by Nanette ONeal | Aug 31, 2014 | Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
There is a legend in the Cherokee Indian nation involving the rite of passage for young boys. A father brings his son to a forest at night, blindfolds him, and sits him on a stump. The boy must spend the entire night alone in the forest this way, without removing the...
by Valerie Steimle | Aug 30, 2014 | Featured, Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
As I toted nine children along to the store or some activity, notoriously I would always get this question: Are those all your children? I would answer back with an enthusiastic “YES” and then go on to explain how they were from one husband and no twins. That really...
by Tudie Rose | Aug 29, 2014 | Tudie Rose--Marriage
September 3, 2014, marks the 50th anniversary of The Wilderness Act signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. The Act states in part the definition of wilderness: “A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the...
by Ashley Dewey | Aug 29, 2014 | Ashley Dewey: Single Life, Featured
This week, like many single adults, I had the chance to pack up all of my belongings into my car, and move. Also, this week, a relationship has changed directions. Therefore, moving for me is not only a literal packing up and moving items, it is packing up and moving...
by Britt Kelly | Aug 28, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home, Featured
Long, long ago when we were young and naive, my husband and I tried to plan our children’s lives. Specifically, we were considering how long we would homeschool. Elementary school was a given. We value childhood and the freedom, play, and individualized education that...
