Liberty…
Liberty…
/ July 1, 2014
A guest of mine, Dr. Marlene McMillan, defines liberty as, “The opportunity to make ...
Surprised by Friends…
Surprised by Friends…
/ June 24, 2014 0 COMMENTS
What do you do in a car for 22 hours?  Well, when I was traveling as a young child to Italy with my parents, my brother and I sat in the back seats, quietly so as not to disturb the ...
Stress Relievers…
Stress Relievers…
/ June 10, 2014 0 COMMENTS
On my show I’ve talked about the importance of relieving stress especially around the holidays.  If you are normal, and most homeschoolers are, you know exactly what I mean. My ...
Homeschooling in Germany 2…
Homeschooling in Germany 2…
/ May 22, 2014 0 COMMENTS
Mike Donnelly joined me last Friday, May 9th to talk about the good news for the Romeike family. You can learn the full story of the Romeike family here. The Department of Homeland ...
Homeschooling in Germany…
Homeschooling in Germany…
/ May 15, 2014 0 COMMENTS
In 2010 during one of my first shows Mike Donnelly from the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) told me that the ruling that granted the Romeikes, a German homeschooling ...
My Utmost for His Highest…
My Utmost for His Highest…
/ March 19, 2014 0 COMMENTS
This weekend I was talking to a colleague who has a completely different view of the world. She is a Christian who despairs of the secular pressures laid upon parents today. I am a ...
Mentoring…
Mentoring…
/ February 18, 2014 0 COMMENTS
have been entrusted, by my husband and God, with the education of our children, as counselor or guide to them. The word mentor has a slightly higher ring to it for me. A one to one ...
Homeschooling is a Unique Lifestyle…
Homeschooling is a Unique Lifestyle…
/ January 28, 2014 0 COMMENTS
My first day of homeschooling would have been perfect had I not had to deal with the children.
Beyond Our Boundaries…
Beyond Our Boundaries…
/ January 16, 2014 0 COMMENTS
Renee & Damien Tougas have been preparing for a hike to end all hikes. The family, that's Mum, Dad and three children, plan to thru hike the Appalachian Trail starting in April and ...
UK Homeschool 2
UK Homeschool 2
/ December 10, 2013 0 COMMENTS
I picked up a review of an article written by Daniel Monk, for the Child and Family Law Quarterly (2009), entitled “Regulating Home Education:  Negotiating Standards, Anomalies, and ...
U.K Homeschool
U.K Homeschool
/ December 3, 2013 0 COMMENTS
Years ago when I was homeschooling four small children, my brother and his wife came to visit. As a childless couple they were full of enthusiasm and patience to be the best Aunt and ...
Sign Language
Sign Language
/ November 26, 2013 0 COMMENTS
  I have talked about sign language and why it could be an important addition to our burgeoning homeschool routines. As homeschoolers I suppose the noise level in our abodes is a ...
Bullying…
Bullying…
/ November 5, 2013 0 COMMENTS
  Putting yourself into someone else’s shoes.  This is empathy.  When I was growing up I don’t know if I ever consciously did this because today I find myself asking, “Hey, what if ...
The Holy Leisure of a Monastic Householder
The Holy Leisure of a Monastic Householder
/ October 22, 2013 0 COMMENTS
I am a Benedictine at heart, I believe in moderation and balance, equal parts of prayer, work and leisure. This includes eating, working out, talking, hanging out, spending time with ...
Over-Scheduling…Am I Doing Enough?
Over-Scheduling…Am I Doing Enough?
/ October 1, 2013 0 COMMENTS
I have to admit, now that I’ve been homeschooling for 20 years or so I am starting to doubt myself!  I have two college graduates, both working in their chosen field and another child ...
Discover Your Child’s Learning Style
Discover Your Child’s Learning Style
/ September 30, 2013 0 COMMENTS
Fellow homeschoolers we are so lucky to be able to modify our instruction to suit our children, the trick is finding out the best way our children want to learn. Mariaemma Willis has ...
Swedish Government Kidnaps Domenic Johansson
Swedish Government Kidnaps Domenic Johansson
/ September 24, 2013 1 COMMENTS
I am looking at a beautiful photograph of a young mother and her son.  She has long brown hair and her arms are wrapped protectively around her beloved child.  This is Annie and her ...
Family Pets
Family Pets
/ August 27, 2013 0 COMMENTS
Larry Kay is founder and president of Animal Wow a great company that promotes Judeo-Christian family values of love and responsibility in its work to help children become safe and ...
Banned Book Week 2013
Banned Book Week 2013
/ August 20, 2013 0 COMMENTS
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 ...
Balance in Your Homeschool
Balance in Your Homeschool
/ August 13, 2013 0 COMMENTS
 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 ...
Badman in England
/ February 12, 2011 0 COMMENTS
Imagine not being able to exercise your parental rights to bring up your children the way you want to and educate them if you so desire. Imagine an education officer knocking on your ...