Betsy, Author at Family Style Schooling

Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions with Help from Hiland

This post is sponsored by Hiland Dairy but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. If you’re like me, you probably found yourself at the New Year thinking that you would like to exercise more and eat healthier. According to Forbes, “Studies have shown that less than 25% of people actually stay committed…

7 Organization Principles to Maximize Your Home

My family lives with my mother in the house where I grew up. When you’ve lived in the same place for over forty years, things tend to pile up. I’ve developed some organization principles over the years to help keep our home available for hospitality. They may not be profound, but it seems as I…

Dallas Holocaust Museum: An Upstander for Human Rights

As I read through Corrie ten Boom’s The Hiding Place again with my thirteen year old daughter, the incredible suffering many experienced during the holocaust of World War II humbled me once more. Sometimes it can be challenging in our comfortable worlds to remember how blessed we are. Visiting the Dallas Holocaust Museum is a…

Questions that Generate Quality Thank You Notes

I’ve been spending time with a true southern lady recently, and she’s reminded me of the importance of sending thank you notes. However it can often be challenging to come up with quality content to fill a card. I’ve found that asking good questions to generate ideas can make this process simple for the sender…

Strengthen Your Reading Muscles with the Classics

I recently enjoyed a debate with some teenagers about what makes a good book. We were reading a classic with which they were struggling to connect. This started a lively discussion on the merits of reading this book. Was it a good book? What makes a book good? My final conclusion was that a book…