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Updated: We Are Not Alone

Jan 14, 2013MelissaBiography, Informative, Just For Fun

Used with Permission
Written by Katharine Trauger
katharinetrauger.wordpress.com

Place yourself in the shoes of a home schooling mother named Jane, from long ago. You remember the time when the Liberty Bell rang out the good news of freedom in the Americas. Mozart and Beethoven are enjoying their years of fame.

Imagine, if you can, Jane, beginning to raise ten children during this time, in a log cabin in the Carolinas, without electricity, without indoor water, without refrigeration, without a car. Nevertheless, the brave experimental society that is growing around you gives you great hope for the future. Your family grows.

Imagine how you must feel as your firstborn son begins esperiencing extreme abdominal pain most of the hours of most of his days, pain for which you can find no remedy. (more…)

Life Lessons Learned at the Swimming Pool: NO RUNNING!

Jul 24, 2012ChristaInformative, Just For Fun, Preparing for CollegeInformative, Just For Fun, parenting, Weekend Activities

Who hasn’t heard that whistle blow and the lifeguard shout, “No Running!” As a parent it is easy to explain that running on the pool deck is dangerous simply because it is wet and it could cause us to slip and accidentally hurt yourself or someone else. As a child, though, we instinctively know that the shortest distance between the ladder and the diving board is a straight line and the best way to beat your friend and be the next in line is to RUN! (more…)

Life Lessons Learned at the Swimming Pool: Taking the Leap!

Jul 16, 2012ChristaJust For FunJust For Fun, Life Lessons Learned at the Pool, parenting, summer, Weekend Activities

Ask any child what their favorite summer activity is and more often than not they will answer exuberantly, “swimming!” I loved the pool so much that I was on the swim team, became a lifeguard, taught swim lessons and was a swim coach. The neighborhood pool is an incredible place for family bonding, learning and development if we’ll let it be. For a few weeks I want to talk about lessons that can be learned at the swimming pool to make sure we’re getting the most out of our summer fun!

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