She chose wisely among the twigs and sticks - picking them up one-by-one and carrying them to the top of the pillar.  After a small pile was formed, she would add a piece and nestle down into them, rubbing the pieces together against themselves trying to get them to tangle.  It was the start of her nest.  The victory was short-lived, for try-as-she-might, the nest beginnings would fall down off of the top of the pillar and onto the ledge below.  I thought she had given up when I crept … [Read more...]

    WOOHOO!!!  The  Memory Work Lapbooks to complement Cycle 1 of Classical Conversations* (4th ed.) are HERE!!!   To celebrate the launch of the My Memory Work Lapbooks, I am giving away TWO (yes TWO!)  complete sets of these lapbooks!  That means two lucky winners will get to celebrate!  All you have to do to enter, is help me...... Spread the Word   But wait! Get your copy now, and if you win the giveaway, I will refund your purchase!   TO ENTER: You must use … [Read more...]

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...]