Meet the Gillaspie Family

The Gillaspies are some friends of ours who live in Florida. We have a lot in common. They homeschool through ATI, enjoy beekeeping, and love birdwatching! Visit their new family website at www.thegillaspiefamily.com!

Precise Timing

Three recent events reminding us of God’s perfect timing … May 10—The Bates family exemplified orderliness and obedience when their dad said that it was time to go. Less than an hour later, around 1:15, James and Daniel also left for their trip back to Illinois. They however soon returned. A new house-building project was […]

A Few More Pictures

“James, Daniel, and the three oldest Bateses stopped at Hocking Hills State Park on their way home . . .” “On Saturday we were invited to attend the 40th anniversary celebration for the church that the Bates family’s pastor had started in Clarksburg.” “The rest of the week flew by as we played […]

A Bates Family Visit for Mother’s Day

Ring Ring! We all ran to the phone, eager to find out if it was the Bates family. And it was! They informed us that they were leaving…. Now we only had a little time left for final preparation. We all quickly got back to making beds preparing food. The hours flew by as we […]

Springtime

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Vote – responsibly

James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States and a minister of the Gospel during the Second Great Awakening, wisely stated in 1876: “Now, more than ever before, the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, […]

The Mission

I glanced at my watch as I waited in line to move through the airport security. It was was 6:35 in the evening. The flight was leaving at 7:05. I had already been through a torturous hour of stop and go traffic; would I make it to the gate before the flight took off? I […]

Pic of the Month: April ’10

Genuine smile Candid photography is taking informal portraits–photographing a subject without them knowing or having the opportunity to prepare or pose. Power and added emotional impact comes when those candid shots have the subject looking at the camera, expressing inward joy with a natural smile. Perhaps taking these kind of pictures comes naturally for you, […]

The Bible and Children (Benjamin Rush on Education and the Bible, continued)

“My arguments in favor of the use of the Bible as a schoolbook are founded, I. In the constitution of the human mind. 1. … Memory [develops during childhood] 2. /[Before age seven] children are more capable of receiving just ideas 3. The influence of early impressions is very great upon subsequent life… 4. Habit […]

Dare to Say

“To know how to say what other people only think,is what makes men poets and sages;and to dare to say what others only dare to think,makes men martyrs or reformers.”–Elizabeth Rundle Charles in Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family, XIV,(a biography on the life of Martin Luther).