Ray and I are scheduled to speak at the 2020 homeschool conference for Homeschoolers of Maine (HOME) next March. Maine is preparing to celebrate 200 years as a state in 2020, so HOME is planning a special emphasis on history at the 2020 conference, which is also the 30th anniversary of the HOME ... View Post
One Faithful Family
By 1917 Theodore Roosevelt had been out of the White House for eight years. The Great War (now called World War I) was raging in Europe. President Woodrow Wilson refused to allow Colonel Roosevelt to lead a group of Rough Riders into battle, as he had during the Spanish-American War, but all four of ... View Post
Blessing Mama and Daddy
The Eisenhower sons recognized and appreciated the love and care that their parents had given them while they were growing up. As adults they founds ways to honor their parents in tangible ways. President Eisenhower was a great fan of three presidents: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and ... View Post
Making a Home
Ida Eisenhower created a beautiful home for her family. She was a good seamstress. We have already seen the pillow on which she embroidered her sons' names. She painted this picture which hangs in the hall. It reads, "Call Again." Ida Eisenhower decorated with plants, ... View Post
Family Time Eisenhower Style
The small back parlor was the heart of David and Ida Eisenhower's home. On one wall was Ida's piano. Before she married, Ida inherited $1000 dollars. She spent $600 of her inheritance for a custom-built piano. Before dropping out of college to marry David, Ida had intended to be a music teacher. She ... View Post
A Man, a Woman, and Joyous Acceptance
As I mentioned in the Tender Teddy post more than a year ago, in President Theodore Roosevelt's autobiography, he wrote about the virtues necessary for a nation. He said: ". . . these virtues are as dust on a windy street unless back of them lie the strong and tender virtues of a family life based ... View Post
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