Keeping Learning Fun

We all get stale. We teachers fall into comfortable teaching ruts and don’t feel the need to put a lot of creative energy into finding new approaches, like we did in the fall. If things …

Because He Loves Me: Discussion #10

This post covers chapter 10.
Pre-reading questions for you and your journal.

If you had to boil down the whole experience of living the Christian life to one central goal, what would it be?
What practical relationship does …

Starting with the End in Mind

In my last post (Do You Have a Guiding Star? ) I wrote about the confusion that most newcomers feel when first confronted with the “night sky” of the homeschooling world.  The starry array has …

Attitude of Gratitude

As we were approaching November, my staff asked me what we should offer as a sale or special for November. As I prayed about the answer, I felt strongly urged to make this month one …

Toddlers and Bookshelves

Recently on the Loose Threads Yahoogroup, Leann asked the following question, which she has graciously allowed me to reprint here:
Hi All!
We just got our shipment of all 4 levels of Year 2 books! It took …

Reading Hard Books

I’m reading John Piper’s God’s Passion for His Glory in my quiet times these days. Recently, I read this quote of Mortimer Adler’s thought in his How to Read a Book, which I thought was so …

Theology of Heaven

I must admit, it’s been a new focus for me. What stuns me about it is that I ever made it this far without a large chunk of my Christian walk being focused on Heaven!
By …

Comparisons and homeschooling

For most of us, the second month of our homeschooling year has just commenced. We’re settling into the rhythm of the year. The workbooks aren’t pristine without any mistakes in them, and the pencils are …

Comparisons and homeschooling

For most of us, the second month of our homeschooling year has just commenced. We’re settling into the rhythm of the year. The workbooks aren’t pristine without any mistakes in them, and the pencils are …

The Problem of Evil

In 2005, Lora posted this question on our forums:

Hi,
I wanted to know what Marcia’s thoughts (and anyone else who wants to chime in) are on studying the Great Books. I have signed my 14 …

Weekly Planning with Tapestry

This summer, I had the opportunity to spend time at conferences and explain Tapestry to some great moms. What I discovered was that while many people understood the “big picture” of Tapestry, they didn’t get …