Open Doors Blog

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 Homeschool

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 Homeschool

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...

1 comment

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...

1 comment

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...

2 comments

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...

2 comments