Episodios

  • Here's to Snail Mail!

    Here's to Snail Mail!
    Sep 16 2025
    Letter writing might be a lost art, but our guest, Reagan Dregge, will encourage you to grab some paper and a favorite pen and surprise a friend with a card or a note in the mail. Reagan explains how letter writing has become a creative hobby, encouraged her as a writer, and established dear and lasting friendships.

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    36 m
  • A New Book about Navigating Literature with Your Children

    A New Book about Navigating Literature with Your Children
    Sep 2 2025
    In this episode, Renee and Karen talk with their guest, Megan Saben, about her new book Redeemed Reader: Cultivating a Child's Discernment and Imagination Through Truth and Story, which she co-authored with three friends. She explains how the best books contain Truth with a capital T and tell stories that contain the form and themes of the best Story. She also relates how her five boys have become readers, even those who were reluctant at first. Redeemed Reader will be available on September 2, so check it out!

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    36 m
  • A Beautiful New Children's Book Club Resource!

    A Beautiful New Children's Book Club Resource!
    Aug 26 2025
    We are back with an episode about the Beehive Book Club, a new resource by Hayley Croft and Haley Bouffard. Listen as we chat about how their book club for kids turned into two volumes (so far) called Family Favorites and Read the World. Be encouraged with ideas on how to enjoy books with your own kids and how to start a club with friends.

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    28 m
  • Have you ever heard of a Supra?

    Have you ever heard of a Supra?
    Jul 1 2025
    Listen as Renee and Karen talk about the Supra, a tradition of hospitality from the country of Georgia in which guests gather around the table with good food and offer a series of toasts on a wide range of topics. The structure of the Supra ensures that each guest feels welcome and comfortable and builds community as guests linger long into the evening. You might be inspired to host one!

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    33 m
  • Guest Tonya Rozelle, leader of The Hearth, on how community nurtures the homeschool mom

    Guest Tonya Rozelle, leader of The Hearth, on how community nurtures the homeschool mom
    Jun 24 2025
    In this episode, Renee and Karen interview Tonya Rozelle about the CiRCE community for moms called The Hearth. They discuss the life-giving benefits of reading books and discussing ideas around classical education in community and how exploring truth, goodness, and beauty together is nurturing for moms.

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    29 m
  • A chat with author Mandi Gerth about her new book on cultivating habits in the classical classroom and homeschool

    A chat with author Mandi Gerth about her new book on cultivating habits in the classical classroom and homeschool
    Jun 18 2025
    Mandi's book, Thoroughness and Charm: Cultivating the Habits of a Classical Classroom, offers readers beautifully written principles of classical education and practical ideas and tips for creating a culture that nurtures our children and embodies the tradition. Listen for inspiration to encourage you as you make plans for the fall and for ideas to incorporate into your morning time.

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    31 m
  • Making the Most of Your Summer

    Making the Most of Your Summer
    May 20 2025
    The summer is nearly here and Renee and Karen offer suggestions for making the most of your summer schedule while leaving room to discard the schedule and go to the pool! These days and years are fleeting; read books in the hammock, eat the ice cream, learn a new skill, make lasting memories!

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    26 m
  • Ideas for End-of-Year Assessments

    Ideas for End-of-Year Assessments
    May 13 2025
    Join Renee and Karen as they talk about the importance of assessing not only the end of the academic year, as in the skills, ideas, and facts learned, but also the growth and maturity that has taken place in your children and in yourself. They also chat about how assessment is a tool for planning the next year, and that to not finish a curriculum is not a sign of failure, for we are not slaves to the curriculum.

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    38 m