The Joyful Journey

9 April 2008

Making Up for Lost Time

I can't help myself. I HAVE to blog. Several topics have coaxed me out of blogging oblivion.

First....Happy Anniversary to me!! This week marked 23 years since Jim and I said "I do"! And it has been a wonderful 23 years indeed. Here we are looking very young....way too young to get married (I have to say that because my oldest turns 21 on Saturday...the same age I was when I got married!)

Next topic....I created the Top 10 Reasons Why I Homeschool quite some time ago. The news this week forces me to add another reason to my list. If this video is an example of the kind of socialization that homeschooled children so desperately need, well...enough said.

Finally...we're all REALLY into American Idol this year. This week was "Inspirational" week. I was disappointed that none of the contestants chose contemporary Christian songs to perform. However, the closing song last night made up for that! The girls and I almost fell out of our chairs when we heard Ryan say, "Now, singing 'Shout to the Lord', once again, your American Idols!". We LOVED it!

Well, I'm off to Peoria, Illinois for a convention! Have a great weekend everyone!

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10 April 2008 - heather @ http://untraditionalhome.com

Posted by Anonymous

Happy anniversary!!!!

Saw our comment but things got crazy and didn't get to respond. Glad you are back if only temporarily! :) The video is gone but I read about it elsewhere.

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10 April 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by CrossView

Woo Hoo! She IS alive... =D

Happy Anniversary!

The story just breaks my heart.... =(

Hurry Back-

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11 April 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

A belated Happy Anniversary! Yes, 21 is much too young to get married! I attended your wedding as a mere friend of the family - little did I know that 5 years later I would become your sister-in-law! (I guess I'm not anonymous anymore - ha ha) Now, I hope you don't mind a gentle challenge to your connection of the girl getting beat up to public schooling. It appears that this occurred in a home, after all - I've never heard of a public or private school that taught, encouraged, condoned, or tolerated this type of behavior. I know my own kids (who go to public school) have never acted this way at school, unfortunately they try to get away with hitting each other at home! This video seems to be a product of teens' obsession with facebook, myspace, and youtube.
Speaking of youtube, I'm thankful for it as it allowed us to see the clip of "Shout to the Lord" - we turned the show off before the last two minutes so we could have family devotions - that's so cool that they sang that song, and with the correct words on Thursday!

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11 April 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by MayTheyBeMightyMen

I'm so glad you've popped in here for a bit. Missed you!

The video of those girls. . .ugh.

The AI crew singing that song was one of my favorite highlights, too. Can't say I was happy about the results, though. Michael Johns will do fine, though.

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Posted by Arby

It's good to see you blogging! Congratulations on your anniversary!

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14 April 2008 - Point taken....

Posted by Prodoceo

To everyone....thanks for the Anniversary well-wishes! I appreciate it!

And to my no longer annonymous Sister-In-Law ;-)

I'm so happy you commented! Keep it up! I hear you concerning the point that this incident did not take place in a school, but in a home. However, I think it was the social climate that exists in schools that led to the incident. I've seen it here in the local schools where I have subbed...a climate where a leader can convince an entire group of kids to gang up on a single child (verbally or physically). You're right...a beating like this would likely not happen inside a school building, but bullying and intimidation happens in school all the time...and can easily lead to more serious and dangerous behavior.

So I guess, while I see your point, I still think the social climate which exists in a child-dominated environment like a school is a big part of the problem.

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