Superstitious mumbo-jumbo or Bible Literacy
I'm off again on another rant. It's in relation to a newspaper article which you can find here. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24753674-1248,00.html A QUEENSLAND father of five has taken action in the Anti-Discrimination Commission after his four-year-old...
Self harm? Don't Be Ignorant
Today's blog post isn't something pleasant, but it is something that I want to write about...to encourage other parents to be aware of. Self harm, self injury, mutilation, call it what you will. Teens devise elaborate self-harm SOME troubled teens are embedding nails,...
What should I blog?
I know I blog primarily for me...but I also like to have a focus, a purpose. This blog started primarily as a way for me to keep all the emails and forums responses that I had written. I still receive questions via email and often my response will be edited and end up...
Delighting in our children
I learn more about the nature of God through being a parent. I delight in watching and being with my children. Yet I am only a reflection, a shadow of the True Parent. How much does God, the ontological parent, delight in us?
Book Meme
I don't usually do tags but one of my dearest friends has recently started a blog (after much pestering from me) and she tagged me. So, as not to appear anti-blogging-social I will go along with this tag. Here it is: Pass this on to 5 blogging friends. Open the...
Supporting Homegrown Services
Its the time of year when many people are busy planning for next year's homeschooling curriculum and schedule. Many mums are in full swing; pens, notebooks, catalogs, book lists and the like. It can be such fun! This year, many parents will receive a government bonus...
Is that website down or…?
Have you ever tried to visit a website only to find that you couldn't get there? Or couldn't access the page? Maybe you didn't know if it was you or the site itself. Tehee, in this day and age of everything Internet, there is a webpage that can check it for you. How...
How do you feel about Christmas? (guest post)
Today's post is by guest blogger, Robin Sampson from Heart of Wisdom. Robin has a particular focus on the Hebraic roots of Christianity. How do you feel about Christmas? Do you observe it differently now compared to how you observed it when you were a child? Do you...
Walking By Grace
Some of my readers may remember my where I talked about having a child who is trying to run away from the reality of God. I have shared how heart breaking this is. While it is still hard and every day brings its own challenges I would like to share some of the...
It's 'that' time of year again: Christmas
Rather than totally re-post the whole post, which may make readers miss out on the great comments from a previous entry, please visit today's post, which is actually a re-post. How we do Christmas. Scroll right down and read all the reader's comments and the links to...
Satan's Meeting
In similar vein to the Screwtape Letters, watch this and see if anything applies. httpv://au.youtube.com/watch?v=DgJ-w5GSaYo
Are you convinced or convicted?
Issues, Ideals, Convictions and being Convinced... originally written in 2000 Married at the tender age of 18, I was blissfully ignorant of domestic duties and all that married life would entail. I loved my husband dearly and I thank God for giving me such a gracious...
Blogging Addictions? Blogging Balance? (by Robin Sampson)
Today's post is not my own writing. It is from a dear lady, Robin Sampson. This article was a blog post and you can see it in real time over on her blog. While you're there, you might like to subscribe to her blog and receive updates of all her new blog posts- it's...
Blogging Addiction? Ironic Post
After my last post, I thought I'd do a quick quiz. Guess what? It's official! I am not as addicted to blogging as I once was. There, I read it on a website so it's gotta be true eh? Actually, the only reason I scored 68% is because I know what I'm doing with blogs,...
Downfall of Homeschool Blogging
We’re created to be part of a community…and the blogosphere provides an online community – to an extent. But community forums are where newbies go for help first.
Wholesome Dolls for Little Girls
Bravo Grandma!!!!! Well, she's not my Grandma but she's obviously a lady who has an opinion, cares deeply about morals and decided to try to be part of the solution! clipped from www.news.com.au A PERTH grandmother was so appalled by "s*xed-up" dolls in toy shops, she...
Where Are the Parents of Teens?
I often wondered why there weren’t many parents of teens around the forums. I wanted to glean from them but they often weren’t around and if they were, they didn’t seem to be talking about the same kind of homeschooling messages that I wanted to hear. Now, I think I am one of them. I love to talk and write about what we’re doing but two things roam through my head.
Worthwhile Pastimes – Discerning the Value in Hobbies
This post was originally a response to a question posted on a forum On a delightful forum that I visit, another homeschool mum asked about her child's pastime and questioned if it is worthwhile...should she encourage it, institute rules for it or discourage it. Having...
A little dirt for a clean bill of health
My children were always playing outside in the dirt, climbing trees, or out in the backyard. It was good for them in so many ways- but one of the reasons was that John and I felt that exposure to a little dirt (bacteria) would be good for strengthening and building...
Delight Directed Education wins 3rd place!
Oops! I had intended to pop back earlier with our exciting news but the days just seemed to skip ahead of me. Last week, we attended the local (State) Barista Championships where our 17yodd was competing in the Latte Art section. She was up against two former...