And stop crying wolf. I see so many forwarded emails about kidnapped children that inevitably turn out false, I hardly bother to look at them. Not that I am likely to ever see little Madeleine McCann seeing as she was abducted in Portugal. Still, what thrill can there possibly be in sending [...]
The last month has been a bit of a challenge as I have been trying to keep up with my eight year old’s full homeschooling schedule, continuing my four year old’s early literacy program, caring for our new baby, and most recently dealing with the fact that daddy is gone. Not out of the [...]
My mom is a neverending song in my heart of comfort, happiness and being. I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune.
~Graycie Harmon
When I look into my newborn’s eyes, hold her tiny foot or feel her steady breathing against my chest as she sleeps, I am overwhelmed by this miracle. Overwhelmed [...]
A new blog by the Alliance for the Separation of School and State asks:
I don’t want my children fed or clothed by the state, but if I had to choose, I would prefer that to their being educated by the state. – Max Victor Belz
Agree or disagree?
The quote draws an interesting comparison. I [...]
Every so often, someone (half) jokingly wishes that children came with instruction manuals.
My little Peanut didn’t, but she did come with a warning label in the form of her older brother. Every time someone comes up to take a peek at her, he puts up his hand and says very authoritatively,
No! Babies are [...]
At the Y this evening, I could not but help noticing the clothing of a young man (about 9 or 10) playing pool in the foyer. On his dark blue T-shirt was printed in white letters, complete with the Lincoln Police Department uniform insignia,
“Stolen from the Lincoln Police Department.”
While this is the first time I [...]
Here is our brand new little “Peanut,” born Monday afternoon and weighing 8 pounds, 9 ounces.
Delivery was a little more eventful than in my previous pregnancies. As I moved into the transition phase, my blood pressure suddenly began dropping. The nurse lowered my head, raised my feet, and propped me on my side [...]
One of Education Sector’s eight recommendations for presidential candidates to tackle in the coming election is early childhood education. They propose $18.4 billion annually to bring No Child Left Behind to four year olds. It isn’t quite universal preschool, for they set the income limit at $50,000.
At what point in considering scientifically based [...]
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