Betsy, Author at Family Style Schooling

Apple Love – 100 Ways to Enjoy an Apple

Apple love always hits me when the weather turns cooler and hope of Fall is in the air. In 2012, my sister moved to Boston, and it didn’t take us long to plan a trip to “Boston in the Fall.” When you’re from Texas, there is nothing quite like experiencing Fall color in the North…

Top 5 Ways to Add Cottage Cheese to your Diet

Do you have those foods in your life that you feel like you know you should eat, but never feel in the mood to choose? Part of my problem with eating is that I depend way too much on my feelings and not enough on truth. So here’s the truth: 1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese…

A Day at the Museum – Cultivating Culture

Often our lives are so fast paced we have a hard time finding time to patronize some of the amazing cultural offerings of our town. To remedy this, we’ve decided to take our Wednesday afternoon schole out on the town and start enjoying some lovely places. Our first stop was the Amon Carter Museum in…

Sunday Reflections: Not Ashamed

This post may include affiliate links. See my full disclosure policy for more details. Life at the Strauss House… We had a big week at our house as my girls were baptized! They have been talking about wanting to be baptized for a while now. It was so precious to hear each of them proclaim…

Sparking Curiosity at a Conservatory

I remember playing family games when I was little and loving the idea of a “conservatory” from Clue. Our city has an amazing conservatory to visit that houses some of the most exotic and beautiful plants we’ve ever seen. Since the climate can be regulated, plants that normally wouldn’t survive the North Texas climate can…