Adam is off! He has learned the gospel, saved money, and chosen virtue his whole life to serve Jesus Christ for the next two years. The time has come!
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I am homeschooling! I am so lucky to be witnessing Curt’s brains at work. It is not too much work, but it DOES require dedication. I try hard not to give in to too many distractions. BUT, the following distractions seem to be winning right now: Eagle Project Conducting the amazing Tempe Mission Choir Sending
Curt and I are home from being Duncan’s support vehicle for 10 days on the Pacific Crest Trail in the Sierra Mountains of Northern California. Here is the REAL story. I don’t always have peace of mind. Yes, I support Duncan’s hikes. He loves it! He is an amazing hiker and driven to reach impressive
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Our van is toast. It is such a sad fact. This Honda Odessey is the best car Duncan and I have ever had. It gets…got great gas mileage, has tons of storage space, and has gone the distance, 226,217 miles to be exact. To make a long story short, we over heated BIG TIME, 2
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Today has been a good one: Read and pondered The Word of God. Did some very brief exercises. Made pancakes. Ate 4! Painted the ceiling in my bedroom. Curt (13) got home from Geronimo Scout Camp! I missed him! Unfortunately he caught the flu somehow and was vomiting through the night his last night at
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Curt had over 70 standardized tests in middle school! He has often reminded me to help him reach his goals, because the schools aren’t doing it. I recently read The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley. It was very telling. The U.S.A. school system and culture leaves
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One of the questions I ask my clients a lot is, “What’s wrong with disagreeing?” Disagreeing is essential in Duncan and my relationship. It has reduced our arguing by miles and miles. For us, it is okay to agree to disagree. Natalie Clay says, “This relates to all sorts of different things: “I don’t want
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Dunc and I have gone all over the place with our kids, mostly via camping because it is more affordable. In fact most of them have been to 49 of the 50 states (we still need to visit North Dakota), including many state and national parks. You have GOT to try out the Jr. Ranger
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I just read this in “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” this morning. I paraphrase: Figure out what is most important to you. In other words, what do you want in “The End?” Plan how you will achieve “The End” in your mind and on paper. Work forward with this “End in Mind.” “The
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Parenting Tips are all around us, but which ones can you trust? Trust this book. Lorraine Alldredge compiled her best advise in this parenting treasure. These tried and true ideas if you are: Frustrated by bored children watching too much on Netflix? Upset because your kids are spending too much time on video games? Looking
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