Author: Jason Zerbey

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Is It Too Late To Start Home Educating?

It is never too late! I didn’t start deschooling myself until I tried home educating my children.

If things are stressful at this pointin the school year, think about a full break from school work. After all, with Spring Break, the school year is almost through anyway.

Look into deschooling and the various educational philosophies before worrying about curriculum, hours per day, or any of the logistics.

I wish I had been more thorough in my research before starting home education, but I would not have delayed the start. All of the mistakes I made provide me with the experience to be more confident in my present learning lifestyle approach.

The bottom line is that you’ll do fine. You love your child and there is no one who cares more about his or her development.

You got this.

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I Choose Life

I wrote this one year ago:

If we are not celebrating life, encouraging one another, listening to God, creating value, and kicking ass every day…we are dying.

This has been the hardest year of my life. This week a year ago I was volunteering to support homeless families in their journeys to find employment and stable housing. The world was tipping sideways. Fear was building, but there was hope in the work.

That crumbled in the following three weeks. March got darker and darker and “Two week to flatten the curve” became a fear machine that had no logical end. I decided to change myself as I saw the world would not soon return from this abyss. A year later the fear machine churns on.

The dystopia is worse than I expected, but I’m better. I’m stronger in body, mind, and spirit than I was a year ago. I love myself better. I have a better relationship with God and Jesus. I have daily routines that calm my busy mind and prepare my body for the daily onslaught of fear-based behaviors all around.

I know better now the darkness that was hiding behind the veil of this world. Through knowing that darkness, I can be a brighter light.

I see only two paths. One is toward death, the life that begins and ends in this world. The other is toward life everlasting, the life that God intends for us.

I choose life.

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A Significantly Special Lady Person

MY girlfriend. MY lover. MY significant other. Possessive labels disturb me more and more as I try to engage in “normal” conversation and realize that too much of what we call “normal” is wrong at best and evil at worst.

She’s a contender. She schools me on the jiu-jitsu mat and enlightens me on the self-awareness path. She’s a comfortable and compassionate parent who connects effortlessly with the small humans temporarily in my charge. She’s an open and passionate lover with strong and clear boundaries.

She’s a trickster and clown that should not be fucked with. She’s disciplined and still refuses to take anything too seriously.

Our journeys have aligned. She inspires me to be a better version of myself and challenges my assumptions. I challenge her because, well, I’m challenging. I can’t think of one person who would disagree with that.

She is a fully engaged partner in both sparing and relationship contexts. We were meant for each other perfectly in this moment. It feels like more than that, but who in the world could ask for more than the perfect moment?

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Same Jersey, Different Jason

I photobombed this kid a couple years ago. His dad has been playing against me for close to ten years and his mom took this picture before a match. Unbeknownst to me, this boy liked watching my boys and their rough play. When pizza showed up, he displayed interest and they shared a slice.

None of the adults involved actually met each other until this summer when my friends and I formed a type of ignore-the-Lockdown club.

Now his mom is a close friend and I’m playing more soccer than ever (losing the beard didn’t hurt). Our children are friends too and I look forward to seeing his dad on the pitch this coming season.

I can outplay that bearded Jason. I’m fitter, stronger, and smarter than that guy.

As spring approaches, a new Jason is ready for a new season.

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“Maybe I’m Just a Libertarian Shit Poster”

Tom Woods has been a hero of Covid-19 sanity. In this episode he speaks at a, likely illegal, gathering to review how wrong the Lockdowners have been.

He also manages to explain the bridge between the two mindsets that appear to prevail in this debate.

The Tom Woods Show: My Speakeasy Talk in California: COVID and the Two Americas

Free eBook: Covid Charts CNN Forgot

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Books by speakeasy host Mark Skousen:

Books by Tom Woods:

Because Michael Malice gets a quick roast:

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Parenting Complaint Post

I did all the things. Gave the game plan for the day, arranged for extra game time with friends, sat down and watched the finale of WandaVision before leaving the house, brought snacks, reiterated the game plan throughout the day, made time for screen time, invited friends on our evening adventure, and who knows what else I managed to provide…yet…the meltdown.

He can recover once my promise of fun and excitement and social interaction comes to fruition. I’m slower to recover from his crying accusations and seemingly complete misery.

Now he’s shooting hoops with his brother and a new friend. I’m not sure if I failed in yelling on the way here, or did okay by apologizing and following through with the promised adventure.

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Goodbye, Friend

https://www.fariesfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Jose-Sergio-Soares?obId=20093196#/celebrationWall

I didn’t know José for long. We met when I put together a soccer team for a new indoor league and I wanted a fresh roster.

He was my favorite addition to my soccer family. A strong defender who communicated well and fit my style of play perfectly. Either of us could seemlessly go on an offensive escapade and know the other was there to cover the back. I encourgaed his roaming more than mine because he had the best shot I’ve ever seen on a defender.

There wasn’t much more than that. He smiled at my boys and maybe chatted with them. Westen recognized José’s skill and we talked about him after games.

José was a supportive teammate and asked me how I seemed to gave so much energy on the field. He was just a few months younger than me and I shared my story of tragedy driving me to honor my body.

He had a couple bouts of what seemed like over-exhaustion after two of our games. We kept in touch as I kept bothering him to join me again on the pitch. I thought he was still trying to figure out what was going on when I heard of his passing.

I’m praying for peace for his wife and family. It reminds me to thank God everytime I step into a pair of cleats.

I am grateful I got to meet José. My life is better for having known him.

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Michael Malice and Lauren Chen

https://castbox.fm/vb/356453229

Malice and Chen discuss the failure of socialist medical care in Canada, the death of American cities at the hands of the elites, a National divorce, and reasons to take the White Pill.

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Pilgrimage

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Tonight we started our book study of The Pilgrim’s Progress. We’re using Cheryl Ford’s retelling and her Discipleship Course.

I’m starting to think of myself as a pilgrim in a strange land, heading toward my true home, my spiritual home, Heaven.

Although I spend some of each day praying to and thanking God, I look forward to spending additional time with this text and the abundance of God’s Word throughout.