Plumfield Moms
We are sisters in Christ who became friends over a shared love of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, found especially in good and great books. Our primary vocation is that of marriage and motherhood, but we feel a secondary call, as educators and homeschool moms, to walk with families who are seeking to help form souls who are capable of responding to the vocation God has called them to. Our objective is to form our children and grandchildren to the best of our ability, and in so doing share what has been meaningful to us with others that it may encourage them and lighten their burden. As homeschoolers, classical educators and Christians, we have a passion for the ancient Greek paideia and the loving education of Louisa May Alcott‘s Plumfield (from her novel Little Men).
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Episodes
Saturday Apr 27, 2024
Saturday Apr 27, 2024
"If you are a believer, someone had to plant the seed in your mind. Someone else watered it. Acknowledging these gospel gardeners gives us perspective. When it seems like life has been mostly dark, it can remind us that Jesus has been there all the time."
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
I found that Downton Abbey and the Jeremy Irons Brideshead Revisited miniseries gave my imagination some kind of scaffolding upon which to understand this very subtle, very restrained, and very sophisticated fictional memoir.
To be perfectly frank, I really don’t know what this book is about. I know that it’s about dignity. I know that Mr. Stevens has a great deal of pride and prejudice related to the word dignity and that this book chronicles his awakening into other understandings of the word dignity.
https://plumfieldmoms.com/plumfield-moms-book-reviews/the-remains-of-the-day
https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/the-remains-of-the-day/
Saturday Apr 20, 2024
Saturday Apr 20, 2024
"We know Jesus did say, 'Judge not, that you be not judged.' Are we to take this as our motto without context? In this same sermon, Jesus also tells us to beware of false prophets. How will we know true from false if we don’t judge anything?"
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Picture Book Preschool by Sherry Early
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
100 Best Book for Children by Anita Silvey
Kristi’s Totes
The Card Catalog
Biblioguides Online Community
Private Lending Library Directory
League of Lending Librarians
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
“The historical novels Sally Watson has laid in Great Britain and America are separate and complete, yet are united by a family tree. They romp across four centuries, from 1582 London to 1892 Northern California. No one gets a starring role twice, but main characters sometimes reappear in another book in a relatively minor role as grandparent, sibling, cousin, lover or even a wayward eyebrow. The predominant family trait seems to be producing and marrying strong-willed women. Though the protagonists range in age from eleven to adult, and some are specifically juvenile and others definitely adult, the characterization, vocabulary, and plotting are appropriate to all ages from—say—eleven up.”
Wikipedia, Sally Watson page
https://plumfieldmoms.com/plumfield-moms-book-reviews/lark
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
"Do I trust God enough to stand before him with an open mouth and allow him to feed me? Am I absolutely sure that whatever he chooses to put in will be good? My head knows it will. His Word assures me that all his intentions for me are good. Is my heart so convinced that I can open my mouth wide before him and accept whatever he feeds me?"
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Books and Links:
Space Trilogy Book 1: Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis
Space Trilogy Book 3: That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
George MacDonald
Gene Stratton Porter
The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis
Medical Corp Heroes of World War II by Wyatt Blassingame
Medical Corp Heroes of World War II Book Club Episode
Plumfield Reads The Biblioguides Online Community
Perelandra Audio Book
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier is a compelling historical fiction novel written in 1959 about a Polish family torn apart by the Second World War and, happily, reunited afterwards.
https://plumfieldmoms.com/plumfield-moms-book-reviews/the-silver-sword
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
"When I feel inadequate for the tasks I’m called to, isn't that right where I need to be? It’s only with God’s help that, when called upon, I will be able to run through a whole troop of men, even if they’re all staring at me. With the shield of salvation and God’s right hand to hold me up, I’ll be able to cover more and more ground with my ever-lengthening strides without turning an ankle.
As for God, his way is perfect,the word of Adonai has been tested by fire;he shields all who take refuge in him."
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (The Bruce Coville retelling is out of print.)
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare Story Book: Folk Tales that Inspired the Bard by Patrick Ryan
Let's Play Math by Denise Gaskins
A Long Road on a Short Day by Gary D. Schmidt
Gary D. Schmidt
Saturday by Oge Mora
Raccoons are the Brightest People by Sterling North
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
White Fang by Jack London
Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
The Mark of the Thief Trilogy by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
The Aunt and Amabel by Edith Nesbit
The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood
Rascal by Sterling North
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Little Britches by Ralph Moody
Lad: The Story of a Dog by Albert Payson Terhune
Gene Stratton-Porter
Armadale by Wilkie Collins
Aurora Floyd by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
The Mayor's Wife by Anna Katherine Green
The Virginian by Owen Wister
One Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith
Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore
Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt