Character Pursuit
P. Doug Wilson in his Forward for The Trinity Forum Reading, The Oracle of the Dog by G.K. Chersterton: "The pursuit of character is hard work, particularly if you, like me, have developed an increasing immunity to one of the key tools for character development,...
Got Spoiled?
David McCullough, Jr. nailed society with his Generation-Special speech. Now The New Yorker has written a lengthy article on the subject of society and it's trend toward "spoiling", dare we say emasculating a more than capable group of kids - our kids. In Spoiled...
Bathroom Humor
Rarely do I get a minute to myself. Especially in the summer. Don't get me wrong; I'm a mother that lives for the summer and carefree schedules. I could never homeschool. My kids would be incredibly dull and light-years behind their peers academically because I just...
Some Stray Pellets from the Shot Heard Around the Youth Entitlement World
As you can imagine ripples from David McCullough Jr.'s speech are still hitting the shore. Lots of, "What right does he have to say my kid isn't special?!"... But a majority - possibly overwhelming majority - of the responses have been in the "Keep on keepin' on"...
A little Inspiration and Give-Away Update
I ran into this quote yesterday and wanted to share it for 2 reasons. First, I love donuts. It's terrible, but I do. Between college and kids, I rarely ate the darn things. Only when someone (possibly me) brought them to work would I partake, usually regretting my...
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