conversations between sisters in Christ
There are many questions we must ask ourselves when making a purchase: Can I afford this? Do I really need/want it? Is it of good quality? There is one question, however, that many of us forget to ask ourselves: Would this purchase be a fair-trade? “Fair Trade” is probably a term you’ve heard a few [...]
I’ve never called myself an artist. A writer, yes. In fact, it was just this year that I grew comfortable with introducing myself that way in those ice-breaker moments at the beginning of the first day of class. “Hi, I’m Rachelle, and I’m a writer.” Of course, I’m sure that had something to do with [...]
It’s said that that to educate a woman is to educate an entire generation. Traditionally, it’s women who influence their husbands and teach their children, so women have a huge responsibility to do that in a wise and godly way. What a woman learns affects how she influences and what she teaches. I remember thinking, [...]
We’ve been talking about education all month…and now it’s time to take a peek into each other’s education! Whatever your story or experience, we’re looking forward to hearing about all of our diverse educational backgrounds and aspirations.
Recently, I was chatting with an Armenian-American friend about the foods I enjoy in Israel. When she heard I’m a fan of tabouleh salad, she invited me to her home to eat some. And there I learned the lesson any down-home American cook knows. Just as every woman’s potato salad or apple pie is just [...]
For some reason, no one in my family ever seems to do anything the conventional way. I’m sure it’s not intentional; it’s just how things keep turning out. My education was no different. I’ve been to public school and private school, was homeschooled, studied at a little Christian college for my undergraduate degree and at [...]
I like to tell people that I was unschooled because there wasn’t really much “school” in what I did every day. My parents pulled us all out of public school in 1999 and quickly became unblushing homeschool advocates. The original motive for bringing us home was to give us an opportunity to see my dad [...]
There are certain things that make me homesick for homeschool. I “graduated” when I was sixteen. It’s twelve years since I was a homeschool student. A set of crayons or a pile of books or a shelf of files, however, still make me want to study. My parents started homeschooling me in the early eighties. [...]
A 67!! My heart sank as my stomach rose into my throat and they crashed into each other, making me want to hurl as I ran out of the student center. A 67 on my Family, Church and Society mid term?! How could this be? I was a 4.0 student back home! I knew Focus [...]
by Vicki V. Lucas While I’m a great fan of J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings, I have to wonder if Bilbo misinformed Frodo when he said “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you [...]
