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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 …
“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 …
“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 …
“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 …
“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 …
“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 …
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 …
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We did not pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was …
“Books are delightful society. If you go into a room and find it full of books – even without taking them from the shelves they seem to speak to you, to bid you welcome.” ~William Gladstone, British statesman and scholar; prime minister four times (1809-1898) Waterfalls of Wisdom is a daily publication of lovely thoughts …
“Just as the family is the only secure basis of the state, so is it the only safe basis of true education. If the mother will consider the many difficulties in the way of successful teaching in a large school and will then set against these in the balance the positive and unquestionable advantages of …
“The early summer days on a farm are the happiest and fairest days of the year. Lilacs bloom and make the air sweet, and then fade. Apple blossoms come with the lilacs, and the bees visit around among the apple trees. The days grow warm and soft. School ends, and children have time to fish …
Hey there! I’m Lauren, Wife and Mama to 5 kiddos ages 15 down to 3, which we homeschool with a whole-heart, classical approach. I’m so glad you found your way here to Mama’s, where you’ll find lots of learning ideas for homeschool moms and teachers!
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