“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Fine Arts Friday: With cannons!
The composer this term is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, he of the wonderful 1812 Overture. When I lived in the DC area (and before I had children), I never missed an Independence Day on the National Mall. Even though it was written to commemorate Russia’s War with Napoleon, it has come to be associated with our […]
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The prayer of a righteous person
Years ago, my grandmother had a stroke. She couldn’t remember her name,or her husband or my mom. She was confused about almost everything, but she kept saying, “I don’t know who I am, but I know my Jesus loves me.” Her faith is so deeply rooted that in a time of great distress it brought her […]
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Why We March
To decimate comes from the Roman practice of killing one in every ten soldiers in a mutinous legion. Decimate now means “to severely damage or destroy a large part of something.” Over the past 41, over 56,000,000 children have been killed through abortion. If one in ten is to decimate, what is almost one in […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Avoiding the chaos
For over a month, I have been putting off cleaning my guest room/office. It was a mess before the holidays, but it also becomes a storeroom during Christmas as we shove extra boxes and whatnot (lots of whatnot) in there. It is, to put it bluntly, a disaster zone. Moreover, there are some important papers […]
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Wisdom from Dr. King
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Standing for Life
Yesterday, I went to my first March for Life in a long time and my first in Texas. I had forgotten how encouraging and inspiring it is to stand in the middle of thousands of people who believe as I do, that all human life has value, that the defenseless should be defended, and that […]
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Bittersweet accomplishment
This year, hundreds of thousands of Americans will gather in Washington, DC, for the 40th March for Life. Thousand more will gather through the month in their states and cities for marches, rallies, and prayer vigils remembering the over 56 million children killed by abortion since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. The March for […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Behold! Your country!
Sorry, I get a little excited about our next art adventure: the Hudson River school painters. I have loved Thomas Cole’s Voyage of Life series sent I first set eyes on it, and I enjoy the other artists in this school just as well. The Hudson River School of artists depicted the American landscape through […]
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Empty Shelf Challenge: Joni, An Unforgettable Story
Title: Joni: An Unforgettable Story Author: Joni Eareckson Tada What’s it about: The autobiography of a woman who became a quadriplegic at 17, focusing on her faith journey. Why did I read it: This is the second book in the book project I’m doing with my girls. I’m going to add a healthy dose of […]
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A bone to pick with the books
For our history studies, we use “living books” — i.e. not textbooks — and are basically just reading through American history. Now granted these books, especially those we use for the boys, are not 300-page, in-depth studies of all the twists, turns, events, and people who make our history. They’re 40-60 page summations that hit […]
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