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Children are necessary to Christmas joy
Children are necessary to Christmas Joy … it takes the presence of children to help us to realize the idea of the Eternal Child. The Dayspring is with the children,...
Children are necessary to Christmas joy
Children are necessary to Christmas Joy … it takes the presence of children to help us to realize the idea of the Eternal Child. The Dayspring is with the children,...
The moral imagination and the Christmas Rose
If you read my Morning Basket note today, you know I’ve been thinking about the moral imagination and the quiet power of story to shape our hearts. The Legend of...
The moral imagination and the Christmas Rose
If you read my Morning Basket note today, you know I’ve been thinking about the moral imagination and the quiet power of story to shape our hearts. The Legend of...
Bringing the light of Advent into our homeschools
Every good gift of the spiritual life comes to us by the way of attention. As Advent begins this line from Ourselves (Vol. 4) means even more to me...
Bringing the light of Advent into our homeschools
Every good gift of the spiritual life comes to us by the way of attention. As Advent begins this line from Ourselves (Vol. 4) means even more to me...
The magic of allowing
There is a magic that happens when a mother simply allows—allows a child to follow a question a little further, allows a conversation to bloom, allows learning to unfold in its...
The magic of allowing
There is a magic that happens when a mother simply allows—allows a child to follow a question a little further, allows a conversation to bloom, allows learning to unfold in its...
Preparing a mother's heart for the holidays
This quote is one of my favorites, although I admit it can seem daunting at first. Who among us moves through every day with perfect gentleness? Who never feels the...
Preparing a mother's heart for the holidays
This quote is one of my favorites, although I admit it can seem daunting at first. Who among us moves through every day with perfect gentleness? Who never feels the...
Preparing a child's heart for the holidays
We are all thinking ahead to Thanksgiving, Christmas preparations, early family visits and more. Now is a good time to pause before the fun and fuss and ask what we're...
Preparing a child's heart for the holidays
We are all thinking ahead to Thanksgiving, Christmas preparations, early family visits and more. Now is a good time to pause before the fun and fuss and ask what we're...