Posts by Betsy
Stepping Back in Time Visiting Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage
I have a great admiration for the early settlers of our country. They could look at a piece of land and be willing to do whatever it took to make a life there. 250 years ago Tennessee was the wild west. Andrew Jackson bravely cultivated an incredible life for himself and his wife just outside…
Read MoreReading Deep and Wide: My First 25 Books I’ve Read in 2018
At the beginning of this year, I set a goal not for the quantity of books that I would like to read this year, but the quality of the reader that I would like to become. I’m happy to report that not only did I make it through January without TV in the evening, but…
Read MoreExploring the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum
Since visiting the JFK Presidential Library and Museum in Boston several years ago, my mom purchased a “passport” to the presidential libraries and has desired to see them all. The first one my kids and I went to with my mother was the LBJ library in Austin. It was so much more than I expected.…
Read More50+ Inspiring Books From the 2018 Great Homeschool Convention
The Great Homeschool Convention is by far my favorite educational event of the year. For me it is a place where all of my mentors come together to help me continue to fine tune my educational philosophy, reset my focus, and remember why I started this crazy adventure in the first place. This year my…
Read MoreHelp! My Daughter is “Behind” in Math
The past two years have been a bit of a roller coaster for our family. I’m sure it’s like this in most families. Events change the course of the day-to-day events whether it be sickness, a loss in the family, business that picks up, or athletic endeavors that take over. Regardless of the reasons, as…
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