Making a Home
Ida Eisenhower created a beautiful home for her family. She was a good seamstress. We have already seen the pillow on which she embroidered her sons’ names. She painted this picture which hangs in the hall. It reads, “Call Again.”…
Charlene
Hi! I'm Charlene. You are a homeschooling heroine, and I believe in you. As a veteran homeschooling mom, one of my greatest joys is encouraging moms like you. Thank you for what you do everyday.
Family Time Eisenhower Style
The small back parlor was the heart of David and Ida Eisenhower’s home. On one wall was Ida’s piano. Before she married, Ida inherited $1000 dollars. She spent $600 of her inheritance for a custom-built piano. Before dropping out of college…
A Man, a Woman, and Joyous Acceptance
As I mentioned in the Tender Teddy post more than a year ago, in President Theodore Roosevelt’s autobiography, he wrote about the virtues necessary for a nation. He said: “. . . these virtues are as dust on a windy street…
A Visit Home to See Mama
Learning how other mamas have lived with their families gives us at least two types of lessons. Sometimes we learn new ideas to try with our own families, and sometimes we receive warnings about what to resist at all costs. We…
A President’s Prayer
Five years after President Dwight David Eisenhower left the presidency, he and his wife Mamie came to his hometown of Abilene, Kansas, to dedicate the Place of Meditation, one of five public buildings on the grounds of the Dwight David Eisenhower Presidential…
A Heartening Report from A Game Show Host
“What’s My Line?” was a popular TV game show in the 1950s and 1960s. The set and the game were simple. The cast was simply a host and four celebrity panelists. The panelists tried to guess the occupations of everyday…