Dear Abby’s 1999 Thanksgiving Prayer
O heavenly Father: We thank thee for food and remember the hungry. We thank thee for health and remember the sick. We thank thee for friends and remember…
Category: Home & Family
The tempting season
The tempting season: Thanksgiving through Christmas It’s easy to visualize. There is turkey with dressing, potatoes with butter and sour cream, ham,…
Planning for stress-free holidays
Holiday meals can be more stress-free and fun with a checklist and a plan. Plan ahead to use a side table for food and set it up early. Get the table…
Start now for a spectacular spring show
Springtime in your yard can be a spectacularly colorful event, but your work right now makes it happen. Cleverly bunched tulips and crocuses will be so…
Covid surprise: More parents considering home schooling
Covid crisis surprise: More parents consider home schooling For some, the covid crisis has been overwhelming, not just because of fears and mask…
Why black families choose home schooling
home schoolingWhy black families choose home schooling More African-American children are being home schooled today than ever before. In 1999,…
Thinking about trading the city for the country?
Thinking about trading the city for the country? Here are some things you’ll discover One of the first things everyone remarks upon when they move from…
With Covid, homeschooling now required
Homeschool: With Covid, homeschooling now required Imagine two parents, each with full-time jobs (or one parent with a full-time job.) Now, suddenly,…
Experience #1: Traditional homeschooling
By Jamie Katz Salvucci Before I married, I was a teacher in public school and I didn’t like what I saw. The school environment felt like survival of the…
Experience #2: Home learning during Covid: The struggle is real
By Kelli Rouch E-learning. It’s the one word that full-time working parents dread during a normal school year. I have a management position with 3…