Dive into Real, Cool History for the Whole Family
The new year is bringing a new direction to the Real Cool History For Kids podcast show! Each month, the two podcasts will be related to each other in some way and will be based on a story from a volume of my history series, America’s Story 1-3 and The World’s Story 1-3. Here’s what we have to look forward to… In January, join me as we explore some amazing and wonderful stories centered around the Colonial period of our country. [America’s Story 1] In February, we will come into the Modern Age of American history and enter the events of the Civil Rights Movement in honor of Black American…
My Trim Healthy Mama Story – revisited
This week marks one entire year since I began the journey of taking control of my health and my weight.
Upcoming and current NEW releases
This fall is bringing a whole crop of new and exciting support material for the Math Lessons for a Living Education series...
A Time for Everything
For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.
The “if” part is our responsibility
Recently, I’ve been thinking about the concept of being still – of conscientiously training my heart, mind, and soul to contemplate and meditate on both the transcendent and the immanent aspects of His nature and applying them to my world, my life, my family, and my day.
"It is important for our children to know that history is not primarily the story of man, it is the story of man inside of the story and display of the sovereignty of God."
In Preparation for the Online Charlotte Mason Conference…
Please connect with me before the conference!
Practical Math for High Schoolers? You betcha!
I am SO excited to announce that I will be creating a consumer mathematics course for high school students. This course will have a full school year’s worth of real, practical, applicable skill building for the soon-to-be adult. This is the kind of math that adults in the real world use! Some of the topics I will be covering are: practical geometry – the kind that it takes to buy carpet, countertops, fabric for a sewing project, landscaping wood chips for a circular flower garden, etc. different types of insurance different types of investments different types of taxes different types of income assets vs liabilities renting vs buying a house…
New Kids’ Podcast Show
Mark your calendars for the First Episode, coming on July 1st! Hey, kids, do you like stories about weird, cool, and just plain awesome events and people in history? If you do, you’re going to love this podcast show! From creepy abandoned places all over the world to little-known facts about well-known people in history, Angela O’Dell, author of Master Books’ history series, America’s Story and The World’s Story, brings you fascinating episodes of Real Cool History just for kids, twice a month! The link to the show will be posted on July 1st, so stay tuned.
my THM story…
Over the last three and a half months, I’ve been on a journey of taking my health back. I had noticed that over the last three years, I had been putting on weight. Being someone who has never really struggled with weight (and having the ability to carry it “well”), I wasn’t too worried. I hadn’t been on a scale in over two years, but I knew that there was more of me than there used to be! I had gone up a size in shirts, and the jeans I used to be able to slip into with no problem were cutting me in half when I sat down. I…
