in this lifeSeasons of changeare in inevitablethey come and goas faithfully as the natural seasons some changeswe embraceothers make us cryseasons of life have weighedparticularly heavy on my heartthe last few days (most assuredly onset by my hormonal changes)and stillthis morningaffirmed through the sobering messageat churchreminding methat unfortunatelyNONE of us are getting any youngerand there are MANYIMPORTANT lessons yetto be learned…
those who attended high school in our small town in the 80s or 90s know immediately without hesitation who I am speaking of when I say“NEVER SURRENDER”whether you were a wrestler (I was NOT but I married one)or were in his Health class or shop class Coach Billy Colburn (love you COACH!)taught you to “NEVER SURRENDER” I wish I had a nickel for every timeI’d reflected uponthose two simple…
those who attended high school in our small town in the 80s or 90s know immediately without hesitation who I am speaking of when I say“NEVER SURRENDER”whether you were a wrestler (I was NOT but I married one)or were in his Health class or shop class Coach Billy Colburn (love you COACH!)taught you to “NEVER SURRENDER” I wish I had a nickel for every timeI’d reflected uponthose two simple…
Learning..every day….have I mentionedI LOVE childrenand I LOVE teachingand I especially LOVEteaching MY childrenrecently on a few separate occasionsI have been asked questionsin regards to children and their intellectual development“Where do I start?”“What curriculum is best?”“Do I need a curriculum?Let me begin by sayingI am BY NO MEANS an EXPERTon the subject of teachingin particularly teaching very YOUNG…
just as I had prayerfully expected Cowboy Dan isn’t the same man today he was just a few short weeks ago He left on a Monday for the Dominican Republic The mission: to work on a house for some dear friends who are preparing for full time mission work and LIFE in the DR Jeff…
it’s HOMECOMING WEEK in our small townand though I am not an avid football fanI LOVE HOMECOMING!and all the festivitiesthe paradethe bonfirethe crowning of the newest queenand the gamewell-I don’t get all CRAZY about the game but I do enjoy visiting with friends I haven’t seen since high schoolspeaking of high schooland the Homecoming courtwhich leads…