I really appreciate you response to my initial question and I understand why you would make the assumptions you did.

When I first started blogging, I was quite taken aback by the number of blogs which were filled with nothing but anger and hostility toward those with divergent viewpoints.

I was especially saddened by the Christian bloggers who use their religion as a justification to be hateful. And not just expressed toward non-Christians. The vicious fighting among and between Christians is shameful. Christ was crystal clear about his commands to “love each other” and that others will recognize us as His followers by our love for one another. But, I digress..

I think there is a common misconception that people who homeschool do so to keep their children from being exposed to differing ideas, viewpoints and cultures. Possibly, many do. (I don’t spend my time with groups of people who homeschool and don’t really know for sure.) The friends I know who do homeschool try to give their children a broad education and expose them to a wide range of ideas.

The world is a big, interesting place and my dream is to one day have enough money to take my daughter and travel to the different places and cultures we’re studying about.

That’s unlikely to happen, so the internet is second-best. It’s such a rich resource of ideas and people and places and information.

As you can tell, I’m prone to wander and ramble…

I’m enjoying this respite from the cognitive shut-down of the last several weeks. Trying to enjoy it while it lasts..

I LOVE talking to people and exchanging thoughts… whether they match mine or not. And I also happen to think that my daughter is more likely to enjoy and seek out discourse with a wider range of people than if she went to a public school, where I believe what’s being taught is not individuality, but conformity.

My headless Lego Man painting is a commentary on conformity by the way… It also is in my sidebar.

Happy Thanksgiving!

My blog has only recently taken on an overtly religious tone… I think it’s a reflection of my own journey right now. I haven’t posted much on homeschooling at all in months, but intend to get back to it soon.

Thanks for your quick response to my previous comment! I came back so soon because I was unsure at first if my comment had even posted and was trying to find out.

I think I have found a lot of what I was looking for in the blogging world. It has given me the opportunity to meet a whole community of people here in Philly as well as across the country. I write just about every day, and the blog has really helped me tap into my creativity and desire to keep writing, so this is all good.

Thanks!