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Oh jeez, I just realized people may pronounce Karen differently, too.
Here, Karen is pronounced KARE-in.
Ya know, I'm not usually a big fan of weird spellings for common names, but I really like Caron. It looks more classy than trendy.
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Heck no! We completed most of SOTW with the help of Jim Weiss. We are always listening to books in the car. It's called car-schooling;).
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The Southern in me likes the ring "Caron Ann" has to it. Am I right to pronounce "Caron" like "Karen"?
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Most Christians I know would consider me Lost. I just consider me Detoxing.
You're not lost. You are right there! I see you.
FTR, I did not think the OP meant to convert anyone by her question. Spirituality is not limited to Christians. Some of the most spiritual people I have known haven't been Christians. I thought the question applied to Christians, the variety of Pagans we have here, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, etc. I would guess that many Atheists/Agnostics have some sort of spiritual life.
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My spiritual condition is probably "disordered" or something similar.
I like Wendi's post a lot. Also, if I ever describe myself as spiritually "dry," please somebody point me to some Holy Massengill.
Yeah, I'm going to the special hell.
:lol:
Save room in that special hell for me. The things that come out of my mouth make this former Sailor blush.
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Cynically hopeful.
I can't shake my belief in God and Jesus. I read history from various viewpoints. It seems as though history is filled with various groups who fight with the belief that Gods or gods are on their side. Sometimes Jesus wins, sometimes "pagan" gods wins. Personally, I cannot look at history an see my Jesus God in there.
Still, I just love me some Jesus. I love the idea of a just, merciful God. I love the idea of a God who acknowledges the fact than mankind fails, but still wants to accept them into His awesome presence. I love the fact that it has all been done for me, because nothing that I can do will ever make me worthy of being in His presence.
I fail daily, hourly, all the time. I am a craptastic, at best, Christian. I totally suck at the Jesus thing. But He still loves and accepts me. That rocks.
The biggest stumbling block for me is, honestly, other Christians. I hate judgement, mostly because I acknowledge how craptastic I am. I accept all people because He accepts all people. The "Gays" don't bother me one bit. Other people's business is NOT my business. I'm too wrapped up in trying to fix my multitude of flaws. I think Jesus-love, and to me that love means to serve. Serve those less fortunate. Serve those looked down upon by others. I think everyone would be a Christian if all Christians would remember that Jesus hung out with hookers and thieves.
My Jesus is a long-haired, liberal hippie. He epitomized love and service. Sure, He had rules, but he said the greatest commandment was love.
It's late and I am suffering from insomnia and allergy fogginess, but that is my spiritual state at this late hour.
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What a great thread!
My oldest son is an academic whiz kid and a gregarious people-person. Homeschooling him has been a challenging joy. I've never gotten over the feeling I felt the day he was born (11.5 pounds, homebirth), when he was lying on his belly beside me on the bed and fully raised himself up on his arms and smiled and winked at me! It was as if he were saying, "I'm here, and I'm extraordinary. This is gonna be fun!" He is extraordinary, and it has been fun. He talked at 5 months, walked at 8 months, read at 18 months, and just kept going forward. I love his warm and confident smile in his 15th year. He really believes he can do anything he wants, and I can't wait to see what he decides to do with the gift that is his life.
However, he is not why I'm grateful for homeschooling today. On my mind right now is my second-born son, who smiled late, rolled over late, and spoke not a word until after his third birthday. He potty-learned at almost 5 and learned to read at 7. He was diagnosed with ADHD and Asperger's Syndrome, but some of these diagnoses were lessened when we learned he has celiac disease. Once on a gluten-free diet, he was able to learn. We've had lots of speed bumps in his homeschooling career! And lots of scary bends in the road as he learns to find his way in a world that doesn't always accept him the way he is accepted at home. He is 13 and now fully caught up to grade level in all subjects. (happy dance!) Unfortunately, puberty is kicking his behind. I'm doing more coaching in social issues than in math these days, and he is sticking very close to me the way he did when he was an unsure little boy. It is OK for him to be a late bloomer. He'll get there. As long as there is a twinkle in those brown eyes and a smile for me when I glance his way, I know he's still alright.
Because of homeschooling, these two boys have never been compared academically. NEVER. We keep our homeschooling methods, curriculum, and results pretty secret IRL. #2 has never heard this speech from a schoolteacher: "Oh, you are _____'s brother! How thrilling, another genius in my class!" These two boys are total opposites, but because of homeschooling they are so, so close. They even share a room, Odd Couple-style. LOL The younger is taller than the older, but when they sit side-by-side as they often do, the younger literally leans on the older and you can tell who the leader is. #2 will follow #1 anywhere, and I know I can trust #1 son to look after him.
Because of homeschooling, each boy is accepted for who he is today and not for how well he fits in society's neat little boxes. As for the future, #1 son is expected to be President, Ambassador, Theologian, or Astronaut, or he knows we'll love him just as much if he decides to surprise us all and become a truck driver who reads a lot. #2 son is expected to find a career utilizing his amazing talent as an artist, but he knows we will support him all the way if he ever answers that call in the very back of that his brain to be an M.D. Or he might be a TKD instructor, or a gluten-free restaurant owner...he's the quiet, capable kind, the turtle who wins over the hare.
In this house, you may be who you are today and zero limits are placed on dreams.( :001_wub:) I don't think I could have nurtured that atmosphere for my opposite sons without the solitude and security of homeschooling.
And I'm so glad I learned this before, because #3 son has ADHD and #4 son is just like his oldest brother. LOL
I love all of this, but super duper love the bolded part.
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Today I heard both "Why can't we all just speak Latin? It makes so much more sense than English", "Can we please learn Old English", and "Mom, can we learn the Runic Alphabet". (I am aware of the questionable punctuation.) You know what sparked those statements? Gerunds. This nerd momma's heart was warmed:001_wub:. Now, are we actually going to spend time learning Old English and the Runic alphabet? Maybe, if we feel like it. Because we can. Because we have that luxury. Because, while we cover all the bases, we still have time to follow our hearts and learn to love learning for learning's sake.
My son spent the last three weeks designing a Star Wars card game. Dh helped him design the cards on the computer. Ds assigned attack, defense, and force values to every obscure character. He spent so much time developing this game. He is 8. Because we homeschool, he had that luxury. And now the kid is interested in designing more cards. I will turn that into a computer design lesson.
Dd11 wants to be a writer. She loves her writing program. She gets to spend so much time just writing for the love of writing.
I am teaching dd4 to read. She is thrilled. Is there anything more awesome than teaching a kid to read?
Homeschooling is hard. Some days I want to ingest copious amounts of wine and/or rum. But to sit there and watch my kids get excited of something we are learning is just pure bliss.
It is a marathon, not a sprint.
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Eh-LIE-us
I have a friend who named her child Elias and that is how they pronounce it.
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:iagree: I don't swear much actually (believe it or not). When I do it's because you've just pushed me too far. Usually when I get mad, I go all Southern on the poor sod's sorry little butt. That doesn't involve swearing.
If I swear at you, it's because you really deserved it. The last person I told to f*** off was a drunk at my father's funeral reception who was hitting on me in front of all my family. I didn't really feel he was worthy of a proper Southern smack-down. "F*** off," was most appropriate, IMO.
You+me+Nakia= a whole lotta Southern cussing awesomeness!
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I've recently cut back to only 12 swear words per day.
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You+me= freaky, cussing awesomeness!
Won't you be my neighbor? Puh-lease?
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How do I feel about swearing?
My Dad was a Sailor. I was a Sailor. My dh was a Sailor. I love Sailors;).
Dh and I were both nukes. We both have college degrees. We are both semi well-educated.
I love a colorfully-turned phrase. Sometimes, an f-bomb is totally needed. I really don't give a flying pig's arse if some random guy thinks I'm trashy if I drop an occasional f-bomb. That f-bomb will most likely be accompanied by a creative phrase. Gender stereotypes bore me and are frankly more offensive to me than an occasional cuss. We all need a good cuss every now and then.
Now, I don't think every other word should be obscene. I don't think all women should be referred to as b-words. But ya know something? Some people (not just women) really do deserve the title of b-word. If the shoe fits....
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:lol: DD4 doesn't toot. She has princess air.
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:grouphug:
When I was 16 a close friend/cousin committed suicide. My Mom was not as supportive as you are currently being. Keep loving on your girls. And it is ok to cry. Your girls may need to see that to know it's ok.
Suicide sucks.:grouphug:
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Settlers of Catan and Seafarers of Catan. We play these games at least 3x's a week. Sometimes it gets ugly, but at least we are all together.
When dh isn't working nights (he works rotating shiftwork) we have dinner together. This Fall I have cut down on the amount of outside activities. It has made our evenings so much easier. Right now, ds is working on a Star Wars card game, so dh has been helping him develop that on the computer. Sometimes one parent reads to the kids. Sometimes we hang out outside and play a really lame game of soccer. Some nights we veg out in front of a semi-educational TV program. Mostly, we like board games. Besides the whole Settlers of Catan family, we like Monopoly (even dd4 gets into it by counting the dice roll), Sequence, Rummicube, and, if we're really desperate, Sorry.
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Happy Birthing!
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Welcome to the jungle. We've got fun and games!
This place is awesome. I hope you have as much fun as I have.
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Ok. I have ONE boy. I get the whole fascination with peeing in weird places. Ds actually sat naked in front of the TV while The Backyardigans were playing and dropped a load. My dh will actually walk past the bathroom just to pee outside. Now I have a funny pee story about my oldest dd.
Dd was about 5. She was playing hide-and-seek inside the house with a couple of friends. She had a great hiding spot behind the couch. Being the awesome competitor that she is, she refused to move from the aforementioned awesome hiding spot and just peed right there. I looked at her and asked "Why did you pee behind my couch?" Her answer? "Because I was WINNING!" Ya know, I just couldn't get mad at her for that.:lol:
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How the board shortened the anna white link is:lol:
:lol: I thought I was the only one who noticed that!
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We usually just listen to NPR. One of our local stations plays classical music from 9-12..
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Oh Momma! You did a great job! Really. I think I would have completely lost it. Take some time. Recover. Regain your strength. Seriously, you just had two people cut out of you! Cry if necessary. Do whatever you need to do to just make it through this time. Then, look at those two precious miracles and cuddle with them. You did it! It wasn't perfect. That's ok. You aren't being graded or judged.
I like the name Cory for a boy. I have a nephew named Cory and my dd is named Cora.
Many, many :grouphug::grouphug:.
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Oh. My. Goodness! Yes! This is completely normal! My oldest dc were almost 7 and 4 when I was 34 weeks with the last one. I was grumpy. I was cranky. I felt like a whale. I kinda wanted to murder all the non-pregnant women out there who could move easily without waddling like an over-stuffed duck. If looks could kill, 99% of the people around me would have died instantly. I am not a pleasant pregnant woman. I'm usually over pregnancy by week 10. I think I started begging by uber-natural midwife to rip the kid out of me at week 24. I sooooo feel for you. And you are doing this in Florida! Where it is hot and humid! I'm pretty sure my husband would be considering divorce if I had to be pregnant in Florida.
I promise you will not be pregnant forever. I promise you will have a sweet-smelling little cuddle bug before you know it. In the meantime, just let it out. Put up your feet. Relax in a pool. You have another person living inside of you. Take a break Momma! This too shall pass.
What is your current spiritual condition?
in General Education Discussion Board
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:iagree:Yep. That is what I meant to say. Religion does not equal spirituality. You said it much better.