Did you realize you're a manager? If you have children, especially of different ages, you have to manage meals, schedules, and other activities. As a business owner, you have to manage people, payroll, ordering, production and other systems within your business. In each scenario, the idea is to keep the household or the business functioning properly and efficiently. To keep [...]
So, How Important Is A Little Kindness? In a study of 37 cultures around the world, 16,000 subjects were asked about their most desired traits in a mate. For both sexes, the first choice was kindness. Acclaimed psychologists John and Julie Gottman gathered data on successful marriages for decades and found that kindness was essential to a lasting union. But, [...]
When you think about gentleness, what's the first image that pops into your mind? Probably not Rojo & his friends! Gentleness In the dictionary, “gentleness” is defined as ‘the quality of being kind, tender, or mild-mannered.’ Many older Bible translations use the word meekness in Galatians 5:23, whereas modern versions translate it gentleness. Matthew Poole’s Commentary explains this quality as [...]
Fruit of the Spirit - Peace The word ‘peace’ appears nearly 429 times in the Bible, which helps us understand it is so important to the faith community. A Strong Desire One of the strongest human desires is for peace. Whether it be peace between nations, between neighbors, or even within our own minds (Romans 8:6). If you're a member [...]
Isn't that saying "goodness gracious?" Maybe you're wondering if, all these years, you've actually had that saying backwards. The "Goodness" we speak of today is Biblical goodness, like that described as a 'fruit of the spirit'. Let's take a look at Gracious Goodness! God calls us to be filled with goodness from the inside out, being holy in what we [...]
Great Is My Faithfulness? Recall the old hymn "Great Is Thy Faithfulness". It speaks to how God is always there for us, in so many different ways. Read Lamentations 3. In verses 19-26, Jeremiah speaks to God's faithfulness in his situation, which if you noticed, was pretty bleak. Even though Jeremiah's message to God's people was one of wrath [...]
Do You Ever Ask "Why Doesn't God...?" At some point in our lives, ALL of us have asked "Why doesn't God...?" Suffering Is Not An Option.. Sometimes, we find ourselves in circumstances of our own making. We make a decision on impulse. Maybe the decision was thought out, the results were quite different from what we expected. Sometimes, with the [...]
What Are Your Big Rocks? Do They Impact Your Health? What do "Big Rocks" have to with your health? Most folks have heard the time management analogy of the "Big Rocks". Watch this demonstration. What Are You Talking About - Big Rocks and Health? The analogy, used by Stephen Covey in his book First Things First, argues that to best [...]
Homeschool Health & P.E. Fall Registration Now Open! Parents spend a significant amount of time, energy, and money to ensure that their children are well prepared for college. But too often, young adults find that they aren’t equipped for the stresses and challenges that “real life” inevitably presents. According to the National Institutes of Health, 1 in 3 teenagers will [...]
Best Vitamins and Minerals for Boosting the Immune System This week in classes we're learning about the immune system. The immune system is a complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and the substances they make helps the body fight viruses, infections and other diseases. This is a great time to kick up our nutrition a notch. Covid-19 is no joke [...]
