While on vacation a few weeks ago, the kids and I picked up 3 cheap kites from Walmart. We “invested” less than $3.50 in the hope and anticipation of having our kites soar on the beach. We had almost as much fun with the planning and thinking about the activity as in the actual 15…
While we were taking a Dolphin Cruise aboard the Southern Star in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, we had the opportunity to take pictures of dolphins swimming near our boat. The things I experienced trying to get the perfect shot of the dolphins apply to any animals – whether you are getting pictures of the horses…
Recently I was talking to a friend and heard this great hobby experience. Bro. Jerry Adamson is a family friend who has been a hobby canoist for many years. While pastoring a church in Indiana he decided to canoe the Wabash River. Since he only had one day off a week, here was his plan….
A few weeks ago my Mom brought me a box and showed me something she has been working on but never finished. I had no idea she had even started this. 18 years ago, I got married in my parent’s backyard under some huge pecan trees beside a little creek. The birds were singing and…
My Grandma came to visit last week and brought a big bucket of fresh cherries. Yep! This is the same Grandma who is 92 years old and loves her hobbies. She had been visiting with another family member and decided to go out in the backyard and pick a bunch of cherries to bring before…
2 years ago we celebrated my Grandma’s 90th birthday party. For kids, it’s easy to plan a theme birthday party. But for Grandma’s 90th party we wanted something special! We decided to go with the Dr Seuss book “Oh the Places you could go” as the theme. We just changed it a bit and called…
Every family has their favorite cartoons that have stood the test of being watched ‘3 zillion’ times without the parents throwing them in the trash. These are my favorite 10 kids cartoons that have stood the test of the past 10 years. (In other words, I can still enjoy watching them even though we’ve seen…
As an adult, you know the joys of reading a great book from start to finish without even putting it down. And don’t you want your children to experience that same joy, that same connection with books that you feel and love and want more of for yourself? Of course! But the trick is knowing…