Trivium Pursuit Blog
Three Free Gifts with Young Living Essential Oils Starter Kit
Hello friends! Some of you know about my not-so-secret love of essential oils. These gifts from God have been a huge blessing to me over the years, and especially now. Some of you have asked me how you can join me on my quest-for-health journey. Well, now is a good...
My plan for strengthening the immune system until I decide about chemotherapy and more surgery
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. My first appointment with the gynecological oncologist will be May 10 in Peoria, Illinois. Here is my plan for nutritional supplements to build up my immune system while I'm...
The God of love changes not
Morning and Evening C.H. Spurgeon April 22, Evening Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night. --Psalm 91:5 What is this terror? It may be the cry of fire, or the noise of thieves, or fancied appearances, or the shriek of sudden sickness or death. We live in...
A crook in the path appears
He that rides to be crowned, will not think much of a rainy day. --John Trapp March 13 Foreign floating object found by ultrasound -- 16 cm complex ovarian cyst Endometrial biopsy (ouch) = negative (this means there is no uterine cancer) CA 125 blood test = 49 (this...
The lions were chained, but he saw not the chains
The lions were chained, but he saw not the chains. --J. Bunyan
Grammy, play swords with me
Hunter: Grammy, play swords with me. Grammy: I don't like violence. Hunter: Do you like cellos?
Read-alouds — strengthening bonds and minds
Hello Laurie, These are adorable pictures! So sweet! The girl with fawn is a stunning photo with those colors and expression. Good job, photographer - and it was probably snapped in a moment! I am so glad we did all those read-a-louds. We still do them. Even the big...
You sometimes may not understand your own experience
Excerpt from "An All Round Ministry" C.H. Spurgeon One Sabbath morning, I preached from the text, "My God, My God, why has Thou forsaken Me?" and though I did not say so, yet I preached my own experience. I heard my own chains clank while I tried to preach to my...
I remember my friend, walking with her down a trail every day for 14 years
I have heard that I cannot picture in my mind a number approaching one million. It's too big a number to hold inside my brain and comprehend at once. Just as well, I cannot hold in my mind the value of someone's life. There are so many years, days, hours, minutes, and...
We were lost in a labyrinth
C.H. Spurgeon Morning and Evening March 11 Evening Thou shalt be called, Sought Out. --Isaiah 62:12 The surpassing grace of God is seen very clearly in that we were not only sought, but sought out. Men seek for a thing which is lost upon the floor of the house, but in...
Five in a Row — a relaxed homeschool curriculum for ages 4-8
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Two years ago when my grandson Eric was 5 1/2, Daughter Johannah started using Five in a Row -- a homeschool curriculum for ages 4-8. Five in a Row was created by Jane Claire...
A Self-Taught Course in Western Civilization from 1493 to the present
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Here's a list of the video lessons in Tom Woods' Western Civilization from 1493 to the Present course which he produced for the Ron Paul Homeschool Curriculum. You can see...
Free public domain audiobooks, read by volunteers from around the world
LibriVox -- Acoustical liberation of books in the public domain LibriVox volunteers make audio recordings of books which are in the public domain. You are free to copy these recordings onto a CD or your electronic device. Here are some my favorites recordings. At the...
The ambiguous and the false, the unworthy and mean, will ere long overthrow and confute themselves
C.H. Spurgeon Morning and Evening April 2 Morning He answered him to never a word. --Matthew 27:14 He had never been slow of speech when he could bless the sons of men, but he would not say a single word for himself. "Never man spake like this man," and never man was...
Is the Ron Paul Curriculum compatible with classical education?
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Question My family and I are very new to your teaching program, Mr. and Mrs. Bluedorn. We have only just recently finished reading your book, Teaching the Trivium: Christian...
Fly into the bosom of Christ for refuge and safety
J.R. Miller Intimate Letters on Personal Problems 1914 Whoever humbles himself like this child, is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 18:4 It is very sweet just to nestle down in the bosom of Christ, to be as a little child with Him. Those who come...
James Mayhew — introducing art and culture to children
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. James Mayhew writes and illustrates books introducing art and culture to children. Follow the adventures of Katie as she steps across the frames of beautiful classic...
In response to the mother who feels she needs something more formal in the way of curriculum
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. From Amber B. We started homeschooling my son when he was four. We love the Bluedorn's approach and have stuck to it because it fits our ideal of what a homeschool should...
I used to like homeschooling, now I love it — relax and start slowly
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. From Helen This is a response to Linda who is struggling with putting together her own curriculum. I was there two years ago (which is when I read first Teaching the...
Philosophy Adventure — New, Unique, and Thorough
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. You might think that a course in philosophy would be too complex to work into your homeschool, but not so with Philosophy Adventure by Stacy Farrell. Philosophy Adventure can...
Teaching logic — an essential subject
You can now purchase individual chapters of Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style. This ebook is Chapter Six -- Teaching Logic.
A Self-Taught Course in Western Civilization from Plato to 1492
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. We've listed below the video lessons in Tom Woods' Western Civilization from Plato to 1492 course which he produced for the Ron Paul Homeschool Curriculum. You can see...
A new Bible curriculum for your family
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Biblical Foundations for the Christian Faith is a five-volume series of Bible study workbooks by Paul David Washer, published by Media Gratiae. "Media Gratiae is a multimedia...
A Self-Taught Course in U.S. Government
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Here's a list of the video lessons in Tom Woods' Government course which he produced for the Ron Paul Homeschool Curriculum. You can see samples of these video lessons here....
Homeschool Life Coloring Book
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Cartoonist Jim Erskine just published his first coloring book… for homeschoolers only. The Homeschool Life Coloring Book (put together especially for you moms to use) This is...
O when will you beware of Satan’s devices?
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Saint Indeed or the Great Work of a Christian in Keeping the Heart in the Several Conditions of Life by John Flavel ...Remember how much needless trouble your vain fears have...
Children can be more creative if they are given large chunks of unscheduled time to think
When your children were young, did you take breaks from schooling during the school year or in the summer? Julie Yes, we took off school for the summer. We did a lot of gardening and animal work in the summer, plus we were in 4-H for many years so we needed...
How much should I read aloud?
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Question: I have been thinking about this (following your recommendations more closely) and asked my children today (daughters ages 7 and 8) what they would think if we set...
The angel fetched Peter out of prison, but it was prayer fetched the angel
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Excerpt from All Things for Good (aka A Divine Cordial) by Thomas Watson Get the ebook free here. The prayers of Saints work for good to the godly. The saints pray for all...
It’s the flu bug season — what shall we do when everyone is sick?
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. You Can't Take It with You It's a Wonderful Life Lassie Come Home / Son of Lassie / Courage of Lassie / Hills of Home Sergeant York Swiss Family Robinson