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Homeschool Reality: Bonus Day Reflections: How David & Charlie Shaped Our Homeschool
As a mom and former homeschool teacher I wanted to remind you when #Homeschooling follow your heart and think outside the box and teach what your children are interested in. For Charlie this was being outside or playing video games. For Suzzane it was going to work with me and working with the different businesses in the Mall I worked at. I know when people think about homeschooling, they often picture one parent sitting at the kitchen table with a stack of workbooks and lesson plans. While there were certainly days that looked like that in our home, our homeschool journey became so much more than books and assignments. Before…
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Teamwork (Hugo the Happy Starfish – Island Adventures – Educational Children’s Book Collection
I don’t know about you but I’ve always liked to start my book reviews at home because that’s where every story I read ends up landing in real life. And this one takes me back a few years when Charlie was still younger and I was constantly trying to teach Charlie and his friends simple things like sharing, patience, and yes—teamwork—without it turning into a full-blown argument in my living room. That’s exactly why I pulled out Teamwork (The Island of Cooperation) from the Hugo the Happy Starfish series by Suzy Liebermann again. It’s Summer time in Texas and these children here in our apartment complex have been running around…
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Book Review: Dead by Tomorrow – How to Practice the Art of Today by Andrew Monroe
I don’t know about you but I’m always looking for new and unique self-help books that might offer something different than the usual titles you see everywhere. I recently came across Dead by Tomorrow: How to Practice the Art of Today by Andrew Monroe (Author), Daniel Winter (Author). With so many changes happening in our life right now, I felt like it might be worth picking up and seeing what it had to say. Between everything going on with David working, Charlie stepping more into adulthood, and Bradley growing and learning his own path, I’ve been more aware lately of how quickly life shifts and how important it is to stay grounded in the…








