Sharing life experiences related to Homeschooling, TJEd and the Bahai Faith en-us Copyright 2008 http://www.onederfulworld.com/ http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=216 I love to knit!&nbsp; I would love to knit more often and I would love to know how to make more than scarves, but I do love to knit.&nbsp; I remember when I learned.&nbsp; I was in 3rd grade.&nbsp; After school, a bus would pick me up from elementary school and take me to an after school day care where .... http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=216 http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=215 I just had a friend of mine tell me he was shocked that he had actually been called a mother f&#39;er twice this week by total strangers.&nbsp; Once for being neighborly by smiling at a guy as he walked by.&nbsp; The other time for trying to fairly negotiate the price of a Craig&#39;s list sale .... http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=215 http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=214 It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it isn&#39;t.&nbsp; It&#39;s something that happens every month at our home on the Second Saturday of each month and the punchline goes something like this...<br /><br />...and everyone enjoys having a wonderful, engaging and open discussion ab .... http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=214 http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=213 Just as often as I get asked about homeschooling, I also get asked, "What is the <a href="http://info.bahai.org/">Bah&#225;&#39;&#237; Faith</a>?"&nbsp; Today I came across the most concise and all-encompassing quote I&#39;ve seen in answer to that questio .... http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=213 http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=207 You may remember the oldies song that goes..."What the world needs now is love, sweet love."&nbsp; Ok, we still need a lot more love and less hate out there, but I&#39;m talking about what the world needs now in respect to the education of children. &nbsp;<br /><br />In the book I am .... http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=207 http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=206 I have two kids.&nbsp; One the studious, cautious older one and the other the multi-sensory, impulsive younger one.&nbsp; Both boys.&nbsp; I was told by many that it was inevitable.&nbsp; When it happened to the youngest one, it wasn&#39;t as much of a surprise as it was the fact that it .... http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=206 http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=205 The <a href=""&#39;"http://www.homeschoolerseast.com"&#39;"">Homeschoolers East</a><a href=""&#39;"http://rootsandshoots.org"&#39;"">Roots &amp; Shoots</a> team recently helped support the 8th Birthday of the <a href=""&#39;"http://galtx.org"&#39;"">Greyhound Ad .... http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=205 http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=204 We went to see the <a href="&#39;"http://disney.go.com/disneynature/earth/"&#39;">Earth</a> movie for Earth Day.&nbsp; That&#39;s the beauty of homeschooling.&nbsp; You get to go to the movies and count it as science.&nbsp; It was a wonderful film with outstanding footage.&nbsp; .... http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=204 http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=203 As of yesterday, the 19-day Bah&#225;&#39;&#237; Fast ended and the Bah&#225;&#39;&#237; New Year (Naw Ruz) as well as the first day of Spring coincidingly began.<br /><br />In retrospect, I thought I would share a little bit about the benefits of the Fast since many who have never f .... http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=203 http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=202 <strong>Some background</strong>:&nbsp; I am a member of the <a href="http://www.bahai.org/">Bah&#225;&#39;&#237; faith</a>, an independent world religion that began in the mid-1800s in Iran.&nbsp; Bah&#225;&#39;&#237;s believe that there is only one God and there .... http://www.onederfulworld.com/subBlog.asp?bID=202