One of my favorite subjects to teach/learn with the kids is history. We have enjoyed Story of the World for a few years now, along with many classic stories from books like Little Stories of Famous American’s and 50 Famous People. This year, when TAN Homeschool emailed me about their new Catholic elementary history curriculum called […] Read more…
As a homeschool mom I have LOVED filling in the gaps of my own education while teaching my children. But I wanted more. I wanted to know more and so I decided to renew my interest in my OWN learning and education. I want to know it all and study it all. Right. Now. Thankyouverymuch. So […] Read more…
Recently, I was asked about our Lenten practices for a blog article on a Catholic website. It occurred to me that even though I am a total book nerd (it’s my THING), I’ve never shared my thoughts on reading during Lent. As far as I’m concerned every new season is an occasion to read. Lent […] Read more…
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This post may contain affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support! Have you made a resolution to live out your faith more this year? Or are you wondering how to live a […] Read more…
All Saints Day is almost here and I’m excited to have so. many. good Saint stories to read to my children! I almost wish it fell during the week because I would be much more likely to get some special things done. Favorite Saint Stories for All Saints Day For littlest saints in the making, […] Read more…
Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by Midwest Theological Forum. As always, all opinions are my own and I’m proud to share my favorite Catholic resources with you! For those who aren’t frequent readers, I am a book dork. I have books coming out of every crevice of my home, including handfuls of prayer books, Catholic […] Read more…
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links at no extra cost to you; thank you for your support! I have to admit that I am a Rosary failure. I have never been able to consistently say it but I […] Read more…
The book for the Saint Picture Book Club for September is from a legendary author illustrator of children’s biographies — Demi. I have seen her books pop up on MANY a recommended reading list, but this is the first I have purchased. I was not disappointed! The September saint is St. Mother Teresa and her feast […] Read more…
I’m so happy to be teaming up with the lovely folks at SaintMail again for this month’s picture book. If you aren’t a member, you should really check it out (my review of SaintMail can be found here). If you ARE, this month’s book will go along well with the August shipment. The book for […] Read more…
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. In the spring, TAN Homeschool (an imprint of the Catholic publisher TAN/Neumann Press/St. Benedict Press/etc) contacted me about helping them launch TAN Homeschool. In addition to writing the occasional article for their new homeschool blog, they sent me several items from […] Read more…