Looking for the Rapture
Rapture Jesus Calls Us Home Several years ago, I had a wonderful dream. It struck me as one of those dreams…
The Meaning of Easter
He is Risen! Yesterday we celebrated Easter by going to a church service, having a meal with our extended family, and an Easter Egg Hunt. But what is the true meaning of Easter? Some people believe that it is all about bunnies and colored eggs. Others believe that it is a celebration of spring and…
Our Experience with Standardized Testing
This week we are in the middle of taking our state mandated standardized testing. It really makes for a hard week. I have easily forgotten how exhausting the testing is because I have not taken a test for over 20 years. This is Super Stuffy’s third testing experience, and Bear Bear’s first. I have had…
Pros and Cons of Homeschooling
Are you thinking about homeschooling? Have you already made the decision to homeschool but are second guessing that decision? Are you in the midst of homeschooling and feeling overwhelmed? I have never had any serious doubts about homeschooling, but on those days when I just want to chuck it all and send them to school,…
Is my Choice to Homeschool the Right Choice?
I have always made the choice to homeschool my children. Neither one of them have ever been inside a classroom. Bear Bear expressed some curiosity about what school was like. I thought that she could visit for a day so I called the school and set up her visit. She was so excited to get…
The #1 Way to Deal with your Anger as a Parent
Colossians 3:12-15 – Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you must also do. But above all these things put on love, which is…
Am I Really Unschooling?
What does it mean that a person is unschooling? Am I really unschooling? The definition on Wikipedia says: Unschooling is an educational method and philosophy that advocates learner-chosen activities as a primary means for learning. This is a definition that I love: Unschooling doesn’t mean a “power shift” from parents to kids, regarding their learning….