However Imperfectly

You are listening to Naturalist Kids Podcast where we bring the stories of nature to life to encourage you in your quest to learn more about this great world. I’m your host, Joy Cherrick and today I’m joined by Faith, age 5. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about pumpkins, please consider supporting us through our Patreon site.patreon.com/naturalistkids There you will find transcripts, nature study lessons and additional resources to go with each episode! This is episode 11. This episode is corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Insects.. Nature Study Hacking teaches families how to get outside and use a nature journal. Head over to naturestudyhacking.com/NaturalistKids to learn more

You are listening to Naturalist Kids Podcast. Where we bring the stories of nature to life to encourage you in your quest to learn more about God’s great world.  I’m your host, Joy Cherrick and today I’m joined by Hudson, age 7. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about honebees, please consider supporting us through our Patreon site.patreon.com/naturalistkids There you will find transcripts, nature study lessons and additional resources to go with each episode! This episode is corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Insects. Nature Study Hacking teaches families how to get outside and use a nature journal. Head over to naturestudyhacking.com to learn more.

“Education is a life. That life is sustained on ideas. Ideas are of spiritual origin, and God has made us so that we get them chiefly as we convey them to one another, whether by word of mouth, written page, Scripture word, musical symphony; but we must sustain a child's inner life with ideas as we sustain his body with food.” Read the transcript and the reflection questions here. This episode is sponsored by Nature Study Hacking guides. Learn how to get outside and use a nature journal. Head over to https://naturestudyhacking.com/

On the wayside of the Appalachian Mountains sits a charming stone church, with a bell tower that no longer rings and a simple stained-glass window above the pulpit. The interior is warm, with chocolatey wood contrasting the stone walls. While the church is beautiful, it is the atmosphere of love and genuine welcome from the people that makes it truly special. When you attend, you’ll be greeted with smiles and care, and that warmth comes not just from the surroundings but from the hearts of the congregation... Read the Reflection Questions that go with this episode on Substack.

Principle #5 Seeing that we are limited by the respect due to the personality of children we can allow ourselves but three educational instruments––the atmosphere of environment, the discipline of habit and the presentation of living ideas. Our motto is: "Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, and a life." Read the transcript and see the reflection questions on Substack

This fourth principle builds upon the third which reminds us that we have authority over our children, and they have a duty to be teachable.  So, the key to understanding the limits of our authority comes from humble reliance on God and walking in the ways of good living laid out in scriptures. Recognizing our own weaknesses and need for God’s help allows us to maintain a posture of sympathy for our children’s weaknesses which is the key to truly guiding and directing our children toward a good life.  ⁠Read on Substack and go through the reflection questions⁠⁠ If you want to be effective with your Nature Study work, check out my ⁠⁠Nature Study Hacking Guides⁠⁠. Learn how to get outside and use those lovely nature journals. Sometimes I’m on ⁠⁠Instagram here.⁠

In God’s wisdom He places children in… not daycare facilities, nor schools… He places them in families - the foundation of human society and the bedrock of human flourishing. The home is the best growing place for a child. It is here children learn good manners, right and wrong, and how to restrain the urge to wallop one’s brother. Parents are in charge. We didn’t come up with this. We know we are vastly under qualified to teach our children about the Righteousness of God, but someone must teach them and so the honor and duty falls on us. Because it is right.  Read on Substack and go through the reflection questions⁠ If you want to be effective with your Nature Study work, check out my ⁠Nature Study Hacking Guides⁠. Learn how to get outside and use those lovely nature journals. Sometimes I’m on ⁠Instagram here.⁠

This is the most controversial of Mason's Principles. Join me as we look at what this principle is telling us about the natural laws of education, namely that there is good and evil in the world and what that means for moms and teachers of children being raised in the 21st Century. Mason wants mothers to understand the natural laws that affect our children and hinder or help our work as mothers so that we will joyfully fulfill our God-given role to guide and direct our them. Read on Substack and go through the reflection questions If you want to be effective with your Nature Study work, check out my Nature Study Hacking Guides. Learn how to get outside and use those lovely nature journals. Sometimes I’m on Instagram here.

There’s nothing more humbling than holding a freshly born babe complete with those glorious first cries and skin so soft it feels like you are touching heaven itself. Looking at that face for the first time, seeing those baby rolls, and thinking about all the possibilities ahead for this dear one make those dawning moments touch the divine and help us to come into contact with the miraculous nature of human life. Motherhood begins with many hopes, there are some fears, to be sure, but we get the privilege of standing at the beginning of a new story, a new life, a new person and walking them through their childhood, helping them journey into adulthood and finally, Lord willing, we launch them into adulthood where we fully pass off the governance of their lives to the man or woman who must stand on their own, ready or not. Read this post and grab the reflections questions that go with it here.***If you want to be effective with your Nature Study work, check out my Nature Study Hacking Guides. Learn how to get outside and use those lovely nature journals.

You are listening to Naturalist Kids Podcast, where we bring the stories of nature to life to encourage you in your quest to learn more about this great world. I’m your host, Joy Cherrick, and today I’m joined by Elliot, age 9. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about winter, please consider supporting us through our Patreon site: patreon.com/naturalistkids. There you will find transcripts, nature study lessons and additional resources to go with each episode! This is Episode 4 of Season 2. This episode is sponsored by Naturalist Monthly Newsletter. Naturalist Monthly is a newsletter that we put together each month to give you poems, nature study lessons and other inspiration right in your inbox.  Head over to naturestudyhacking.com to sign up.

You are listening to Naturalist Kids Podcast, where we bring the stories of nature to life to encourage you in your quest to learn more about this great world. I’m your host, Joy Cherrick, and today I’m joined by Hudson, age 6. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about Stars, please consider supporting us through our Patreon site: patreon.com/naturalistkids. There you will find transcripts, nature study lessons and additional resources to go with each episode! This is Episode 3 of Season 2. This episode corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Stars & Skies. Nature Study Hacking teaches families how to get outside and use a nature journal. Head over to naturestudyhacking.com to learn more.

You are listening to Naturalist Kids Podcast where we bring the stories of nature to life to encourage you in your quest to learn more about this great world. I’m your host, Joy Cherrick, and today I’m joined by David, age 7. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about the Christmas Tree, please consider supporting us through our Patreon site: patreon.com/naturalistkids. There you will find transcripts, nature study lessons and additional resources to go with each episode! This is Episode 2 of Season 2. This episode corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Trees. Nature Study Hacking teaches families how to get outside and use a nature journal. Head over to naturestudyhacking.com to learn more.

You are listening to Naturalist Kids Podcast where we bring the stories of nature to life to encourage you in your quest to learn more about this great world. I’m your host, Joy Cherrick, and today I’m joined by Reagan, age 11. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about How the Sun Makes the Seasons, please consider supporting us through our Patreon site patreon.com/naturalistkids. There you will find transcripts, nature study lessons and additional resources to go with each episode! This is Episode 1 of Season 2. This episode corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Stars & Skies. Nature Study Hacking teaches families how to get outside and use a nature journal. Head over to naturestudyhacking.com to learn more.

Children need to eat at regular intervals. They seem to grow grumpy when not fed on time or in a regular rhythm. As a young mother, I knew this to be true, however, I found myself always surprised by how quickly the meals came. For each meal, I’d scramble together what we had. I was not a “planner” nor was I sure how to manage the home in a way that would make this part of the day seamless. Once I had three small children with one on the way, I knew it was time to apply my creative energy toward feeding my family well. Instead of being surprised, I developed a plan. Instead of being frazzled, I cultivated peace. You can too.  *** Welcome to, However Imperfectly where homeschooling and homemaking intersect. This podcast is for the homeschool mom who desires to educate her children with a rich Charlotte Mason education, and also has meals to put on the table and laundry sort each day. I am your host, Joy Cherrick. I hope you find encouragement as we explore the ideas of Charlotte Mason in the context of our modern homes. Mason provides the playbook for living and learning with our children that not only gives us an education unlike the one we received, but a full life together. We don’t have time for the latest educational fad. We need time-tested tools to help us raise and educate our children in truth, beauty, and goodness. I'm sure you will come to find, as I have, “that the education we are giving, however imperfectly, exceeds all that we intended or imagined.” Picture: Millet, Feeding the Young or La Becquée Grab my nature study support guides here: Nature Study Hacking – How to Get Outside and Use a Nature Journal Read this episode here: However Imperfectly | Joy Cherrick | Substack

Welcome to, However Imperfectly where homeschooling and homemaking intersect. This podcast is for the homeschool mom who desires to educate her children with a rich Charlotte Mason education and also has meals to put on the table and laundry to sort each day. I am your host, Joy Cherrick. I hope you find encouragement as we explore the ideas of Charlotte Mason in the context of our modern homes. Mason provides the principles for living and learning with our children that offers education unlike the one we received and a full life together. We don’t have time for the latest educational fad. We need time-tested tools to help us raise and educate our children in truth, beauty, and goodness. I'm sure you will come to find, as I have, “that the education we are giving, however imperfectly, exceeds all that we intended or imagined.”

You are listening to Naturalist Kids Podcast, where we bring the stories of nature to life to encourage you in your quest to learn more about this great world.  I’m your host, Joy Cherrick, and today I’m joined by Reagan, age 11. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about rabbits, please consider supporting us through our Patreon site, patreon.com/naturalistkids. There you will find transcripts, nature study lessons and additional resources to go with each episode! This is Episode 6 of Season 1. This episode corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Mammals. And this lesson about rabbits fits well with Lessons 9 and 10. Nature Study Hacking teaches families how to get outside and use a nature journal. Head over to naturestudyhacking.com to learn more.

You are listening to Naturalist Kids Podcast, where we bring the stories of nature to life to encourage you in your quest to learn more about this great world. I’m your host, Joy Cherrick, and today I’m joined by David, age 7. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about foxes, please consider supporting us through our Patreon site, patreon.com/naturalistkids. There you will find transcripts, nature study lessons and additional resources to go with each episode! This is episode 5 of Season 1. This episode corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Mammals, and this lesson about foxes fits perfectly with Lessons 9 and 10: Fox Introduction and Fox Observation. Nature Study Hacking teaches families how to get outside and use a nature journal. Head over to naturestudyhacking.com to learn more.

You are listening to Naturalist Kids Podcast, where we bring the stories of nature to life to encourage you in your quest to learn more about this great world.  I’m your host, Joy Cherrick, and today I’m joined by Elliot, age 9. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about cats, please consider supporting us through our Patreon site, patreon.com/naturalistkids. There you will find transcripts, nature study lessons and additional resources to go with each episode! This is Episode 4 of Season 1. This episode corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Mammals. Nature Study Hacking teaches families how to get outside and use a nature journal. Head over to naturestudyhacking.com to learn more.

You are listening to Naturalist Kids Podcast, where we bring the stories of nature to life to encourage you in your quest to learn more about this great world.  I’m your host, Joy Cherrick, and today I’m joined by Hudson, age 6. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about bats, please consider supporting us through our Patreon site, patreon.com/naturalistkids. There you will find transcripts, nature study lessons and additional resources to go with each episode! This is Episode 3 of Season 1. This episode corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Mammals. Nature Study Hacking teaches families how to get outside and use a nature journal. Head over to naturestudyhacking.com to learn more.

You are listening to Naturalist Kids Podcast, where we bring the stories of nature to life to encourage you in your quest to learn more about this great world. I’m your host, Joy Cherrick, and today I’m joined by Reagan, age 11. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about corn, please consider supporting us through our Patreon site, patreon.com/naturalistkids. There you will find transcripts, nature study lessons and additional resources to go with each episode! This is episode 2 of Season 1. This episode corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Cultivated Crops & Weeds, and this lesson about corn fits perfectly with Lessons 7 and 8. Nature Study Hacking teaches families how to get outside and use a nature journal. Head over to naturestudyhacking.com to learn more.