‘Journal’ Archives
The weight of the world on tiny shoulders
As I watch my children growing up in this chaotic world, I am a little stunned about something. It seems that the adults have put all the "hope" for the future [...]
The weight of legacy
As home educators we feel a special kind of pressure that I don't think parents of schooled children do. We are in a unique place because we are so personally [...]
Commonplace Blogging
Before the internet craze of blogging we wrote our thoughts down in something called a journal. Or a diary maybe. But it was for your eyes only, no worries of [...]
Life is tasty in small bites
Being an all or nothing kind of person, I tend to "go big or go home." I struggle with the idea of just a little of anything, which is why I avoid certain [...]
Open house–us in a nutshell
I haven't updated on our family in a while, and since we are starting a new school year soon (and since it's open house time at The Homeschool Lounge) I [...]
Yes, home educating is my job
I used to bristle a little when people would ask me what I "do," only because my answer seemed to disappoint them. It implies that work outside the home is [...]
Average kids are gonna rule the world
I'm convinced of it. The over-achievers are distracted with perfection and, well, over achieving. Their parents make sure they always get a trophy and always [...]
He makes all things beautiful in His time
The author of Ecclesiastes makes this statement in chapter 3. There are seasons of life. Some overlap and some are consecutive. Some are short and some long. [...]
Keep on keeping on
With all the trappings of Biblical Principle Approach--word studies, 4-Ring, notebooks, the Red Books, Rudiments, etc.--you can easily get overwhelmed and [...]
The other side of the encouragement coin
In my post on the encouragement addiction I tried to make the case that sometimes we can be a little too quick to let others be our Holy Spirit, seeking [...]
