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By Jim Lyons

By Jim Lyons

Independent Baptist Church in Ellicott City Maryland

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Thanks for hanging out! I love to chat about all things homeschool, motherhood, and homemaking so feel free to open up a ...

For our Kindergarten year we have been combining Math with Confidence from Kate Snow with Math U See and it has been going ...

In this short clip, Iris shares a story of the women who left a lasting impression in her life and helped her make the decision to ...

Here is our 5th grade homeschool curriculum we have been using and why I choose it. For science and history, we don't use a ...

Join the Daughters of Diligence as we dive into the topic of HOMESCHOOL and how all three of us have a history of not only ...

What to do with all those great leftovers the day after having a big turkey? This year, before piling them on a plate and heading for the microwave, consider showing your child how to turn them into a savory hot dish that's on everyone's list of favorite comfort foods: turkey potpie.

According to an August 16 story from The Hartford Courant, Hartford  (Connecticut) hopes to stem a wave of teen crime by reviving a curfew law already on the books.  Authorities believe the 9:00 pm deadline for minors under 18 to be off the streets will reduce crime, though many residents express doubts.  And teens with [...]

The Reality of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Imagine an Air Force mom, serving her country on a month-long deployment, who learns that her daughter has been secretly removed by local authorities, claiming the child has been “abandoned.” Children begin mandatory sex-education at the age of four, regardless of their family’s opinions, [...]

A Child-Centered Society The Netherlands and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child If you could choose any country in the world in which to raise your child, which would you choose? You might be inclined to choose the comforts of the United States or Britain, the charm of European mainstays like France and Germany, the [...]

TRENTON, NJ — Hundreds rallied at the New Jersey Statehouse on Thursday, October 16, to protest a new state law adding four more vaccines to the state’s list of mandatory inoculations, already the longest such list in the nation.  Various reports estimate the crowd of parents and children at 300 to 500, gathered to draw [...]