Tanner: Christian African American Painter

This short vid represents how christian art class can build a child's sense of beauty while affirming their faith.  Tanner stands out as the first African American artist accepted into the Paris Academy.  Modern culture still appreciates this turn of the century artist: Touchstone magazine featured "Flight to Egypt" in their December 2019 issue. 

Plutarch's Lives

Why do we read Plutarch's Lives in Charlotte Mason education?  Studying greek leadership, the rise and fall of leaders, their choices and consequences is valuable for developing children's idea of what makes a good citizen, good country and good government.  They learn leadership principles.  What is fascinating to me beyond that is how studying Plutarch was important to many great leaders of history including:

George Washington
Ben Franklin
Thomas More
Montaigne: Creator of the Essay
Dietrich Bonhoeffer took three books to prison: Plutarch's Lives, Goethe and the Bible.

I plan to add to this list I created from memory as I continue to study and learn.  I keep finding more and more leaders of the past who studied Plutarch's Lives.

High school Planning for Abigail...

I am looking into what Abigail's high school will look like.  We want to do a study to help us talk through what she feels God is calling her to.  Once we are focused together on the skills and education she will need for that, we can add to it college prep academics and family prep ed.

As much as I can, I do want to college prep her.  We are looking at what are the baselines for academics in highschool and how we can use every bit of education to earn her college credit AT THE SAME TIME.   Thus saving her time and money.  We want her free from debt and free to marry young if she chooses.

So I am so intrigues by this school: Thomas Edison State University which accepts 100% of transfer credits..  

We are hoping Abigail can CLEP her biology this summer.  And so we'll see!

Pack a Care Kit for the Homeless

Tomorrow we are packing bags for the homeless as part of "Daughters of Destiny" our generational discipleship group...

Portland Rescue Missions's flyer makes it real easy to know what to buy: