I try to take Bella to the park every day. It’s good exercise for me and she loves being outside. And sometimes she even takes a nap! To get to the park from our house we have to cross a very busy street. Though there are crosswalks at every...

Sunday afternoon we went to my niece, Chiara’s, birthday party. Like all Bettinelli family events (technically she’s a Campbell; but the majority of attendees were still Bettinellis), it was loud and boisterous with more than a dozen...

Please pray for my brother Tim. I can’t go into details, but he really needs prayers right now.

“Seven blunders of the world that lead to violence: wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, politics without principle...

An essay in two parts by Orson Scott Card on why Homework is not only a waste of time, but actively destructive. Part I, Part II. Excerpts: We made laws abolishing child labor, because we thought it was criminal to deprive children of their...

I suppose most people have them, the houses you dream about living in. Mine has a two-story library with one of those ladders on a rail that goes all the way around the room. It’s chock-full of fireplaces and little comfortable nooks where one...

I found this site, World’s Healthiest Foods, while looking up the best way to store the collard greens we bought on Saturday but were too tired to cook that night.  The article on collards was full of all sorts of great information. And I...

No, sorry, not of Bella. But cool nonetheless. Video 1 is a commercial. I won’t tell you what for. Just trust me. It’s worth your time. This film is a work of art in its own right. Video 2 is another advert for the same company. Stunning...

First of all, Bella really enjoyed the experience. She loves being with people. We walked in and sat down next to Rose during the middle of a song. I stood Bella up on the floor in front of me and she immediately went to work charming everyone in...

This is what happens when our model for education is producing a product rather than forming a human being made in the image and likeness of God. Education reform will never be achieved unless we dump the model we’re currently using and...