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To live is to be burdened with joy, loss, trials, To live is to be burdened with joy, loss, trials, hope, suffering, waiting, and love. We know this as Christians, but living it out is more difficult than simply acknowledging the reality of it. And what is home education if not learning through life? . When you are homeschooling through hard times one of the first things we often set aside is time in the Word and prayer. It’s been said that if the devil can’t make you bad then he’ll make you busy. Hard times often require extra of us and leave us depleted and that makes us easy targets. . My first and best tip is to make your time for Bible study and prayer even more of a priority during difficult times. Even if you need to shorten the length of your study, make sure that daily you are feeding on the Word. The Dwell app is a wonderful way to listen to the Bible as you go about your chores. . My next tip is to dial back your academics. When our family is struggling we utilize more audiobooks, we make sure math and individual reading/narrations get done, and we put all the other subjects on a loop and do as we are able. As life begins to ease up again we add things back until we’ve resumed our normal schedule. . This is one reason why we love schooling year round- we have the space to adjust as needed. . How does your family homeschool during hard times? . Find more tips for #homeschoolinginhardtimes from our #charlottemasonmondays friends: @min.j.hwang @delightfullyfeasting @littlehouse_northwoods @lovingleadinglittles @ourcoopernest @larasplace @ocean.ocean.with.love @kindlingwild @mightyoaksandarrows @juiceboxhomeschool @jenniferpepito @slow.gentle.quiet @such.a.jocund.company
One of my favorite pieces. I designed it to be sim One of my favorite pieces. I designed it to be simple because I wanted every person who loves The Green Ember to be able to make this no matter their sewing ability. . We need reminders that there is a healing coming. A mending that will leave us new in a new and unbroken world full of all the beauty our gracious Father has in store. . In this time when the evils are swirling sweet friend- do not neglect the beautiful and the mundane. Our families need us to be the gate keepers now more than ever. They need hot meals and stories and poetry and art and full bellied laughter. They need us to be bastions of the hope that sustains us. Even as we share about war and death with our older children let us do so from a heart of faith instead of fear. . As Christian mothers, we stand fully girded in the armor of God and equipped to guard our homes and the hearts in them through His grace and for His glory. If that means staying away from the news cycle that’s okay. It’s better to stand with the Lord than kneel to the culture of fear that’s taken over our nation and world. . Thank you for being part of our community here 💖 We are so thankful for each of you brave souls. . #themendedwood #everydaygraces #christianmom #thegreenember #motherhoodisdarling #wearethehomemakers #handicraft #embroidery #charlottemason #charlottemasonmotherhood
I cannot tell you how much good it does my heart w I cannot tell you how much good it does my heart when a sweet homeschool mama takes time out of her busy day to let me know how much they enjoy The Homeschool Garden #morningtime plans I pour my heart into. . I also can't describe to you how uncomfortable it makes me to share things like this. I love our morning time plans and I write them with care- they are the plans my family uses and the plans that thousands of other families now use and that responsibility is huge. But I am not one to "toot my own horn" and would prefer to always be a quiet background presence working away at whatever job I am called to do. That makes the running of a business difficult ;) . However, I do want each family to experience a beautiful homeschool and to find the resources that work best for them (even if those are not the resources we create!) because I want every homeschool family to succeed in providing an education filled with Truth, goodness, and beauty to their children. . If you are looking for something new to add joy back into your days, we'd love to have you try The Homeschool Garden! You can find Ireland morning time plans on sale this week for $17 here: https://laramolettiere.com/product/the-homeschool-garden-morning-time-ireland/ Try a 2 week free sample here: https://laramolettiere.com/the-homeschool-garden-homeschool-morning-time-sample/ And see all our morning time plans here:https://laramolettiere.com/product-category/the-homeschool-garden-morning-time-resources/ Thank you for being part of our homeschool community, friend! We're delighted to be alongside you on this journey.
It doesn’t matter how you dress your table- @lod It doesn’t matter how you dress your table- @lodgecastiron always looks amazing! . We had Charleston Artichoke dip as an appetizer tonight and it’s one of my favorites! Do you cook and serve in cast iron? . #everydaygraces #wearethehomemakers
40th Birthday Sale 🎂🎉🎁 . I may not like p 40th Birthday Sale 🎂🎉🎁 . I may not like parties, but I hope you enjoy this gift! With the way things are going in this world I know curriculum is becoming an out of the budget expense for some, but we hope this sale helps you find a new and delightful resource for your homeschool at a price that makes you smile. . Save 40% off all individual and bundled sets of The Homeschool Garden morning time plans! Get setup for an amazing year of morning time here: https://laramolettiere.com/product-category/the-homeschool-garden-morning-time-resources/ . I have come to realize that I am much more comfortable now than I was in my 20's. I love to cook, raise animals, read, learn new things alongside my boys, serve others, and wear out tennis shoes. I no longer feel the need to wear makeup, heels, or a facade to keep those around me comfortable. I like that I'm honest, occasionally to a fault. I like that I have integrity and that I am okay being uncomfortable with the truth rather than cozy believing lies. . I am a more grateful and humble person than I was in my youth. I am a more faith-full person and each day I am thankful the Lord isn't done sanctifying me yet. This life and all its hurdles has taught me much about grace, mercy, forgiveness, and how not enough I am. Everything that has led me to lean more on my Savior has been worth it. . It's not a list of 40 things, it's not anything earth shattering or Pinterest worthy, but friend- it is a life and one I am thankful to be living. The daily acts of faithfulness in the mundane are the things that truly shape us to be more like Jesus. So let that little thought accompany you as you, too, keep on keeping on in the day to day beauty of this quiet life. #everydaygraces
What is #cmmotherculture? Is it a strict exercise What is #cmmotherculture? Is it a strict exercise in following a plan? Because that’s something most of us moms aren’t going to add to our already busy schedule, right? . Actually, Charlotte Mason had a lot to say about motherhood in spite of not being a mother herself. She recognized the importance of mothers and the impact they have on their children. She knew the many demands of women in her time and she encouraged mothers to better themselves through self-education, play, nature, and all the truth, goodness, and beauty they were sharing with their children. . For me, mother culture means time in Scripture and prayer, learning new skills, spending time cultivating our home into a place of beauty and belonging, playing in the dirt and growing good things, reading books that delight and challenge, painting and crafting, and generally reminding myself daily to love the things which must be done. . Our children are only lent to us for a brief time. If we number our days rightly and model for them a life rooted in Truth, nurture, and working for the glory of God- can you imagine the light they will carry out into the world? This is perhaps the thought that keeps me returning to my mother culture activities even when I don’t feel like it. That’s also the beauty of habit- but that’s a Charlotte Mason principle for another day. . See more about mother culture from our friends here: @mightyoaksandarrows @delightfullyfeasting @my_four_little_bears @charlottemasonschoolhouse @ourcoopernest @lovingleadinglittles @juiceboxhomeschool @jenniferpepito @min.j.hwang @ocean.to.ocean.with.love @learning_to_feast @littlehouse_northwoods @alearningwewillgo @kindle_togetherness
Charlotte Mason was a wise lady. The Great Recogni Charlotte Mason was a wise lady. The Great Recognition, as written in her second volume (page 270), is something worth reminding ourselves of very often. ⠀ ⠀ We are ultimately a vessel through which the Lord works and instructs our children and any good that comes through us is FROM Him. ⠀ ⠀ Hallelujah! It's a glorious thing to realize the burden of giving our children wisdom lies with Him instead of our imperfect selves. We just have to teach them in the manner the Lord instructs us to. ⠀ ⠀ Another reason I'm thankful for homeschooling.⠀ ⠀ #everydaygraces
Beauty in language - Poetry, Narration, and Recita Beauty in language - Poetry, Narration, and Recitation . Helping our children become competent communicators is imperative. We're sharing tips and tricks for helping your students learn how to narrate, recite, and enjoy poetry! The benefits are life-long. . This video is from Day 3 of our free 5 Day Morning Time Retreat for Mamas. Find all the videos, workbook, and bonus content here: https://laramolettiere.com/5-day-morning-time-challenge/ . #everydaygraces #morningtime #thehomeschoolgarden
My holiday book order finally arrived! 🤣 . Sig My holiday book order finally arrived! 🤣 . Sigh. It’s really a couch, but a book girl can dream! We’ve had a setup of lots of chairs for a few years and decided we wanted a couch big enough for all of us to cozy up on and read or watch Andy Griffith on Friday nights. . How does your family spend the evenings? Will you be trying something new in 2022? . #everydaygraces
Merry Christmas Eve, dear friends! We are praying Merry Christmas Eve, dear friends! We are praying for a blessed and beautiful time for you and your family. . Today we are sharing a beautiful prayer from Renee Swope to welcome in Christmas . . The Manger of My Heart. . This Christmas, Lord, come to the manger of my heart. Fill me with your presence, from the very start. As I prepare for the holidays, and gifts to be given, Remind me of the gift You gave, when you sent Your Son from Heaven. The first Christmas gift, the greatest gift ever, You came as a baby born in a manger. Wrapped like the gifts I find under my tree, Waiting to be opened, to reveal Your love to me. This Christmas, Lord, come to the manger of my heart. Search me and know the most intimate parts. Reveal to me if I have ever hung a sign within, Claiming it off limits, implying “no room at the Inn.” Restore to me the wonder that came with Jesus’ birth, when He left the riches of Heaven and wrapped Himself in rags of earth. Emmanuel, God with us, Your presence came that night. As angels announced, “Into your darkness, God brings His Light.” “Do not be afraid,” they said, to shepherds in the field. Speak to my heart today, Lord, and help me to yield. Make me like those shepherd boys, obedient to your call. Casting distractions and worries aside, to You I surrender them all. Surround me with Your presence, Lord, I long to hear your voice. Clear my mind of concerns and all the holiday noise. Slow me down this Christmas, let me not be in a rush. In the midst of parties and planning, I want to feel Your hush. This Christmas, Jesus, come to the manger of my heart. Invade my soul like Bethlehem, bringing peace to every part. Dwell within and around me, as I unwrap Your presence each day. Keep me close to You, Jesus. It’s in your wonderful Name I pray. . #agentleadvent #everydaygraces
Today’s poem is from Alfred Lord Tennyson- Ring Today’s poem is from Alfred Lord Tennyson- Ring Out Wild Bells (In Memoriam A. H. H. OBIIT MDCCCXXXIII: 106). . Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. Ring out the grief that saps the mind For those that here we see no more; Ring out the feud of rich and poor, Ring in redress to all mankind. Ring out a slowly dying cause, And ancient forms of party strife; Ring in the nobler modes of life, With sweeter manners, purer laws. Ring out the want, the care, the sin, The faithless coldness of the times; Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes But ring the fuller minstrel in. Ring out false pride in place and blood, The civic slander and the spite; Ring in the love of truth and right, Ring in the common love of good. Ring out old shapes of foul disease; Ring out the narrowing lust of gold; Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring in the thousand years of peace. Ring in the valiant man and free, The larger heart, the kindlier hand; Ring out the darkness of the land, Ring in the Christ that is to be. . . . #everydaygraces #agentleadvent
Good News from Heaven the Angels Sing - a carol fo Good News from Heaven the Angels Sing - a carol for children by Martin Luther. . Good news from heaven the angels bring, Glad tidings to the earth they sing: To us this day a child is given, To crown us with the joy of heaven. This is the Christ, our God and Lord, Who in all need shall aid afford: He will Himself our Saviour be, From sin and sorrow set us free. To us that blessedness He brings, Which from the Father's bounty springs: That in the heavenly realm we may With Him enjoy eternal day. All hail, Thou noble Guest, this morn, Whose love did not the sinner scorn! In my distress Thou cam'st to me: What thanks shall I return to Thee? Were earth a thousand times as fair, Beset with gold and jewels rare, She yet were far too poor to be A narrow cradle, Lord, for Thee. Ah, dearest Jesus, Holy Child! Make Thee a bed, soft, undefiled, Within my heart, that it may be A quiet chamber kept for Thee. Praise God upon His heavenly throne, Who gave to us His only Son: For this His hosts, on joyful wing, A blest New Year of mercy sing. . #everydaygraces #agentleadvent
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