Marlene is off gallivanting somewhere, but she asked me to post this for her. Today's podcast is part one of the new Introduction book to the Catch the Vision of the Well-Educated Heart Library. You can find this book as well as the corresponding volumes here.

Stay tuned for part 2 tomorrow.

It's been awhile since I did a podcast! In preparing the written version of the podcasts, I came across the notes I put together about Harriet Beecher Stowe, but evidently I never finished the podcast.

As I read through them, I thought of how many Well-Educated Heart principles were incorporated in her life, so I thought, as you are gearing up for a new school year, it would be a perfect time to share her story.

So I finished writing it up...and here it is!

I haven't done a podcast for awhile! It's about time...

I frequently use the quote: "Oh, if the world could only stop long enough for one generation of mothers to be alright, what a Millennium could be begun in thirty years!"

Would you like to know more about the woman behind the quote?

Restoring the Art of Storytelling in the Home

Art credit:  Grosmutters Marchen by Paul Wagner

It's been awhile since I've done a podcast. Someone sent a manuscript of a book she has written and I thought it was such a wonderful example of what heart-based learning looks like, that I wanted to share parts of it with you. With her permission, of course.

Beloved Bridegroom by Donna Nielsen

Art credit: Christ in the House of Martha and Mary by Henryk Siemiradzki

A message to all you Pinterest-Fail Moms.

And is there any of us who doesn't feel like she falls short?

Here is a story that was included in the revised Mother's Influence book. I didn't realize we had the old one still posted in Issuu! We'll get that corrected. It is also archived on the Month 1 page of Mother's University in the Listen section where you will find recordings of most of the rest of the book, thanks to Shelayne Richards.

In some ways I hesitate to share this story because it can be taken a wrong way. By sharing the story, I am not suggesting that if things have gone wrong in your home or marriage, it's because you weren't doing things right.

The message I hope you will catch is that a Woman's Influence is often subtle, but powerful. I believe men and women are divinely gifted in different ways that complement one another. And given to the mother in the home is the gift of being its heart and its nurturer.

Art credit: Queen Guinevere's Maying by John Collier

Get to know some of our more populous neighbors a little bit better. This podcast episode explores India with an excerpt from The Five Brothers by Elizabeth Seeger.

I apologize for the name pronunciations. I really tried!

In this podcast, I talk more about the difference between Nature Study and Science -- which is really the difference between Being and Knowing. Both have a place.

Art credit: Starlight Sower by Hai Knafo 

After having taken a break for the summer, I'm ready to begin sharing podcasts again. For many of you, this day after Labor Day is your official first day of a new school year.

Let the exploring and discovering begin! Or, rather maybe I should say continue.