Welcome to my homeschool blog, which offers insights into loving learning, loving your family, loving history, loving homeschooling, and enjoying your life! With your cup of coffee in hand, take a break to laugh with me, to have your heart refreshed, to be reminded of how cool your kids really are, and to consider the amazing adventure of being a homeschool mom. AND, if you are interested in the History Revealed curriculum, be sure to check out my Teaching Tips!
Previously, I blogged about my unexpected introduction to Rosemarie, the eldest daughter born to Captain and Maria von Trapp. You can read it here. But, surprisingly, that is not my only experience meeting the von Trapp’s. At a homeschool convention a few years ago, I was presenting History Via the
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Have you ever wondered where speakers come from? I mean, how do THEY get to stand up and speak THEIR minds? What motivates someone to do what most consider the scariest activity on the planet—speaking to an audience? Well, I can’t answer for most speakers, but I can share a
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For the past few weeks, I have been sharing back stories for the 62 bloggers on our Experience History Through Music launch team. By request, I would like to share it with you: So, more back story. . .this one brings us up to the present—with a bit of a
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Last month, I came to the realization that I had no idea what I looked like. No, I am not talking about my nose or eyes or height. . .the mystery of my mien (def: person’s look or manner) went a little higher. The root of the matter, frankly, was my
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Writing might not be your child’s passion, it might be mechanics or science or swimming. . . But whatever it is, if they engage it, they will work harder than you can imagine—and find rewards far beyond an “A” on some test. In January, 1999, my thirteen year old daughter,
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