A special kind of despair begins to settle over a mom when no one seems to have any answers. You seek out help for your child because you realize you’re in way over your head. There has to be somebody who can help, right? Surely there is someone with more knowledge and experience, who understands … [Read more...]
Amazing Ancient History for Middle and High Schoolers
They called the class World Civilization when I was in middle school. Aside from what I knew from the Bible, it was my first real introduction to ancient history. And it was so. incredibly. boring. And I have always loved history! But when you reduce all the amazing … [Read more...]
5 Bright Spots in the Covid-19 Crisis
We are living in interesting times, aren’t we? I’ve tried to help my children understand how they are living history right now: Social distancing. Hundreds of cancelled events. No school. No sports. No church. No gatherings of any kind. We are seeing … [Read more...]
How to Make Writing Ink from Berries
A quill pen has a special way of transporting a writer to the past. Grip the quill, dip into an inkwell, start making long, curvy strokes across a piece of paper, and suddenly you're a young Revolutionary War soldier writing a hasty letter home, or you're Thomas Jefferson agonizing over just … [Read more...]
Top 4 Reasons Why You Should Visit Waco
I have a new favorite Texas town! A visit to Waco back in November may have sealed its place in my heart and mind forever. Texas is an enormous state, obviously, and there are many, many communities I have yet to visit there, but Waco offers such charm and so many attractions it may be … [Read more...]
5 New Things I Want to Learn in the New Year
It always disturbs me when I hear people talk like learning is confined to school. I mean, what? Are we completely incapable of self-education? Obviously we aren’t, because millions of us watch YouTube videos to learn how to fix a clogged drain, or we read blogs to learn how to … [Read more...]
Christmas Cookies and Flour-Dusted Fingerprints on a Child’s Heart
Making Christmas cookies was an important tradition in our home. So was listening to our A Very Merry Christmas record collection, covering the tree, (and subsequently, the entire house!) in those silvery shredded plastic icicles that looked nothing like icicles, and being forced on … [Read more...]
DIY Painted Wooden Christmas Trees
I aspire to be crafty, but I don’t enjoy the crafting process very much. I know what I want to create, but I would rather skip over all the detail work and have my finished product in hand! But these little trees came together so easily! I had seen similar ones in craft and decorating … [Read more...]
4 Reasons to Consider Digital Curriculum (Plus a SALE)
While I think homeschoolers generally operate on the cutting edge of education, some may be hesitant to use digital curriculum. I'm as big an advocate of real books as you'll find anywhere, and I'm not at all fond of the idea of parking kids in front of a computer all day long for … [Read more...]
Easy Thanksgiving Day Cider
In our family we have a few steadfast Thanksgiving Day traditions. Like spending the day with my husband's family and eating delicious finger foods all morning long before we even get to Thanksgiving dinner, at which point we decide to really eat, after which we'll have dessert … [Read more...]
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