For the next few weeks, I'm going to post a series of articles answering the typical questions homeschoolers are asked. Each Monday, I'll post answers to questions about socialization, college prep, and extra curricular events. I'll also deal with how to handle things when your children are grilled by folks who wonder, (as one anti homeschooler put it) "Does she KNOW anything?" I've been homeschooling for over ten years. I have taught every grade level and even graduated one student who went on to an elite university. My children and I have been asked every homeschooling question in the book, but this week I'm going to begin at the beginning. Why? Why do you homeschool? Why did you decide...
Mother's Day is a time I look back. Each year as a mom brings me unique blessings I want to savor. Life will never again be as it is now. I want to take the time to remember and cherish it.
This picture was taken several years ago. A lot has changed since then. We don't even live in the same state as we did then. My dd is all grown up now and going into her Junior year at college. My son is almost my height. As my father always says, "Tempus certainly does fugit" around here!
Happy Mother's Day to each of you!
Mark Gungor is a pastor and a very funny man, but mostly he knows about men and women. Listen to this fabulous and funny video telling wives, "How to get your husband to do what you want."
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Relationships are All About Communication! By JoJo Tabares Good relationships rely on effective communication skills. It's a huge part of our friendships, our parenting and our professional life. Studies have shown that effective communicators have better relationships, closer friendships, make more money and are generally happier people. Why? Because effective communicators have the ability to relate with others, the confidence to express their needs/desires and possess the ability to persuade others to adopt or otherwise act on their ideas. Our marriages suffer for lack of effective communication skills: "An offended brother is more unyielding than a fortified city, and disputes are like the barred gates of the citadel." Proverbs 18:19 The reason most often cited for a failed marriage is...
Have you ever written an email you thought was clear only to have the recipient reply: "What on earth are you talking about?" Do you occasionally find that your email misspeaks? Did you ever NOT say what you meant to say over email? I think we all have had times like these, but with a few easily implemented tips, these can be fewer and farther between! Join me in the next few months as I begin a new article series just for my newsletter subscribers on effective emailing! These articles will eventually make their way into a book that will be offered for sale on the Art of Eloquence website. However, if you are one of our newsletter subscribers, you...
