The Habit of Thinking
Charlotte Mason had this to say about children and habits {just a small bit, mind you}...But who is able for these things? Not the child, immature of will, feeble in moral power, unused to the weapons of the spiritual warfare. He depends upon his parents; it rests with them to initiate the thoughts he shall think, the desires he shall cherish, the feelings he shall allow. {Vol 1, pgs. 108-109}"These things" are referred to as the thought life of a child's mind and what road it takes him down. Who is able to train the child's mind so that it does not have two "trains of thought" riding on the same track simultaneously?...and

More Than a Blog--My Accountability--My Domain
This blog is going to become more than just a blog. It is going to serve as a servant to me rather than a master. I am going to use it as an accountability tool. Here, I am not going to worry about blogging technique or posting rules. I am not going to worry about wording, editing, revising, or perfection in anyway. It's a journal, and a journal isn't meant for perfection. It's meant for real life.Thus far, I haven't added much to it because I have felt I haven't had the time to create the "perfect" post with "perfect" pictures.I don't mean this to sound harsh, but when I go around reading on other blogs that some people won't even stay at a blog unless

Masterly Inactivity {in action}
Here you will find my children "caught" in the act of Masterly Inactivity. This is simply free play. At times I would help gather supplies, but they did the rest.You will find them dressing up, teaching one another, creating, building, playing and learning. :)

Motherhood & Homeschooling
Being a faithful mother is a daily and hourly challenge. The reality of homeschooling is that God is asking you to become a servant to your children, willing to sacrifice your time, body, energy, emotions, and expectations for them. That takes more than natural strength--it takes supernatural strength. It takes the kind of faithfulness that comes only from trusting God and depending upon his grace everyday.~Sally ClarksonEducating the Whole Hearted ChildThis is something I really need to embrace. Sometimes - quite often, I really fight against the very thing I committed to do. Why? I think it's just the weakness of my fle

Educating the Whole Hearted Child
Has anyone ever read that book? Educating the WholeHearted Child by Clay and Sally Clarkson? I'm reading it [like crazy!] right now and I just can't get enough. In the beginning I was a bit nervous at first. I thought Sally was talking about solely using an unschooling approach, and, unfortunately, the way I am built cannot handle this method. I understand it works great for other families and that's awesome! But for me, I would be too much of a worry-wart (more so than now)!In fact, it seems there is a strong leaning toward the Charlotte Mason method, which I am already in love with! Clay and Sally really break down to the nitty gritty so as to get detail-oriented