I learned some interesting tidbits while reading through an old cookbook my aunt gave me. The cookbook contained stories and recipes from the 1930s, the Great Depression years. Today, I’ll share some of the interesting facts gleaned from the cookbook. Tomatoes for breakfast One thing I noted was that when families didn’t have oranges for…
Since we celebrate mothers in May, I wanted to share some of the things I learned from my mom. Today, I’ll cover eight. There are countless things my mom taught me over the years, but here are some that quickly come to mind. What are some of the things that you learned from your mom?…
The older I get the more I realize I am like my mom. Today, I will share three ways I’m like my mother. I worry about weather and travel. The first way I’m like my mother is that I worry about weather and travel. In my younger days when my mom would call to warn…
Plans change in a flash. This is a story about how I got a broken leg and a broken foot by missing a few steps on the stairs. Perhaps I should learn to hold my plans loosely. Missed last few steps equals broken leg My writing goals fell behind after two separate weeks of spring…
This blog includes tributes to a horse, a cat, and some people whom I’ve lost from my life. In Ecclesiastes 3, it says “there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to…
Etiquette used to be more common. Teaching good manners in your homeschool will help your child to stand out and succeed because everyone appreciates the respect illustrated in such behavior. Here are a few etiquette tips to get you started: Etiquette equals thanking people for gifts Send thank you cards. When someone gives you a…
This week began with Palm Sunday, and tomorrow is Good Friday, leaving us three days until Easter Sunday or Resurrection Sunday. During this week, I like to read the related Scriptures with my family. During my homeschooling days, we read these during our Bible lessons for the day or before our treasure hunt on Friday…
Today, I am continuing answering a homeschooling mom’s curriculum questions. Please see last week’s blog for the first part. What if a child struggles with spelling? Of my five kids, I have one excellent speller. I tried numerous spelling programs and was in tears sometimes with the other four. I have concluded it is a…
How I homeschooled often becomes hours-long discussions with moms considering homeschooling or beginning their homeschooling journey. Today and next week, I will share parts of one conversation in hopes that it will answer some of your questions too. While homeschooling, I primarily used the Abeka curriculum, but I did use other curriculums to supplement or…
Popularity was the topic of my Tuesday blog at the Storyteller Squad this week, and I’d like to direct you to it today because I think this pandemic of insecurity is getting out of hand with many people, including me. I think social media exasperates it. Growing up I wasn’t in the popular crowd. Quiet…