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    FOXNews.com - Teen Kills Mother of Three While Texting Suicide Attempt to Another Girl - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

    Posted on: Friday, October 20th, 2006 in: News

    FOXNews.com - Teen Kills Mother of Three While Texting Suicide Attempt to Another Girl - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News
    ATLANTA — A lovesick teenage girl slammed her car into oncoming traffic in a suicide attempt as she counted down “ten, nine, eight …” in text messages to the [...]

    Toddler tutoring gains in popularity - Nightly News with Brian Williams - MSNBC.com

    Posted on: Thursday, October 19th, 2006 in: Homeschool

    Toddler tutoring gains in popularity - Nightly News with Brian Williams - MSNBC.com
    Now, there’s even a precursor to preschool. It’s called “Junior Kumon,” a spin-off of the popular tutoring program, but for toddlers. Three-year-old Giana is enrolled. With the help of an instructor, she can identify common objects like twigs and presents.
    Here’s an idea: Why [...]

    I want my Inhale!

    Posted on: Wednesday, October 18th, 2006 in: Yoga

    Oh maaaaaaan! 
    A few years ago the folks at Oxygen pulled Inhale from the air.  I was moping around the entire time it was gone!  It stunk!  Now its happened again!!!
    I was so depressed to see that my TiVo recorded over my beautiful yoga workouts and replaced them with Xena the Warrior Princess.  I was [...]

    Grace Vs. Works

    Posted on: Tuesday, October 17th, 2006 in: Church History, Church History in Plain Language - Shelley

    Church History In Plain Language Updated 2nd Edition
    By: Bruce L. Shelley
    I had already planned on having this as my next post, but it works out really well considering that the comments from the last post went in this direction [...]

    Church History - Why don’t we know?

    Posted on: Monday, October 16th, 2006 in: Book Talk, Church History, Church History in Plain Language - Shelley, Misc Books

    Church History In Plain Language Updated 2nd Edition
    By: Bruce L. Shelley
    I am once again reading Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley. This is actually my second time through it, but this time I am taking notes and really [...]

    Spare the rod

    Posted on: Friday, October 13th, 2006 in: Gentle Discipline, Heartfelt Discipline - Clarkson

    Heartfelt Discipline: The Gentle Art of Training and Guiding Your Child
    By: Clay Clarkson
    I love reading different people’s perspectives on the rod verses. Even when they don’t all agree, I find that studying the verses and the interpretations of the verses [...]

    Are we responsible for making sure Jesus has a good day?

    Posted on: Thursday, October 12th, 2006 in: Say Goodbye to Whining - Turansky and Miller

    Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes…in You and Your Kids
    By: Joanne Miller
    And now for my first bone to pick with Say Goodbye…
    It’s amazing what things touch a child’s conscience. Sometimes it’s a word spoken in sadness instead of [...]

    Honor: is it a matter of being people oriented vs. task oriented?

    Posted on: Thursday, October 12th, 2006 in: Say Goodbye to Whining - Turansky and Miller

    Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes…in You and Your Kids
    By: Joanne Miller
    As I’ve mentioned, I am reading Turansky and Miller’s Say Goodbye right now, so I wanted to keep talking about it
    In Say Goodbye, there is [...]

    FOXNews.com - Prosecutor Charged With Indecency for Workplace Nudity - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

    Posted on: Thursday, October 12th, 2006 in: News

    FOXNews.com - Prosecutor Charged With Indecency for Workplace Nudity - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News
    HAMILTON, Ohio — A city prosecutor was charged with indecency after a security camera caught him walking around naked in a government building after business hours.
    Hmm, OK. I can’t say that I’ve ever [...]

    Researchers Say Intelligence and Diseases May Be Linked in Ashkenazic Genes - New York Times

    Posted on: Thursday, October 12th, 2006 in: News

    Researchers Say Intelligence and Diseases May Be Linked in Ashkenazic Genes - New York Times
    A team of scientists at the University of Utah has proposed that the unusual pattern of genetic diseases seen among Jews of central or northern European origin, or Ashkenazim, is the result of natural selection for enhanced intellectual ability.
    …the Utah researchers [...]