Hi there! I love it when readers post comments, and I want you to know I read them all!   I just had a reader post a comment wishing I had a booklist available to complement Cycle 1 (good to hear from you Tanya!).  Well, it just so happens that I was given a booklist for Cycle 1 a long, long time ago from someone.  I am not even sure where this list came from, and would LOVE to give credit to its creator - so if you know who that was, let me know!  This list was compiled using the 3rd edition … [Read more...]

Well, I thought I'd give you a sneak peek at what is coming up!  Lapbooks to complement Classical Conversations Cycle 1 are scheduled to be released on May 15th!  Soooo exciting!  I will also be running a giveaway at that time so you can have a chance to win a set of all four Memory Work Lapbooks!  These are interactive lapbooks - the student participates with the material by matching facts, drawing figures, filling in blanks, etc!  A great way to reinforce what they are learning! Don't forget … [Read more...]

A post from the archives...   Every family had them - in fact, they were so common that the questions surrounding them remained fixed:  What kind?  Or when? Or when again? Or who? And of course, the ever-present one....why?  Scars. Physical or emotional - no one was without.  It was so common back then, a time when many children died in infancy from illnesses preventable in today's terms.  When a day's work exposed you to dangerous situations, hard toil, and little provision.  And yet, … [Read more...]

A post from the archives.... I passed a hill the other day - a naked mound with five trees. Nearby, a forest of trees stood mocking the vacant hillside that once harbored the same forest. Years ago stripped bare of all trees but five, it stands exposed. I thought of what the hillside was missing - about all it had lost. How time and man had decided to take away that which God had first blessed its ground with. I mourned for the hill in a way, identifying with the feeling of what could have … [Read more...]

  It's that time of the year - everyone is busy planning what to do next year for their studies.... Can I share a secret with you?  I started planning in February.  Not because I was worrying about what to do, or because I didn't like what we studied this year (loved it!), but because I am one of those people - a planner.  In fact, I might be the only person that has had a complete stranger tell her he had a message from God and part of it  went something like this: "You always like … [Read more...]

  I don't know about you guys, but this free giveaway has been super-exciting for me!  Who will win I wondered?  I loved your wonderful feedback, suggestions and comments, and I am sure you will be pleased to see some of your favorite folds make an appearance in the Cycle 1 resources!  And now.......out of 87 total entries......the winner is....... #86 - ChanTa Rivers!* Congratulations ChanTa!  The rest of you, don't despair - when I release the Cycle 1 resources, you will have ANOTHER … [Read more...]

I saw this idea from my favorite blogger, and actually made it!  Sometimes I have all these great plans and ideas, but they never really come together.  This time, I was ready.  House plants were on clearance at Walmart.  I picked up a couple of plants, one bag of potting soil, a bowl from my mother-in-law, moss and rocks from our backyard, sticks from the front yard, some plant cuttings I had as a decoration on my table, and I was ready to go.  It didn't take much time to pull together, and … [Read more...]

Ok, so my friend asked what I thought was the best baby shower gift, and I wanted to come up with something cute and artsy (but functional), or something profound, but I knew instantly what I would suggest and here it is: A BACKPACK. Ok, so you're thinking - really?  A backpack?  That's the words of wisdom I get?  Yes......  So many new moms get all caught up in getting a cute diaper bag.  And I have to agree - some of them are super-cute.  But here are the reasons why we started using a … [Read more...]