Down south in Tennessee, Labor Day weekend is a kind of last summer "Hurrah!" It's getting about time to close the pools and look forward to crisp fall days. Just in case you are planning one more fun in the pool or lake or river day this Labor Day weekend, I'd like to share one more water ... View Post
What can I do for my reluctant learner?
See video of this post at the bottom of the page. When Winston Churchill was a little boy, few if any would have thought that he would grow up to play a role on the world stage. Young Winston did fine in subjects that interested him, but his other grades were terrible. His test-taking skills were ... View Post
A Mother and Daughter
As a history writer, I use Google almost every day. I rarely pay attention to the Google Doodle. When I do pay attention, I am sometimes delighted; but sometimes the worldview makes me sad. The Google Doodle on August 13 was delightful. That day's image was the winning entry of the Doodle for Google ... View Post
One Activity; Many Lessons
Charades was one of our very favorite games to play when our children were at home. I found an inexpensive charades game at Big Lots®. We played it over and over for years and years. I recently picked up a simple set of charades cards for children. Last week Ray and I tried it out for the first time ... View Post
Your Hardest Struggle
Last week Ray and I spent a fabulous day with our son and one of our grandsons at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. I confess to being a bit apprehensive beforehand. I love God's Creation, but I am not a big fan of dinosaurs and I don't enjoy places where I am surrounded by scientific theories ... View Post
More About Belonging
Yesterday I wrote about giving children a deep sense of belonging. In 1 Peter 2:11, the apostle Peter reminds his "dear friends" that they are aliens and strangers. Other popular translations use the words strangers and pilgrims, sojourners and pilgrims, or foreigners and exiles. In other words, as ... View Post
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