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Lessons in the now and the not yet
By Jeannette Tulis Last month I was very gratified to hear from so many of you that my November column was encouraging and very applicable. It was definitely on the practical side and, like most of my columns, I wrote it to myself as much as to you. This month you will have to bear with me as I swing more toward the metaphysical side as we approach
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Myth of catching up
This is not written for all the homeschool moms out there who have their days neatly scheduled, their homes picked up, their to-do lists checked off each day, their meal plans in place, their checkbooks balanced and their children’s curriculum plans on a spreadsheet for the next five years. This column
Cultivating imagination of our children
One of the aspects of home education I appreciate is that you get to incorporate really lovely things into your lessons and see that spark of delight in your child’s eyes. I can honestly say that I look forward to each day with my boys as we are so enjoying our daily banquet of lessons. Recently,
More than surviving
This month’s editorial will be a pep talk to myself—feel free to eavesdrop. I am about to start my 13th year of homeschooling (19th year if you say homeschooling begins at birth) and am doing all the usual things. Collecting books, writing out curriculum plans, making lists of what I still need to
Providential collisions
As we end one year (some of us are still trying to finish a book or two!) and plan to start the next, I find it helpful to remind myself of the truth of God’s sovereignty in the affairs of men. Recently a son through some foolishness broke his ankle. The accident took place the day before he was to
New face of friendship
In March I attended the lovely wedding of a friend and saw many familiar faces. Some were those of friends who go way back with me, those folks who started homeschooling about the same time. We had babies together, went on playdates, had tea parties (not the political kind!) and saw each other on a
Homeschooling entropy
By Jeannette Tulis Political and legislative events of late are more than just a little discouraging. I was in Nashville watching my eldest son as a witness at the state mock trial competition during the fateful days before “the bill” passed. I had the opportunity to stay with my sister in her lovely
Making, breaking those binding ties
By Jeannette Tulis Forgive me if I get a little maudlin in the next few months. My oldest is graduating in May, Lord willing, and it is just hitting me that she will be leaving. It is a double blow for me as she is also my only daughter and my best friend. She and I often hide out from her three brothers.
Cultural collisions
The other day I was in one of the library branches. I was being assisted by a staff member while I used a PC in a bank of computers to log on to the new audio book system available for downloads from the website. Next to me were seated two children, a boy maybe 10 and a girl maybe 8. They were viewing
Forces for good or evil
Earlier this month I dropped everything I was doing to take an 8-day road trip with our eldest child to visit an art school she had her eye on for next year. The school was in Connecticut so, not wanting to drive all the way up there for a visit to just one place, I laid out a route that would include