Both Andrew and I feared the intention behind this question. We didn’t know if the tour guide wanted to know because our children were acting as though they’ve never been in public or because they appeared to be ultra-conservative geeks (I’ve learned that one of these two images are conjured when a child is introduced as “homeschooled.”) So, we told…
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I was talking to my friend who is a missionary to Africa about some of the rules of etiquette with children and adults. I’ve already explained to some about how children, even as young as toddler age, are taught not to make eye contact with an adult and may even be beaten and punished. This is so strange to me,…
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God certainly works in mysterious ways! A few years ago, I got to “meet” via a website which listed wedding gowns, a wonderful gal, Andrea, who has a very cute, adorable son named Reece, who has Down Syndrome. Back then I followed Reece’s story since Andrea also provided info on DS to site visitors. But then I quit visiting, since,…
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