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Habits as Liturgies
(A talk from the 2024 Alveary Grove Winter Retreat) A Prayer “Holy Spirit: because of my union with Christ, you dwell within me. Yet I...
Angelique Knaup
Sep 16, 202415 min read
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Mother Culture May: Sovereignty and Sufficiency
As a church, we are busy doing the Disciplines of a Godly Man and Woman by R. Kent and Barbara Hughes in our men’s and ladies' meetings....
Robyn Doyle
May 31, 20245 min read
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The Daily Practice of Hope
"Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the pleasant land. So the little moments, Humble though they be,...
Angelique Knaup
May 31, 20242 min read
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Sustaining our Connection with Nature: The Why and How of Nature Study
Kate Bridges I am typing this whilst watching my seven year old son from my window, hugging his knees in a corner of the garden, silent...
Kate Bridges
Apr 26, 202410 min read
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S2E4 Mom Guilt, Comparison and Community
In this week's episode Sarah and Robyn ask whether comparison really is the thief of joy. To answer this question they look at what the...
Sarah Spring
Mar 15, 20241 min read
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Relationship Over Rigour
Disclaimer: I have been so concerned to use this title for this blog. In no way do I mean to imply that we shouldn’t have a rigorous...
Robyn Doyle
Feb 24, 20248 min read
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Mother Culture January: Pattern and Pace
We should all be wise to assess our habits as we head into a new year,.
Robyn Doyle
Jan 26, 20247 min read
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At The Gate of the New Year
Did you join our December read-along of Dicken's Christmas books? It was the first time I read The Chimes by Charles Dickens, and I was...
Angelique Knaup
Jan 12, 20243 min read
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Settling into Christmas
Reposted from Taryn's Scribbling Wild Goat Blog Something different has happened this year. Usually the pace is frenetic, buying becomes...
Taryn Robb
Dec 30, 20233 min read
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Mother Culture December: Glory to the Newborn King
As the year winds down to a close, let us slow down too as we look to Jesus as the reason for our hope.
Robyn Doyle
Dec 1, 20235 min read
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Mother Culture November: Provision For Our Parenting
“To bring the human race, family by family, child by child, out of the savage and inhuman desolation where He is not, into the light and...
Robyn Doyle
Oct 27, 20236 min read
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Walking Life at the Speed of Love
Axioms for Wildness Alive to the thrill Of the wild. Meet the dawn On a mountain. Wash your face In the morning dew. Feel the favor of...
Angelique Knaup
Oct 13, 20232 min read
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A Time for Reflection
Have you had someone tell you yet how many days there are until Christmas? Or have you seen a meme to that effect on social media? I...
Robyn Doyle
Oct 2, 20239 min read
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Spring has Sprung!
Who doesn’t love Spring!? It seems that the whole earth is alive with possibility and hope.
Robyn Doyle
Sep 1, 20237 min read
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Hobbies, Rootedness and Rhythm
When Lebo mentioned Holy Hygge¹: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow in The Book Drive podcast, I rushed to...
Angelique Knaup
Aug 18, 20233 min read
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On Jupiter, Pancakes and Perseverance
For nature study some weeks ago we followed our schedule deep into the night sky. This particular week had us reveling in the...
Sarah Spring
Jul 21, 20233 min read
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Wisdom First
“The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old; I was formed long ages ago, At the very beginning, when...
Taryn Robb
Jun 23, 20234 min read
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Our first Podcast!
In this, the very first Alveary Grove Podcast, Joburg-based home-schooling moms Robyn and Sarah discuss practical ways to plan for Truth,...
Sarah Spring
Jun 10, 20231 min read
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It’s a Journey not a Race
Comparing ourselves to our peers or our children to their siblings or friends sends the message that we are all cut of the same cloth and...
Taryn Robb
Jun 9, 20235 min read
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