My children look forward to watching the news every evening. They enjoy hearing about what's going on in the world, even if they don't understand all the details. Occasionally there's even a news story that prompts a deep discussion, such as embryonic stem cell research or the war in Iraq. Watching the news together as […]
Archives for February 2009
The Telephone in the Early 1900's
The party lines on the early 1900's phones were a community experience. My grandmother was born in 1907. In the 1980's she wrote down dozens of her memories from her childhood for her children and grandchildren. This is one such story she wrote about her experience with the telephone in the early 1900's. Years before […]
13 Creative Ways to Homeschool with 3×5 Cards
My 3×5 cards for homeschooling are used almost everyday for many subjects and for all sorts of miscellaneous uses. Like many homeschooling moms who have homeschooled for several years, I feel like I've finally begun to develop my own teaching style. As a result, there are a just few things I could not possibly live […]
Delicious Whole Wheat Pizza Crust
Doesn't this whole wheat pizza dough just look great? But what do I do without toppings? I've mentioned before that I'm a total carb junkie. A hopeless carb junkie. I mean, if you told me I had to live on bread and water for the rest of my life, I could seriously do it…and enjoy […]
Gratituesday: My 88 Keys to Becoming a Stay-at-Home Mom
My 88 keys on my piano is how I can be a stay-at-home mom. God works when we do not even know it. When I was taking piano lessons as a child, I had absolutely no idea that those lessons would eventually allow me to stay at home with my children. But here I am, […]
The Clever Carpenter: A Clever Read-Aloud
Yesterday I grabbed some books off our bookshelf to read to my 6 year old. One of those books is a particular favorite of mine entitled The Clever Carpenter (by R.W. Alley). There's just something special about the story that endears me to the main character, Samuel Plank. Samuel is a carpenter who is extremely […]