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5 Tips for a Smooth Christmas Break
Sonya shares five tips from Charlotte Mason that will help you make sure your Christmas break is a smooth one.
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Category Seasonal Inspiration
Posts and articles related to specific times of the year.
Including Your Heritage During the Holidays
Amber O'Neal Johnston joins Sonya to talk about bringing your family's heritage to the holidays.
Creating a Nourishing Holiday Atmosphere
Laura Pitney joins Sonya to talk about how we can nourish our children's hearts during the holidays.
A Christmas Meditation
Sonya shares a meditation on Isaiah 9:6 to encourage you all year to trust in our good Father.
God With Us
This time of year, as we celebrate the birth of Jesus and look toward the unknown future of the coming year, we can find comfort and confidence in the truth that Jesus is called Immanuel, God with us. Charlotte Mason…
Take Joy Home
I like to ponder this poem that Charlotte Mason and her student teachers pondered every Christmas season. Take joy home,And make a place in thy great heart for her,And give her time to grow, and cherish her!Then will She come…
A Christmas Carol
God bless you all this Christmas DayAnd drive the cares and griefs away.Oh, may the shining Bethlehem starWhich led the wise men from afarUpon your heads, good sirs, still glowTo light the path that ye should go.
Dealing with Homeschool Critics in the Family
Here are some tips for graciously answering the homeschool critics in your family.
Explaining the Charlotte Mason Method to Your Relatives
How do you accurately represent something you love so much in 15 seconds or less?
Feed Your Mind
Two statements this week have grabbed my attention. One was made by a speaker; the other, by my daughter. First, the speaker. He said that the typical adult needs about 2,000 calories per day to run on. Of those 2,000…
Charlotte Mason’s Own Narration of Christmas
We’ve talked a lot about narration this past year. So we thought you might enjoy reading a portion of Charlotte Mason’s own written narration of the birth of Jesus Christ, composed in poetry form. Have a blessed Christmas! It came…
A Good Resolution
Perhaps this isn’t the prime time of the year to talk about resolutions. Usually resolutions are discussed around New Year’s Day. However, it is homeschool convention season, and many good resolutions are made at conventions too. You hear a workshop…
Nature Study Ideas for Winter
In the midst of yet another cold front and winter weather advisory, I wondered what nature lovers during Charlotte Mason’s day did for winter nature study. So I turned to The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady to see what…
The Shepherds at Bethlehem
Sometimes a turn of phrase can bring a fresh perspective on the familiar. That is what Charlotte Mason’s poetry has done for me this season. Ponder, for a moment, these descriptions of the shepherds’ experience on the night of Christ’s…
A Winter Season
It’s hard to believe that winter is nearly here. The leaves are off the trees and it seems like there is nothing green growing in sight. Yet this time of year is important to the growth process. Something is happening…