Soul Care

What To Do When Everything Changes

Janice Campbell — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 19:26:39 +0000

After the first of the Great Homeschool Conventions ended early, I drove home from Texas to Virginia. While I listened to audiobooks most of the way, there was plenty of time to think about what the next few weeks or...

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How to Enjoy Poetry Every Week

Janice Campbell — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 17:35:28 +0000

Do you read poetry and share it with your children? I’d like to prescribe a dose of poetry every single day, but I know that might seem daunting. How about poetry every week instead? Start with simple poems, laying a solid...

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Easter Wings: A Poem for Spring

Janice Campbell — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 21:09:31 +0000

Springtime puts me into a poetic frame of mind, so by the time April arrives — it’s Poetry Month, you know — I have a stack of poetry by my chair and favorite lines running through my head. Most of the...

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The Book of Psalms in Music and Art

Janice Campbell — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 20:28:15 +0000

Psalms in Music The Psalms were the first poetry and prayer that I encountered as a child, and they still bring daily joy, peace, and comfort. I recently found this playlist of the entire book of Psalms in music, sung...

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Penmanship Matters: Here’s Why You Need to Teach It

Janice Campbell — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 21:41:44 +0000

Is there any reason for an ordinary person to learn decent penmanship? I believe there is, even if handwriting seems difficult or unnecessary. Clear italic or cursive penmanship is an art form that virtually anyone can master. Because handwriting is...

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Indoor Snowmen: Mom’s Sanity Saver

Janice Campbell — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 18:26:49 +0000

My granddaughter called this morning, and we talked about building snowmen. Since we are both living in a snow globe, it seemed a perfect topic. However, I did experience a pang of guilt upon hanging up. Remembering the years of...

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Nature Notebooks the Easy Way

Janice Campbell — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 22:43:25 +0000

I have always loved Charlotte Mason’s idea of keeping nature notebooks, and tried different ways of doing it with my boys. We were never able to make a habit of nature journaling, and looking back, I realize it’s because we were trying...

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Aunt Edie’s Commonplace Book, 1917-1947

Janice Campbell — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 22:37:49 +0000

“It is very helpful to read with a commonplace book or reading-diary, in which to put down any striking thought in your author, or your own impression of the work, or of any part of it; but not summaries of...

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Take your children outside! Here’s why.

Janice Campbell — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 21:03:03 +0000

Most of my favorite childhood moments took place outside. I remember hours of playing with neighborhood children — skating, riding bikes, playing hopscotch, and acting out stories around my swing set and playhouse. Other happy hours were spent with my grandfather...

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How to Memorize

Janice Campbell — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 17:20:35 +0000

How (and why) to memorize using the first-letter method or the method of loci.

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