Author: everfaith

I am a homeschooling mom who enjoys reading, writing, gabbing, photography, desktop publishing, and letting someone else do the cooking. I love my Superman husband, precious daughter, 2 dogs, my neighbor (that means you!) and Jesus.
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The High School Homeschool Tightrope

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I’m walking on a tightrope in the dark — thrilling chills and terrifying fears lurch in my belly.  I haven’t actually joined the circus.  Instead, I am taking a hike off the well-paved homeschool trail, forging a path of my own.  We are up a creek, so to speak, without a paddle.  And can I tell you?  It feels glorious! Libertarianism has seeped into my educational philosophy, and I find myself thinking things that two years ago I never would have thought in a zillion years.  I’ve been harboring dangerous thoughts lately, especially for a control-freak like me, such as: … Continue reading The High School Homeschool Tightrope

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A colossal end to the notion of the immigration line

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One of the weirdest movie scenes that reverberates in my brain is this one, from The Matrix: I’m struck by the similarity between this imaginary spoon and “the line” our country’s vernacular has drawn for legal immigration.  You know, the line that many politicians and pundits on the right point to when they say, These people here illegally need to go to the back of the line and wait their turn like everyone else! I used to talk the same talk. People who come to this country illegally are law breakers who should be kicked out.  But then a trip to … Continue reading A colossal end to the notion of the immigration line