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Not by Bread Alone
We do not live by bread alone. Neither do our children. There comes a moment in a mother’s life — sometimes sudden, sometimes slow — when she wakes up. Not...
Not by Bread Alone
We do not live by bread alone. Neither do our children. There comes a moment in a mother’s life — sometimes sudden, sometimes slow — when she wakes up. Not...
Handwriting In an Age of Keyboards
There was a time when many educational experts predicted that handwriting would disappear. Computers, tablets, and keyboards seemed destined to replace pencil and paper. Why spend time teaching cursive or...
Handwriting In an Age of Keyboards
There was a time when many educational experts predicted that handwriting would disappear. Computers, tablets, and keyboards seemed destined to replace pencil and paper. Why spend time teaching cursive or...
The Surprising Reason Hawthorne Wrote for Children
Many years have passed since I first sat in a patch of sunlight reading the Greek myths. Since then I have read thousands of books, raised a daughter, homeschooled for...
The Surprising Reason Hawthorne Wrote for Children
Many years have passed since I first sat in a patch of sunlight reading the Greek myths. Since then I have read thousands of books, raised a daughter, homeschooled for...
A Note of Gratitude to My Readers
Over the past months, many of you have left comments on Open Doors that I have carried with me long after reading them. Since the blog system doesn't allow me...
A Note of Gratitude to My Readers
Over the past months, many of you have left comments on Open Doors that I have carried with me long after reading them. Since the blog system doesn't allow me...
Why Great Books Matter Now
Last Friday, I spoke at the INCH homeschool conference on moral imagination, great books, and the forming of the inner life. I had prepared notes carefully. Yet once I began...
Why Great Books Matter Now
Last Friday, I spoke at the INCH homeschool conference on moral imagination, great books, and the forming of the inner life. I had prepared notes carefully. Yet once I began...
Whatsoever Things
A small gift for Mother’s Day from us. Download the reflection card, Whatsoever Things: A Mother’s Reflection for Challenging Days. ---- On this Mother’s Day, I want to send love...
Whatsoever Things
A small gift for Mother’s Day from us. Download the reflection card, Whatsoever Things: A Mother’s Reflection for Challenging Days. ---- On this Mother’s Day, I want to send love...