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Bee reads. I watch in wonder.
I mentioned in a post a few months ago that Bee was having a hard time with reading. That was a bit of an understatement. I talked to many of my friends about this – seeking advice from homeschool moms, … Continue reading
The joy of homeschool rabbit trails
This is how it works, on a day like today: 1. A few days ago I posted a link to Chumbawumba’s “Tubthumping”, which led to…. 2. Hearing on Facebook how much a friend loved the song, which led to… 3. … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, education, history, homeschooling, music
Tagged Chumbawumba, Civil Rights, Fight the Power, Public Enemy, Ruby Bridges, Tubthumping
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What Divided Got Right
Thursday I addressed some of my problems with Divided, the new documentary about youth ministry. In fairness, I want to agree with the film on one thing. Parents have the primary responsibility to disciple their children in the faith. As … Continue reading
We Need to Have a Good Discussion About Youth Ministry. You Won’t Find It In “Divided”
I’ve been involved in youth ministry for 20 of the last 34 years. Yep, I did the math. I racked up six years as a teenager, heavily involved in my church youth group, eight years as a lay youth leader … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, church, education, parenting, religion, videos
Tagged Brett McCracken, Douglas Phillips, Geoffrey Botkin, Ken Hamm, Kevin Swanson, Lifeway Research, National Center for Family Integrated Church, Philip Leclerc, R.C. Sproul Jr., Robert Raikes, Rousseau, Scott Brown, Tim Challies, Vision Forum, Voddie Baucham
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From Mammoth to Muni
Here’s what I did today: 1) Took the girls to see the Mammoth excavation site at Principia College. Yay! 2) Backed into another car while pulling out of my parking space at Principia. Boo! 3) Carefully critiqued discussion board comments … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, education, homeschooling, movies
Tagged Paul Muni, Postaday2011, Principia College, Scarface
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Oh, what a day.
Not good. B. Lake is on break from school and I spent the bulk of my day trying to help him with his homework. I like B. Lake’s teacher very much, but this schoolwork is ridiculous. Why is my son … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, education, parenting
Tagged Postaday2011, special education, Star Wars
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April 1: Resolution Update
I’m not clever enough to pull off a joke, so I’m not going to try: let’s get that right out of the way. I was going to try to share an April poem with you; you know, something about buds … Continue reading
Time4Learning Wants More Free-Trial Reviewers!
This morning Cheesy slept until almost 11:00 o’clock. It’s so unusual for her to sleep past 7:30 that I figured her body must have needed the rest, and I let her be. Bee asked to do her computer work first, … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, education, homeschooling
Tagged Postaday2011, Sharon Autenrieth, Time4Learning
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March 1: Resolution Update
It’s March 1st, which means my birthday is two days away. Ahem. Just thought you should know. I find that subtlety is overrated. My resolution to write about my resolutions at the beginning of every month is already starting to … Continue reading
Posted in aging, blogging, education, parenting, spirituality
Tagged Ashes to Fire, John MacArthur, Postaday2011, Rob Bell
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