It’s hard for me to grasp that this year marks twenty years since I began homeschooling my kids. My brain has resisted thinking about the implications of this. For the longest time, I kept mentally lumping myself in with “young homeschooling” families. I suppose the fact that my youngest is still in elementary makes me conveniently forget that three of my kids are adults, wit...

Computer Science: How to Thrive in a High-Unemployment Field

When I graduated with a Computer Science degree in 2019, I landed my first job at the very first place I interviewed. Though it may have taken my peers more than just a single interview (I had an excellent reference within the company),...

I recently wrote an article on Six Pitfalls Aspiring Fantasy Authors Should Avoid. In that essay, I discussed problems I see in many fantasy manuscripts that can weigh down a story. Today I am going to continue this seri...

Homeschool Classes Online to Help Fill in Gaps and Keep Learning Alive through Summer. This article is about recorded, self-paced courses. If you prefer LIVE, interactive courses, visit the Homeschool Connection...

Before I was a practicing Catholic, I did not realize the centrality of Easter in the Christian year. Like many secular people, I paid much more attention to Christmas. Easter was kind of an afterthought, a nice spring holiday with some eggs, baskets, and a home-cooked meal.

It was not until I received Confirmation at the Easter Vigil in 2002 that I began to understand...