Category: Stories

  • 5 Reasons Why You Need a Creative Writing Retreat

    5 Reasons Why You Need a Creative Writing Retreat

    One of my favorite ways to reflect and actually have undisturbed, productive and fulfilling time to sit with God, to create, dream, set goals and work has been to have a creative writing retreat. I’m willing to bet, if you’re reading this, you’ve been craving that time for a creative writing retreat, too. Keep reading for…

  • Happy Birthday, America!

    Happy Birthday, America!

    Since I was a little girl, I’ve envisioned visiting Mount Rushmore. Now that I’m a mom, my husband Luis and I have made it a point to include travel as part of our children’s home school (world school) education.  In planning our summer travels to the Speed Cubing National competition this summer in support of…

  • Visit Paraguay

    Visit Paraguay

    18 Reasons to Visit Paraguay When you come to Paraguay you get to meet friendly people. See the land of contrast. Experience the culture. Drink tereré. Try chipa. Visit touristic places like the Jesuit Ruins and Iguazu Falls. These insider tips will help you make the most of your visit to Paraguay. Partner with a…

  • The Seven Secret Benefits of Homeschool Travel for Families

    I’m honored to be speaking live May 14 at 1:00 pm EST on the Ultimate Homeschool Expo about the blessings and benefits of homeschool travel! We travel often as a family. By integrating that into our homeschool we realize so many added benefits. Homeschool Travel is amazing! I hope you’ll hop on over to join me.…

  • Learning on the Road: a guest post by Renee Gotcher

    Learning on the Road: a guest post by Renee Gotcher

    Any time we have to opportunity to travel as a family, we are looking for  fun and adventure.  However, there are other benefits to traveling as a homeschool family we like to take advantage of as well, like learning on the road. We turned our recent trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming into a spontaneous field…

  • A page from Paris with Kids

    A little word art… from old travel books and my photos…inspired by an article I read in Florida Weekly about an artist named Austin Kleon. In between preparing to move and renovate a new home, homeschooling and keeping our family running, I’ve been following along on a 15-day writer’s challenge from a friend and mentor, Jeff Goins. Last night,…