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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Whadya Think? To Design a Postage Stamp
Posted in family, Susannah, Whadya Think?, tagged family, homeschool, parenting, reading on August 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The other day I asked my 5 younger children, whom I still have living with me at home, to be an active part in our Whadya think? series. Their emotions were mixed about it at first because, to them, it was starting to feel too much like school, and they weren’t ready to be done with [...]
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 [...]
