Newsletter
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Confessions of a Former Hooker
By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
“Open confession is good for the soul,” or maybe “There are things to confess that enrich the world, and things that need not be said.” Confession is good for the soul but I wonder how much information is too much ...
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By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
I miss running. I compare running to psychotherapy. I remember thinking during one of my sessions that if it weren’t for my evening treatments I would be clinically insane. I love that alternate state that is reached after ignoring all ...
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Shapeless Forms and Formless Shapes
By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
I watched what looked like a little girl sitting on a rock leaning over to gaze at her reflection on the water. She must not have been pleased with what stared back at her because as soon as she stretched ...
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What was the most embarrassing episode of your life?
By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
I’m going to turn myself inside out for a few minutes and share with you some of the most embarrassing episodes of my life. No, not when my skirt fell down in front of parents and peers during my second ...
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By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
I want to talk with you about love at first sight. I’m not talking about romantic love. I’m talking about a type of love that results from when your soul recognizes itself in another. A love that won’t die even ...
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By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
I loved horses as a little girl but over the years we have lost touch. I was collecting model horses and constructing stalls and fences out of pieces of wood when other little girls were playing with Barbie. Ok, I ...
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By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
July 24 is celebrated by a segment of the homeschool community as “Learn Nothing Day.” If you lean more to the John Holt, Sandra Dodd, Wendy Priesnitz side of the spectrum you understand what a challenge today might bring. You ...
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Remember Louie the Lightning Bug?
By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
There’s a palm tree in my neighbor’s yard that has grown perilously close to the power lines. At night, if the wind blows in just the right way, the tip of a strip from the fronds makes contact with the ...
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Cubes, Squares, and Constructing World Peace
By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
Two days ago we watched one of our favorite You Tube videos again. It’s a little skit that takes a pretty brutal jab at home education. The video is about a teen’s first day of homeschooling. During the first lesson, ...
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Do you believe in ghosts? (Sunday Silliness)
By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
I was shocked when I looked at the clock and realized it was 2:00am. I couldn't sleep. The steady noise produced by the box fan seemed to solidify the air -suffocating me. Every few seconds the chain from the ceiling ...