Everyone is anxious in some social situations, and some people are anxious in all of them. Such social anxiety has nothing to do with being homeschooled, but much to do with both personality and lack of communication skills. According to author JoJo Tabares, a communication expert who used to be painfully shy, “Shyness isn’t part of my personality, […]
child raising
Review: Youth Virtue Journal
The Youth Virtue Journal is a slim ring-bound workbook with a huge goal: to help teens choose virtues. Working with a mentor, teens will learn how to be attentive, content, forgiving, gentle, helpful, honest, obedient, perseverant and respectful. The booklet contains a form for parental input as well. Each of the nine chapters contains […]
Marriage Articles to Read before Father’s Day
Years ago, I bought the only copy of Mary Pride’s The Way Home at our local Christian bookstore. It influenced me greatly in many ways, especially through one small sentence about Above Rubies, a Christian magazine put out by ‘editress’ Nancy Campbell. I now get each refreshing and inspiring Above Rubies issue, and it’s free. […]