to make straight paths for the feet of their little son."
Mason
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...Celebrating a clever, bubbly 7 year old! It's amazing what a good living book will inspire. "It rests with parents to make low the high places and exalt the valleys,
to make straight paths for the feet of their little son." Mason
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If we want our children to stay hungry for knowledge, remain interested in questioning, enjoy the wonder of discovery, then we must leave them some clutter-free hours for friendship, the great out-of-doors, the rich world of imagination, and the satisfaction of the skilled use of art supplies, music, dance, wood and clay. quote here We're reading the book When Children Love to Learn (link above) for our summer book study.
Several moms, a bunch of kids meeting at a park to chat and play. It's a lovely way to spend a summer morning here and there. Reading a good book with the companionship of others is wonderful, don't you think? "Experience added to training has its advantages, supposing we are able to keep the fresh impulse of our training through the years. Experience which implies the progressive effort and receptive attitude of a fine intelligence always putting itself to school, the experience of continual change and regular advance, is another matter altogether: here is no groove, no set way; such a character is all the time under training, and is always ready for any new post..." - The Home School by Charlotte Mason (Parents Review article) I recently had the privilege to be a part of a beautiful and inspiring gathering of parents and teachers who came together to share in learning and going deeper with this educational life journey we are on. We listened to poetry and music, soaked in remarkable artwork, giggled at an impromptu Shakespeare performance, worked with our hands to enlarge our minds, painted together quietly in our nature notebooks, shared a meal and chatted about issues that press on our hearts. What a blessing to be surrounded by
"parents who take education seriously." It can be said that "...this faithful ness in parents brings its own reward. " How could I make a little book, when I have seen enough to make a dozen large books? John J. Audubon After studying his art last term and reading some marvelous stories of his birding adventures, we just had to make it to the museum to see the actual book Audobon produced. With a tape measure in his pocket to make note of the size, he marched right over and his face filled with a grin. The tape measure was promptly forgotten and an enthusiastic self-directed tour began. I never for a day gave up listening to the songs of our birds, or watching their peculiar habits, or delineating them in the best way I could. J. J. Audobon In my deepest troubles, I frequently would wrench myself from the persons around me and retire to some secluded part of our noble forests. J. J. Audubon A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.
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"I am recording this so that future generations will also praise the Lord for all He has done." -Psalm 102:18 I am a mama to 2 sweet brothers who aspires to a "thinking love" toward my children.
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- Mason “It may be that the souls of all children are waiting for the call of knowledge to awaken them to delightful living.”
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