As I mentioned in last week’s Sabbath Pause post, God set the example in Creation for a daily and weekly rest. Most evangelical Christians, Jews and Catholics observe some type of weekly Sabbath. Other religions observe rest periods as well. All of us, regardless of religious affiliation, observe some type …
For most of us, the classes called “electives” were a large part of our education experience. Most of us sat through a few years of a foreign language and endured the rigors of jumping jacks and running in gym class. You may have played clarinet in band or made a crooked …
We were just a couple days into our first year of homeschooling. I was beginning schoolwork with my brand-new little kindergartner and her 2-year-old brother when I received the call. In the eerie calm of delivering bad news when still not quite grasping it oneself, my mother’s voice came over …
Another one of the big issues that comes up when people find out we homeschool is….. Big Question: If a child is homeschooled, how will he be properly socialized? The word socialization brings to my mind psychologists and professors with glasses far down on their nose studying what used to be called …
Choosing one thing over another always requires sacrifices of some kind. When I chose to keep my 5-year-old daughter home instead of putting her on the school bus, I knew there would be some trade-offs. Many of them didn’t become evident until I had a few years under my belt. …
While I feel very strongly about homeschooling my children, it is an educational choice for us, not a religion. I would never presume to say that everyone should homeschool their children. While many of my homeschooling friends disagree, I would never even state definitively that no one should send their …
While the first week of October I focused generally on blending the areas of our lives, this week I will focus on homeschooling. If you do homeschool, feel free to chime in on the comments. If you don’t, my hope is that this will give you a better understanding …
I have a high power blender. It is my favorite kitchen tool. I inherited one from my grandmother and used it so much the motor died. It was a very sad day. Thankfully, I was able to trade it in and purchase another one. Unfortunately, we only have one body. …
She is a sneaky visitor. No one knows how or when she gets in, but she frequents our home more often than I want to admit. The sneaky thing about her is she looks harmless. She is busy. She is productive. She works hard and long. She gets a lot …
The elusive all crops up in conversation with almost any mom: “How do you get it all done?” “I don’t know how you do it all!” “I could never do all that you do.” I don’t care whether you’re a stay at home wife or mom. Whether you work at …
