by Brandon Quist | Sep 1, 2014 | Hobbies
Drawing is one of the simplest transitions from thought to reality. The cost of that is that it is difficult to master, sometimes taking years before you are satisfied with your skill. Even at low levels of skill, it is worthwhile. The important thing is to get the...
by Nanette ONeal | Aug 10, 2014 | Hobbies, Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
Each year I take a group of teenage girls on a hike through the Appalachian Mountains. There are some pretty tough climbs along the way which challenge the girls physically and emotionally. Although it’s hot and tiring, full of bugs, and sometimes threatens of bears,...
by Nanette ONeal | Jun 22, 2014 | Hobbies, Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
There are scriptures that comfort and scriptures that teach. There are ones that pick up my spirit and others that drive me to my knees. Still others have me ponder the ways of heaven and leave me scratching my head more often than providing comfort. The one from...
by Britt Kelly | Jun 12, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home, Hobbies
A few weeks ago I took my son to the optometrist and she made a passing comment, “For healthy vision you have to regularly spend time outside”. She suggested a few minutes every hour. I started thinking about how once we step outside our eyes work to focus on faraway...
by Britt Kelly | Apr 24, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home, Hobbies
On September 11, 2001 I watched a little of the horrible news, visited family, waited for word on some family…then we went to the library, gathered some books and we spent the day reading aloud. I’m a woman. I don’t do fight or flight all of the time. Frequently...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Mar 27, 2013 | Hobbies
When I was in my early twenties, I developed partial amnesia. I discovered I had lost the stories of my life that happened between ages three and ten. I was surprised to discover how much that loss impacted my life. Those were very formative years and I had no idea...
