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Movie Night: Are Your Kids Prepared?
  Our family loves movies - our sons like to take their mother to opening nights, and we have a local theater that runs popular films a couple months later at bargain prices - great for a large family! The two hour feature film is like a literary form of its own, and there are powerful…
Posted by Hal in Christian Living, Parenting
Be Kind To Fish
  The term “idiot” comes from a Greek root which means a person with no sense of public duty, or even any appreciation for the needs and concerns of anyone other than himself. It’s a pretty good description of the clown who poured two betta fish into one container at Walmart this evening. (more…)
Posted by Hal in Christian Living
Days Are Short and Shadows Are Long!
Observing the Shadows of the Passing Seasons Guest post by artist/astronomer Jay Ryan   At Classical Astronomy, we simply try to point out the easily-observable aspects of sky observing that are usually overlooked in our modern generation. One of those aspects is the varying length of shadows over the span of the year. As the…
Posted by Jay Ryan in Guest Posts, Homeschooling Boys
Recipe: Fresh Cranberry Relish!
When you were a child, when you thought of cranberries, did you think of round slices of red jelly? The good ol' canned cranberry sauce is like comfort food - but this relish is awe inspiring. It's delicious, it's beautiful on the table, and it's easy. You can make this in just a couple of minutes!…
Posted by Hal in Holidays
Avoid The Awkward Pause
One of the great joys of the holiday season is the chance to spend time with family members that you don't get to see the rest of the year. Unfortunately, that's also one of the stressful things about the holidays – extended family that you don't see the rest of the year. (more…)
Posted by Hal in Christian Living, Civilization, Family Life, Holidays
The Scary Question, “What Grade Are You In?”
It’s funny the things that throw you for a loop when you’re homeschooling. Teach four grade levels? No problem. Volunteer at the local food pantry with kids in tow? Got it. Lead a field trip with a dozen parents and a hundred children of all ages? No problem. “What grades are your kids in?”  <runs…
Posted by Hal in Homeschooling Boys, Raising Boys
Talking to Your Kids (All of Them) About Choking
A dear sweet friend of mine nearly lost her son the other night. Just a few seconds, maybe a minute more and she'd be planning a funeral right now. Here's her story: Sam, our fourteen-year-old, came stumbling into my bedroom on Saturday night at ten, crying pretty hard and saying, "Mom, I don't know what happened,…
Posted by Hal and Melanie Young in Family Life, Health and Safety, Preteens, Teens
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