When I first heard about Banned Books Week (BBW) my mind immediately jumped to the banned books I read as a child.   Yep, that’s right, I read books banned by the Catholic Church and enforced by the nuns at my school.   For me it was a form of breaking the rules!  My mother never…

Continuing with my series of travelling homeschooling families it is my pleasure to welcome both Lainie Liberti and her son Miro to my show this week.  Lainie is the author of the blog and podcast Raising Miro on the Road of Life and she will be telling us the story of how she came to…

 Janita Pavelka and I talked about balance in the homeschool.  She followed the Moore Method:  Comparable amounts of Academics, Manual Labour and Service in her day. This sounded familiar to me, a Benedictine monastic at heart.  Our family has striven for equal amounts of prayer, work and leisure in our daily practices as we homeschool.   We…

Twelve years ago my guest, Marina Villatoro, took a solo trip, overland, to Latin America from New York.  She travelled through Mexico all the way down to Argentina and Chile.   During this long trip she met a fascinating man who spoke flawless English while camping in the Tikal Mayan Ruins in Guatamala.  They married…

Renee Tougas is my guest again this week, we are going to be talking about creativity and ideals as she and her husband homeschool their three children on the side of a mountain in the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec in Canada.   They both work from home wherever they are, a family lifestyle that suits all…

As promised I’m bringing you part 2 of the conversation I had with Behan Gifford, her husband Jamie and their three children aboard their sloop, Totem, which they have called home for five years. Behan and Jamie decided that living their dream could not be postponed for an amorphous retirement.  When asked the big question, “Why?” they respond…

Joining me today is Behan Gifford and family on board their sloop, Totem, in Malaysia.  They school their three children on their sailing vessel and have been living on the seas for five years after deciding that “someday” needed a date and doing their dream shouldn’t be postponed for an amorphous retirement. Living on board Totem suits them perfectly…

  Are you into the full swing of long, hot summer days yet?  How is reading fitting into your school’s out plans?  Can well-written books be used as boredom busters for the whole family?  This week I am welcoming back Sarita Holzmann, co-founder and president of Sonlight Curriculum, to share with us some books for the…

I am taking some time off to finish writing my two books so listen to my show below. It is July in London and Hubs and I are a long way from our family members.  The distance is greatly enhanced because of the American holiday that the English locals don’t celebrate, Independence Day. I am…

I am taking some time off to finish writing my two books so this week is an encore show. In England my blue eyed cowboy and I take a train ride to Turnham Green and Chiswick house. I give some tips about what to do and places to visit while travelling in London. With me…

With me today is Shannah Godfrey  a scientist who has succeeded in a man’s world and still managed to raise and homeschool 14 children!  Today we are going to be talking about good parenting practices, comparing ourselves to others, the value of rebellion and whether it is reasonable to expect your child to have left home…

  I am taking a break to finish writing two books so listen to my encore show this week. The newly weds have bought two blue and gold Macaws, they are 4 weeks old and featherless. We decide not to paint the flat in readiness for putting it on the market. I am excited this…

  My guest this week is the oldest boy of three who were homeschooled ‘from the get go.’ Spencer Farris said his school books could follow him wherever he went. In his short life he has lived in Costa Rica and Mexico and taken frequent trips all over America in the family RV. His travels…

My guest this week is a contributing writer for the Wall Street Journal’s Small Business Report. Barbara Haislip covers a range of topics relevant to small business and start-ups, including public speaking and the bottom line, humor in sales pitches, how to write an effective business plan, money-saving tips, how to learn from your competitors…

This week I am thrilled to have my very creative and artistic friend, Marcia Washburn, back on my show. Marcia holds a Master’s in Music Education and taught public school music for eight years prior to the birth of the oldest of her five sons, whom she and her husband homeschooled in rural Colorado for…

  I am taking a break to finish writing two book so this week here is my encore show. I talk about how I deal with stress and share my love of yoga. While looking at obedience and the important role it plays in our lives I take a look back at my boarding school…

My guest from a couple of weeks ago and I had so much fun together she decided to interview me for her Radio Show,Raising Playful Tots, and that’s what we’re getting this week!  Melitsa Avila puts me in the hotspot and asks some interesting questions to get a view of motherhood from the other side! …

I am delighted to have my two young nephews from England on my show this week.  Samuel and Nathaniel Baggarley came across the pond for the first time to attend the Wedding of the Year!  They were bedazzled and entertained, dined not whined and spent an inordinate amount of time wet.  They had a whirlwind…

Mike Donnelly is back with me this week and we are going to be talking about the impact the Romeike vs Holder hearing, at the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals this week, could have on American homeschoolers. Mike and his wife teach their seven children at home and he is a frequent speaker and writer…

Playtime is best when we interact personally with our children and encourage the wiggles!