Today I was talking to a new friend who is in full-time ministry. She grew up in a small town, where her parents helped establish a Christian school at their church and ended up serving on the faculty. She was reminiscing that one of her parents' motivations in so doing was to protect their children, but in some ways it has been a drawback; she is now involved in cross-cultural ministry, and as an adult she has had to learn how to interact with and reach out to lots of diffe…

Homeschooling the Nerdy Way, Part 1

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Subtle or Upfront?
By Sheri Cobb

I was among the hundreds of thousands that watched the Superbowl last night. I am not a big football fan but for the sake of my husband, who was born with a football in his hand, and my kids, his velcro attachments, we had our own little party and watched. I was looking forward to the Focus on the Family commercial featuring Tim Tebow. All I had heard was that it was a commercial against abortion or promoting life. We usually save commercial time for going to the bathroom or getti…

The Red Tailed Maggot
I wrote this a while back, but thought some of you might enjoy it. This is one of my favorite homeschool memories. : )

The other day someone contacted me to complain about a homeschool family who was counting activities such as Boy Scouts, field trips, church events, etc. as "school time." I tried to explain to them that many families (including my own) consider hands-on learning much more effective than sitting at a desk with a textbook for hours on end. Of course this statement kind of fell o…