![]() “What will Pa and Ma say?” Carrie quavered. No that’s not Laura’s cabin, but actually the 200-year-old farmhouse my family currently lives in. Though there are certain things I hope never to do–like cook a pig’s head, for example–there are other skills I want to do myself and teach my children.Īs homeschoolers, we have time to invest into teaching our kids these skills. How are we investing that leisure time–giving it to hours in front of the television or computer–or dedicating it to our families, our education, and our life mission?įreedom and purpose emerge through self-reliance and industry. Our generation has been given a gift–the gift of leisure–that pioneers didn’t have. It’s so far removed from our own lifestyles that it sounds like an adventure. The survival aspect of Little House draws many of us into the Ingalls’ life story. ~ Little House in the Big Woods, Chapter 1 So as much food as possible must be stored away in the little house before winter came. Pa might hunt alone all day in the bitter cold, in the Big Woods covered with snow, and come home at night with nothing for Ma and Mary and Laura to eat. We made apple turnovers, like Almanzo took to school, after finishing the book Farmer Boy Self-reliance and industry are vital to family life. But experiencing them as an adult with children of my own gave me a new perspective than I had before.Ĭertain parts made me laugh, some parts made me cry, a few parts shocked me, and I took away a few lessons to remember as well.ġ. I fell in love with Laura and her life as a young girl myself and have read through the whole series three or four times. Reading these to my own kids was like a dream come true. Jamie Martin, editor of Simple HomeschoolĪfter several months, my three kids and I recently finished reading all nine books of the Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
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