“But what about socialization?” I wish I had a nickel for every time I heard that question, don’t you? It’s one of the most commonly asked questions related to homeschooling, and in my mind one of the easiest to answer. Our boys have participated in Cub Scouts, AWANA, Sunday School, Classical Conversations, ice skating lessons,…
There are no words sweeter to a mother’s ear than a sincere, “Mommy, I love you.” Sometimes, however, what follows is not at all what is expected. This morning, Connor leaped into my arms and declared, “Mommy, I love you when you are warm and smelly!” My heart started to melt, and then filled with…
Today Ryan is nine years old! My serious, shy, bright, silly little one is growing up! Nine seems to me an odd mix of grown-up and little boy. Over the past year, I’ve watched with pride as Ryan demonstrated greater ease in group situations, as he gained the confidence to set out on adventures on…
Memory is a funny thing: It’s 2:00 am. I am awakened by a ringing. Coming out of the fog of sleep, I realize it’s the phone. I double-check the time, and sigh. It has to be my brother, and it has to mean another crisis…. he doesn’t call any other time. I answer and hear…
Connor is attending Vacation Bible School at our church this week. He goes from 9:00 am until 12:15 pm with apparent non-stop action. Last night at bedtime, I tucked Connor in, gave him a good night kiss, and started to walk out of the room saying, “Go right to sleep, you have another big day…
Summer is here. School is out and families are beginning to plan vacations: trips to the beach, an amusement park, a museum… all wonderful places, full of fun, unless you and your child are separated, and then they become places of sheer panic: crowds of people coming and going and large areas of ground…