Updated August 12, 2025 At one point, I included a detailed listing of suggested news and information sources. However, as time went on I became less comfortable doing so. So many people and groups changed in ways that I found troubling. So there is no list here any longer. There are some traces of suggestions …
This Is The Feast by Diane Z. Shore is a lyrical and rhyming telling of the Pilgrim’s Mayflower journey and life in Plymouth up to the first Thanksgiving. Illustrated by Megan Lloyd, it is a colorful book that many children would enjoy. It is a great fit for Homeschooling with Cozy Books! This Is The …
Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende and Harry Devlin is a favorite from my childhood. I still have my copy and have read it to Caroline over the years. My mother made the cranberry bread recipe included for many years and it is so good. This is definitely a cozy book to add to your homeschooling! Cranberry …
Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness is a wonderful Thanksgiving picture book. Full of fantastic, detailed artwork, it is an excellent cozy book for your homeschooling and will likely become a family favorite to read each year. Three Young Pilgrims The story follows the Allerton family from when they are aboard the Mayflower and arrive …
Welcome to Fireside Chat Number 4. In this episode, I’m sharing Scripture, a devotional, a story from my weekend, some recommendations, and a second look at a blog post from a few years ago. In my Fireside Chats I focus on offering encouragement and refreshment during these difficult times. I hope you are blessed by …
I don’t have the time to do a detailed breakdown of this, but I want to put a marker here regarding what is going on. I’ve followed the story closely and in detail the past two weeks. Many people do not realize this goes far beyond the sign stealing because they are only getting their …
President Trump has made many videos about his Agenda 47, but this was perhaps the one I found most interesting for our family. As I wrote in The End of Public Education As We Know It? 3 Reasons To Hope So: First, President Trump might be the only person willing to lead the fight to …
This story blew up at the end of August. I started putting together a comprehensive post, but ran out of time to complete it when the story was very active. I had much more to add, but have decided to simply post what was already done at that time. I am posting it now as-is …
Welcome to the third Fireside Chat. In this episode, I’m sharing Scripture, devotionals, and a timely chapter from a book. In my Fireside Chats I focus on offering encouragement and refreshment during these difficult times. I hope you are blessed by this. Photo credit
If you are a subscriber, you know that I shut this website down last week and redirected it. I pulled apart all kinds of things on the back end. I moved dozens of posts to publish on my other website. When I said I was mothballing this, I was serious. I spent hours pulling things …
If there was one fact that told us something wasn’t right, it was pushing the jabs on pregnant women. That one fact should have set off huge flashing red lights for everyone. Unfortunately, the public had been put in such a state of fear and panic that all reason went out the window. Pointing out …
Welcome to the second Fireside Chat. I’m sharing Scripture, poetry, devotionals, historical selections, and more in this audio post. In my Fireside Chats I focus on offering encouragement and refreshment during these difficult times. I hope you are blessed by this. Photo credit
