Ten Principles for Parents of Educated Children by William Bennett. I like the list but don’t love it.
Parents are the first and important teaches.
Your teaching must not stop when schooling starts.
The early years build the foundation for all later learning. Make it sturdy.
American schools are underperforming. Trust but verify.
Learning requires discipline; discipline requires values.
Follow your [...]
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Posted in Family on February 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We have been missing this picture. Today I caught it.
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Will an iPhone blend? This is pretty cruel…and yet entertaining. You will enjoy some of his other videos also.
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Someone called me a techie today. Ergh. I don’t know that I like that, and I certainly don’t think of myself that way (unless perhaps “techie” is in any way related to Renaissance Man”). Maybe I am compared to those who prefer typewriters. Last year I read and raved about Thomas Friedman’s [...]
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Posted in Quote of the Day on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
George Will…
“Voters don’t decide issues, they decide who will decide issues.”
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Find out the size of your rebate under the new economic stimulus package.
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Posted in Family on February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Great advice for husbands, and it looks like the start of a good series.
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Here’s a good pile of ideas from one foreign website.
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Consider that our next President will not take the role with God’s permission but rather by His perfect appointment. (Psalm 75)
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Karsten, Haddon, Lincoln and Knox Boomershine (right to left) – 2/3/08
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Posted in Family, Patriarchy on February 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On Tuesday, January 29th, we welcomed a new pilgrim, Knox Carter Boomershine, into our family. He was born twelve days overdue weighing 8 lbs. 15 oz. and measuring 21.5″ long in Kalamazoo, MI. The whole hospital and birth process was exceedingly routine and wonderful, and we are thanking God for His wonderful display [...]
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