The Call: Angel Rose — Cheryl “We are still being taught that fairy tales and myths are to be discarded as soon as we are old enough to understand ‘reality,’” wrote Madeleine L’Engle. Story is a very important theme for her. It goes along with truth and fact, and L’Engle differentiates one from the other. […]

The Call: Closed Circuits — Cheryl A long time ago, in what seems like a different life, I wrote a post (or two) on my homeschooling blog about conversations among books and readers. I was able to find an excerpt that seems especially pertinent to the connections I’m experiencing now, as everything I read seems […]

The Call: Beauty of Words — Cheryl Artistic growth is, more than it is anything else, a refining of the sense of truthfulness. –Willa Cather My studio is now covered with glitter. Of course, that makes Stella and me happy. Today, when I ventured out for some errands that included haircuts for the boys, I […]