Pros and Cons of Homeschool

You might assume the small children counting change at the grocery store register or hightailing it into the library at 12 p.m. on a Thursday are off from school for some unknown holiday or exotic teacher preparation ritual. Despite the preponderance of kids of all...

How Does Your Garden Grow?

The garden is one of my favorite things about summer.  To watch things blossom and grow, thrive and bear fruit.  It never ceases to amaze me that with a little effort on my part, plus water and sunshine, something beautiful or delicious comes to flourition. Gardening...

Lessons from a Geyser: Stress and Kids

My family just visited Yellowstone National Park.  Wow.   What spectacular and fascinating beauty!  I found myself trying to imagine the forces of nature – glacial and volcanic – used to create this magnificence.  Immense stress on the landscape resulted in...

When College is Just Around the Corner!

You look at your sweet 5 year old learning her ABCs and college seems light years away.  Truth be told, it’s just around the corner!  Here are 4 real-life homeschool families and how they prepared for college.  This article was entitled College Prep: Selecting Classes...

Stutzman to Holder: Grant Romeike Family Asylum

Twenty-seven members of Congress write to Holder. Stutzman says: “Americans don’t subscribe to the European notion that children belong to the community or the state—they belong to their parents” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Marlin Stutzman today led a group of...