Twigs for the Nest

May 20, 2024 | Twigs for the Nest

The Home as a “School of Love”

The Home as a ‘School of Love’ Justin Whitmel Earley on Habits of the Household We’re grateful that we had the opportunity to have Justin Whitmel Earley, author of The Common Rule...

April 15, 2024 | Twigs for the Nest

Cultivating the Reader in Every Student

Why a Read-A-Thon and Literature Day? Everett McNutt had always been an active kid, using his body from the time he woke up to when he went to bed. Sitting down...

February 5, 2024 | Twigs for the Nest

“Everything We Make Has Meaning!”: Embracing and Equipping Our Students in their Quest for Meaning

One day last January, a first grader brought home several completed art projects. After dinner, as she shared her medieval castle model with her mom, she commented, “I love my...

December 11, 2023 | Twigs for the Nest

Gifts for the Good Life

Gifts are some of life’s greatest storytellers. Similar to the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words, the gifts we give our children create an incarnational picture...

November 3, 2023 | Twigs for the Nest

What’s Love Got To Do With It?

What’s Love Got to Do with It? Schooling Our Kids in Love *This article is the first in an occasional series we’re calling “Twigs for the Nest,” written by parents to help...