adore the idea of Mother Culture, as you know. That 30-minute habit of daily reading can bring so much growth into our busy lives as moms. But like anything, Mother Culture can become the idol around which we arrange our lives.In his book The Intellectual Life, A.G. Sertillanges warns us against being so caught up in study that we neglect our duties: [S]tudy ... is not always opportune; if it is not, the person who then pursues knowledge forgets his duty as a man, and what is to be said of Continue Reading
Using Limitations to Boost Your Focus
e all feel it as homeschool moms, right? There is this tension between needing to plan and schedule and teach and direct your homeschool (major time draw number one) and needing to be well-educated ourselves in order to do a good job (time draw number two). If you started cultivating your intellectual life before your kids were school aged, good for you! You are at a definite advantage. But not all of us did that, and now some of us feel way behind where we need to be or think we ought to be. Continue Reading
Mothers’ Education Course: Summer 2018
ast week, I posted the Mother Culture list. In many ways, Mother Culture is an easier approach. With that said, this does not mean the Mother Culture way is the slacker way. It's just that the Mothers' Education Course way is ... I don't know. More academic, perhaps? If you want a longer explanation of the Mothers' Education Course, you can read the history of it here. I also detailed the content specifics here.The bottom line is that Mother Culture is more general -- it's intended to keep Continue Reading
Thoughtworthy (Audio on Sale, Goody-Goody Books, and MORE!)
:: 1 :: Did you hear about the 3-audios-for-the-price-of-2 sale? It's also called buy-2-get-1-free! Either way you look at it, this sale ends Monday, so if you want to take advantage of it, you need to do so ASAP. Here are the available audios right now:No coupon code necessary -- when you add a third talk to your cart, the discount will magically appear. :: 2 :: I've had some folks ask about the summer Mothers' Education Course book list now that the Mother Culture list is Continue Reading