Would you believe that a man who holds several degrees and founded a book business actually hated reading books when he was a child? Dr. Mark Hamby is now ensuring that the excellent, character-building books of yesterday are available for today’s generation through Lamplighter Ministries. Hear his incredible story of salvation and glean from his wisdom regarding home education in Episode 17 of the Hey, Mama! Homeschool Show: “Living Books and Good Literature—What Are They?” You’re going to love this episode!

Connections

Connect with God’s Word 

Here are a few of the Bible verses Dr. Hamby mentioned in today’s recording. See also: Proverbs 2.

• “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.” (Proverbs 1:7 ESV) 
• “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.” (Proverbs 9:10 ESV) 
• “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;” (II Corinthians 10:5 KJV)

Connect with The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine 

For more on today’s topic, click on the links to these recent articles from The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine:

• Read more of Heather Vogler’s discussion with Dr. Mark Hamby in “An Interview with Dr. Mark Hamby of Lamplighter Ministries: A Pursuit of Knowing God Intimately.”
• When is the last time a textbook or workbook made you feel alive and invested in what was being studied? Yvie Field explains how kids “Love to Learn: Learning Through Living Books.”
• Meredith Curtis shared, “We decided to be proactive by creating life skills courses to impart Biblical principles through Scripture and living books.” Find her thoughts here: “Raising Real Men and God’s Girls with Scripture and Living Books.”
• Education is an atmosphere. With living books children are motivated by a love of knowledge rather than artificial stimulants such as prizes (stickers, candy, money), competition, and grades. Karen Andreola shares more in “The Distinguished Charlotte Mason Method.”

Connect with Lamplighter Ministries

The Old Schoolhouse® is pleased to share an interview with Dr. Mark Hamby of Lamplighter Ministries in today’s episode of the Hey, Mama! Homeschool Show. Dr. Mark Hamby (MS, MDiv, ThM, DMin) is founder and president of Lamplighter Ministries, which consists of Lamplighter Publishing, Lamplighter Theatre, Lamplighter Guild, The Masters Guild, Lamplighter Life-Transforming Seminars, Lamplighter Moments Daily Radio Broadcast, and Fastened Like Nails podcast. Mark and his wife, Debbie, have three adult children and two grandchildren, and have devoted themselves to making ready a people prepared for the Lord (Luke 1:17). According to the Lamplighter Ministries website: “Our books teach character-building traits like perseverance, forgiveness, grace, and are filled with action and adventure.” Discover The Basket of Flowers book mentioned in the interview and Lamplighter Ministries for your homeschool! 

Connect with The Homeschool Minute 

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The Homeschool Minute is a weekly eNewsletter for anyone homeschooling or considering starting. It’s brief yet packed with a powerful dose of encouragement to keep you going strong in your commitment to your family and to the Lord. The Homeschool Minute and the Hey, Mama! Homeschool Show share the same theme each week, providing you with even more material on topics you love. Subscribe to the free homeschool newsletter.

Connect All Year Long

Here’s your homeschool planner! Start planning your 2023–2024 school year now with the Schoolhouse SmartMama Planner brought to you by The Old Schoolhouse®. Customizable for any size family, this planner is unique, and smart—like you. Yours to download or print for $29 through June 9, 2023.

Looking for smart curriculum choices too? SchoolhouseTeachers.com membership provides over 400 courses for all of your students. And, your membership comes with a free Schoolhouse SmartMama Planner. 

Connect with SchoolhouseTeachers.com 

Are you looking for an extensive book list, assembled with care for homeschoolers? Michelle Howard, author of TruthQuest History and founder of the Children’s Preservation Library, provided the Book Lists for Families homeschool language arts curriculum. It offers a highly detailed printable list of books for families to consider reading. The list is broken down by science, math, art, history, and more, and also broken down by age. There are options for all ages in the areas of fiction and non-fiction. There are over four dozen themes represented in these homeschool language arts book lists, such as snow, architecture, Florida, Africa, travel, gardening, and much more. Print a list and visit the library. Then enjoy reading time both individually and as a family. Available for members of SchoolhouseTeachers.com.

Connect with The Canadian Schoolhouse

Have you visited The Canadian Schoolhouse site yet? Stop by for encouraging articles like this one: “Raising Readers: Reading Strategies for Every Age.”

Connect with the TOS App

Do you have the new and enhanced TOS App? It’s the hub for homeschooling. You can access all The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine articles—and more—wherever you go, whenever you need them. Search for homeschooling topics important to you. You’ll find curriculum choices, resources, homeschool advice, help, and encouragement. The app content is updated weekly. The TOS App is now better than ever, and it’s free. You can find the TOS App on Google Play or download at the App Store today.

Connect with Upcoming Episodes

New episodes of the Hey, Mama! Homeschool Show are released every Monday. Check back right here for show notes and links at HomeschoolShow.com. Here’s what you can look forward to next:  

• 5/29/23: Episode 18—“Help! I Want My Kids to Be Good Financial Stewards” hosted by Stephanie Morrison of The Canadian Schoolhouse and Christine Weller of SchoolhouseTeachers.com and The Canadian Schoolhouse
• 6/5/23: Episode 19—“Teaching Writing – Is It Always a Challenge?” hosted by Deborah Wuehler of The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine
• 6/12/23: Episode 20—“How Can We Celebrate the Homeschool Dad?” hosted by Stephanie Morrison of The Canadian Schoolhouse

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Questions or comments on the Hey, Mama! Homeschool Show podcast? We’d love to hear from you at HomeschoolShow@TheOldSchoolhouse.com.