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March 2012

March 08, 2012

Surfing

A Guest Post by Ezra Surfing is a very hard but fun exercise. I learned...

January 2012

January 14, 2012

Father Does Not Know Best, But Neither Do I

When Zach was first born and I was unsure of how to keep him alive,...

January 05, 2012

Just Curious

Is it possible to cultivate curiosity? You can squelch it, for sure, but can you...

December 2011

December 17, 2011

My Gift

Conan, a twelve-year-old homeschooled friend of ours, is obsessed with the Revolutionary War. He spends...

December 09, 2011

Performance

It doesn't matter how much decoding you work on if you never get to enjoy...

October 2011

October 31, 2011

Under the Umbrella

The boys had been asking us to make their bedtime later for quite some time....

October 22, 2011

What’s up with the brats?

“Who would let their children act like that in a restaurant?!” My mother and I...

October 08, 2011

So Many Gods, So Little Time

“Some people worship money. Some people worship many gods. We mainly worship just one god.” ...

September 2011

September 30, 2011

Crop Failure

On Tuesday, we choked down a few nasty beans and one nasty squash. Zach held...

September 24, 2011

Happy New Year!

Next week is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The yummiest part of Rosh Hashanah...

September 15, 2011

Starting Off With A Bange

Did you know that there are spelling rules? Sure, you may know i before e except...

September 03, 2011

Hearing From God

I'm quitting my job. Not today. Possibly not until a year from now. But Jeff...

September 01, 2011

No Objective Left Behind

The No Child Left Behind policy attempts to hold teachers and schools, rather than children,...

August 2011

August 31, 2011

Worth It?

I just finished Patricia Stacey's memoir, The Boy Who Loved Windows, about her journey to...

August 24, 2011

If The Feds Come Knocking

Are you one of the women who spends hours making beautiful baby books for your...

August 18, 2011

Big Love

Kathiana, our au pair, leaves on the 27th of September, after which I will be...

August 17, 2011

Imagine That

"Mom, is God a boy or a girl?" Ezra asked on the ride home from...

August 16, 2011

My Little Triathletes

I was always more of a mathlete than an athlete. My one memory of childhood...

August 05, 2011

A Whole Lotta Prayer

This week, I've been writing about what I am calling The Practice. Practices are those rhythms...

August 02, 2011

“Let’s Rock This, Bro!”

Waiting anxiously at the starting line, Ezra turned to hive five Zach. Then, with a...

July 2011

July 28, 2011

Tactile Support

I'm a sucker for anything that promises to help our homeschooling endeavor. Knowing I'm a...

July 27, 2011

We Love VBS

The following was this evening's debrief of VBS. (VBS stands for Vacation Bible School, which is...

July 23, 2011

Strong Men Of God

At dinner a few night ago, we discussed what to do with the money will...

July 21, 2011

The Way of Simplicity

Ezra was in bed today while I went through the boys' clothes closet. (He was...

July 20, 2011

More With Less

Yesterday was about the toys. Today it was the books. Growing up, I loved books....

July 19, 2011

Leave Room For The Holy Spirit

"What about this?" I asked the boys today as we went through their toys. "Junk,"...

July 15, 2011

Magic C

I don't know why it took nearly the entire year to learn this: Zach and...

July 13, 2011

Can’t you read the signs?

Atta and I took the boys and two of their friends out for dinner on...

July 12, 2011

Too Quiet – From Guest Blogger, Grandpa Bob

Our house is deathly quiet, almost too quiet. Two hours ago our two sons, Don...

July 06, 2011

Go To Sleep

Have you heard the buzz about a new book called "Go The F*** To Sleep?"...

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