https://youtu.be/3yVEIUqovZI – By William Hurtado A parent-friend of mine, who helped organize the day’s ice-skating outing with our home-school co-op, told me something instructive while we were skating together. As we skated side-by-side, she said an instructor had recently helped her improve her skating skills. The instructor had taught her a simple mantra, “Look Down, […]
A friend of mine from the co-op decided to enroll her kids in Classical Conversations. She brings her kids to Adventure Days on Wednesdays when she can, and on Thursdays she takes her kids to Classical Conversations. Bonnie is doing her utmost to raise her family in God’s ways. She is a valued friend whose […]
Battle Ground Lake’s depth is believed to be about 60 feet near the center of the lake, but a few lake users have reported deeper regions believed to be volcanic cracks in the bedrock supporting the lake basin. Louise McKay Allworth Tucker, a local historian to Battle Ground, WA, explains in her book that, although unproven, […]
Do you ever feel discouraged when you’ve surrendered to the Lord and still nothing seems to be happening? Here is a story I told to encourage you! https://youtu.be/P-65M8rOrGY
Going Back to a Simple Life is Not a Step Backwards https://youtu.be/Q2yrJ8WwsiE Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, said “going back to a simple life is not a step backwards.” Is he right? He gave his company away and still isn’t happy that he is still wealthy. Most people work all their lives to make a […]
January Update–This year, don’t “let your quest for balance become an excuse for not taking the unique, radical moves God is directing you to take.
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me, and I learn. Previous Next A blazing start it was for the The Adventure Days Co-Op! The new year began with an extraordinary tour of Vancouver’s Fire Department #2, thanks to firefighter George Wilkinson and Nikki Smith who arranged it. The Highest Education […]
How big is your God? Being in the presence of Mount St Helens on May 18, 1980, as the mountain erupted, must have made area residents feel pretty small in the face of its power. The Mount St Helens eruption equaled to 1 atomic bomb detonating per second for 9 straight hours. That’s a continuous […]
As we enter into the joyful holiday season, it is important to remember the holidays are times for celebration but also present challenges for some children and families who have experienced loss. We don’t mean little loss, but big loss. The kind that Jesus and his community experienced. https://youtu.be/jqrEE8mfFLY Data shows us that 45% of […]