This post is another installment in our “unit study” for mommies on Babies. In earlier portions of this unit study we have covered things such as the myth of overpopulation and other general aspects of allowing children into our lives. Today we will focus on respecting childbirth. I … Read More…
Having babies is not an end, it is a means. It is a means to growing in faith, to learning more about God, to learning more about ourselves, to pleasing God, to blessing the world. It is not the only means to these things. For some, not being … Read More…
It’s the New Year. Are you feeling great about your homeschooling, or are you feeling defeated? Either way, I think it’s time for everyone to do a little homeschool pump it up! We are the homeschoolers. We are making the hard decisions and difficult sacrifices necessary to influence … Read More…
Population Bomb Turned Bust Following is the second installment in our “unit study” on babies. You can read (or listen to) the first installment here. This series is not about guilting people to have children for the good of the planet, or the global economy, or any other … Read More…
At the time of this post our country is recovering from two historically destructive hurricanes. Our own children are involved in some of the recovery operations, so we feel especially close to the situation. One dear listener told me her area will not have any regular services available. … Read More…
Since I’ve been a bit under-the-weather lately, I’ve been binge-watching episodes of the reality show Alone. I rarely dabble into “reality” TV, mostly because I don’t consider it to be real, and also because I normally don’t watch much TV. However, this one was recommended to me by … Read More…
Homeschooled Children don’t need to be socialized, but they do need to be civilized. Socialization is a crock. It is the over emphasis of the natural tendency of mankind to flock together. This “flocking” can be good when it is led by God (such as in the first … Read More…
I really sense at times that God is using this space on the Net to speak specific things to certain people. This time it was something about womanly confidence, and so I began writing and researching all about it. I wasn’t satisfied with my research. It was all … Read More…
So much of my life has been trusting God for each step directly in front of me. I have always had this sense that the life of our family was like the journey of Abraham on his way to Canaan. God called him out, but didn’t give him … Read More…
Good parenting is a matter of balancing love and discipline. We live in a therapeutic society. This is because we have adopted the ideals of humanism, not Christianity, as the foundation of our culture. Humanism summed up says,”It’s all about ME.” In other words, the “self” is the … Read More…