Betsy, Author at Family Style Schooling

Great Texas Getaway – Galveston Island Retreat

We love to travel as a family. Since we took a long trip in the fall to go visit my sister in Boston, we decided we might need to keep our travels simple this summer and stay in Texas. We headed to Kemah, TX earlier this summer, and we came back to the Texas coast…

How to Choose a Blog Name You’ll Love

What’s in a name?! When I started Family Style Schooling in May of 2015, one of the most difficult aspects of starting was having to choose a blog name that I loved! You could seriously read thousands of articles about how to pick the right name, and read e-books or participate in online courses. No pressure…

Morning Time Storage Solutions

I can’t believe it’s the end of my 10 Days of Morning Time Resources series. I’ve had so much fun thinking about all of the beautiful things about morning time, it’s only fitting that we end with beautiful ways to store it! If you’ve got a great plan, and you’ve gathered Bible materials, character building tools,…

Making a Plan for Morning Time…and Sticking With it!

We had been doing morning time as a family for a couple of years before I ever really heard anyone talk about it. Granted, it wasn’t as orderly, structured, or fruitful as it is now, but it existed. Once I started getting ideas for others, I sat down to plan for morning time, and a hot…

Morning Time Comes Alive with the Sound of Music

The Sound of Music was one of my all time favorite movies. Maria was an amazing homeschool mom, and she didn’t even know it yet! Her lessons were filled with joy, wonder, and most of all MUSIC! Now I’m not saying that you need to go singing all over your city, but there was a beautiful…