The heading on my Bible for this section states Marks of the True Christian: Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit. Contribute to the needs of …
How to Create a Patriotic Homeschool
My 12th year of homeschooling will start in just a couple of short months. That’s really hard to believe! As I pray, ponder, and plan over what our next homeschool year should look like, I revisit my reasons and goals for teaching my children at home. The reasons why we homeschool is a post for …
Waterfalls of Wisdom – Your actions affect other people
“Your actions affect other people.” ~ Lauren V. Hill (me!) This is a phrase that I say to my children often because it bears repeating often! It’s applicable in a multitude of situations regarding our speech, our actions, our reactions, and general day-to-day life. There’s only a million and one different Life Teaching Moments with …
Waterfalls of Wisdom – It has always seemed strange
“It has always seemed strange to me that in our endless discussions about education so little stress is laid on the pleasure of becoming an educated person, the enormous interest it adds to life. To be able to be caught up into the world of thought – that is to be educated.” ~Edith Hamilton, The Greek …
Waterfalls of Wisdom – We must form our minds
“We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.” ~Quintilian Waterfalls of Wisdom is a daily publication of lovely thoughts and classic wisdom. Visit each day for wisdom, encouragement, Scripture, pleasing words, and lovely thoughts to ponder. In an increasingly gray world, take the time …
World Landmark Coloring Pages with Facts
One of my main homeschool objectives in the elementary years is exposure. Sure, there are a few subjects that require mastery – math, grammar, Latin – but history, science, and geography are mostly exposure in our homeschool during the younger years. We used Story of the World for awhile as our main spine in Tapestry …
Waterfalls of Wisdom – How do you best move towards mastery?
“How do you best move toward mastery? To put it simply, you practice diligently, but you practice primarily for the sake of the practice itself. Rather than being frustrated while on the plateau, you learn to appreciate and enjoy it just as much as you do the upward surges.” ~George Leonard – Mastery, The Keys to …
Waterfalls of Wisdom – Greed for gold is a curse
“Greed for gold is a curse. There is nothing to which it does not drive the minds of men.” ~Aeneas speaking of the Thracian king, The Aeneid by Virgil Waterfalls of Wisdom is a daily publication of lovely thoughts and classic wisdom. Visit each day for wisdom, encouragement, Scripture, pleasing words, and lovely thoughts to ponder. In an …
Waterfalls of Wisdom – Classical education, is above all, systematic
“Classical education is, above all, systematic – in direct contrast to the scattered, unorganized nature of so much secondary education. Rigorous, systematic study has two purposes. Rigorous study develops virtue in the student: the ability to act in accordance to what one knows to be right. Virtuous men or women can force themselves to do …
Homeschool Attendance Record 2021-2022
It’s back! The Homeschool Attendance Record for 2021-2022 is here! I can tell that homeschool moms are starting to mentally switch over to next year due to the many emails that are trickling in regarding the attendance record. We just finished up our school year on Friday, so my thoughts are starting to roll for …
Waterfalls of Wisdom – Oh, say, can you see
Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air Gave proof thro’ the night that …
