With everything that's been happening with Principia recently I decided to take a look at the 2012-2013 Principa College catalog. I've flipped through it before, mostly looking for their policies on homosexual activity, but I decided to take another glance through and see if I could clarify their policy on the all-encompassing use of the … Continue reading Right Use of Temporary Means
Tag: children
my Prin hoodie
The other morning it was rather chilly and I was going to spend a part of they day on projects around the house. Without much thought I pulled out my Prin College hoodie, cozy, warm and already stained from projects, to wear. I took Kid1 to school and the first friend we saw was the … Continue reading my Prin hoodie
no more monkeys
In the car today Kid1 wanted to listen to kid music. I obligingly put on the kid-appropriate album on the ipod and up popped the five little monkeys song. For those of you fortunate enough not to have heard it well over a hundred times, the premise is there are five little monkeys jumping on … Continue reading no more monkeys
Vaccinations
This is part of my on-going series of posts on Health Care for Christian Scientists & Former Christian Scientists. I have done my best to collect accurate information about vaccines so that you can make an informed decision. If you have any questions or concerns about vaccinations for yourself or your children, please talk to … Continue reading Vaccinations
Back, but not really
We are still recovering from the plague. We're doing better, but lack of sleep, snot, and a really horrible sounding cough continue to haunt us. We took Kid1 and Kid2 to see their pediatrician on Monday. The good news is that the "worst of it is probably over" and that it is "not influenza, bronchitis, … Continue reading Back, but not really
Children’s Ailments
For someone whose only child was taken into care in 1851 (or raised by others, depending on which version of the story you choose to believe), Ms. Eddy has quite a few things to say about the raising of children, and the best way to handle their ailments. My favorite piece of child-handling precedent comes … Continue reading Children’s Ailments
More Children
Today is the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade. I have strong views when it comes to pregnancy, and strongly feel that women can make their own decisions (without the assistance of politicians, or pressure from various "moral" factions). I do not want "morality" or family planning decisions legislated, nor do I want to discuss … Continue reading More Children
sprains need icecream & bubble baths
The other day Kid1 jumped/fell off a small table and hurt his arm. He lay on the sofa refusing to move it, screaming when it was touched, and generally being dramatic and miserable. At first I was angry, Kid1 knows better than to jump off the table, it was the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, we really … Continue reading sprains need icecream & bubble baths
the Unreal Little Pink Box of Common Cold
One of the blogs I regularly read recently had a post on "Spreading the Germs of Joy" which compared the Old Testament handling of leprosy in Leviticus with how Jesus handled it in the New Testament. In Leviticus, if you get leprosy you're pretty much done for (unclean! unclean!), but if you're lucky enough to be … Continue reading the Unreal Little Pink Box of Common Cold
passing on too soon, preventable deaths in Christian Science
I began this post a while back and then the Sandy Hook shooting happened so I held off for a while, then an acquaintance of my husband committed suicide, so I put it off even longer. While many people "pass on too soon" in this post I am not talking about shootings, accidents (which are "unknown to … Continue reading passing on too soon, preventable deaths in Christian Science
kind-ism 