THE REASON FOR THIS POST: I recently attended a church conference which culminated in a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy. While attending this Liturgy, I watched two types of kids. One type were the ones who clearly attended church regularly and were, while still kids, well-behaved. I consider a child well-behaved when he is correctable and he … More Your Children Will Rat You OUT!

LIVE NOT BY LIES[1] Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 12 February 1974 There was a time when we dared not rustle a whisper. But now we write and read samizdat and, congregating in the smoking rooms of research institutes, heartily complain to each other of all they are muddling up, of all they are dragging us into! There’s … More LIVE NOT BY LIES

John 10:1-6 states Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.  But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.  To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear … More WHO ARE YOU? Don’t be a goat.

I look at the above picture and I have to chuckle. My kids look so happy don’t they? Funny thing is, THEY made ME go into this tiny little chapel on the Greek island of Mykonos. It’s the first thing we noticed among the shops when we all got off the little tender boat from … More Being the “Churchy” mom…in Greece

When I was 3 years old, I wanted to be a rainbow. When I was older, I dreamed of flying like Superman. As a teen, I wanted to be a professional ice skater. Dreams all of them. Far-fetched and fantastical, and they were eventually replaced by reality, because at some point, I grew up. Sometimes … More LARPing Your Life: Living in the Dream

How shall we live in a world where truth is defined as something it is not. According to Britannica online: “Truth, in metaphysics and the philosophy of language, is the property of sentences, assertions, beliefs, thoughts, or propositions that are said, in ordinary discourse, to agree with the facts or to state what is the case. Truth is the … More How shall we then live?

This is a question I hear rather often, and I heard it again recently from a concerned parent. Make no mistake, our culture rejects church going. Instead of church on Sunday, kids are drawn to sports practices and high-stake league games, birthday parties, video game marathons, and Super Bowl parties. Sunday is now a day … More “How do you explain to a child the reasons why it is important to go to church?”

We all have them. Good days and bad ones. What happens when you feel like the bad day has lasted for months, or even years? How hard is it to keep your chin up, when it’s all you can do to get out of bed in the morning? No one ever told me about life’s … More This Season of Life

It’s been a day since I wrote here, for a myriad of reasons. Now, kids are grown and gone, and I am beginning to worry about my future grandchildren. So, this blog is now dedicated to my personal de-modernization efforts. With this, I mean to share sources and conversations about how we as parents, and … More I’m back, and I’m motivated…