Education & Homeschooling How Do You Know What to Teach? Ronda Bowen, March 21, 2020December 13, 2021 One challenge parents struggle with is determining what to teach. In the case where you’re homeschooling through K-12 or an online school, that information is often provided for you, but if you want to veer from what’s prescribed, how do you figure out what to teach, and what constitutes covering… Continue Reading
Education & Homeschooling Tips for Temporarily Homeschooling Ronda Bowen, March 19, 2020December 13, 2021 Wow. None of us expected to be where we are right now. It’s overwhelming, it’s a little bit scary, and we have our kids to keep calm and occupy. Last summer, we’d made a decision that we’d send our kids to public school, but that I would “afterschool” and do… Continue Reading
Books & Reading Q&A with Douglas A. Burton Ronda Bowen, March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 Today, I’m lucky enough to have a Q&A session with author Douglas A. Burton about his recent novel, Far Away Bird. The heroic and epic saga of Theodora, Byzantine Empress The courageous girl who challenged the Roman-Byzantine aristocracy and ignited the women’s rights movement Far Away Bird – by Douglas… Continue Reading
Food & Drink 5 Cocktails you must Have while Travelling to Mardi Gras Fest (Guest Post) Ronda Bowen, February 28, 2020October 21, 2022 Today’s guest post comes from blogger Heidi Jones. From the time of the middle ages, the French commemorated ‘Fat Tuesday’ or Mardi Gras, by releasing all their reservations in life and indulging in certain sinful activities, with full zest and zeal. There is no iota of remorse seen amongst the… Continue Reading
Uncategorized Guest Post: Wine Trends for Cupid’s Birthday Ronda Bowen, February 14, 2020June 21, 2020 Today’s guest post comes from Sarah Hollenbeck. Sarah Hollenbeck is a content marketer and writer for Postmates from Austin, TX. When she isn’t covering the latest food trends or trying out a new restaurant, you can often find her at a local yoga studio. When we think of Valentine’s Day,… Continue Reading
Books & Reading Excerpt from Parable of the Brown Girl Ronda Bowen, February 13, 2020March 3, 2020 Today, I’m one of the stops on the virtual book tour for Parable of the Brown Girl by Khristi Lauren Adams. I’ll be sharing an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the book. Celebrate the Brown Girl and All Her Complexities! Youth Advocate and Minister Gathers Personal and Insightful Stories about… Continue Reading
Books & Reading Aurea Mediocritas: A Book of Short Stories Book Blitz & Contest Ronda Bowen, January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 Aurea Mediocritas: A Book of Short Stories Short Stories Date Published October 2019 Publisher: Page Publishing The term, Aurea Mediocritas, refers to the golden mean, a balance between two extremes. e characters in “Queerious”, faced with insurmountable odds in a society unaccepting of same-sex relationships and the hidden secrets… Continue Reading
Life This January Has 83473242 Days Ronda Bowen, January 29, 2020January 30, 2020 Please excuse my hyperbolic statement for a moment, but it’s been a tough month. We all have them, but not a lot of us talk about them. Here it’s been the being broke in the aftermath of an expensive December, the grief of having lost a beloved pet, and then!… Continue Reading
On Jan. 25, Join a Global Day of Protest Against War with Iran. Ronda Bowen, January 24, 2020December 11, 2021 Tomorrow, Saturday, January 25, all over the world, people will be standing up to oppose another Middle East war. According to Answer Coalition, many organizations are banding together to organize this action, including: Initiators for this call include the ANSWER Coalition, CODEPINK, Popular Resistance, Black Alliance for Peace, National Iranian-American Council (NIAC), Veterans… Continue Reading
Marriage and Partnerships Date Night In Idea: Tea & Scones Ronda Bowen, January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Valentine’s Day is coming up, and that means that date nights are on my mind (not to mention one of my goals is to plan 20 of them in 2020). For our Iron Anniversary, I got my husband a pretty cool iron tea pot – and we love to use… Continue Reading