I've been reading Miss Hickory to our nine- and six-year-old granddaughters. In one passage, Mrs. Pheasant laments to her friend Miss Hickory (a doll with a head made from a hickory nut) that Mr. Pheasant treats her poorly each fall. Miss Hickory encourages her friend to copy something that human ... View Post
A Mural and a Helpful Young Man
I recently took on a project that is giving me great joy. Behind our church is an 87-foot retaining wall. Until a few days ago, it looked terrible. However, I recently had the idea that it could become a mural. People with a heart for our little town continue to work sacrificially to bring back ... View Post
Do You Worry That You Are Not Covering It All?
I love to look up on a clear night and see the billions of stars shining overhead. They teach a beautiful lesson that every homeschooling mama needs to take to heart. Do you ever worry that you are not covering it all? Please remember, Mama, that there is no teacher or school or other kind of ... View Post
European Settlers Come to America
Today's post is the final one in a series addressing a list of great questions from a homeschooling mama who wanted to know the political perspective of our American history for students in middle school and junior high. Below are excerpts from America the Beautiful concerning the first known ... View Post
European Explorers Come to America
Last night Ray and I went to our younger daughter's house to watch the episode of "It's Your Business" that I mentioned a couple of weeks ago. Ray and I are very grateful to our friend Michael Aikens for interviewing us. It was very exciting to watch it live with our family on our local PBS station. ... View Post
The First Americans, Part 2
I have long believed that Americans need to know much more about the native nations who lived here before Christopher Columbus came and about their descendants who continue to live in America today. To help me answer the excellent questions of the homeschooling mama I told you about yesterday, I ... View Post
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