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Charlie Brown's Teacher: October 2013
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Thursday, October 3, 2013. Once in a while, I go a month where I just can't manage to finish a blog. That month was July. No big deal. August was NOT funny, witty, or encouraging. I'm not even sure that I LEARNED anything the entire month. On a destructive path that would bring wonderful learning opportunities soon. Sidenote to my sidenote:. Anywho, I walked around most of the month feeling heavy. For once I'm not talking about the scale! It was as if someone was sitting on my soul. Comfort eating did mo...
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Charlie Brown's Teacher: February 2013
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Genesis 4 - The Story of Cain and Abel (A Sunday School Discussion). Our friend, Nathan, brought up two famous Biblical brothers, Cain and Abel. Abel sacrificed a perfect, fat calf on the alter to God; and Cain offered some crops from the fields he had been working. They both were seeking and worshiping God. Abel's sacrifice pleased God. Instead, He focused on Cain's reaction. God was ready to have a loving, fatherly, teaching moment with Cain. Why is your face downcast?
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Charlie Brown's Teacher: Guy Emotions
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Thursday, October 2, 2014. Fellow Mother-of-boys, Rhonda Schrock. Wrote a blog post. In which she asked for a translator. She was searching for any avenue to better understand the alien men with whom she lives. As she wrote, she marveled, " Imagine if a burp said, 'That was a fabulous meal. You are a queen among women, and your knack with a skillet is unrivaled.'". Well, Rhonda, you may be on to something! Her blog got me thinking about a conversation I had with my own. To get out. Problematically, t...
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Charlie Brown's Teacher: Really? Creative Writing
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014. Explosions, guns, hunting, blood, and underwear. These are the main subject matter in our homeschool writing club comprised solely of young boys. What would our children write about if they went to public school? I have no idea, but I'm SURE they would be expelled for reading THESE stories," replied my cohort in writing club crime. Tis true. We are raising creative writing delinquents. The thing is: my fifth and seventh graders are learning to ENJOY the written word. If they bec...
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Charlie Brown's Teacher: November 2013
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Monday, November 4, 2013. A Road Rally Bar Mitzvah. Yep, we had a bar mitzvah. Nope, we aren't Jewish. Clay has been referring to Micah's 13th birthday party as his bar mitzvah for the past 6 months. So when it got closer to the actual day, I started researching this Jewish 13th birthday tradition. What a great opportunity to challenge our son AND celebrate at the same time! Here are some photos (and pdfs) of our Road Rally paperwork. My kids have already done it. I probably won't use it again. Even if y...
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Charlie Brown's Teacher: K12 Online Public School vs. Ted Talks
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Thursday, January 30, 2014. K12 Online Public School vs. Ted Talks. Oh how I wish I could say that about our homeschool. I have let state standards, college preparation, and overall comparison cast a shadow over the freedom I SHOULD feel as I educate my children. (My boys, after all, need to be the brightest and most talented among their peers - and I must have documentation to prove it! I just threw up in my mouth a little*. I had no answer for that. I was SURE I was ruining my children for life. He wat...
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Charlie Brown's Teacher: October 2014
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Thursday, October 2, 2014. Fellow Mother-of-boys, Rhonda Schrock. Wrote a blog post. In which she asked for a translator. She was searching for any avenue to better understand the alien men with whom she lives. As she wrote, she marveled, " Imagine if a burp said, 'That was a fabulous meal. You are a queen among women, and your knack with a skillet is unrivaled.'". Well, Rhonda, you may be on to something! Her blog got me thinking about a conversation I had with my own. To get out. Problematically, t...
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Charlie Brown's Teacher: June 2013
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Friday, June 21, 2013. I was looking in our fridge for something easy to throw together for lunch. Let's see, what on earth can I make with tortillas, a partial bag of shredded cheese and that half a jar of spaghetti sauce that is lurking in the back shelf? Brilliance. That's what I made. Aka A Tortilla Pizza). It has less bread than a regular quesadilla and less calories than a regular pizza. It has TOMATO sauce on it so my boys (almost, kind of) get a vegetable! Each kid can pick his own toppings.
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Charlie Brown's Teacher: January 2013
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Saturday, January 26, 2013. Broken, Second Stop: Rest? Stop #2 on Revelation Road: How Becky Is Being Broken. Find Stop #1 here. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat,. He said to them,. 8220;Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”. Coming, going, no time even to eat. This verse sounds so familiar - except. I find time for eating. (Actually, I find A LOT of time for eating.b. Well, it could. Read that, ". To a quiet place".
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Charlie Brown's Teacher: January 2014
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Thursday, January 30, 2014. K12 Online Public School vs. Ted Talks. Oh how I wish I could say that about our homeschool. I have let state standards, college preparation, and overall comparison cast a shadow over the freedom I SHOULD feel as I educate my children. (My boys, after all, need to be the brightest and most talented among their peers - and I must have documentation to prove it! I just threw up in my mouth a little*. I had no answer for that. I was SURE I was ruining my children for life. He wat...
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