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HHS mandate, part 2
I have an irrate commenter who is very good at verbosely rattling off President Obama’s talking points. In short: nobody is forcing religious employers to pay for contraceptives; the insurance...
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Religious Freedom Rally: June 8!
Threats against life and against the consciences of those who say “yes” to life must be met with timely and unwavering action, in our families and institutions, and, yes, in the public square. -...
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Paint Pain
My daughters informed me that the time was right to act on that discussion we’d had on what they might like to do if we repainted their room. Four or more hours each day since last Friday, and I’m...
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The Chinese Mural
Ok, the paint smells are finally clearing, and I am delivering on the promise to show what I’ve been up to. Ok, so this was the cute handprint design that the girls deemed “too babyish.” *sigh* I...
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2012 Homeschool Conference
After breathing paint fumes for a few weeks, I took a break to drive up to the IHM Homeschooling Conference for Friday and Saturday. After a rather posh but difficult site last year, this year’s...
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“Sometimes, you just want to hear someone say, ‘You don’t have to do this.’“
I’m in the middle of moving my in-laws into a new apartment, so the homeschool conference summaries aren’t going to happen tonight. Sorry. Instead, I’d like to point out a sobering article from...
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Where we have failed
(This was set aside in the “draft” folder for almost two years, presented tonight because I still haven’t gotten around to writing up my notes on the homeschooling conference. And I’m a bit obsessive...
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Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Am I the only one watching this and thinking of the Scouring of the Shire? I mean, you start with happy, dancing, working, English, Scottish, Irish peasantry… and then the tree lifts up at the order...
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Losing Heart
I am sitting here, listening to yet another pounding rain, watching election returns. I have been praying for weeks that God would please not give us what we deserve, which would be another four years...
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Fish Tacos
The Fish Tacos I created when I found out that Diva had DRUNK THE ENTIRE BOTTLE OF LIME JUICE I WAS GOING TO USE FOR DINNER. That. Child. Is. Driving. Me. Crazy. Fortunately, this forced a...
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History, Again and Again
(I’m cleaning out the drafts tonight. The beginnings of this were written a year ago. Funny how things continue to repeat… and those shrugged off as “doom and gloom” types continue to be right. “Oh,...
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So, you want to homeschool?
Entire books have been written for beginning homeschoolers. Obviously, what follows is my ideas on a few major questions, not an exhaustive treatment of the subject (which is impossible, anyways, see...
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