String o' Pearls

I'm very excited, because a big box filled with copies of Erin's Ring is supposed to arrive today!  I can hardly wait to hold the a...

I first became a mother in 1983.  To say that my life would never be the same after that is the understatement of all time. 1983: A baby ...

I'm not really reading Charity Hawkins' utterly delightful novel, The Homeschool Experiment , today; but I read it recently and thou...

I feel a special connection to St. Catherine Laboure , since I've been wearing a Miraculous Medal constantly (even when I sleep, shower,...

...with two cats in the yard... No wait.  We will NEVER have two cats in the yard.  Strays or feral cats, maybe; but not pet cats.  (I...

My husband and I homeschooled our fifth-born son, from 2002-2007 (for 4th through 8th grade), something we'd never done before.  His fo...

Yesterday, I started taking down all my Christmas decorations.  As anyone out there like me--anyone who tries to make her house as much of a...

When you think of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), you immediately think of the brilliant, iconic paintings for which he is famous, like the ...

Yesterday, I posted a sample of my youngest son's creative writing--a "chapter" from a "book" he'd created as a...

My husband and I homeschooled our youngest son for five years, from 4th through 8th grade--and this was an experience that was a complete j...