Raising Real Men

Halloween is an English contraction of “All Hallow’s Eve”, or properly, the Eve of the Feast of All Saints … which is, after all, November 1.  In our house, it’s not a day of jack-o-lanterns and goblins, but a day to remember true heroism — a man who faced death and thereby opened the door…
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Over on our Facebook page, we’ve been posting a “hymn of the week” every Sunday for some time now.  I’m putting this one on the blog – maybe we’ll move them over here so more people can find them. I was reminded of the second verse of this hymn when one of our sons had to…
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  Join us tomorrow for a brand new session for teens and their parents: Do Real Things! Fight back against the culture of low expectations and start impacting the world for Christ right now! Sign up for the Expo here! Check out our great deals for Expo attendees here!

The problem of books and boys has been in the news lately.  It’s a known fact that boys generally read less than girls and seem to enjoy it less when they do read.  Teachers and librarians have worried about it for years, and some of their suggestions border on desperation.  Should we embrace comic books and…
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“Raising boys is not an easy task, but the Youngs talk about practical aspects of doing so and include a biblical worldview to face the challenges presented. Each chapter includes notes. The content includes financial training, culture, being polite in a masculine manner, work, Christian male role models, and even choosing a college. The Youngs are…
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Hello to all the new folks visiting us today from My Home in the Smokies while we’re sponsoring the giveaway on the Hip Homeschool Hop! We hope you’ll take a look around while you’re here, especially if you have boys. Check out our new book, Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching and Appreciating Boys for real, practical…
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Our family enjoys board games from time to time, especially old standards like Monopoly, Clue, and Scrabble. We also enjoy history, geography and trains. Our friends at Timberdoodle sent us a board game that combines them all, and we’ve added a new game to our list of favorites! Settlers of America: Trails to Rails is…
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