Archive for the ‘Learning’ Category
8.19.08
I'm not kidding. A ten year old boy preached his school to me.
It happened as I drove my car full, plus one more, home from Vacation Bible School. One of Peter's friends from church invited for an afternoon of Lego's and computer games. Out of the blue, this boy's voice ...
Posted in My Boys, home schooling | 7 Comments »
8.18.08
To my blog designer, Shannon Entin.
Hi, Shannon!
For a long time - at least a year - I've wanted my blog to be more than just a theme found on WordPress Planet or another website. Every time I downloaded a new theme, it would work for awhile, but I never ...
Posted in Blogging, home schooling | 4 Comments »
8.15.08
Signed on for another blog writing gig. This one is Homeschool Hacks where you can follow my witty and insightful advice, tips and tricks regarding home education. Or don't read what I have to say and fail miserably. Ha. My first post is here.
The choice is yours. Ignore this invitation ...
Posted in Blogging, Homeschool Hacks, home schooling | 3 Comments »
7.28.08
Did you feel that tremor last week? The lighting, the rolls of thunder, the shifting of the earth under your feet? Two of my favorite subjects – Elizabeth Gilbert and home schooling - collided Friday when my husband brought home the local newspaper.
I was writing a blog post about ...
Posted in Believing, Learning, Reading, home schooling | 11 Comments »
7.22.08
Smiling Sally left this comment the other day:
Children are children. No one looks down on you because you home school. It’s your choice, and I think that it’s a worthy choice! So stand tall and smile at all the people like me (who are grandma-aged!
Thanks for an interesting comment, Sally.
At ...
Posted in Believing, Learning, home schooling | 5 Comments »
7.19.08
Do other mothers worry like I do when out in public?
Edmund happy to use the store's half shopping cart/half stroller as his personal play toy. Peter chases after Lucy among the racks. Susan laughs at it all. On this Saturday morning, mine the noisiest kids in the uncrowded store. ...
Posted in Living, Thinking, home schooling | 3 Comments »
7.17.08
And the lesson was learned by me.
Yesterday, as I packed the things I would need for the Vacation Bible School I was going to today, my eldest, Susan, asked to tag along.
At first, I didn't think it a good idea.
I didn't want to be a mom on duty, I just ...
Posted in Believing, Compassion International, Learning, Thinking | 5 Comments »
