I don’t like change. I can’t help it. Change often takes more work. I have to alter schedules. Or how I perceive things. Sometimes it means missing someone I love. Change means I don’t have control over things. You see, when *I* want to make a change, it isn’t really a change but an improvement […]
Many of you know that I love science. Science may send tremors down most people’s spine as they hearken back to their high school biology class when they had to dissect a frog or to a chemistry class when they had to memorize the definition of acids and bases. But for me, science is so […]
This morning I went out early to do some weeding in front of our house. Now before you start thinking that I am one of THOSE people who are up singing with the sunrise and doing 500 things before breakfast, I need to disclose the purpose of my morning chore: We are having people over. […]
You’ve seen them in forests, parks, and perhaps even in your front yard. But you’ve probably never really looked at them. They are lichens – amazing creatures that have a fascinating story. You see, a lichen is not a single organism. It is composed of two creatures: a fungus and an alga. “Gross,” you say? […]
As home educators, we often look ahead to the long stretch of our children’s education and tentatively plan what it will look like. But for most families, there is a big gray splotch in the high school years they are afraid to think about. It has to do with teaching science and math. Add to […]
I was watching a NOVA television show on a plane ride home the other day, and a scientist was asked if there was life on other planets. His answer began with, “I believe…,” and he continued to say that because we have evidence of billions and billions of planets in our universe, then the possibility […]
We all have cried at least a few times in our lives. Personally, I cry often. Sometimes it is when I read a touching letter or during an emotional part of a movie. I have even been known to cry at well-marketed commercials, too. But why do we cry? Why do our bodies make tears? […]
Have you ever had a discussion with someone about the possibility of aliens existing on other planets? Don’t worry. This isn’t going to be a geeky post. But I am serious. Many people believe in the possibility that other life forms exist on other planets. Their major reason for this? Well, if there are millions […]
One of the most fascinating things to me when I read the Bible is discovering deep explanations of how our world works. I should not be surprised when I stumble upon these, but it amazes me anyway. Many of you know my story of how I was a young believer when I was in college, […]
This week I was reading in the book of Romans and came across this verse: Romans 11:17 – “But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree” (ESV). Of course, this […]