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becoming adult
Posted by malindar in Family Life, Kids, Life, Reflection on June 1, 2016
25 years ago, i graduated from high school. i’m reminded of this number repeatedly…by the fact that i know my class is having a reunion in July…by the fact that Joe graduated 5 years after me, and he celebrates his 20th in July as well…but most notably by the fact that my daughter, who was […]
called.
today, my daughter called me from the International Wesleyan Youth Convention in Indianapolis in tears. i could literally hear the smile on her face as she sniffed and sobbed. i was so confused. i asked if she was ok. she said, “i’m really ok, Momma.” and she went on to explain that during a message […]
mother’s day.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Joe, Kids, Life, Reflection on May 11, 2015
i got the most amazing mother’s day gifts yesterday. and the ones that were my favorites didn’t cost a dime. not a cent, actually. and i have never received more amazing gifts. from anyone. one will be hard-pressed to give me anything more priceless from this point forward. oh, sure, they gave me a gluten-free savory baker […]
the silly.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Kids, Life, Reflection on April 22, 2015
you know what i love? i love the silly. the pure, unadulterated joy that bursts out of the ability to freely laugh. living squarely in the moment. abandoning any inhibition. free of judgment. void of criticism. with full knowledge that the people who surround you and who you love completely embrace the silly–and display it–right along with you. i […]
all i can do
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, God, Kids, Life, Marriage, Reflection, Ugh. on February 21, 2015
i was slammed this week with several things i just can’t handle. and, you know, i’ve been slammed with a lot of things in my life i was pretty sure i couldn’t handle. none of them even came close to this week. not one. i sat in that counselor’s office on two different occasions and simply […]
failed.
Posted by malindar in Family Life, God, Homeschooling, Kids, Life, Reflection on August 22, 2014
about a year ago, after realizing the depths to which a father can sink, my then-14-year-old daughter blamed God. for everything. everything bad that ever happened in her life, every question she could come up with that flew in the face of everything she had been taught for 14 years, every single, solitary questionable thing. […]
play.
Posted by malindar in Homeschooling, Kids, Reading, unschooling on January 28, 2014
more unschooling thoughts…there are always more, of course, but…in an effort to keep you up to date with my thinking…today my friend Ralph referred me to this article. Dr. Peter Gray, research bio-psychologist, has some wise, wise words. and while my children may be out of the official “play” stage as one would think of […]
purpose.
Posted by malindar in God, Homeschooling, Kids, unschooling on January 25, 2014
in the past three weeks, i have challenged my kids to think pretty deeply about who they are. what they like. what they love. who they want to be some day. i have encouraged them to dream. picture their lives 5 years from now. 10 years from now. think about the people they know whom […]
so far.
Posted by malindar in Family Life, Homeschooling, Kids, Life, Reflection, unschooling on January 22, 2014
so. we’re a week and a half in. we are still alive. i feel this, in itself, is an accomplishment. here is what my kids are doing: Bryson is spending a lot of time building. and, umm, building some more. yesterday, he found the supplies on Garry’s Mod to build a hovercraft, figured out […]
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