CMP Review 2025-08-05

August 5, 2025

What is it about biographies that move us? It’s not that they present us with perfect people. The stories relate imperfections. It’s not that they present us with information. They give us something more valuable than that.

A the 2025 Living Education, Leah Boden spoke about “stories that last,” and she explained the three invitations that biographies give us. As I sat in the audience I was captivated by the message. As a result, my key takeaway from the Living Education Retreat this year is to make sure that biographies play a big part in our homeschool program next year.

Have you ever heard Leah Boden speak? As I sat in my chair by Lake Koronis in Minnesota, there was something magical about listening to her voice. Hearing her accent and her personal account of England felt a bit like Charlotte Mason herself was visiting us. Or at least, a Modern Miss Mason.

Now you too can hear her talk. Find about stories that last here.

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