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Apr. 3, 2013
One Hundred and one years...
This past week a friend of mine died at the age of one hundred and one years old. She was born in 1912; the same year the Titanic sank and New Mexico and Arizona became states. Minnie, her husband and … Continue reading
Tagged character, Christianity, Encouragement, goals, history, learning, prayer, priorities
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Mar. 28, 2013
Why do people want their babies to be adults?
This is one of my most favorite, but also most frustrating, times of year. Spring is just around the corner, our new catalog has just released, and people are beginning to emerge from their winter "slumber" to consider their curriculum … Continue reading
Tagged catalog, choosing, curriculum, gifted, preschool
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Mar. 27, 2013
Misery from the Belief in the Value of Education
The group of us stood motionless, trapped in the concrete boots of chastisement. We had been a tad rowdy and the poor mother running the homeschool co-op music lesson had finally had enough. So she threw us out of class. … Continue reading
Tagged challenges, education, school, teaching
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Mar. 26, 2013
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
A few days ago I flew to Colorado to represent Sonlight at the Spring Curriculum Fair in Loveland. It was my first of six events for the season. I had been to the Loveland conference several other years, but this … Continue reading
Tagged challenges, Encouragement
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Mar. 22, 2013
From Luke's Inbox: Sonlight and Sex and Swearing
I just read the blog post Appalled that I bought utter filth & gave it to my children. She has daughters who are more sensitive than my high school/middle school boys, but this is still disconcerting. I ditch several books … Continue reading
Tagged books, Christianity, curriculum, inbox, questions, Sonlight
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Mar. 20, 2013
The Myth of a Standardized Education
Her pale blue eyes burn icy cold as she recounts her latest test results. "They changed professors three days before the test. How does that make sense? It's good that they let the other professor go, he wasn't teaching us … Continue reading
Tagged education, Testing
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Mar. 19, 2013
For God So Loved
My husband Dave and I had a very hard conversation last night. We covered a myriad of topics ranging from politics, to missions, to cultural differences, to challenges facing the church. This just stirred up what I feel God is … Continue reading
Tagged God, Gospel, love, missions
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