Education is a life. That life is sustained on ideas. Ideas are of spiritual origin, and God has made us so that we get them chiefly as we convey them to one another, whether by word of mouth, written page, Scripture word, musical symphony; but we must sustain a child’s inner life with ideas as…
Today we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the ride of Paul Revere! How incredible is that? We are entering into a time of great celebrations here in the United States for the next 18 months-ish. We are celebrating the 250th anniversary of our country! Months long celebrations known as America250 are underway throughout the nation….
Song on May Morning Now the bright morning Star, Dayes harbinger,Comes dancing from the East, and leads with herThe Flowry May, who from her green lap throwsThe yellow Cowslip, and the pale Primrose. Hail bounteous May that dost inspireMirth and youth, and warm desire,Woods and Groves, are of thy dressing,Hill and Dale, doth boast thy…
Music study is NOT my forte… I love listening to music, but actually studying music, yep, that is not my strong suite. But through picture books I have learned so much more than I could ever have imagined! So if you are not musically inclined, and especially if you are, come with me and let’s…
As a mom of girls, tea parties are an almost daily occurrence. And they are so much fun! Most often the girls do it on their own without any input or help from me. But we do have the occasional themed tea party outside of Poetry Tea Time. One of our favorites is to have…
You already know that I love books, especially picture books, but I also love baskets. Why? Because they are the perfect receptacle for picture books! They make it easy to keep track of books, you can arrange books by themes and everything can be nicely organized. I do love to organize too, lol! So today…
Today is Children’s Picture Books Day, an actual international appreciation day! I’m thinking of moving my birthday to April 2nd, lol! April 2nd was chosen as the day to appreciate picture books to honor famed fairy tale writer, Hans Christian Andersen, as it IS his birthday today. I am very excited about today, as I…
Spring is such a reset button. I don’t feel that any of the other seasons have quite the same effect. It seems that with the arrival of spring all my creative juices start flowing again. The desire to beautify the world is intense and very present. And I know that I am not the only…
The month of April is dedicated to the Holy Spirit. This year April will also host Holy Week and Easter as well as Divine Mercy Sunday. It will be a full month! Spring has also arrived, a delightful season in which all things become new both physically and spiritually. The Church is amazing in its…
Spring is here! Officially on the calendar and officially in nature. The grass is giving us hints of green, the weather is milder, the wood stove only gets used in the mornings and evenings, kids are outside more, all the signs are here! What does the arrival of spring mean for my home education? Just…
