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What Are You Doing, and Why?

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I remember coming home to visit during college and spending a little time with my youngest brother. I remember he asked me a question, which I answered. Then, he asked the question every parent or older sibling knows is coming: “Why?” Since I’d been away for a while, I hadn’t been asked why like that in a few months and kind of forgot how the whole process works with little ones. I answered his question, but my answer was met with another why. I think he asked why about four times before being satisfied with what I was able to … Continue reading →

Why Am I Here? – Part 3

We’ve looked at why God has put us in certain places in our lives. Another way of looking at this question is why are we here on this earth at all? We are here because God created us and God has a purpose for our lives. ‘All things have been created by Him and for Him,’ Colossians 1:16. So we are here, because God made us and God made us for Him. We are eternal belongs created for a relationship with Him, Acts 17:27-28. We are here to live in relationship with Him, John 14:23, John 16:27, John 17:21-22. We … Continue reading →

What Made You Decide to Homeschool?

I received some email questions this weekend from a student who is researching homeschooling. This student had some very good, and informed questions, and so I thought I would present some of his questions here, with my answers. The first questions involve my decision to homeschool. 1. When was the instance you chose to homeschool? I can’t say there was an ah-ha moment that prompted my to homeschool. The decision instead from a long and slow period of self education as well as life circumstances. I first became aware of homeschooling when I recovering from the birth of my first … Continue reading →

Marriage News: Are Marriages Really In a Minority?

In my news hopping this morning, I came across another news byte covering an American Community Survey that revealed, for the first time in American history that married couples accounted for less than 50% of U.S. households. Why is that? I think there are three reasons for this statistic. But first let me tell you what I don’t think is causing this statistic. It’s not the rising divorce rate or the convenience of an easy divorce. The simple fact is, my generation grew up with divorce being a reasonable option. Divorce exists. We don’t see it as an easy out … Continue reading →

Why I Am a Safety Blogger, and Why I Love Bringing You the Information

When the opportunity came to me to become a blogger for Families.com I didn’t hesitate to send along my information and details that were required for the application. My family is very important to me. It’s my life. I have two daughters, ages six and four. I had my children young, which I believe is a great thing. I also have a wonderful and helpful fiancé who is the best father in the world. Out of all of the topics to choose from, Safety popped out at me the most. Some might call me a safety freak, or even paranoid. … Continue reading →

Personal Trainers – Answering the Why

It sounds simple to hire a personal trainer and build a body that is the equivalent of one of those you see in a highly rated film. However, there are better reasons to hire a personal trainer and we’re going to talk about those. Why? Simple, one of the first things people do when they talk about getting in shape is say one of the following: “If I only had more time …” “If I had the money … “ “If I really had someone to show me what the heck to do … “ The answer to all of … Continue reading →