For those of you who think television is the root of all evil, you’ll find this post uninteresting and perhaps a bit beneath you, so God bless, and I’ll catch you some other time. I’m of the “watch responsibly” genre, so I keep the two TVs we have in very visible places and much of […]
Bored, loving it, and learning from it
When I began homeschooling, I followed my nature and planned. I didn’t write separate notebooks for each child, but I planned for me. As an aside, I have my own self-developed planner now which I incorporate into the large notebooks I receive from a curriculum vendor, but a bought planner that I particularly enjoyed was […]
On a mission (statement, that is)
Following our church’s annual leadership conference, we have been developing life mission statements. Our church went through the “Purpose Driven Life” on last year and now we’re delving farther into purpose and God’s plan to use us. I once loved doing this type of work in the corporate world; I even taught classes about the […]
How do we do it?
Congratulations to all of the new babies and babies to come out there, including ThreeLittleLadies, TwaddleMeNot, and WomanofGod, to name just a few, I’m sure! I have had the opportunity, through several different, but all recent, experiences to reflect on my own transition from being a DINK (double income, no kids), to having someone refer […]
Why we must teach inclusive history
February is African-American history month. Each year about this time I see notices from various loops about television programs that will be available during the month focusing on the contributions of our people to this great nation. I thought some about a conversation I had with a Christian African-American friend a few months ago. She was questioning whether […]