Music in Our Homeschool Gena Mayo is the mom of eight children, ages 15 down to 3. She has homeschooled them from the beginning. She and her husband of 17 years are best friends. Gena loves ... Read More about Music in Our Homeschool
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Weekend Read: Disaster Diaries
I confess. I like to read apocalypse fiction. Sometimes it's for the humor of it: Doesn't everyone understand the impossibility of an earthquake so massive that Las Vegas becomes a beach town? Other ... Read More about Weekend Read: Disaster Diaries
Read the Classics? It doesn’t have to be dull
Too often “the classics” of literature are considered too old and too difficult for our children to tackle. As our kids’ teachers, we try to put on a happy face and tell them they’ll love it. If we’re ... Read More about Read the Classics? It doesn’t have to be dull
Pix Goes to London: Learn culture, language, and history
Our family traveled a lot when I was growing up. My dad’s job moved us around the country and Dad made sure we visited important sites in each area. Now I often say I learned more on the road than in ... Read More about Pix Goes to London: Learn culture, language, and history
Learn a foreign language as a family
by Erin Salazar In today’s world, it is becoming increasingly becoming valuable to be bilingual or at least be able to understand a few key phrases in a second language. Whether your child has a ... Read More about Learn a foreign language as a family
2020 Series: Good books for adults and teens
Finding books for teenaged boys is tough. When my sons were in their teens I couldn’t find stories they were interested in that weren’t adult. By adult, I mean R-rated, at best. Books written for boys ... Read More about 2020 Series: Good books for adults and teens
Choices of the Heart: Not for the Proverb 31 Woman
When I was raising my family I didn’t like going to church on Mother’s Day. Not because someone else had the oldest/youngest/most children, but because more often than not the sermon was based on ... Read More about Choices of the Heart: Not for the Proverb 31 Woman
I confess. I hate to cook.
I hate to cook. I hate to bake. Therefore, I hate potlucks, or as they’re called in my part of Texas, covered-dish dinners. I said it for all to hear. Yes, I hear the gasps out there, but it’s true. ... Read More about I confess. I hate to cook.
You can do it. Defeat #momfail
I hope you had the opportunity to take advantage of the free “The Truth About the #Momfail Culture.” We moms, even those of us whose children are launched from the nest, have days – weeks – when we ... Read More about You can do it. Defeat #momfail
Are you ready? 10 easy steps to get ready
A recent tv series about people who prepare for disaster soon became the source of comedy for office water coolers and late-night television. It's all too easy to dismiss the idea of preparing when it ... Read More about Are you ready? 10 easy steps to get ready