Living in a fishbowl isn’t as fun as you might suppose. Sure, you get a lot of attention but, sometimes, it isn’t the kind you were hoping for. Sometimes, you wish that when you fail, every now ...
Jacob pulled into his driveway at 6:00 PM. Today was not a banner day. Things didn’t go well at work, and his boss unfairly took out his personal frustrations on Jaco ...
One of the most pressing issues in many states right now is the issue of "School Choice." There is a call from many Republican legislators for government money that "follows the child." This view i ...
In January of 1993, I began my career in Christian publishing. For the next 20 years, I served as Marketing Director for a small family publishing company founded by my mother, that eventually grew ...
Is Homeschooling Elitist?
Over the many years that I’ve been involved in the home education movement, I have heard the accusation, on occasion, that homeschooling is el ...
I remember well receiving a letter on my pillow from my 13-yr-old daughter. It was full of questions that she wanted me to help her understand. I am grateful that I have the kind of relationship wi ...
Somedays you catch a glimpse of encouragement that makes your heart sing in this mothering journey. I had two today. The first was a line from a facebook blogger friend of mine, who wrote: “You m ...
“I could never homeschool my children. I don’t have enough patience. I couldn’t stand to have them around me that much!” Have you ever heard that line? What about: “I can’t wait for the ...
