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Or What a French Harpsichord Taught Me About Education During the time that I was studying for my bachelor’s degree I took a few harpsichord lessons. I was enchanted with the instrument; the variations in sound and the sensitivity to touch, along with the ornate and delicate frame had me captivated. I used to love … Read more

Patterns for Life Audiobook chapter 4 Why we do what we do and how we do it matter just as much as what we do. We want our children to act in the right way because they know it to be right. We want them to say right things because they believe them to be … Read more

Prayer Lying on my back, only my nose pokes above the water. Breathe in, my chest rises and my body gently floats; breathe out, and everything falls ever so slightly. My eyes are closed; I am weightless, suspended, motionless. Breathe in; hold. Listen. There it is. Ba-bum ba-bum, ba-bum, ba-bum. For years I could not … Read more

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