Originally published on March 16, 2007 at Onward & Upward So I’ve been meaning to highlight some of the sites that I especially like that are on our sidebar. These are rather recent websites and blogs I’ve come across, and I am eager to share them! DesignTalk: Home Design Help I came across this website/blog when I was looking for help with my living room, and I really like it! They answer questions about home design and have a lot…
I thought this blog post was really interesting, about a study done on kids who were homeschooled and kids who were in traditional schooling all their lives. It was taken from psychology professor Richard G. Medlin’s article, “Home Schooling and the Question of Socialization,†Peabody Journal of Education, Vol. 75 (2000): 107-23. (Hat tip: A Dusty Frame) For the record, I don’t believe that homeschooling is the only educational option for parents and kids. However, I am excited to homeschool…
Stolen from Nichole… These results didn’t surprise me. :-) (By the way, I don’t necessarily endorse anything else on that site.) The Five Love Languages My primary love language is probably Receiving Gifts with a secondary love language being Quality Time. Complete set of results Receiving Gifts: 11 Quality Time: 9 Acts of Service: 5 Words of Affirmation: 4 Physical Touch: 1 Information Unhappiness in relationships, according to Dr. Gary Chapman, is often due to…
Our prayers are with you, Bluffton University. We’ve been there. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. If we are distressed, it is…
I read this interesting article today, entitled: Study: College students more narcissistic. Being a recent college graduate myself, I have noticed the inward and “me-focused” attitude that many of my peers – and even myself – sport. Today’s college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful to personal relationships and American society. “We need to stop endlessly repeating ‘You’re special’ and…