Laura E. Wolfe

A Planning Post By this time in the year many homeschooling families are wrapping up their school work, getting ready for the summer. Whether we’ve finished all our scheduled work (not me, ever), or whether we’ve called it off early because there are so many other things we’d rather be doing (usually me), one way … Read more

Irrational Rationalism Welcome to The Diner! Sit at the counter of our virtual diner and let us serve you a slice of mental pie! It’ll go good with a cup of coffee, then you get your refreshed self back to the fray with a few new beautiful thoughts to think. Today’s episode is about how … Read more

and all the other subjects too Patterns for Life is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Ordo amoris. A famous phrase that connotes the right ordering of our loves. As parent educators we feel the heavy weight of ensuring that our children’s loves … Read more

Moral Agency Welcome to The Diner! Sit at the counter of our virtual diner and let us serve you a slice of mental pie! It’ll go good with a cup of coffee, then you get your refreshed self back to the fray with a few new beautiful thoughts to think. In this episode we discuss … Read more

the work of hospitality I typically see hospitality as something I don’t do well. When I contemplate hosting friends for dinner I usually find myself running through a litany of things that I lack: I don’t have fancy dinner-ware. I don’t have a large kitchen. There’s barely enough seating in the house for our family, … Read more

Patterns for Life audio Chapter 3 Chapter 3 of Patterns for Life: An Orthodox Reflection on Charlotte Mason Education ‘We cannot commit a greater offence than to main or crush, or subvert any part of a person,’ is another way of saying, ‘But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, … Read more

Moral Luck Part 2 Welcome to The Diner! Sit at the counter of our virtual diner and let us serve you a slice of mental pie! It’ll go good with a cup of coffee, then you get your refreshed self back to the fray with a few new beautiful thoughts to think. In this episode … Read more

Moral Luck Part 1 Welcome to the Diner! Sit at the counter of our virtual diner and let us serve you a slice of mental pie! It’ll go good with a cup of coffee, then you get your refreshed self back to the fray with a few new beautiful thoughts to think. In this episode … Read more

A Reframing Parenting is hard work; so hard that there are many times we simply grit our teeth to get through the moment. Whether it’s a toddler’s tantrum, a tween’s hormones, or a teenager’s experiments with independence and agency, it is simply a fact there are times when doing the right thing feels like a … Read more

Thank you for reading Patterns for Life — your support allows us to keep doing this work. If you enjoy Patterns for Life, it would mean the world to us if you invited friends to subscribe and read with us. If you refer friends, you will receive benefits that give you special access to Patterns … Read more