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Educational Philosophy, Mother's Education
The Proper Care and Feeding of Teenagers: (Part 2: A Principle for Teens)

Last time, I talked about what I call the First Principle: We are nourishers. This is a first principle for mothers. I said in that post that Part 2 would focus on food, but I hadn’t considered what we need to cover before that: the first principle we need to teach our teens. It’s different with teens when compared to younger children; they have (rightfully so) more freedom and make more of their own decisions. Therefore, they need a principle Continue Reading…
June 27, 2022
Educational Philosophy, Home Education
The Proper Care and Feeding of Teenagers (Part 1: The First Principle)

The title of this series immediately makes us think about food, doesn’t it? And it’s true: serving good food is critical. But that’s Part 2. Today, we’re going to cover what I believe to be the first principle, the primary principle when it comes to raising young humans: To grow, humans require nourishment. I mentioned in the series introduction that I would be returning again and again to the idea that humans are a unity of body, mind, and soul Continue Reading…
March 21, 2022
Mother's Education, Other Thoughts
Thinking Through my Oxygen Experiment

As most of you know, I invited all of you to participate in a little homeschool science experiment concerning masks. There are a few negative things said about the health consequences of mask wearing, most of which we could never test out at home. But pulse oximeters make it possible to test one thing easily: whether or not mask wearing negatively affects a person’s oxygenation. My hypothesis, which I stated at the outset, was that it would negatively affect oxygenation. Continue Reading…
July 1, 2020
Home Education, Mother's Education
Advice for the High-Energy Homeschool Mom

Hi, my name is Abby and I love Brandy’s writing. She thinks deeply and differently than me but I appreciate her thoughtful and convicting articles. I have always enjoyed her series on The Low Energy Mom’s Guide to Homeschooling; it was full of great general health advice, but I have never considered myself low energy. In fact, I tend toward high energy. I told Brandy I could write a guide for the high energy mom and I was serious. I Continue Reading…
March 4, 2020