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Expect to Cry When You Read This Book
Bob, Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant Hoo aboot sich a yarn that'll bring the tares to the eyes o' e'en the sternest mon. Bob, Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant (copyright 1898) is about: Bob, a bonnie tyke and last of the Gray Dogs of Kenmuir; Davie, a puir mitherless...
Pictures From My Garden
First, the sunflowers. Next, the dahlias. The delphiniums didn't do well this summer -- too hot and dry. Gladiolas did great! I think zinnias might be my favorite. Flowers for the Mercer County Fair in July. The tomatoes were perfect this year. Was introduced to...
In His own good time He will make it plain to you
Excerpt from The Attributes of God by A.W. Pink God is true. His Word of Promise is sure. In all His relations with His people God is faithful. He may be safely relied upon. No one ever yet really trusted Him in vain. We find this precious truth expressed almost...
Training Children to Work
Letter from a reader: My question to you is -- can you please elaborate on children working in the home. At what ages and what types of things did you have your daughters take over in order to learn how to run a household? What can boys do? Any advice or ideas will be...
Son Did Not Like to Read
The following is a response from one of our readers to Kelly -- concerning her son not liking to read. Hello Kelly, I thought I might post this to give you some encouragement. My oldest son, now a 21-year-old college student, sounds just like your son. We homeschooled...
Martin Luther
Could you recommend a good read-aloud about the life of Martin Luther? Someone gave us a book about him, but it is more like a textbook, which doesn't make for interesting read-aloud sessions -- for any of us! L.J. Here's my favorite Martin Luther historical fiction...
A Logic Mystery
by Nathaniel Bluedorn and Hans Bluedorn of Christian Logic, Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. This article contains a mystery. Your job is to use some critical thinking skills to answer some questions and solve the mystery. This mystery is for children and parents....
Hates Holding the Pencil
I have a 10-year-old-boy who has done very little formal academics. He is very creative in nature, devours books (although he didn’t learn to read until age 9), draws continually, has an inventors mind (like his beloved daddy), can recite to you anything he has read...
Sheriff discharge those men!
Long ago I found this essay in an old newletter of some sort. From Religious Denominations by Mr. Belcher: In Ray's Baptist Succession is given a description of the defense of John Walker, Lewis Craig and James Childs, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. On June 4,...
Little single days
J.R. Miller Daily Bible Readings in the Life of Christ 1890 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34 One reason which our Lord gives against anxiety for the future is that we have...
Quantitative WHAT?
Study logic. Buy The Fallacy Detective.
Contest for Free Books: Short list of books we could not do without — what would you add?
UPDATE: Here are our winners. All five winners have been contacted by email. Dan T Jaime Renee Julia Anderson Bethany What books are important to have in your own personal library? I’m not referring to curriculum, but to reference books — books you will need no matter...
Great Moments in Medicine #2
Pasteur: The Chemist Who Transformed Medicine painting by Robert A. Thom Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist who performed one of the last and most important experiments disproving the theory of spontaneous generation and supporting the germ theory of...
My Whole Creed and Duty
by J.R. Miller Intimate Letters on Personal Problems 1914 No longer do I call you servants; but I have called you friends! John 15:15 For myself, after all my years of teaching and helping others, and all my experiences as a Christian, my whole creed is summed up into...
Re-Educating Self?
I have enjoyed reading your book Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style. I am wondering what course of study you might suggest for a close-to-50-year-old adult interested in "re-educating" herself using Christian classical education. I...
Facebook Party on Tuesday
Facebook party at Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching and Appreciating Boys Tuesday, August 14 from 8-10 PM Eastern. They'll be giving away some Trivium Pursuit books, plus lots of other books and curricula. I'll be there part of the time, too. See you then! For...
Great Moments in Medicine #1
Galen -- Influence for 45 Generations painting by Robert A. Thom Claudius Galen (c. A.D.129-199) was a Greek physician who wrote about medical practice. During his life he wrote, lectured, gave public demonstrations, and had a successful private practice. He wrote...
Book Review — The Peacemaker
Book Review: The Peacemaker by Ken Sande My family first heard Ken Sande speak at the 1999 Illinois Christian Home Educators Convention. My dad brought Sande’s book The Peacemaker home and he read it at evening Bible study. Two pieces of advice at that time were...
Reading Aloud — Is This Your House?
I picked up the pamphlet that your son Nathaniel wrote entitled Hand That Rocks The Cradle. What a great blessing that little booklet has been! I have a 7-year-old and a 3-year-old, and they just love when Mom reads to them. I know the time I have spent reading to my...
The Story of Mr. Pippin
Mr. Pippin finds his real family -- David Pippin and his nieces and nephew
Teaching Logic
I am preparing to teach an introduction to logic course to my seventh graders this fall, and all four of them are excited about it. I have never taught logic, and all that I have learned came from Martin Cothran’s Traditional Logic. I’m trying to go through...
We must maintain our relationship with Him
My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers August 4 He took the twelve aside . . . —Luke 18:31 Oh, the bravery of God in trusting us! Do you say, “But He has been unwise to choose me, because there is nothing good in me and I have no value”? That is exactly why He...
Here is another tool for your toolbox
We homeschooling Moms have lots of idols. Unfortunately, we don't figure this out (or are unwilling to see) until the kids are almost out the door. Suggestion: read this book three times -- at the beginning of your homeschool journey, in the middle, and at the end.
The Munchkin Grows Up
Grammy says, "Let's make a funny-face."
How can children be self-taught in art?
It’s in the area of art that homeschooling can show itself to be especially valuable. Here are some of the things we learned over the years. Provide children, especially those below age ten, with the space, the tools, and the time for their art work. Don’t load up...
Sit Next to Me Mom
Dear Laurie, Is it necessary for my child to do all his schoolwork on his own? I sit on the couch with my 10-year-old son and help him with the introduction to his assignments. For example, with his math lessons, I go through the lesson with him (takes us five...
Iserbyt Book Now Free
The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America by Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt is now free. Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt, former Senior Policy Advisor in the U.S. Department of Education, blew the whistle in the `80s on government activities withheld from the public. Her inside...
Book Review: Your Family God’s Way — Developing and Sustaining Relationships in the Home
Your Family God's Way: Developing and Sustaining Relationships in the Home by Wayne A. Mack What makes a good family? Good theology, regular family worship, separation from the world, modest dressing, listening to good music, going to a Biblical church, homeschooling?...
Favorite Sermons
Ten Shekels and a Shirt by Paris Reidhead Message taken from the book of Judges. A story of the social conditions of that time and compares it with the social conditions of today. The Joy of Giving It All Part 2 by Paul Washer Romans 12:1 What does it mean to put...
First Place in the Logic Category
The Fallacy Detective and The Thinking Toolbox by Nathaniel Bluedorn and Hans Bluedorn have been awarded First Place in the Logic category of Mary Pride's 2012 Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards.