February 5, 2024 | Everything Has Meaning
“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...
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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...
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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...
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May 26, 2021 | Good Soil
Influencers: Good Soil (4)
Not too long ago, I asked my seventh grade students why we study History. I gave them a few minutes to write an answer down in their notebooks. Most of...
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April 19, 2021 | Good Soil
Prepared for Life: Good Soil (3)
I always laugh when I see my youngest child try to build something. He has a knack for always picking the biggest and heaviest block to put on top of...
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