What Nino Read, September 2016
A Child's Book of Manners A Gift of Gracias Atoms and Molecules Experiments Using Ice, Salt, Marbles, and More Bard of Avon Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Mayo/Malone) Buffalo Bill Bugged: How Insects Changed History Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Chemical Change from...
What Nino Read, August 2016
26 Fairmount Avenue A Kiss for Little Bear A Spider Story Abner Doubleday (Dunham) Alamat ng Ampalaya Billy and Blaze Blaze and Thunderbolt Blaze Shows the Way Charlotte's Web Daniel (Animated Stories Activity Book) Edward Hopper (Venezia) Extreme Machines Eyewitness...
What Nino Read, July 2016
A Boy Named Giotto A Little Pigeon Toad A Swiftly Tilting Planet A wind in the door And Then It's Spring Are You My Mother? Attack of the Clones Basic Aid Training Basketball for Young Champions Bionics Brian Jacques The Tribes of Redwall Otters + Badgers Cam Jensen...
A Rationale for Latin
Just a quick note -- Latin discussion at one of my homeschooling moms' group and the question came up: Why Latin? What are your end goals? My answer: My end goal was simple: for my kids to develop an appreciation for Latin since it's where the Romance languages came...
Resources for Drawing Comic Superheroes
We were just at Michaels to pick up stuff for Nino's sacramental preparation portfolio (will blog that at a later date) and he found a book on how to draw comics, except it wasn't on sale, and the "50% off any item at regular price" coupon we had couldn't be applied...
What Nino Read, June 2016
A Rooster in the Sun / Ang Tandang sa Araw A Spider Story (Isang Kuwentong Gagamba) Alamat ng Ampalaya Alexander Graham Bell Ang Mahiyaing Manok Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare Beverly Cleary: Henry and the Paper Route Cam...
What Nino Read, May 2016
Religion 57 Saints A Gift of Gracias Catholic Children's Treasure Box Christopher The Holy Giant Jesus (Brian Wildsmith) Peter Claver, Patron Saint of Slaves St. George and the Dragon St. Martin de Porres The Beginner's Bible The Children's Book of Faith The Miracles...
Abstinence and Chastity Education, An Evolution
1979-1984: St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body Audiences | Michael Waldstein's Outline here 1995: The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality: Guidelines for Education Within the Family 1998: Chastity After the Sexual Revolution Chastity Before Marriage: a Fresh...
What Nino Read, April 2016
101 Secrets A Good Dad Knows - learned how to multiply any number from 1-100 by 11 A Little History of the World (history spine) Abner Doubleday (COFA) Airplanes by Gallimard Jeunesse Artistic Pursuits Book 1 (doing art lessons from this now) American History...
What Nino Read March 2016
The Missing Chums Geronimo Stilton and the Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye The Bungalow Mystery Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion Cam Jansen and the Scary Snake Mystery Chess for Kids Popular Mechanics: The Boy Mechanic A to Z (Sandra Boynton) Crow Boy The Kid Who...
Humans + Animal Behavior: Offensive or Not?
The Internet seems to have lost its collective brain cells again, this time thanks to boxing superstar and pride of the Philippines Manny Pacquiao's statement on same sex "marriage", saying, Common sense lang. Makakita ka ba ng any animals na lalaki sa lalaki o babae...
What Nino Read, February 2016
Zita the Spacegirl Legends of Zita the Spacegirl The Return of Zita the Spacegirl Little Catechism on the Eucharist Hurricane and Tornado Childcraft World and Space The Hardy Boys Detective Handbook Saint Martin de Porres Star Wars The Yoda Chronicles Airplanes and...
Culture of Life Rising (Abortion Compilation) | August 2015 – January 2016
I haven't been able to blog much lately. Busy with several projects and expect to remain this busy until the latter half of the year. Also need to declutter my digital space badly, so for a while, my posts here will probably consist of compilations -- articles I've...
What Nino Read, January 2016
Religion/History/Geography The Time Traveller Book of Rome and Romans Fun with Hieroglyphs Davy Crockett (COFA) Time/Life Millennium St. Augustine and his Search for Faith Martha Washington (COFA) George Washington (COFA) Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections: Castle The...
Intimacy Through the Lens of Fear (Part 2 of a Series)
The fear of intimacy is neither rare nor new. Every person has this fear, though we experience it to different degrees. Its root of course is a fear of rejection. As we raise our children, it is our constant challenge to love them unconditionally, so that they never...