Give Them Beauty

Protecting and nurturing childhood through Charlotte Mason home education and giving them Beauty in all the simple ways.

• Crumb Updates
  Hello Bread-lovers! There are some updates to my little micro-bakery that I’d love to share with you. First, I am switching to pre-ordering through HotPlate. This will allow you to reserve a loaf (or loaves) and I will send youContinue reading “Crumb Updates”
• Christina’s Crumb
  Anyone else alarmed by the list of ingredients on the labels of bread these days? Do you feel bloated after eating a meal with gluten? That’s because commercial bread has so many additives and added sugars that the commercial yeastContinue reading “Christina’s Crumb”
• Father’s Day Gift Guide
  (or birthday gift ideas for dad.) I have gathered a few of my husband’s favorite things to share with you as a little Father’s Day gift guide! Or keep this list in mind for birthday gift ideas! Because we loveContinue reading “Father’s Day Gift Guide”
• Why A Gentle Feast?
  Why did I choose A Gentle Feast for our home? Here’s why. Choosing curriculum can be incredibly daunting and overwhelming to say the least. No matter which curriculum you choose, always remember that “published resources are to be wielded byContinue reading “Why A Gentle Feast?”
• Winter Blues Busters
  For the Homeschooling Mother I am just a real mom with real children and we know how hard the winter can be for homeschooling families (not to mention during a pandemic). No one wants to go outside. Everyone is grumpyContinue reading “Winter Blues Busters”
• FREE Daily Chicken Wellness Exam Sheet
  We lost our sweet Leaf to gapeworm a few days after Christmas 2020. I’ve had this flock for only 6 months and simply didn’t know which signs of illness to look out for. She was always the runt chicken andContinue reading “FREE Daily Chicken Wellness Exam Sheet”
• Who was Charlotte Mason and Where do I start?
  I was introduced to Charlotte Mason and her revolutionary way of education through the book For the Children’s Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macauley by a hippie friend in Saint Louis. No, Charlotte Mason was not a hippie, she was aContinue reading “Who was Charlotte Mason and Where do I start?”
• Homeschooling with Littles
  S.E.R.V.E Your Guide to Homeschooling with Littles Underfoot My children are 7, 5, 3, and 1 right now during this Christmas season in 2020. We also have 10 chickens and 2 kittens! Our tiny home is busy, full, and alwaysContinue reading “Homeschooling with Littles”
• Reading Resources
  I thought I’d share about the different reading resources we have in our home! I hope you find something that might fit for your learner or something you would want to recommend to a friend. We have used All AboutContinue reading “Reading Resources”
• Protecting Your Heart (reflections on “end times”)
  “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds inContinue reading “Protecting Your Heart (reflections on “end times”)”
• A Gentle Feast Review
  Hello! We are just about to finish our first year with A Gentle Feast (Cycle one, Form one) and wanted to share our honest, yet simple review for anyone considering the curriculum. WHY “GENTLE”? I think back to a postContinue reading “A Gentle Feast Review”
• Reasons for a Schoolroom
  You do not NEED a designated schoolroom; education is an atmosphere of real world living and feeling and it starts within a mother’s heart and attitude. Once lessons begin, connections, narrations, and conversations will flow from your studies and yourContinue reading “Reasons for a Schoolroom”
• Our Gentle (second child) Kinder Year
  This post is meant to empower and encourage you if you are in the similar situation of having a second child that is learning very differently from your first and your wondering, oh my goodness, do I need to buyContinue reading “Our Gentle (second child) Kinder Year”
• 10 Reasons Not to Homeschool
  You probably already do homeschool but you’ve also probably realized by now how insanely hard it is (or can be) so I’ve made you a list of a *few* more reasons why it’s probably not a good idea.  10.) You’llContinue reading “10 Reasons Not to Homeschool”
• What is and How to Use a Book of Centuries
  WHAT IS A BOOK OF CENTURIES? A Book of Centuries is simply a book to document all of your historical learning throughout your home education journey. Starting a Book of Centuries (BoC) is an excellent way for any homeschool toContinue reading “What is and How to Use a Book of Centuries”
• How to Establish a Quiet-Time with your Children and Why it’s Important
  Every single morning in our home starts out like the opening scene to Love Actually. You remember, loved ones embracing in the airport like they haven’t seen each other in years. Yes, that’s us first thing in the morning. TheContinue reading “How to Establish a Quiet-Time with your Children and Why it’s Important”
• Protecting our Children from Zombie-Mommy
  I get it. You’re a mama desiring to give your children a beautiful, magical childhood and education through Charlotte Mason homeschooling but you think, “how can I possibly be around them all the time.” They’re little now and you’re sleepContinue reading “Protecting our Children from Zombie-Mommy”
• Narrations + Recitation; Cycle I Term II Exams
  We completed exams for A Gentle Feast for this term. Hooray! We will have a family celebration next week with grandparents and treats as a way to celebrate their work. She will recite all of her work, verse, poetry, etc,Continue reading “Narrations + Recitation; Cycle I Term II Exams”
• Kindergarten with the Peaceful Press
  I simply wanted a place to share and document what our early (early!) years looked like. We use A Gentle Feast now but wanted to keep a place dedicated to what our learning time prior to “formal lessons” looked like.Continue reading “Kindergarten with the Peaceful Press”
• Avoid this Mistake when Teaching
  The Hiding Place, by Corrie Ten Boom was the first living book I vividly remember reading. I was about eight or nine years old and I stumbled upon it in our basement while searching for yarn or something in theContinue reading “Avoid this Mistake when Teaching”
• How to do a Picture Study
  Picture Studies are apart of our Morning Time routine and they can take anywhere from 10-15 minutes. You can find Miss Mason’s steps for a “Picture-Talk” in her Home Education volume on pages 310-311, but I will lay out theContinue reading “How to do a Picture Study”
• Home Birth
  (*This Post contains some raw Birth Photos from our phone so please view with discretion.) My Birth stories start at conception, but for documentary purposes and time, I’ll be sharing about the time in general time leading up to theContinue reading “Home Birth”
• Black + White Spiral Sable
  Totally not home school related but hey, just something fun! We love these little biscuit cookies and the recipe yields so many so they’re perfect for around the Holidays, sending little baggies off to whomever to say “hello, just thinkingContinue reading “Black + White Spiral Sable”
• Language Arts the Charlotte Mason way
  So before you read this, yes we do Language Arts in our jammies sometimes and yes, my daughter is eating Cinnamon Squares from Trader Joe’s while doing it. 😉 Just keeping it real for you guys. Second thing I’d likeContinue reading “Language Arts the Charlotte Mason way”
• Blending A Gentle Feast History + Beautiful Feet Books
  So we are into week six of cycle one form one of A Gentle Feast (see link in menu). This will be our last week before taking a nice long maternity leave and starting back up around Labor Day mostContinue reading “Blending A Gentle Feast History + Beautiful Feet Books”
• Homeschooling Resources
  A flourishing homeschool does not need to include any particular item on this list. A homeschool requires a few essentials; a cheerful mother, a library card, access to outdoors, possibly a few local used-book stores, and probably some form ofContinue reading “Homeschooling Resources”
• Honeycomb Cakes
  So my son loves to bake with me and since we aren’t doing anything too formal in the schoolroom yet, I always welcome his help. He remembers those times so vividly and I secretly wish that he’ll be on Chef’sContinue reading “Honeycomb Cakes”
• Our Daily Rhythm
  Juggling lessons and mealtimes and naptimes is not for the faint of heart. Every child has different needs, abilities, and “schedules”. This is how WE balance it all but I’d first preface this post with the fact that you asContinue reading “Our Daily Rhythm”
• Recommended books
  Whether you are just starting on the homeschooling journey or you need that one refresher book every year to help sustain you on the path, here’s a list of books I’d recommend. Most I have read, others I haven’t yetContinue reading “Recommended books”
• The Journey Begins
  Hello and thanks for joining! We’ve just begun our First Grade year of home education using A Gentle Feast curriculum and we couldn’t be more excited. In the past, I’ve used the Peaceful Press curriculum (Peaceful Preschool, Playful Pioneers forContinue reading “The Journey Begins”

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