Baby, It’s Cold Outside

News from the midwest and south:  We are stuck in an ice storm, and there’s no way out for the foreseeable future. Our family – as well as most of our friends (you know, the ones we were gonna stay with) - are also without power. Fortunately, we were able to get into a hotel before [...]

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Freedom of Education

I read this article  last week about an incident that happened last fall in Afghanistan. This kind of puts into perspective the opportunities and freedoms women have in this country.
 
Be thankful for your education.

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State of (In)Equality

balance-A state of equilibrium; equality in amount, weight, value, or importance, as between two things or the parts of a thing  
 
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I’ve always been a little uncomfortable at the idea of trying to strike a balance in life. I mean, if I’m a full time mom, it’s hard to do anything else full time.  And how [...]

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A Presidential Education

Yesterday,  I did my parently duty and used the day to educate my children about the historic inaugural event taking place…
* My two-year-old watched the television coverage patiently-enthralled at all the vehicles with sirens escorting the new president down Pennsylvania Avenue.
* He danced with glee every time a marching band with drums went by during the big [...]

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Prayer or Partisanship?

The controversy regarding the invitation by Barack Obama for Rick Warren to pray at the inauguration tomorrow is getting out of hand. Christians are upset, non-Christians are upset, conservatives and liberals are both put off by the idea for political and so-called “moral” reasons.
Enough already.
Praying at a public, historical event doesn’t have to mean one is endorsing beliefs of [...]

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