Family

Hanging Out With the Homesteaders 0
- Culture, Education, Family, Featured, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- October 21, 2025
Recently I attended the 2025 Homesteaders of America Conference in Virginia. Some 6,500 organizers, speakers, vendors, and attendees packed the fairground parking lots and a couple of acres of grass with cars and trucks, and blessed by a bright sun, had a grand time together. Here under tents were companies like Home Grown Collective, Egg Brigade Chicken
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Against ‘Just-wait-ism’13
- Culture, Family, Featured, Uncategorized
- October 17, 2025
“Just wait ‘til the honeymoon phase wears off.” “Just wait ‘til you have kids.” “Just wait ‘til he starts crawling.” “Just wait ‘til she’s a toddler.” “Just wait ‘til you have another one.” “Just wait ‘til they’re teenagers.” These, and other similar “just wait” statements, are all too common in small talk or discussion with
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It’s Time to Cut Husbands Some Slack 20
- Culture, Family, Featured, MomThink, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- October 16, 2025
Those who are unfortunate enough to spend a significant time on the app formerly known as Twitter have probably seen the recent discourse regarding women’s bodies. It’s a popular topic on the app right now, and every moderate to large account run by a female has had something to say about how and why a
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The Powerful Vocation of Making a Home 15
- Culture, Economics, Family, Featured, MomThink, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- October 14, 2025
“If you want to bring happiness to the whole world, go home and love your family,” is a quote attributed to Mother Teresa. In her Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, she elaborated: “If we love, naturally, we will try to do something. First in our own home, our next door neighbor, in the country we live, in
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Back to the Basics Is the Key to Teaching Our Children to Read 22
- Education, Family, Featured, Literature, Politics, Uncategorized
- October 13, 2025
Between 1900 and 1950, literacy among Americans 14 years and older rose dramatically. The 1950 Census found that illiteracy was below 3% in two-thirds of the states and below 10% in all states. These studies defined illiteracy as a complete inability to read English or any other language. Seventy-five years later, that definition has changed a bit,
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‘Flirting Parties’ … the Old-fashioned Way to Family Formation 34
- Culture, Family, Featured, Uncategorized
- October 2, 2025
Have you ever heard of a “flirting party”? If not, don’t feel bad. Until today, I hadn’t either. Allow me to share my newfound enlightenment. A “flirting party,” according to a recent article in The Guardian, is the younger generations’ rebellious response to online dating culture. Sick of the swiping, online profiles, and perhaps even the
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