What are HIPs (Harried Intellectual Parents) reading this year?
parenting
My latest for Christianity Today: What are parents for?
A theological response to parenting wars.
Gift guide: What to give homeschooling parents whose preschoolers are causing mayhem
Homeschooling preschool doesn’t require a curriculum in a box. It does require a plan.
This summer: low in cost, high in fun
Yes, activities that are low-cost but offer much fun are possible this summer!
The Author’s Corner with Rebecca Wellington
Rebecca Wellington is a Clinical Instructor and Director of Field Placements in the School of Education at the University of Puget Sound. This interview is based on her new book, Who Is a Worthy Mother?: An Intimate History of Adoption […]
Ideas in progress: a conversation with Robert Erle Barham on parenting, writing, and writing while parenting
“My kids wake me up to marvels all around—especially since they themselves are such a source of wonder.”
What I am reading: Jacob Hiserman on Gerard O’Shea’s Educating in Christ and takeaways for college classroom pedagogy
Oftentimes, we pick up books for one reason and discover more reasons why we’re reading them as we go along. That recently happened to me. I’m reading Australian teacher Gerard O’Shea’s Educating in Christ: A Practical Handbook for Developing the Catholic Faith […]
What I am reading: books on motherhood and homemaking
Summer is the season for reading, whether re-reading old favorites or finding new ones—on your porch, in a cabin in the woods (bears optional), or at the playground or the beach. Because there have been so many wonderful essays on […]
Ideas in progress: Dixie Dillon Lane on parenting, homeschooling, and writing while juggling
You are a historian and a homeschool mom of four. What does a “typical” day look like for you? I roll through my day like a boulder careening down an unpredictable hill. I place a lot of structure on my […]
What I am reading: Dixie Dillon Lane
My first year of parenting was terrifically hard. It was not just because I had had a difficult pregnancy (though I had) and a colicky, sleepless dear little baby (though I did), but because I thought that the hard parts […]
“The very best thing about your life is a short stage in someone else’s story. And it is enough.”
Yesterday’s Current feature by Robert Erle Barham brought back a lot of memories for me. It is a must read for anyone sending their kids off to school this week. Here is a taste: “Please stay,” I said. “Please.” Now […]