Category Archives: News

May. 21, 2014

My Sheltered Homeschool Experience

By Luke

There are two ends of the shelter spectrum. I'll call them the "straitjacket" and the "sea-breeze" philosophies. The one pop-culturally associated with homeschoolers is oppressive, binding, restrictive -- like a straitjacket to your soul. These are people who hole up … Continue reading →

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May. 20, 2014

Summer Reading Fun

By Jonelle

We just released the 2014 Summer Reader Packages, and I'm so excited to share them with you! This is one of my favorite projects to work on, and I'm so pleased with the packages we put together. I love reading. … Continue reading →

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May. 19, 2014

You Are Raising a Person

By Luke

You homeschool. That's great. Homeschooling is a good option with at least 22 blog posts worth of benefits. I wonder if we sometimes lose sight of the bigger picture, though. We love homeschooling, not so much because homeschooling is this … Continue reading →

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May. 16, 2014

Making Babies is a Good Thing!

By Luke

I learned yesterday that one of my co-workers used to be a body builder. Now she's pregnant with her second; the joke is that she's a different kind of body builder today. <grin> Lame pun aside, I like the sentiment. … Continue reading →

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May. 14, 2014

Learning from Someone's Personal Story

By Luke

A bunch of very interesting Other Posts of Note have cropped up recently. Brian's How to Get Eternal Life, Amber's So she hired a hit man?, and most recently Kara's thoughts on Heaven is for Real. This last post contains … Continue reading →

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May. 13, 2014

Is Education Losing the Whole in the Parts?

By Robert

Francis Schaeffer wrote, "In our modern forms of specialized education there is a tendency to lose the whole in the parts, and in this sense we can say that our generation produces few truly educated people. True education means thinking … Continue reading →

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May. 12, 2014

Euphoric Melancholy

By Luke

I saw a bunch of posts over the weekend that mentioned -- in one way or another -- how hard Mother's Day can be. You may have lost your mother, or had a bad relationship with your mom, or feel … Continue reading →

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