The elusive power of maternal connection
Defining the experience of familial intimacy is challenging because it is intangible. The clumsy term we have as a stand-in is “quality […]
Books Worth Reading: Else Holmelund Minarik’s Little Bear series
Else Holmelund Minarik’s Little Bear series is the book equivalent of a warm soft blanket on a chilly night. Without being saccharine, […]
Practically Speaking: A Very Good Place to Start
There is much to be said for the benefits of practical action. The demons of perfectionism are exorcised by rolling up one’s […]
Cheerfulness
A cheerful heart is a good medicine but a downcast spirit dries up the bones. -Proverbs 17:22 A person perennially of […]
What about women’s education?
Having considered the heretical proposition that most women should consider foregoing schooling with a heavy emphasis on credentials and a narrowly focused […]
The Power of the Practical
Children raised with an overemphasis on schooling will tend toward paralysis in practical matters. A highly educated woman faced with the logistics […]
The drawbacks of purity culture—not the one you’re thinking of
Many people have sounded the alarm on what is sometimes deemed purity culture. The term refers to the Evangelical circles that overemphasize […]
Who was Phyllis Schlafly?
First and foremost a wife and mother, Phyllis Schlafly has become an icon of evil for the politically progressive. Born in 1924 […]
The myth of neutrality in women’s education
The modern line is that the true feminist values choice above all else. Whoever a woman wants to be, she can be […]
“A face only a mother could love” and other keen observations
We seem to have turned the hierarchy of human loves on its head. People rave about the specialness of a mother’s love. […]