SS #122 – Put the Masterly Back in Masterly Inactivity

SS #122 – Put the Masterly Back in Masterly Inactivity

In this episode we are discuss Charlotte Mason’s concept of Masterly Inactivity. It’s not hers in the sense that she invented it, but the phrase itself is hers – as far as we know, she invented the term, and it’s sort of unfortunate because it is one of the misunderstood terms out there. Masterly Inactivity…

SS #105: You’re Not the Boss of Me (Mom as Authority Figure)

SS #105: You’re Not the Boss of Me (Mom as Authority Figure)

It is common today to interpret an authority figure using their authority as automatic oppression and undesirable, but that is not how God made the world. God created a chain of command and hierarchy of authority for human societies. Attempts to deny or suppress God’s natural order and design end up in chaos because it…

SS #61: Have Your Humble Pie … and Eat It, Too!

SS #61: Have Your Humble Pie … and Eat It, Too!

Sometimes we think we have to be smart and knowledgeable to learn. We know we aren’t, so we attribute our difficulty or resistance to learning to not being good enough. However, that’s exactly the acknowledgement we need to make before we can learn! Humility is not a hindrance to learning. It’s the prerequisite required to…