How often have we wanted good, solid and moral stories and devotionals for our children and grandchildren that we remember from our youth? Well, admittedly, they can be difficult to find.
Continue reading →On Fridays, my granddaughter gets out of school at noon to join her mom and other parents for Forest Friday in the Pisgah Forest. This is not a school-sponsored class. This is parents taking their children into the forest for … Continue reading →
Taking photographs of people, animals, places and things has always been a fun hobby for me. I’ve never bought an expensive camera or lens. Before I could use the camera on my phone, I always used an inexpensive “one use” … Continue reading →
Benjamin Franklin once said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” And Abraham Lincoln said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” This is the seventh … Continue reading →
Seizing Teachable Moments With Older Children By Jean Matthew Hall As babies and toddlers grow into preschoolers and school-aged kids it seems that a parent’s job changes from mostly “protecting” punctuated by a lot of “no-nos” to more complicated situations. … Continue reading →
Our two years old grandson recently found a deck of cards in my home office. Being an inquisitive toddler, he proceeded to open the box and hand cards to everyone in the room. I wondered how he knew to give each … Continue reading →