Character Development, Charlotte Mason, Living Books

Vision for Children, Sixth Installment

(A portion of the plenary speech at the Charlotte Mason Institute’s Annual Conference, June 20, 2015) Like Stella, I remember puzzling over Scripture. Once I read the parable of the sheep and the goats and suffered great anxiety about which of them I was; I also remember wondering whether I was giving someone In need a cup of water,… Read More Vision for Children, Sixth Installment

Character Development, Charlotte Mason, Journal, Living Books

Vision for Children, Fifth Installment

(A portion of the plenary speech at the Charlotte Mason Institute’s international conference, June 20, 2015) When I read Mason’s thoughts on a child’s sensitivity to the Bible, it reminds me of a passage from Gentian Hill by Elizabeth Goudge, one of the favorite stories of my whole life, of 12-year-old Stella’s inner thoughts during her adoptive family’s nightly… Read More Vision for Children, Fifth Installment

Character Development, Charlotte Mason, Journal, Living Books

Vision for Children, Second Installment

{Read the first installment here} It is imperative, Mason knew, for children to be nourished by story – nourished in mind and heart. Only living stories satisfy their appetite for life, for living, and their books must be living, to feed the soul. This feeding is our duty, she says, : “Here a little, there a little – whence… Read More Vision for Children, Second Installment

Character Development, Charlotte Mason, Journal, Living Books

Vision for Children, First Installment

Last week I had the joy of returning to the Charlotte Mason Institutes national conference. This annual event is something we look forward to all year long; it is a highlight of our year, a time of refreshment, friendship building, and learning. This year, I had the great honor of being asked to address the 300 attendees on the… Read More Vision for Children, First Installment