I love my dad, but he was the source of the worst bit of advice I’ve ever recieved (and unfortunately believed for a long time!). He told me that if you were really remarkable or doing something well, you wouldn’t need to go around tooting your own horn because if it was really that great, other people would notice it for themselves. Sigh. If only I could get … Continue reading Promote Yourself!
Last week, I wrote about my irate child who was very unhappy about being back at the local public school. As I basically said, I can’t say that I blame him. But, I have been uncomfortable with the idea of him returning to homeschooling because I still think he could have a good school experience. So, here’s the update: After thinking about it for a … Continue reading Today I’m thinking about school – Update
Now for something totally different. I love beautiful things and I have a favorite artist I’d like to pass along to y’all. Her name is Natasha Wescoat. She first gained attention for her “Trees” series of paintings. Recently, she has been drawing and painting beautiful women, children and different creatures – often for illustrations she is working. Her work is often described as “whimsical” pop … Continue reading Beautiful Things
It’s the start of a new school year and 2 of my children are happy to be going to school, 1 is irate at having to go to school and 1 is happy to be starting online-schooling just as soon as his computer arrives. My irate child went to school last year, was miserable and comforted himself with the idea that he would not, would … Continue reading Today I am thinking about school
I’m about to go all theological on ya here . . . So, I don’t know why, but I was thinking last night about how the bible says that the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is head of the church. (Why, what do you think about as you’re drifting off to sleep if it’s not random bible verses? LOL) Aside from … Continue reading Heads or Tails?
I think I’m going to write a book titled “Things I always tell my kids”. Samples: Dumb people never learn from their mistakes. Smart people learn from their mistakes. Wise people learn from the mistakes other people make. If this is the worst thing that happens to you today, you’re having a pretty good day. As you go through life, you are going to make … Continue reading Things I always tell my kids
A couple of years ago a local church installed a prayer labyrinth on their property and yesterday I walked it for the first time. I had never walked any prayer labyrinth before and I was surprised at how easy it was to enter into deep thought/prayer while walking it. You just fall into a rhythm of walking one foot in front of the other. One … Continue reading Walking the Labyrinth
I found a small framed print of this old devotional at our local Goodwill a couple of months ago and bought it. Many of you have probably seen it before, but I don’t think I had. I hope my children take the time to stand looking at the wall and read the whole thing every now and then. Desiderata Go placidly amid the noise and … Continue reading Desiderata
Can you imagine if God had tried explaining to Moses that the Earth is 6 billion years old? We live in an age where huge numbers get thrown around all the time. There are 6.5 billion people on the planet. The gdp of the United States is in the trillions. The universe we can see is thought to be 16+ billion years old. Heck, some … Continue reading Playing With Time
I homeschooled my boys for years and have always caught flack for it. However, the one group of people who rarely criticized my decision were other parents with school-aged children. More often than not, they seemed to feel compelled to offer an apologetic explanation for why they weren’t homeschooling their own kids. Why? Because they were well aware that we live in a world where … Continue reading Jiu-Jitsu for the Bullied
The Upside Down World 