If our definition of vacation is significant, as in greater than 5 days, time away from our home, then my family has been on vacation a total of two times. The first vacation was 8 days in a single cabin in Maryland, and the second vacation was 13 days visiting friends and family in Maine. […]
If you don’t have a high school student yet, you may be thinking that volunteering is a fun way to teach your little cherubs to think of others. And, you’d be right. If you do have high school students, you may be thinking that volunteering is a great way to occupy your resident adults and
Honestly, this topic could get me into a lot of trouble, but I seriously want to explore this with you all. So instead of focusing on the opposite, “why age segregation”, we are going to focus on the positive. If you truly want to explore all sides, please join us for our monthly educator session
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With all of the programs available to us in school, community, church, and work, why would we encourage our children to study independently? After all, isn’t it easier to learn a new concept or skill in a group? These are the types of questions that I wrestle with constantly, and this is how I answer:
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Some of my family’s favorite books are ‘Farmer Boy’ and ‘Little Britches’. In both of these books the main character is a boy living on a farm or ranch. Something that always strikes me in these books is the school schedule for these boys. Like most rural boys before the 1930s, these boys attend school
