually the pace is frenetic, buying becomes...

Christmas is almost upon us, and the dizzying speed many of us have been going is slowing down. We have been bombarded by end-of-year...

“To bring the human race, family by family, child by child, out of the savage and inhuman desolation where He is not, into the light and...

Axioms for Wildness Alive to the thrill Of the wild. Meet the dawn On a mountain. Wash your face In the morning dew. Feel the favor of the earth. Go out naked in the wind, Your skin Almost Aeolian. With the music inside, Dance like there is no outside. Become subtle enough To hear a tree breathe. Sleep by the ocean, Letting yourself unfurl Like the reeds that swirl Gradually on the sea floor. Try to watch a painting from within: How it holds what it never shows. The mystery o

Who doesn’t love Spring!? It seems that the whole earth is alive with possibility and hope.

It is still dark when I pull my slippers on, wrap myself in my gown, and go to the kitchen to switch the oven on. By the time I have...

For nature study some weeks ago we followed our schedule deep into the night sky. This particular week had us reveling in the...

“The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old; I was formed long ages ago, At the very beginning, when...

Hello, from one homeschool mom to another. I finished my high school education in 2000 at Gateway High School and then studied CIS with...

Moms also need to be encouraged, infused with hope, and spurred on to continue the good work of cherishing their children, knowing that their offspring are only with us for a short time and will eventually go into the world to do the Father's great works. So with these thoughts in mind, here is my ode to mothers everywhere. An Ode to a Mother's Love Love is gentle and never gives up. Mom, you speak with calm authority and love deeply, even in the face of heartache and pain. L

How do we bring beauty into our workaday lives?