Diaries are usually kept private--but not this one! It reveals the secret hopes, joys and disappointments one woman experiences throughout her first year of homeschooling. Filled with delightful quotes and other tidbits, this book on 'the gentle art of learning' provides over 100 examples of what to look for on a nature walk, poems and questions for your own homeschooling journey. More than heartwarming reading, it offers both a practical guide to nature study and a little encouragement for you. A supplemental section features Charlotte Mason quotations and suggestions for further reading. 272 pages, softcover.

Do you ever feel like giving up? Many home educators get frazzled. Don’t give up. What you need is a little encouragement. That’s why I wrote you this story. It is a diary of one mother’s year of home teaching. In her diary, Carol pours out her secret hopes, joys, and disappointments. Does she get frazzled? Yes. She is on her feet a lot, caring for the needs of her family. Her heart is full of service, so it is no surprise that come nightfall she is frequently exhausted. How does she manage? Carol feeds her soul by reading in snatches. She decides to follow “the gentle art of learning”—a lifestyle of learning that helps to focus her days. She also takes joy in the simple things she considers to be God’s blessings. She goes on nature walks with her children each Wednesday afternoon. Together they observe God’s marvelous creation and record their findings into their Nature Notebooks. Meanwhile, Carol copes with the late hours her husband, Michael, must keep at his workplace, yet she learns to trust God with their circumstances. Pinecones also features nature poems and verses, Latin names for the living things observed by the characters, and study questions. 272 pages, softcover from Charlotte Mason Research.

—Karen

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