Green Thumb Gifts: Beyond Gardening Gloves

Oh spring! It has sprouted! Gardeners (and budding gardeners – no pun intended) have begun their search for a weed-free lawn, or a bountiful garden. But if you are looking for gifts for someone with a green thumb (or someone with green thumb envy), consider the situation first. Some people think that gardening is a chore. Others see it as […]

Easter Blessings

We are all standing on the threshold of one of the most recognized Christian celebrations of the year. For some people, Easter is just a long weekend. Schools, on the other hand, often plan a week’s break for children. For others, the observance of Easter spans several weeks with specific parts including Lent, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Pentecost. Devout […]

How we chose a nursing home for our mother

HAS nursing home (also known as a skilled nursing facility) is for older retirees who can no longer cope with the tasks of daily living. It has trained nursing staff and caregivers with experience in caring for the elderly. Nursing home services are comprehensive and, in addition to nursing care, include: 24-hour supervision and assistance with daily tasks, as well […]

How to Teach the Reading Element – Sequencing

Many of you have been reading my articles for some time and you know how much I emphasize teaching with the child in mind. But for those of you who aren’t familiar with my articles: Workbooks are fine for reinforcing what the student already knows, but they aren’t very effective at teaching new concepts. Forcing children to learn in inefficient […]

removing the foreskin from your heart

And the LORD your God will circumcise the hearts of your descendants, that you may love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. -Deuteronomy 30:6 Circumcision has wonderful spiritual significance. On the one hand, a believer cannot receive his inheritance until he is circumcised. This was true outwardly for an […]

Alexis de Tocqueville

The French sociologist and political theorist Alexis de Tocqueville (1805 1859) traveled to the United States in 1831 to learn of its prisons and returned with a host of broader observations which he codified in “Democracy in America” ​​(1835), probably the major publications of the 19th century. With his scathing observations on individualism and equality, Tocqueville’s work remains an invaluable […]