As the author of The Mystery of History, I wanted a place to stay in touch with my readers and ponder out loud matters of the heart, our homes, and history. I’m glad you’re here!
~Linda
When it comes to Cinco de Mayo, most of us have but a snippet of background on this highly festive event. If you have an inquisitive child saying, "tell me the story of Cinco de Mayo," or you yourself have wondered what it's all about, then you're in the right place....
There is a problem for most teaching parents when dealing with the dark side of history (and the headlines.) Plain and simple, history is morbid, as is the present day! Page after page, newscast after newscast—history and modern times are loaded with stories of death,...
Overwhelmed or not sure how to get started? Think of The Mystery of History as a "Buffet-Style approach to World History. Read on... I was recently manning my booth at a homeschool convention when an overwhelmed mom said to me: “I really want to start The Mystery of...
It’s almost Christmas. The older I get, the harder it is to get it right (especially after a year like 2020!) You see, we've complicated this holiday—materially, relationally, spiritually, and now politically. As our family has grown, the layers of joy, tradition, and...
Welcome to Part III of "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" of Homeschool. Today's focus? The Ugly—and Homeschooling in a Fallen World. I confess that I would rather lecture on the Collapse of the Soviet Union than talk about this side of my life. But, without the ugly,...
Last month I introduced a three-part series titled, "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Homeschool." Since I've already covered the good, it's time now for the bad of homeschooling—and a few survival tips for a bad day of homeschool. To set the scene properly, picture...