Faith

We don’t need NO education–some thoughts on homeschooling for perplexed parents in a pandemic: PART 2

~ Kim ~ Leave a comment

I started writing some thoughts on homeschooling for parents who are considering it as an option and discovered that I had much more to say than even weird homeschool types would like to read in one sitting. So I’ve divided it into a two-parter. Read PART 1 here.

In this second installment, I’ll cover the following points: 6) the learning gap in public education, 7) why you ARE qualified to teach your children, 8) why homeschooling encourages higher order thinking, 9) assessment in homeschooling, and the one you’ve been waiting for… 10) the answers to all your burning questions about SOCIALIZATION.

Continue reading →

Don’t Stop Believin’

~ Kim ~ 4 Comments

“But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.” Matthew 24:13

Some thoughts on the topic of endurance

Don’t you just love it when a theme keeps popping up in your life, in every conversation, everything you read or listen to? I have never heard an audible voice from the Lord, but when I start hearing the same words from a dozen different directions, I believe that the Lord is using those sources to get my attention.

Continue reading →

The End of the World as We Know It?

~ Kim ~ 2 Comments

A little over four weeks into staying at home for the greater good of stemming the spread of COVID-19, some of us may find ourselves wondering if this is one of those times that the world irreversibly changes. The wisdom of Solomon tells us there is nothing new under the sun…  and that is certainly true. In fact, the older I get and the more I learn about many of the horrors of history, that truth is continually reinforced. History does periodically repeat itself, so in that sense, what’s new to us is not something new “under the sun.” 

Continue reading →

You say you want a resolution…

~ Kim ~ 1 Comment

How about reading the whole Bible this year…?

Almost every year around this time I make some resolutions or at least informally try to lean in to new good habits–or old ones I’ve forsaken. Some sort of strategy for reading the Bible is usually top priority for me because 1) I want to know what it says and 2) without a plan I don’t usually succeed in finding out what it says effectively. Even though my faith is built on a relationship and not a series of checklists, discipline and systematic approaches are still important to keep the likes of me focused and on a spiritual growth track.

Continue reading →