Like most of us who educate our kids at home, I often have a bookmark in several books at one time. I am currently reading My American Journey, the autobiography of four-star General and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. As he shares the story of his life—his family’s West Indian heritage, surviving the South during the 60’s, and […]
One of my favorite conference presentations is a concept I refer to as teaching inclusive history. It is my passion, and the foundation upon which I have educated our children and sought to educate others for a number of years now. I truly do believe that when we give our children a Godly heart for […]
It was January, 1961. These were a few of the words of a young John F. Kennedy as he stood on the steps of the United States Capitol, ready to take on the momentous task of leading a nation in turmoil: ‘Since this country was founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give […]
‘I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other.’ Miss Harriet Tubman Though our trip to Niagara Falls was a purposeful excursion while dropping our daughter off at her home-away-from-home for […]
There are lovely stories in the Bible. Children’s movies have been made of these stories; devotionals for the young are full of them. But God also covered the tough areas, as in the rape of Tamar by her brothers. He dealt with the incestuous acts of Lot and his daughters. He covered the beheading of […]