So Who Are Your "Peeps?" - The Socialization Question

By: Sandra

While you’re researching this homeschool phenomenon, you will likely encounter the always-in-vogue socialization question. It will be posed by family, concerned friends or colleagues, or your conscience. If it’s your conscience, don’t ignore it. And if it’s asked by someone else, don’t get frustrated. It is a valid question, to which you’ll soon have a sound answer!

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YOB: #2. The International Spy Museum

By Lara

Item number two on the Year of the Birthday list was to visit the International Spy Museum in Washington DC.

Keeping in mind that I am one of those girls who loves spy movies, I was totally excited. I knew that Beth would love the museum too. We decided to ride to DC on the metro on January 2nd. Maeli came with us. We were not the only people with that particular idea. The International Spy Museum was crazy crowded.

After standing in line to stand in line to get tickets, we stood in line to get tickets. After getting tickets, we stood in line to get in the door. Once in the door, we stood in line to get searched by security. Then we spent some quality time in a maze-like line that lead to the elevator. The elevator took about 15 minutes to climb three floors.

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No Neutral Ground

By Jason, Pastor & Headmaster

Choosing Sides in the Kingdom Conflict

The students at my school work on memorizing Colossians 3:1-17. This great passage from Paul begins with a charge and ends with a challenge. The book-ends of this passage are a clear call to our minds, hearts and lives:

"If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth . . . And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."

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100 Tools For The Bored Or Unemployed

This is the OC reports, "100 Terrific Productivity Tools For The Bored Or Unemployed." It's a fun list of things that can help you "... get busy doing just about anything from organizing your DVD collection to planning your potential future, giving you no excuse to be bored or unemployed for long."

New Study: To Survive Cancer, Live With It

Wired Science reports, "To Survive Cancer, Live With It." Oncologist for the the study, Dr. Robert Gatenby says, "According to his models, trying to wipe cancer out altogether actually makes it stronger by helping drug-resistant cells flourish. Rather than fighting cancer by trying to eradicate its every last cell, he suggests doctors might fare better by intentionally keeping tumors in a long-term stalemate."