It is hard to believe that we are already facing the end of the fall semester. Didn’t it just start yesterday? The speed at which life passes can leave us all a little breathless. One minute we are teaching our children to walk and talk, the next we are having adult conversations with them as [read more] …
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College Choice Crucible
There is something about the finality of applying to college that can be divisive. It catches most people unaware, particularly homeschooling families where the students are aiming high. Although we are used to being the odd man out, accustomed to having to explain ourselves, we aren’t prepared for this hostility within the tight-knit groups to [read more] …
Patience in a Frozen Season
The snow swirls around stark trees stripped of their summer softness. The land is hard in its frozenness and the animals hunker down against a cutting wind. It seems that there is nothing here, no growth, beauty, no comfort. This frozen season is happening now outside my window. It has also happened in my soul, [read more] …
Autumn Musings
No matter how rushed I am, there is something about autumn that compels me to pause and reflect. The world is whirling, technology grows exponentially, the pain and suffering of mankind seems overwhelming, and yet, the leaves begin their unhurried change from green to gold. One season transforms into another just as it has done [read more] …
Completely Present
One of the delights of being a college consultant is that I learn new things every day from the wonderful students that come into my life. They share their thoughts, offer a view into their various cultures around the world, and give me things to think about. Some time back I was working with a [read more] …