A few days ago, my 16 year old son called me urgently to come over to a bedroom window — he wanted to show me an amazing sight — one of the most beautiful, spectacular rainbows I had ever seen! It was late in the day, just as [...]
I thank you Lord for the gift of Motherhood! That I can rise today and embrace this amazing calling, this vocation that is uniquely feminine and uniquely mine — because no one can mother my child like I can! I know his struggles. I know the joys that will [...]
Home Education Summit May 13, 2020 2-5pm EST -- "Who Owns Your Children?" Presented by Thomas More College
I love EWTN!! Earlier this year, we cancelled our cable subscription, but I have to say, I haven't missed having it! Especially with great Catholic content available for free like EWTN. One of my favorite resources is EWTN's livestream Eucharistic Adoration (9-6pm EST) which I love to stream while I pray in [...]
If we are Christians, joy should not be elusive, even in the midst of a pandemic. That’s because true joy has its roots in gratefulness and no matter what hardships we have had to endure, there are always blessings to be found! I say this with certainty because anything [...]
May 1-2, 2020 -- Presented by Regina Caeli Academy, Ignatius Press and Solidarity Healthshare Virtual Catholic Family Conference is over but talks can be purchased online at https://catholicfamilyconference.com/shop/
The audio is only available for the New Testament, but still totally worth it! The dramatization is very well done and spoken from actual scripture -- you can follow the text in the app as it is being read. Love to listen as I am making breakfast in the morning -- great [...]
L is for Layers. I like to think of learning as constantly building layers upon layers of knowledge and understanding. The more complex ideas/skill sets that we are trying to teach cannot be fully understood unless our children have mastered the simpler components that make up those ideas and [...]
Dear Lord Jesus, I thank you for the immense joy given to all humanity through Your Glorious Resurrection! Help me to live these Easter days joyfully through all the little ways -- the tone of my voice, the words that I speak, the love in my eyes, the acts [...]
I was asked recently why my boys seem to be more mature than many other kids their ages who were not homeschooled. I had my own thoughts about this, but decided to get feedback from my youngest son. He pondered the question for a moment and then replied, “Because [...]