Eight years ago today, I was doing the breakfast dishes and watching the Today Show on our small kitchen television when they started to show footage of the World Trade Center on fire. They said it was an airplane that caused the fire. Kory, who was 6 at the time, came running through the kitchen,… Read More Remembering the Day….Remembering Jessica
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.I Corinthians 9:24-25Some of… Read More In Training
Thanks to everyone who commented on the granola giveaway – it was fun to hear from all of you! And, I even got to “meet” two super-talented and creative gluten-free bloggers – Betsy and Katrina! Be sure to go and visit them when you get a chance! And now, without further ado, the winner of… Read More And the crunchy winners are…. (and a recipe, too!)
I’ve been wanting to do this for a while….even more so after winning a game giveaway on Rachel’s blog! (Dinner Games for Families!) So, instead of a recipe today, a chance to win an already prepared gluten free recipe from a couple of weeks ago – Pan Roasted Granola Also, I want to offer two… Read More The Great Granola Giveaway
Yesterday was our first day of Classical Conversations – Challenge 1 level, and this is our class pictured above – Kory, me, Briana, and Megan. We had a great day, but also a big dose of reality. High school/college prep coursework is difficult! As I began the Latin instruction, I thought that the kids would… Read More Continuing With Classical….(Part 3 =My Story)
As part of the application process to be a tutor in the Classical Conversations homeschool program, you are required to write an essay response to Dorothy Sayers essay entitled “The Lost Tools of Learning.” I mentioned this essay in a previous post. You may read it for yourself here. I am printing it (my essay)… Read More Continuing With Classical….(Part 2)
Found this recipe in the same issue of Living Without magazine that I found the fudge pops. Any gluten free folks (or peanut, dairy, egg free folks) really should get a subscription – always lots of wonderful recipes, helpful articles, and personal stories. I just renewed my own subscription! Made this cake last night for… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Zucchini Quinoa Cake
About 10 years ago, right before I started homeschooling, I attended a homeschool conference with my friends Tamyra and Karla. While there, I was drawn to the “Trivium” table in the exhibition hall. There stood Laurie and Harvey Bluedorn ( I had no idea who they were at the time!) with all kinds of information… Read More Continuing With Classical….
The last time I had twice baked potatoes was at a “progressive dinner” with my neighbors in Stillwater, OK – you know, where you have a different part of a meal at a different home throughout the course of an evening. I was the last house of the evening, and so provided the dessert –… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Twice Baked Potatoes
I love this photo collage, because it truly reflects the joy in this vacation we take every year. (We got back a week ago.) And being from Texas, it never ceases to amaze me that my kids are growing up spending 4 days in Maine every summer! (Not to mention hanging out in Boston and… Read More Fun in Maine!