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Born in 1516, Mary Tudor experienced many hardships during her youth and formative years.  The eldest daughter of Henry VIII, she was staunchly religious and a devoted Catholic.  Her childhood and religious beliefs guided her during her years as Queen...earning her the nickname "Bloody Mary."Legacy of Mary's Reign & Religious StrifeMary was born of Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife.

My father always used to say, ‘So long as my children know God, nothing else really matters.’ As a homeschooling parent, you want to provide your child with an education that is not only academically excellent but also spiritually enriching. One way to achieve this is by incorporating a biblical worldview into your homeschool curriculum. But with so many options available, how do you choose the best one for your family? In this article, we will take a closer look at 10 of the best biblical worldview homeschool curriculum programs that can help you raise godly learners. Let’s get started....

Possession (not an affiliate link) by A. S. Byatt is a tour de force in many ways. At almost 600 pages, this book makes it difficult for anybody to finish in one week. Besides, by the time I read 25% of it, I was thoroughly confused. The cover of Possession on my Kindle There is so much poetry and there are two timelines going on at the same time: 1990 and Victorian era. Metaphors abound and lots of British words and destinations. A. S. Byatt is, after all, a Britist woman. As the weekend was approaching rapidly, I wondered if...

This year I am starting something new every Monday morning - sharing thoughts from God's Word or a devotional, with hope that it will encourage and grow us deeper into our walk with the Lord. Today I was impressed to share a short personal testimony of how God can sharpen our character by revealing things we may not see in ourselves until His mirror is placed before us.  “We all with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image.” 2 Corinthians 3:18 Many people will write about their ‘word for the year’...

This post contains affiliate links - using affiliate links from HS Coffee Break helps fuel this blog.  Happy New Year!I'm not going to pretend I know very much about China, the Chinese culture, or Chinese New Year celebrations, because anything I do know has been gleaned from little bits of research over the years. Years ago, when my kids were young, there were several years when we took the opportunity of Chinese New Year to focus a bit on the celebration, learn a bit about it, and have a bit of fun with it ourselves.Unlike our western (or Gregorian) calendar,...