“Did you plan to have 15 children?” More than one person has asked us this question. Answer? No. In fact, I don’t know anyone (and we sort of hang out with parents of large families) who claims to have planned to have a lot of children. Family planning wasn’t and isn’t on our minds. God…
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Jun
25
2010
Did you plan to have 15 children?
Jun
12
2010
Don't trust these funny numbers
National Public Radio came out with an article last week about how incredibly expensive it is to raise children these days. Like most government entities (which NPR is), the numbers are displayed as nearly shocking. Gasp! the title reads: “It Costs $222,360 to Raise a Child.” Read the article. It is short and sweet, the…
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Jun
04
2010
Videos for thought
Below are some videos that I think were very well done, combining audio and visual learning skills to keep your attention long enough to debunk a few myths. Covered here are economic myths about motivation, myths about the number of people who support abortion, myths about world hunger and myths about overpopulation. Enjoy, think, and…
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Jun
01
2010
8th Place Orator: Lydia on Sibling Rivalry
We returned Sunday from the first Stoa NITOC (National Invitation Tournament of Champions). Hundreds of homeschool families whose kids qualified to the National Tournament gathered at the University of San Diego for speech and debate competition. It was an absolute blast! And Lydia came through all the way to the final round in Original Oratory!…
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