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Talking Points - Part 4
I am getting tired of LaMonte Fowler's rudeness, and so are my readers. But I press onward; it's actually mild compared with much that I...
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Joseph Reflection: 6 Years Old!
Wow. The baby years are so intense. Now my youngest is over one and I’m not pregnant. It’s like I’m...
The Double-Special Day
You remember the discovery from school: that in a class of 23 people the odds of finding two students who share the same birthday...
Talking Points - Part 3
Continuing my commentary on LaMonte M. Fowler's Huffington Post article . (Links to Part 1 and Part 2 .) We...
The Luxury of Illness
While we were visiting New Hampshire, our son-in-law and the older children spent the better part of one day helping another family move...
Vivienne Reflection: 4 years and 5 months
Vivienne started doing simple math!!! This is terribly exciting for me as I feel I’ve neglected her education with all the...
Eleonora Reflection: 1 Year Old!
Ellie is a year old already. She still feels so tiny! We celebrated by taking all day to put together her gift: a WaterPlay...
Daniel Reflection: 2 years and 10 months
Daniel is as cute as ever. His speech continues to develop but he still has some cute sayings. “Upslide...
Talking Points - Part 2
Once again leaving the rest of my life to fend for itself for a while, I return to my commentary on LaMonte M. Fowler's Huffington...
Talking Points - Part 1
The Facebook status of a young relative made my day this morning. She had posted a Huffington Pos t article by LaMonte...
Not a Tame Lioness
Nature is awesome. Nature is beautiful, and wonderful, and essential to our very existence. But whenever we forget that nature is at her...
The Roots of Tragedy
The recent tragedy in Orlando appears to prove everyone's point. Depending on your particular views, it proves that Muslims are...
They're Your Kids
They're Your Kids: An Inspirational Journey from Self-Doubter to Home School Advocate by Sam Sorbo (Reveille Press,...
New Element Names
You have until November 8, 2016 to weigh in with your opinions on the four newly-proposed names for the elements of the periodic...
Ember Falls (Not the Review Yet)
Last year I had the privilege of reading and reviewing S. D. Smith's The Green Ember and The Black Star of Kingston ....
I Don't Hate Microsoft
I don't hate Microsoft, nor Google, nor Apple, nor any other business that I know about. There's just too much hatred—not to...
Vivienne Reflection: 4 Years and 4 Months
April: Vivienne did a handstand (not against a wall). She flops down into a semi-bridge and it looks painful, but she...
Memorial Day, 2016
It has been more than 40 years since the U.S. military draft ended, and I believe many who did not live through it are in danger...
Maybe Big Brother Doesn't Know Everything After All
I've gotten accustomed to my phone popping up menus of the restaurant at which I've just taken a seat, and reviews of the attraction I'm...
What's Wrong with this Good News?
The headline of this article from the Orlando Sentinel sounds positive: Poor students faring better in Orlando than most cities ....
When Did We Decide that Kids Should Never Be Hungry?
I just read an interesting article entitled, " I Didn’t Let My Kids Snack for a Week. Here’s What Happened ." It...
Ellie Reflection: 11 Months
April: Ellie says “bye bye.” Signs “potty” (though she hasn’t since). ...
Daniel Reflection: 2 Years and 8 Months
Daniel is still super cute, though we only have two notes on him this month. April: He does and undoes a button. ...
(Chocolate) Trinity Sunday
Today is Trinity Sunday. It's an important feast day in the church. This means, among other things, that we sang St. Patrick's...
Overheard in the Restroom
As I walked into a ladies' room at Animal Kingdom recently, I overheard a woman speaking to a small boy. "No, don't go in there," she...