Flannery O’Connor read for pleasure, to instruct her craft, for spiritual education, and for reviews. In The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O’Connor (August 1, 1988) edited by Sally Fitzgerald, lovers and students of literature are treated to a rare treat, this 640 volume that contains over 100 book recommendations.
Considering a Toddler’s Trust
When they snuggle me and say out of nowhere, “I love you, mommy,” I sometimes wonder, why? Why do children give their love so easily? Why do they trust so recklessly?
What Flannery Recommends: Fiction
Flannery O’Connor read for pleasure, to instruct her craft, for spiritual education, and for reviews. In The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O’Connor (August 1, 1988) edited by Sally Fitzgerald, lovers and students of literature are treated to a rare treat, this 640 volume that contains over 100 book recommendations.
Use the five senses to make this autumn amazing
The five senses: sight, smell, taste, sound, and touch. We most fully experience a thing when we can engage the senses. How do we do it in our home?
What Flannery Recommends: Authors
In The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O’Connor (August 1, 1988) edited by Sally Fitzgerald, lovers and students of literature are treated to a rare treat, this 640 volume that contains over 100 book recommendations.
Where are you, Orange Pear Apple Bear?
After the gushing reflections on educational glories, I’m back to my humble position of knowing it is more for me to help usher the child forward than make the victory happen. I can and I will marvel at what he does, but only if I cool it enough to pay attention. Another lesson for the books.
What Flannery Recommends: On Writing
Flannery O’Connor read for pleasure, to instruct her craft, for spiritual education, and for reviews. In The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O’Connor (August 1, 1988) edited by Sally Fitzgerald, lovers and students of literature are treated to a rare treat, this 640 volume that contains over 100 book recommendations.
The Wonder of Homeschooling and Books
Having not intentionally chosen teaching as a profession, the excitement, the anticipation, and the joy of education is something I still have to learn myself.
Our One Room Schoolhouse
And just like that, life changes. We move back to our schoolhouse. “I’m strangely happy today,” my husband said just before he realized the source of this joy came from shorter days, cooler mornings and the sweet relief and hope that comes with the closing of summer and the beginning of fall. I have manyContinue reading “Our One Room Schoolhouse”
The End of Summer Has Come
Here we have late summer, that stretched into most of those months we call fall. Here, some of us long for winter and cold and sweaters, but we wait.
It’s the world where birds fly to in the winter. It’s the bread basket.
It’s home.