S10E136: Homeschooling Through Hard Times with Stacy Halley
By the saying, Education is an atmosphere, it is not meant that a child should be isolated in what may be called a ‘child environment,’ especially adapted and prepared; but that we should take into account the educational value of his natural home atmosphere, both as regards persons and things, and should let him live freely among his proper conditions. It stultifies a child to bring down his world to a ‘child’s’ level.
Charlotte Mason, from The 20 Principles
Show Summary:
- On The New Mason Jar Podcast today, Cindy and Dawn chat about homeschooling through hard times with Stacy Halley, homeschooling mother of four and wife of a pastor and Air Force Reserve chaplain
- How Stacy first heard about homeschooling and Charlotte Mason’s philosophy
- The circumstances in which Stacy’s family found themselves due to hurricane damage and flooding
- How Stacy dealt with homeschooling in the immediate aftermath and throughout the renovation process
- The assurances we have in God’s providence that Stacy relies on in times of difficulty
- How trials can help shape and sanctify our children
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Books and Links Mentioned:
For the Children’s Sake by Susan Schaefer Macaulay
Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution by Natalie S. Bober
The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson
Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little Britches Series by Ralph Moody
Find Cindy and Dawn:
Cindy’s Patreon Discipleship Group
Mere Motherhood Facebook Group
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Q. What is your only comfort in life and in death?
from The Heidelberg Catechism
A. That I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil. He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven; in fact, all things must work together for my salvation. Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.
One Comment
Amanda Smay
This episode was especially encouraging. We were also displaced all of last year due to heavy rain that opened up sinkholes under our house in Bowling Green, KY. For years I had been planning and imagining how beautiful our Y1 would look and we had to leave our beloved home before we even got to start the school year. We stayed at friends houses and made the best memories on our “adventure” and lived on the Little House series and outdoor excursions. We were still able to start our Y1 school year and are enjoying finishing up the school year on our new land in a new house. God blessed us more than I ever imagine possible!