Sage Parnassus https://sageparnassus.com/ Nancy Kelly -Guidance for Your Charlotte Mason Homeschool and Life Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:45:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://i0.wp.com/sageparnassus.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-sageparnassus-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Sage Parnassus https://sageparnassus.com/ 32 32 Sage Parnassus false episodic Sage Parnassus kellynk@msn.com podcast Sage Parnassus https://sageparnassus.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Podcast_pic_final.jpg https://sageparnassus.com 164994306 2026 Living Education Retreat Keynote Sessions https://sageparnassus.com/2026-living-education-retreat-keynote-sessions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2026-living-education-retreat-keynote-sessions https://sageparnassus.com/2026-living-education-retreat-keynote-sessions/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:45:42 +0000 https://httpssageparna.wpenginepowered.com/?p=8858 The 20th Living Education Retreat has come and gone. It was a joyful experience celebrating God’s grace and goodness through relationships, Charlotte Mason’s philosophy of education, and the beauty of His creation at Lake Koronis. If you did attend, I know you’ll appreciate being able to re-listen to the powerful main sessions. And if you […]

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]]> https://sageparnassus.com/2026-living-education-retreat-keynote-sessions/feed/ 0 8858 Riddles for the Charlotte Mason Enthusiast https://sageparnassus.com/riddles-for-the-charlotte-mason-enthusiast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=riddles-for-the-charlotte-mason-enthusiast https://sageparnassus.com/riddles-for-the-charlotte-mason-enthusiast/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:03:46 +0000 https://httpssageparna.wpenginepowered.com/?p=8842 Here are some CM riddles I have gathered over the years. I hope they make you smile! Do you have any to add? 1.Why did Mason’s gardener quit? Because of her insistence that he always aerate after a single weeding. 2.Why do CM graduates make the best nuns? They’ve had excellent habit training. 3.Why did […]

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]]> https://sageparnassus.com/riddles-for-the-charlotte-mason-enthusiast/feed/ 0 8842 2026 Living Education Retreat https://sageparnassus.com/2026-living-education-retreat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2026-living-education-retreat https://sageparnassus.com/2026-living-education-retreat/#respond Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://httpssageparna.wpenginepowered.com/?p=8820 The post 2026 Living Education Retreat appeared first on Sage Parnassus.

]]> https://sageparnassus.com/2026-living-education-retreat/feed/ 0 8820 Reader’s Journal 2025 https://sageparnassus.com/readers-journal-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=readers-journal-2025 https://sageparnassus.com/readers-journal-2025/#respond Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:10:18 +0000 https://httpssageparna.wpenginepowered.com/?p=8761 It’s time to share my 2025 Reader’s Journal! It’s been such a busy year for me and that shows up in my shorter list this year. First I share my top 5 picks and then all the others, some of which were great, too. I would love to hear your feedback on some of these […]

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]]> https://sageparnassus.com/readers-journal-2025/feed/ 0 8761 My Best Back-to-School Planning Advice https://sageparnassus.com/my-best-back-to-school-planning-advice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-best-back-to-school-planning-advice https://sageparnassus.com/my-best-back-to-school-planning-advice/#respond Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://httpssageparna.wpenginepowered.com/?p=8631 The goldenrod has begun to bloom here on the prairie, signaling that summer is quietly slipping away and another school year is drawing near. Just this morning, I sat with my cup of tea, the windows cracked to welcome in that first hint of autumn. A monarch flitted by. It’s time to turn our hearts […]

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]]> https://sageparnassus.com/my-best-back-to-school-planning-advice/feed/ 0 8631 GRACE FOR GRACE – NEW CLASS FOR CM LEADERS AND TEACHERS https://sageparnassus.com/grace-for-grace-new-class-for-cm-leaders-and-teachers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grace-for-grace-new-class-for-cm-leaders-and-teachers https://sageparnassus.com/grace-for-grace-new-class-for-cm-leaders-and-teachers/#comments Mon, 23 Dec 2024 21:24:10 +0000 https://httpssageparna.wpenginepowered.com/?p=8731 I can’t think of a better way to start off the new school year than by taking a class with other like-minded moms walking this Charlotte Mason journey. Are you a leader of any sort in the Charlotte Mason world of education? (The answer is “yes” – parents are leaders!) If so, you might be […]

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]]> https://sageparnassus.com/grace-for-grace-new-class-for-cm-leaders-and-teachers/feed/ 8 8731 Reader’s Journal 2024 https://sageparnassus.com/readers-journal-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=readers-journal-2024 https://sageparnassus.com/readers-journal-2024/#comments Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:56:31 +0000 https://httpssageparna.wpenginepowered.com/?p=8577 “I think reading a good book makes one modest. When you see the marvelous insight into human nature which a truly great book shows, it is bound to make you feel small-like looking at the Dipper on a clear night, or seeing the winter sunrise when you go out to collect the morning eggs. And […]

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]]> https://sageparnassus.com/readers-journal-2024/feed/ 4 8577 Speech of the Soul: The Priority of Prayer in a Living Education https://sageparnassus.com/speech-of-the-soul-the-priority-of-prayer-in-a-living-education/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=speech-of-the-soul-the-priority-of-prayer-in-a-living-education https://sageparnassus.com/speech-of-the-soul-the-priority-of-prayer-in-a-living-education/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:19:02 +0000 https://httpssageparna.wpenginepowered.com/?p=8696 Prayer does not equip us for greater works—prayer is the greater work. –Oswald Chambers For a few years I have thought about doing a talk on the importance of prayer in our lives and how this fits into a living education as I have felt it is a somewhat neglected topic. This past year God […]

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]]> https://sageparnassus.com/speech-of-the-soul-the-priority-of-prayer-in-a-living-education/feed/ 0 8696 NEW LEL CLASS! This Sacred Life – Season 5 https://sageparnassus.com/new-lel-class-this-sacred-life-season-5/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-lel-class-this-sacred-life-season-5 https://sageparnassus.com/new-lel-class-this-sacred-life-season-5/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:48:37 +0000 https://httpssageparna.wpenginepowered.com/?p=8661 (All ready to register? Just click on the cute graphic!) As we begin this new school year, consider joining me and a small group of women (novices to veterans!) who want to dive deeper into what Charlotte Mason says about peace and habits. Beginning on August 27th, I will be leading a Living Education Lessons, […]

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]]> https://sageparnassus.com/new-lel-class-this-sacred-life-season-5/feed/ 0 8661 The Well-Read Child or How Much is Too Much? https://sageparnassus.com/the-well-read-child-or-how-much-is-too-much/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-well-read-child-or-how-much-is-too-much https://sageparnassus.com/the-well-read-child-or-how-much-is-too-much/#respond Sat, 27 Jul 2024 22:20:41 +0000 https://httpssageparna.wpenginepowered.com/?p=8635 The summer is coming to an end and the school planning has begun in earnest! Everyone is talking about books, myself included. My mentoring sessions have increased as usual for this time of year and I find myself living vicariously through those who have these sweet 1st and 2nd grade years to plan…and all the […]

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]]> https://sageparnassus.com/the-well-read-child-or-how-much-is-too-much/feed/ 0 8635 The Way of the Teacher: Humility in Our Hearts https://sageparnassus.com/the-way-of-the-teacher/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-way-of-the-teacher https://sageparnassus.com/the-way-of-the-teacher/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:22:53 +0000 https://httpssageparna.wpenginepowered.com/?p=8597 “If that in sight of God is great Which counts itself for small, We by that law humility The chiefest grace must call; Which being such, not knows itself To be a grace at all.” Trench. One of the gifts of practicing the Charlotte Mason method is that she gently guides the teacher in how […]

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]]> https://sageparnassus.com/the-way-of-the-teacher/feed/ 0 8597 2024 Living Education Retreat https://sageparnassus.com/2024-living-education-retreat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2024-living-education-retreat https://sageparnassus.com/2024-living-education-retreat/#respond Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:26:29 +0000 https://httpssageparna.wpenginepowered.com/?p=8586 Announcing the 18th annual Living Education Retreat! Below you can find the two-page flyer with links to registration. The theme this year is “Abound In Hope” and each amazing speaker will share their knowledge, experience, wisdom, and love for Charlotte Mason and her philosophy of education. This long-running and renowned event lovingly brings together CM […]

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