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Interview with Timothy Patitsas, part 4 Welcome to season 3 of our podcast! This episode is the final part of the conversation that we had with Here we talked a little bit about AI — what to make of it, how to think about it, and how to approach it in a beauty-first way — … Read more

Merry Christmas to all our readers! If you haven’t encountered the Nativity Sermon of St. John Chrysostom, we hope you will take some time in these coming days to read and reflect on the timeless words of the golden-mouthed preacher. Christ is Born! Glorify Him! BEHOLD a new and wondrous mystery. My ears resound to … Read more

How Orthodox Christianity Already Transcends Gendered Energy If you purchased the sex ed curriculum I wrote for my kids, Sex Ed for Sane People, you would have received a series of companion audio files entitled Turning Venom Into Medicine: Meditations on Sexual Sobriety. These audio essays were originally intended as the start of a longer … Read more

In Which I Share Thoughts Sparked by Christmas Lights Driving around on dark December nights admiring the lights is a much loved Christmas-tide pastime, especially in the northern hemisphere where night falls earlier and earlier with each passing day leading up to the winter solstice. The lights shine out in the darkness and illumine the … Read more

Meet Tanya Every month here at Patterns for Life we highlight an individual homeschool mom through a written interview in order to encourage and inspire our readers. We know it can be helpful to meet — whether virtually or in real life — other mothers who are in the trenches with us here and now, … Read more

Interview with Timothy Patitsas, part 3 Welcome to season 3 of our podcast! This episode is part of the conversation that we had with Here we continued our thoughts about education and covered topics ranging from trades to biographies to beginning with problems rather than answers. Enjoy the conversation, and join it in the comments! … Read more

A Chatty Inspiration Post Blessed Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos! We are a few days into the fast now, and I thought I’d share a chatty post with some of the things our family does to help prepare our hearts during this season. The first thing to note is that I’ve been playing … Read more

A new perspective I am in the midst of an organizing project. I have been scouring Amazon and Pinterest for ideas and inspiration so that my children who share bedrooms will be able to store their stuff better. Whether all the stuff is worth storing is a question beyond my capacity to answer at the … Read more

Patterns for Life audiobook Thank you for following along with the gradual release of our audiobook. It will always be available for paid subscribers here on our substack — just click the audiobook tab at the top of the page. If it is ever released as one piece on Amazon or anywhere else, we’ll be … Read more

Meet Jen Every month here at Patterns for Life we highlight an individual homeschool mom through a written interview in order to encourage and inspire our readers. We know it can be helpful to meet — whether virtually or in real life — other mothers who are in the trenches with us here and now, … Read more