Homeschool Fiction

From the moment I first heard the Weird Al song “Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota”, I’ve had a strong desire to go and visit that twine ball. When I lived in Iowa (I’m originally from Iowa and Illinois), I came close several times, but the timing just never quite worked. So, when it became [...]

While it’s popular to say, “Don’t sweat the small things, and everything is a small thing,” I don’t completely agree. I do believe we shouldn’t stress out about tiny little details about things that truly don’t matter in the grand scheme of things, and that it’s important to go with the flow on life (especially [...]

In preparation and research of my upcoming children’s chapter book, Wright on Time: Minnesota, Book 5, my daughters and I traveled to Minnesota to visit the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, the “World’s Biggest Ball of Twine”, and the Franconia Sculpture Park, as well as very good friends (our favorite part, of course!). Here are a few [...]