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…
our group of homeschool friendshave been meeting every other Friday at 10for some 4H FUN!and fellowshipour lessons and experiments have come from the Acres of Adventures National 4-H Curriculum this curriculum has been an AWESOME way to introduce our kiddos to life science and the world of agricultureand the role agriculture plays in our livesevery dayat our first gathering we made homemade play-dohone batch from whole…
It’s LOVE DAY at our house tomorrow 16 YEARS!!! with Cowboy Dan as my leading man (gosh I’m a poet and I didn’t even know it! hehehe) my, my where have the years gone? most days it seems like yesterday that I said YES to the skinny, quiet Cowboy that rode away with my heart…