Ray and I joined some friends for a getaway last Thursday through Saturday. Many years ago they had stumbled upon a broken down resort hotel in southern Indiana. The place had obviously been grand at one time; but, as they and their homeschooled children explored it back then, there was a clear ... View Post
Was that field trip worth the trouble?
On Monday a homeschooling mama and I chatted about her recent mama's day out to an art museum. As she and a friend made the long drive home, they talked about taking their children on such an outing. I think you will appreciate their insights. The idea of a field trip is much easier than actually ... View Post
Remembering Marquette and Joliet and the God who created them
Marquette and Joliet are two of the names I remember from my public school history classes. Jacques Marquette was the Jesuit priest and Louis Joliet was the fur trader who together explored the Mississippi River for New France in 1673. The pair hoped that the Mississippi would lead them to the ... View Post
Dr. Walker, An English Chap
Just a few miles from Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park, we saw a sign for Dr. Thomas Walker State Park. We were intrigued again and decided to make another stop. Back in the early 2000s, our family traveled to one homeschool group after another to perform our “Walk Through Tennessee ... View Post
Mills and Millstones
Yesterday Ray and I enjoyed a snowy-then-rainy drive from Louisville through eastern Kentucky and through Cumberland Gap National Historical Park into Tennessee and then North Carolina. I was reading aloud to Ray while he braved the wet roads. Part of our route was on Kentucky Highway 229, which ... View Post
A Day of Peace
Mary Evelyn and her children pulled into our driveway on Saturday morning. Ray climbed into the front passenger seat while I wedged in between two carseats in the back of her family's minivan. It was time for another of our free community Christmas traditions. Soon we arrived at the annual Granville ... View Post
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 39
- Next Page »