The day to celebrate Charles Darwin’s courageous work is here! I spent 11 hours at a scrapbooking convention in Phoenix yesterday, away from my children. I came home last night after they were in bed. When I woke this morning, prepared for the big day, I wondered if anyone else remembered what [...]
For those of you who have children of elementary age and older, and want to extend your celebration of Darwin Day for the entire week, here is a possible outline with ideas.
Sunday
Elementary age: Read Tree Of Life
Junior High and High School Age: Read parts of Evolution: Eye Witness
(AgnosticMom reader, Ed [...]
Darwin Day is coming! Have you heard of it? Darwin’s birthday is this coming Sunday, and there is a movement to make it a recognized holiday. Darwin Day (go ahead and get the giggles out of your system now. Israel and I have been giggling the last two evenings) is a holiday just for us, [...]
After reading the books I cited for Civil Rights Day to the kids, my 8-year-old son, Blake asked, “How come all the heroes are black?”
Silence filled the space that my loss for words left. I stared at Blake for a minute. What other heroes have I introduced to him? Rosa Parks died [...]
Have you planned for a discussion with your kids for Civil Rights Day? If you have elementary age children, I have a couple books to recommend while you still have time to run to your local bookstore.
My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up With the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I chose [...]
Although many religionists assume that secularism leads to nihilism, the opposite is true in most cases. Most of us who don’t believe in religion, or even in gods or an afterlife, for that matter, find great meaning in the short existence that we have. As soon as our children are old enough to [...]
Last year was the first year I can remember that I didn’t write up any New Year’s Resolutions. I do remember that I began the year with the intent to try some new things. I had reviewed my previous year at Thanksgiving, and the amount of new experiences I realized I had impressed [...]
It was one of those days every mom dreads. There was a lot to get done, with only 48 hours left before Christmas. I needed to spend a few minutes on the computer, but the kids were “starving.” I told them to find themselves a healthy snack. In the mirror, I [...]
I love Christmas. I know, not all secularists celebrate this holiday. Some choose to celebrate nothing. Some choose the Solstice, with the Solstice tree, a feast, and gift-giving, which you could say was the original Christmas, observed hundreds of years before Jesus was born.
Israel and I both grew up with Christmas. [...]
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