Category Archives: Character

Two Kinds of Hypocrites – Guest Post by Jack Pelham

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Kay Pelham

The following was a post Jack made at a discussion forum this week. For a simple post in an ongoing discussion, I thought it made a pretty complete article on the subject. And so I present it to my friends … Continue reading →

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Neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Kay Pelham

Often when there is a death, whether it is a well-known person or someone that my family or friends knew, I ponder what would that person have to say if they could come back and speak to us. Here we … Continue reading →

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Today you are 9

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Kay Pelham

You’ve made it! You’re half way to legal maturity. From my point of view, you are much more mature than many 18 year olds. I am honored to be your mother, and there’s no place on earth that I would … Continue reading →

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Math Wars

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Kay Pelham

Before I continue with the beautiful and glowing reports of our History, Geography, Literature readings and Art and Music studies as promised in the last post, I’m going to share the hardest battle we’ve have this school term. (Funny that … Continue reading →

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Movies and the real world

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Kay Pelham

We watched The Patriot tonight. Certainly an intense and bloody movie that mom had to turn her head away from a time or two. Very sad. In one scene Gabriel, the oldest son of Benjamin Martin (the Mel Gibson character), … Continue reading →

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Vacation

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Kay Pelham

We have finished our school year and have been away from home. Just wanted anyone who pops in here to know I haven’t given up the ship. I’m thinking of a wrap-up post of our school year. And I’ve still … Continue reading →

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What do we keep on fighting for?

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Kay Pelham

James and I listened to the music of Frederic Chopin this term. We also spent these 12 weeks reading Opal Wheeler’s Frederic Chopin, Son of Poland. Through this book and reading a few other articles, we learned that Chopin loved … Continue reading →

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Nonsensical worship and devotion

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Kay Pelham

Now it happened, after that Amaziah had come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned … Continue reading →

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Music, Tenacity and Life

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Kay Pelham

James was having difficulty with a piece of music and told me that it was his least favorite and that he didn’t like it at all. To his chagrin, I assigned it for a third straight week. I told him … Continue reading →

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Inflated kings and peasants

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Kay Pelham

James and I have read several stories this year (such as The Door in the Wall, Otto of the Silver Hand, The Little Duke, Castle Diary: The Journal of  Tobias Burgess, Joan of Arc) involving feudal times and the idea … Continue reading →

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