Today. Today, over six months ago, I awoke to the realization that all of the events of the night before, had really happened. I had watched my Dad die. After years of watching his health decline; from him hobbling around in his custom-made boot, to a walker, and, finally, a wheelchair. Taking him from one appointment to another, where every visit was just more bad news. Every phone call and visit with him mattered more, after he was given his death sentence of one to six months-especially when we knew that the six months was highly optimistic. "I've lived a good life," he told me over the phone after we received the news. "I'm not afraid to die." But I was afraid. I was afraid that what I had been taught all my life would not be true when the moment came for my dad to leave this life for the next. What if Jesus didn't really overcome death? What if there is nothing after this life? This Easter weekend is the first time when I can relate to Jesus...
I have recently been invited to talk on a podcast about why my husband and I have decided to homeschool our children. He sent out an email prepping us for the episode, and he gave us some questions to consider as to why we chose this path. I liked the formulation of these questions, and decided, for journaling purposes, to write a blog article about these questions, and what my answers are concerning them. #1 What was your own schooling and education like? What were the highlights? What were the challenges? My husband was born and raised in Brazil, where he said that his education was poor. He basically learned to read and write, and basic core subjects, like math and history. There wasn't much enrichment in his formal education. But mostly, he said that he never learned good study habits, and that contributed to several years of him trying to earn his bachelor's degree, because he had to take time in his adult like to learn how to learn. For me, I was raised in the United Stat...