I’m not a consistent journal keeper. I’ve started and stopped, using various methods, more times than I can count, but a year ago, I learned about a new idea from …
Books read in 2019 ― History & Geography, Novels & Essays
History & Geography Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail by Ben Montgomery — At 67 years old Grandma Gatewood told her family she …
Books read in 2019 ― Science & Nature, Education & Parenting
Science & Nature The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben — This was a great book. A …
Books read in 2019 ― Bible
I have never shared a personal reading list before, but I very much enjoy reading other people’s lists. I thought maybe you would appreciate the same from me. This is …
A New CM Podcast Available
I am so excited to share this exciting news with you! Liz Cottrill and Emily Kiser, of the Living Books Library, have joined me to record a podcast about all …
Are You Allowing Suckers?
While I was gone to the CMI conference this year, there was some much needed rain at home, and upon returning my garden had gotten away from me. It was …
Stuck at Home
I have been practicing what I preach, by doing a little nature study out the window! It’s been dreadfully cold and snowy here this week, as it has been over …
When Life is in Chaos
chaos [key-os]: a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order. Would you be surprised to know that while I spent the summer talking to …
A Willingness to Trudge
“All that is required of you is a willingness to trudge. There is no point in hurrying because you are not actually going anywhere. However far or long you plod, …
Renewing the Minds of Damaged Learners
One of my flock graduated just before Christmas, and it has caused me to reflect on what those early days were like, and how far she has come. When she …