Charlotte Mason and Your Heritage

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source: https://heritagemom.com/index.php/2020/06/30/charlotte-mason-and-your-heritage/

There is a reason that my blog is called Heritage Mom. When I first started writing in this space, I was just coming out of a period of confusion. I wasn't sure if the homeschooling path I was on was right for my family. I knew God had called me to home educate my children, but was I supposed to be following the principles of Charlotte Mason?

It just didn't feel right. We were surrounded by all of these lovely books, and yet something was missing.

was missing.

And when I found my way back to our homeschool table, everything began falling into place.

"The word "heritage" brings to mind different ideas for different people-and it should. Heritage is a person's unique, inherited sense of family identity: the values, traditions, culture, and artifacts handed down by previous generations. We absorb a sense of our heritage throughout our lives as we observe and experience the things that make our family unique. Although not every inherited trait, tendency, or tradition is positive, we generally consider heritage to be the positive and meaningful elements of our family's identity that we incorporate into our own lives and pass along to succeeding generations."

I had the opportunity this week to unpack all of this and more with Art Middlekauff on the Charlotte Mason Poetry podcast where we discussed the relevance and application of Charlotte Mason's ideas for mothers and families today.

Listen in on our conversation here: Charlotte Mason and Your Heritage

I can't wait to hear what you think!

And you can find me on Instagram @heritagemomblog

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