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? At What Skill Would You Like to Be Best?
Posted in Ezra, parenting, Whadya Think?, tagged guitars, kids, parenting on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I chose my son Ezra, 13, to answer today’s Whadya Think? question because he’s at the age when he’s beginning to think about what his interests are, what avenues he might want to pursue, and whether he would need further education. Today’s question asks: What if you could become the best in the world at the skill of [...]
Be Resourceful for a Successful Plan B
Posted in family, parenting, tagged family, parenting, Thoughts on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“The most successful people are those who are good at plan B”–unknown This is a quote from a tweet on Twitter the other day that I really like. It makes me think of all the times since I’ve been a mom that I’ve had to adjust and become resourceful because life is so spontaneous and things happen that [...]
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 Had Two Left Feet?
Posted in Deborah, exercise, family, parenting, Susannah, Whadya Think?, tagged children, exercise, family, kids, parenting on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When Susannah was younger she was very clumsy! It was not so much that she tripped over things, though graceful would not be a word that described her. More so, she had a terrible time with manual dexterity and so was constantly dropping things. Of course, I never spoke of her lack of coordination to her face, but [...]
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 [...]
