“Everyday a child should have something to do, something to think about and something to love.” The Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola It’s been a long wait (this is something we thought would be wonderful for our girls when we moved from town to country) … but with much patience and tender care […]
It gives one a sudden start in going down a barren, stony street, to see upon a narrow strip of grass, just within the iron fence, the radiant dandelion, shining in the grass, like a spark dropped from the sun. ~ Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) With our very cool, wet and late spring, […]
“No, I don’t want any more elaborate Kindergarten materials… if the child is left to himself, he will think more and better, if less showily. Let him go and come freely. Let him touch real things, and combine his impressions for himself, instead of sitting indoors at the little round table, while a sweet voiced […]
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58 How are we to work for the Lord? Always abounding. The Greek word abounding means ‘to be excessive’; over the top, […]
“Life is made up of little things. He who travels over a continent must go step by step. He who writes books must do it sentence by sentence. He who learns science must master it fact by fact . What is happiness of our life made up of? Little courtesies, little kindnesses, pleasant words, genial […]
