A True Good Beautiful Life

A little bit about me...

I am a homeschooling wife and mother, a teacher, a tea and coffee shop seeker, an antique hunter, a reader, a gardener, and a British and Children's Literature lover. Thrifting thrills me, skiing scares me, and crocheting calms me. I am coming to you from the beautiful hills and fields of Chester County, Pennsylvania, where I live with my amazing husband, Kirk, and super cool daughter, Reese. Together we try to manage an almost 200-year-old stone farmhouse, along with our old English Springer Spaniel, Hershey, and very sweet kitties, Jellybean (he's very fat) and Sundae (she's very tiny). I like to pretend that our home is tucked neatly beside Beatrix Potter's Hill Top Farm and Jane Austen's Chawton Cottage, because I know we would all be best friends!
I have been teaching in some shape or form for the past 23 years, starting off in my home state of Virginia as a 2nd Grade Teacher and then a 5th Grade Teacher at different Christian schools, and after giving birth to Reese and relocating to Pennsylvania, a homeschool co-op History, Art, Nature Studies, English and Composition tutor.
I never planned to teach. I never planned to love learning about education so much (crazy, right?) And I never planned to have so many books in my house (I have a lot of books). But God led me through a fascinating path from being a Jr. and Sr. High Youth Group intern as a college student, to jumping into the classroom head first with very talented and trusting principals, to leading Youth Groups, teaching Sunday School, facilitating Women's Bible Studies, and now teaching in homeschool groups, getting my Graduate degree in Classical Teaching, and leading Book Clubs with friends. It has been a fun ride so far and I am looking forward to this new chapter in my education, publishing a podcast.

The Podcast

Grab a cup of coffee or tea, some macarons, or toast and jam, and listen to intriguing conversations and highlights regarding Classical and Charlotte Mason pedagogies. Journey with me as we discover and cultivate various elements of the TRUE, the GOOD & the BEAUTIFUL in our homes and classrooms through interviews with homeschooling parents and classroom teachers, experts and entrepreneurs, artists and dreamers. We will explore the great books, great minds, and great resources as well as share about travel, field trips, practices, and creative experiences that embody the

TRUE, the GOOD & the BEAUTIFUL Life.

We will investigate such topics as what is education, the knowledge of God, Man and the Universe, the Liberal Arts, handicrafts, schole, art, music, and dance, Plutarch, nature study, fallacies, poetry, the 5 Common Topics, service projects, life skills, fairy tales, habit training, atmosphere, gardening, History and Geography, living books, the virtues, the outdoor life, mother culture, commonplace books, and Shakespeare just to name a few, and how to cultivate a love for learning and of wonder in our children, students, and ourselves.

Educational Resources

Find helpful resources to guide you through your educational journey. There will be book lists, art and handicrafts, websites, links, and tools that we love to use and think you will too.