Recently, Michael Savage went on a tirade against Autism on his syndicated radio show. I doubt he thought of someone like me, with a husband who is very involved in his children’s lives, and two sons who are not disciplinary problems, but still struggle with Autism. I doubt if he thought of my sister, who, [...]
I have found a new challenge: How to teach my children to love each other. You see, long ago I learned that love is more than just a feeling. Feelings are subjective, and you can never experience the feelings of another. But actions are visible, tangible, and can be experienced by many. [...]
Recently, the readership of my homeschool blog has gone up dramatically. I’m not sure if it’s readers from White Washed Feminists or if it’s readers who’ve come from Tulip Girl’s blog spurred on by Michael and Debi Pearl of No Greater Joy. In any case I thought this would be a good opportunity [...]
My mother made a comment today that I wasn’t supposed to take personally, yet I did. She said she hoped I wouldn’t wait until fifth grade to put Piper into a public school like I did Reagan. Not wanting to simply be offended at a perceived slight, I asked my mother why she thought Piper [...]
I’m getting on an airplane today. I’m getting on it with five children. I’ve packed thoroughly and think I have it all worked out.
We do curbside check in to avoid dragging bags through the terminal. Then we take off our shoes while we wait in line for security. I send Reagan through first, and all [...]
Someone, somewhere on the net asked the question of whether their readers were listeners or talkers. I have a blog. I have several blogs. That probably means I’m a talker. I think one day my children will look back on their childhoods and say that their discipline always included a good talking to. And I [...]
Today is Friday. My children are all happy, healthy, and playing or sleeping. I thought about what to write about. Should I talk about what we’re doing with homeschooling, what we’re learning about, give some information about homeschooling? Ultimately I decided that today is a day that I should take stock and name some things [...]
