"Absent"? "Irreverent"? "Indifferent"?Found it!So that's what they mean!We hope to inspire lifelong learning with plenty of resources on hand like maps and dictionaries to help our kids figure things out.But that's not the only way. We also encourage lifelong learning by modeling it ourselves, demonstrating an interest in ideas, critical thinking, reading, and … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: Favorite Fondue
(alternative button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome. Recipes are enjoyed, but you can simply tell us how many dozen cookies you agreed to donate to the neighborhood cookie exchange or reveal how many bags of flour you have in the pantry for Christmas baking projects.In other words, the Food on Fridays parameters are … [Read more...]
The Season of Getting, er, Giving
Well, it's starting: The season of getting—I mean, giving.I think it's hard to help our kids focus on giving when they're bombarded by commercials, window displays, newspaper inserts, catalogs and radio spots whose sole purpose is to awaken a desire to get.It's hard for us as adults to focus on giving, too, because we're bombarded with all those same enticing messages to … [Read more...]
Explore the Classics: The Scarlet Letter
This school year, I'm immersed in some classics of American literature, like: The Scarlet Letter Billy Budd The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Uncle Tom's Cabin The Red Badge of Courage ...just to name a few from this semester. Once a week I meet with a class of ten students, leading them through discussions about American books, stories, and … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: Crazy-Flu-Lady Potato Soup
(alternative button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome. Recipes are enjoyed, but you can simply tell us your favorite post-flu nourishment. You could share with readers the comfort food you crave when you've been under-the-weather or out-and-out ill.In other words, the Food on Fridays parameters are not at all narrow. I … [Read more...]
Served by a Prince
I've had the flu for the past three days. Bedridden.I haven't been sick like this in years, so my eight-year-old son has never seen me this, well, needy.Compassionate and eager to serve, he heard me ask for a piece of toast yesterday."Can I take it to her, Papa?" I heard him ask. "Please?"Apparently he was granted permission, though I didn't hear the reply. I only heard … [Read more...]
What Example am I Following?
Kids pick up stuff.I know this firsthand because over the past two weeks, we've gone through about 12 boxes of tissue and two bottles of children's Motrin trying to manage mucus and control fevers. Because, you see, my kids picked up the flu.(This is a big reason I've been rather quiet here on the blog—I've been attending to sick kids.)But kids pick up other stuff, too, … [Read more...]
From the Rush to a Hush
Shhhh...People are quieting down all over the place.They're discovering how to be still ... or, at least, they're trying to.They're stopping. Pausing. Praying.People are enjoying silence.Ann Voskamp at Holy Experience is taking us by the hand this week and leading us to quiet places with her primer on slowing down and how to seek. She invites others to post on intentional … [Read more...]
Only One Car?
As I continue to explore ways that families (and individuals) can slow down in our fast-paced world, certain topics pop up from time to time. One of those is transportation. How does the way we move from point A to point B affect our pace of life? Are there choices that could support and encourage a slower lifestyle?My friends the Southards have been making-do with only … [Read more...]
Bring on the Questions
I've been asked to help provide some of the content for HighCallingBlogs.com (HCB). Sometimes I'll submit a post of my own (written especially for HCB), and sometimes I'll point readers to great material published by a High Calling Blogs member. The overall topic I'm focusing on is the high calling of raising family.This week, I was pleased to introduce a post written by … [Read more...]
Another Post in the "Seeing Lessons" Slow-Down Series
In an effort to slow-down in practical ways, we're continuing a series called "Seeing Lessons" over at NotSoFastBook.com.The next installment is up with a post written by friend and photographer Bill Vriesema. In his post, called "Seeing through the Lens," Bill has provided samples from his own work to illustrate how photography has helped him learn to see—and how learning … [Read more...]
Meet Another "Seeing" Mentor
I'm continuing my series on "Seeing Lessons" over at NotSoFastBook.com. You can meet another "mentor," a blogger/author/friend who reminds me to look a little closer:If you haven't already discovered her, allow me to introduce to you, L.L. Barkat.Don’t miss a word: It’s easy to subscribe to annkroeker.com updates via email or RSS feed.Visit NotSoFastBook.com to learn more … [Read more...]
Learning to See
In our fast-paced world, our days speeding past in a blur, we're in danger of losing the ability to truly see.I don't want to lose that skill, that gift.Or if I have temporarily lost it because I have instead trained my eye on the time or the speedometer or the packed pages of my daily planner, I want to regain it.In spite of having physical eyes that function quite well, … [Read more...]
Not So Fast in the Wall Street Journal
What's this?Not So Fast is in The Wall Street Journal? Really?Unfortunately, my book Not So Fast was not highlighted on page W3 in the Wall Street Journal.But an article that happened to be entitled "Not So Fast" got a huge spread, and the author, John Freeman, wrote about the speed of communication in our fast-paced world.So it's related.And I couldn't resist sharing … [Read more...]
Where in the World Wide Web is Ann Kroeker?
My friend Jane invited me to record a podcast and submit a guest post for her Only By Prayer blog.So that's where you'll find me today on the World Wide Web--at Only By Prayer. Education is the topic she's focusing on this month, so I wrote about it with a "slow-down" focus.Actually, I veered a bit from the education theme and headed more toward the greatest commandment. … [Read more...]
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