About this blog

Welcome to my blog! My name is Connie Rossini and I’m a Catholic homeschooling mother and author of the free e-book Five lessons from the Carmelite Saints That Will Change Your Life. (Get your free copy by subscribing to my posts.)

Learn how to pray and live the Carmelite way

Unlike many homeschool blogs, Contemplative Homeschool is not so much about daily life in my family as it is about growing in Christ. I believe the best way to keep our kids Catholic and to educate them in the faith is modeling prayer and virtue for them. I write a lot (about half my posts) about how you can grow closer to Christ. As a former member of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites (OCDS), I write from a Carmelite perspective.

Let your homeschool be an outgrowth of your prayer time

I use my own unit studies based on The Golden Children’s Bible for daily instruction. I meditate on one of the Bible passages in my prayer time, then create a unit based upon that meditation, incorporating as many school subjects into it as I can. I want my kids to see Jesus everywhere–in nature, in literature, in math problems, and the events of history. I will show you how to create units like this yourself, and share with you some I have created.

 Meet my family

My husband Dan and I have four boys, who are known on my blog by their initials: D, age 11; M, 9; C,7; and J, 2. Dan works for the diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota. We have homeschooled since the beginning. I also homeschooled my youngest brother, who is 12 years my junior, through high school. (I have a B.A. in elementary education, if that matters to you.) Another brother may be familiar to you as Fr. Michael Mary, M. Carm, creator of Mystic Monk Coffee. We call him Uncle Monkle.

Besides my blog, I write a monthly spirituality column for The Prairie Catholic that I’ve just begun syndicating. I also administer Catholic Spirituality Blogs Network. I’ve been writing since I was five. My first literary work (alas, unpublished!) was about a family of mice.

You can email me at crossini4774 at comcast dot net.

Please spread the word about Contemplative Homeschool!

Connie Rossini