King of the Jungle Once again it is time for Deborah to answer our Whadya Think? question of the day! Deborah is our youngest, but at 6, she’s not a baby anymore! I feel like I ‘ve entered a whole new phase of my life as a parent. The first 20 years of my marriage [...]
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Whadya Think? What if Lions Stopped Roaring?
Posted in Deborah, family, homeschooling, parenting, Whadya Think?, tagged cats, children, family, homeschool, kids, parenting on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Whadya Think? What if You Had Cans for Hands?
Posted in family, homeschooling, Jerusha, parenting, Uncategorized, Whadya Think?, tagged children, family, homeschool, parenting, Thoughts on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For those of you who are new to the Whadya Think? series, Please visit my introductory post here. Then come on back! Today’s question: What if you had cans for hands? How would things be different? This question seemed rather elementary to me when I gave it to Jerusha, my 11 year old daughter, to answer. Her response, [...]
Whadya Think? What if you Owned a Restaurant for Kids?
Posted in Deborah, family, healthy food, homeschooling, raw food, Susannah, Whadya Think?, tagged children, cooking, family, food, healthy food, kids, Thoughts on August 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My youngest child, Deborah, has been eager to answer a question for the Whadya Think? series, so I chose her to answer today’s question which seems especially suited for her. What if you owned a restaurant for kids only? What would be on the menu? Deborah and her older sister, Susannah, love to play restaurant. Their [...]
Whadya Think? A World Covered With Forest?
Posted in exercise, Ezra, family, homebirth, homeschooling, Whadya Think?, tagged family, nature, Thoughts, writing on August 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Tree hugger’s paradise! Or is it? Today’s question was given to my 13 year old son Ezra. Ezra is a remarkable child in many ways. I could start with his birth story, for any of you homebirthers out there. But that’s for a different blog post. Ezra enjoys life! He is not afraid of anything, and [...]
Whadya Think? What if Cats have 9 Lives?
Posted in family, homeschooling, Jerusha, Whadya Think?, tagged cats, exercise, family, homeschool, parenting on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My daughter Jerusha, who turned 11 this summer, is the child I decided should answer today’s Whadya Think? question. What if cats really did have 9 lives? How would this affect the cats and their owners? Jerusha loves cats and dogs, really anything that is cute and cuddly. On our bike rides around the neighborhood she [...]
Teaching Children to Think
Posted in family, homeschooling, parenting, Whadya Think?, tagged children, church, family, marriage, parenting, Thoughts on August 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What a bunch! If you haven’t visited my ‘Who is Mama By Nature?’ page, I invite you to do that now. It is an introduction to me and what my pages will be all about. On the left is a picture of my nine children when they joined me at our local church on Mother’s Day. In [...]