Tag Archive: everyday life

Thursday’s Thoughts – Charlotte’s Motto – Part 2

Me

  “I am, I can, I ought, I will.” ~ Charlotte Mason’s motto for students Last week we looked at how Charlotte’s motto can help us shape our children’s entire being – their way of acting, of thinking, of living. This week, let’s examine the first phrase – I am. What power and potential in …

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One Thing Wednesday – Drinking Deep

springs

This week’s OTW was inspired by a quote I found for this week’s Motivational Monday post. It’s by Pearl S. Buck: I love people. I love my family, my children . . . but inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that’s where you renew your springs that never dry up. …

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Tuesday’s Too Good To Miss – Keeper of the Home

Keeper

Now, I don’t have a lot of time to read other people’s blogs. (Mostly because I spend a great deal of time writing other people’s blogs, but that’s another story.) Every now and then, a suggestion for a “great, must-read” blog will appear in my inbox. Actually, it’s more than every now and then – …

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One Thing Wednesday – Have You Stretched Your Life Lately?

warrior pose

I’ve been practicing yoga on and off for about 17 years now. I like that feeling of stretching and breathing, being in the moment without being hurried or harried. It’s calming, and yet energizing at the same time. And I love the way I feel after a good session – alive and limber, ready to …

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