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Phoenix Stories to Lift Your Thoughts Out of the Ashes

This summer the theme at the writing camp my kids attended was Rising from the Ashes. As I thought through my past two years, I realized that books played a big part in helping me recenter my thoughts on good, true, and beautiful things. When my sister died, it felt like my life turned upside down.…

High School Health and Nutrition Course From a Biblical Worldview

My middle daughter has her eye set on nursing as a profession. It’s a perfect fit for her because she loves caring for people, blood doesn’t make her squeamish, and she likes to stay busy. I think nursing is a great job because of its flexibility and practicality. With that in mind, I’ve been trying…

Free Typing Games to Build Typing Skills

Learning to type is a modern skill that I think is important for Classical students. Even though I think hand written composition has some lovely benefits, my kids do almost all of their writing on Google Docs so that I can edit quickly and we’re not adding an extra step into the writing process. Because…

Math Curriculum: CTCMath v. Saxon

I was chatting with some new moms the other day and we were discussing how incredible the differences are between each child. They think differently, relate differently, and develop differently. We have to treat our care taking and parenting of each child like an art form—unique and specifically tailored to each child. This is what…

5 Insights into Truman I Learned at His Presidential Museum

My son did a research paper on President Truman this past year which really sparked an interest in our 33rd president. Entering office after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Truman was faced with some of the greatest challenges as he took command of the United States during World War II. His Presidential Library…