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Cultivating Common Ground with a Book Club

When I envisioned homeschooling, I pictured a long and lonely road. Initially, I thought homeschoolers were pioneers who desired to be independent and knew everything so they didn’t need any help. While there may be a few of those superwomen out there, I am not one of them. Thankfully, a good friend told me about…

Visiting the George W Bush Presidential Library

Have you ever visited a Presidential library? Up until recently, I thought a Presidential library was a collection of documents, or books, or records from a President’s term stored in a fancy building. After learning the American President’s song in Classical Conversations with my kids, my mom became interested in learning more about the lives…

Photobook for Nana by AdoramaPix

(sponsored post) My mother loves pictures of her grandkids. She also loves to carry pictures of her grandkids around to show friends and family. For mother’s day about eight years ago, I made her a little 8×8 photobook of all her favorite pictures of her grandkids. I even went the extra mile and included notes…

The Top 5 Skills Cultivated in Debate

Last week I had the opportunity to help out with a student Debate camp at a Classical Conversations Parent Practicum. While the parents receive encouragement and training, children attend various academic camps from play camp, to geo/draw camp, to writing camps or debate camps. Even though I was “helping,” I really feel like I was the…

Learning to Live {Peacefully} With Kids Part 3

To go back to the beginning of the story, click here. Our day was winding down and the kids were wearing out. Even though we had a beautiful view, and a wonderful day, the thought of the distance we were from the car was overwhelming. It would be a good hike to get back to…