S5E71: Reprise of “Christmas Memories with Lynn and Donna-Jean”, Ep. 47
December 7, 2023
Show Summary:
- On this episode of The New Mason Jar, we bring you a replay of a special episode with Cindy’s friends Donna-Jean Breckenridge and Lynn Bruce, who has now gone to be with the Lord.
- What did homeschooling look like around the Christmas holidays?
- Why it is okay to take time off from your normal school work for Christmas celebrations
- Why traditions are so important, possibly even more so as children grow older
- What are some traditions that your family keeps from previous generations?
- Handling changes and trauma as the years go by and still keep Christmas with courage
- What are some Christmas “fails” that happened in your family?
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Books and Links Mentioned:
Saviour of the World, Volume 1 by Charlotte Mason
This Country of Ours: Annotated, Expanded and Updated, Vol. 1 by Donna-Jean Breckenridge
Episode 40: Donna-Jean Breckenridge on Updating This Country of Ours
Hallelujah: Cultivating Advent Traditions with Handel’s Messiah by Cindy Rollins
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
Find Cindy and Donna-Jean:
Cindy’s Patreon Discipleship Group
Mere Motherhood Facebook Group