It’s February. Which means that we are or soon may be fighting off the winter doldrums. Part of the struggle with the doldrums is a sense of purposelessness. The temptation is to ask questions like: Why are we studying these polynomials anyway? Who needs to learn about matrices? When even am I going to use […]
I shared last week that our focus in our family isn’t on career aptitude. We don’t help our children choose a career at age 12 and then custom steer their high school years for that specific job. I find this ironically funny and entertaining because it’s something that I wish my own public education would
I have a confession. As an older parent, I find myself becoming, what my oldest son would call, lenient. This digression was something I disliked in my own parents. Instead of rectifying my behavior though, I’ve found myself analyzing the change and seeking to understand what’s happening. My confession is this: I’m mostly okay with
I have a thing for numbers. In case you didn’t know. 😉 It’s actually sort of a problem, because everything seems to express itself to me in numbers. The date, the volume of my music, the tasks on my list for today are all numbers to me. I love how we can express these simple
Advent : A time of waiting. A time of silence. A time of remembering. Every year we are faced with the reality of the importance of remembering our savior in silence, and waiting for his return. He has promised to return and His promises are secure. He has proved himself. His proof is better than
