by Erica Johns | Feb 17, 2015 | Gather 'Round, Wondrous Wednesday
Watching this amazing, beautiful video had me tearing up and saying, “Wow!” all the way through. I couldn’t help but think of all of our children that think differently than I do: Thank God for His creativity in making people who can imagine and...
by Erica Johns | Feb 16, 2015 | Gather 'Round, Musical Monday
What happens when you combine two cellos, the William Tell Overture, a sense of humor, and rock-n-roll? This! And hey–have you ever gotten to se an electric cello before? (or a crowd-surfing cellist?!) So cool! **If you don’t rock-n-roll at your house,...
by Erica Johns | Feb 14, 2015 | Gather 'Round, Presidents
This is so interesting! This young girl started out doing a project about her own family tree, and discovered that she’s a distant cousin of President Obama! She also found that almost all of the U.S. Presidents are related to England’s King John, who...
by Erica Johns | Feb 9, 2015 | Gather 'Round, Musical Monday
I’ve got a thing for the cello, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. 🙂 My father played the cello and so did I. (briefly, in elementary school) I’ve never stopped loving the deep, soothing sounds of this gorgeous instrument, so don’t be surprised...
by Erica Johns | Feb 7, 2015 | Gather 'Round, Mom to Mom, Weekly Round Up
This here is my weekly round up of noteworthy items for your consideration. Enjoy! How Decision Fatigue is Wearing Down Your Homeschool (and 4 things you can do about it) This is a really good article that I’m sure most homeschool moms will find useful....
by Erica Johns | Feb 7, 2015 | Gather 'Round, Musical Monday
2Cellos is a duo that does a lot of contemporary covers. They also have quite a sense of humor. I love the way this video shows all of the period costumes, and the way it morphs from classical style into rock. For all the kids that thought stringed instruments...
