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  • “Do The Next Thing”: A Curriculum

    Image: Neil Cooper “Classical relaxed unschooling” sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? But it describes our CURRENT style of homeschooling so well. Notice I said CURRENT; I’m not the same homeschooler I used to be when we got started 18+ years… Continue reading

  • Of Suffering, Safety Nets and Kings

    Image: Pietro Jeng Over the past few weeks, PinayVoices has been hopping because of our posts on divorce. It can be draining. It’s exhausting to talk to unhappy women who, blinded by anger, can’t get past their own view of things… Continue reading

  • Know Thyself

    Image: Tim Wright If there’s any piece of advice I’m taking myself this year and giving to others, it would be this: know thyself. When we’re in our teens, we’re still figuring out our identity and our purpose in life. As… Continue reading

  • Planned Parenthood, My Daughter, and Me

    Let me get a couple of things out of the way. My 26-year-old daughter recently got married. She’s also pregnant. I did hesitate to write this because her story isn’t my story to tell. I don’t write this either to… Continue reading

  • How I Organize My Life, Part 2

    Part 1 is here. Time to talk about materials. I used to buy a new planner every year, often trying out what my friends were buying/recommending. I know myself better now. In the past I’ve been so excited about “starting… Continue reading

  • Let Not The Manger Remain Empty

    Image: Pro Church Media There is no Christmas tree. There is no creche. There is no Advent wreath on the table, nor St. Nicks on the piano. No greenery threaded through the stair’s handrail. The only signs of Christmas coming are… Continue reading

  • Abstinence or Chastity Education and the Prevention of HIV/AIDS

    Image: Katy Duclos My friend AJ posted this: My other friend Dr. Ryan Borja Capitulo (an OB-Gyn) commented this: Here’s what’s going on. The studies that say abstinence education does not work, if you look more closely, are usually funded/controlled/conducted by… Continue reading

  • How I Organize My Life, Part 1

    Organization is such a personal thing, I hesitated quite a bit before writing this. If you knew me in person, you’d probably think: she doesn’t have it together at all, what’s she doing giving organizing advice? Let’s get the confessions… Continue reading

  • The Worst Dating Advice and How To Respond to Them

    Image: Joyce Huis Listen up, ladies. At the request of a friend, I’m writing this article to call your attention to the worst dating advice ever given. Advice recipients, you now have a come back. Advice givers, take heed. If you’re… Continue reading

  • Cultivating the Habit of Reading in Your Children

    Image: Aaron Burden One of my favorite quotes about reading is Ray Bradbury’s “You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” We want to raise children who read because we know that… Continue reading