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March 2013

March 21, 2013

Dragonbox Will Teach Your Five-Year-Old Algebra. Really, truly.

Dragonbox will teach your five-year-old to do algebra. Really, truly. I'm not a big fan...

March 19, 2013

Why I (Still) Believe In Jesus

Spending time with atheists renews my faith in Jesus. My story raises doubts, but theirs...

March 18, 2013

Geography Matters (Or Why Your Kids Should Play With Maps)

Figuring out exactly where you are in the world is no easy task. Figuring out...

March 12, 2013

Second Families

Your kid behaves worse at home than anywhere else? That's why he needs a second...

March 11, 2013

You Can’t Make Your Children Happy

Last Monday, I almost cheated on the National Mythology Exam. Why was it so difficult...

March 06, 2013

Dirty Work: Why I Clean Up Poop For A Dog I Don’t Love

How are you supposed to love a dog when animals give you the heebie jeebies?...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

Roller Coasters

I knew that Zach was afraid, but I pushed him to try it anyway. I...

February 21, 2013

Camp!

“Ezra! Slow down and wait for Daddy!” I shouted into the wind, hoping to stop...

February 04, 2013

Monday Memories: Why Homeschooled Kids Are Weird

It's been more than two years since I posted this. In that time, my fear...

February 01, 2013

The Goodness of Work (and money)

All three kids came running downstairs on Monday night. They had fistfuls of cash they...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

Mo’ Money Please (And Accolades Too)

Teachers do not make enough money. No matter what your local public school teacher makes,...

January 28, 2013

Monday Memories: Delicious Perfume

"Mom, you said we can make Chinese french fries today," Zach reminded me at least...

January 25, 2013

The Mommas Inspire Me

Homeschool mommas are a thrifty lot. Seriously, these women are no joke. When was the...

January 23, 2013

Please Don’t Call Me Pro-Life

Please don't call me pro-life. Let me put it another way. Everyone I know is...

January 22, 2013

The Constraining Abortion Box

I'm an evangelical, homeschooling, anti-choice woman. And with that description, you may think you know...

January 21, 2013

Best MLK Day Ever

I had ten kids around the table this morning for our American Revolution class. We...

January 20, 2013

What’s Your Dream? A Family Activity For MLK Day

Tomorrow is MLK Day, and inauguration day, and a day when your family will likely...

January 17, 2013

Forgiving Lance

People aren't heroes for making apologies. And I understand that in today's celebrity-worshipping culture, we...

January 16, 2013

Sports Kids of The Year

Ezra's name means helper, and we gave it to him in part because we knew...

January 15, 2013

In Pursuit Of Virtue

"Ezra, explain to me what's going on with you and Zach lately. Why are you...

January 14, 2013

Monday Memories: Get On The Bus

I've been thinking a lot about character lately. So for this week's Monday Memories re-post, I thought...

January 09, 2013

The 10th Day of Christmas

If you are part of the same Christian-small-world that I am, then undoubtedly someone has...

January 07, 2013

A Small Life

I used to say that I wanted a small life. A family, good work, and...

December 2012

December 27, 2012

Christmas Vacation? Not So Much.

"What?!! We have to do schoolwork?" "But Mo-om, it's Christmas vacation!" The cries of my...

December 15, 2012

Don’t Sing Songs To A Heavy Heart

I wish I could take down all of my Advent reflections from the last week....

December 13, 2012

Born To Set Thy People Free. From Junk They Don’t Need

Okay, here's the thing: I don't quite understand why you are buying Christmas presents. I...

December 12, 2012

Soon And Very Soon

We have a very simple Advent routine around here. We light the candles in our...

December 11, 2012

A Season Of Longing

Death is a horror. I don't know how I forgot that, but I did. I've...

November 2012

November 18, 2012

A Eulogy

My daddy died on Monday. He was a Jewish boy who grew up in New...

November 11, 2012

Why I’m Not A Pacifist

I want to be a pacifist when I grow up. But I'm not there yet. ...

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