In the hustle and bustle of the commercialized Christmas season, there’s a place you can go to be filled with joy and peace. It doesn’t involve fighting crowds and standing in long lines to buy gifts or visit Santa. This past week, I found genuine joy and peace in a small-town gymnasium at a high school music concert—my son’s senior…
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One of our favorite places in December is Disney World in Orlando. My parents brought Hunter to Disney World when he was a fourth grader in his last week of being an only child. His excitement hooked us all and we love this time of year, Disney style. Nathan planned five days for us this year which warmly kicked off the…
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I am choosing to give farm toys this Christmas, rather than wasting time wrestling with online activists and their petition to pull toy livestock trailers from Wal-Mart shelves. I joined the efforts of three agriculture friends to create Farm Toys for Tots. The three friends include a Michigan pig farmer, a Montana cattle promoter and a Wisconsin dairy farmer. They did…
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Do you have a cheerleading squad to encourage you through life’s wins and losses? As the season came to an end for our small-town high school volleyball team, I admired the enthusiasm of the student cheering section and how their optimism fueled the girls, coaches and fans. The student crowd, also known as the Border Patrol, continued to lead cheers…
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I want to title this: 7 experienced tips to get your kid to keeping playing piano but it’s more than only tips today. Below I listed out seven tips for parents who want their child to stick to piano playing or to start piano lessons. I also share photos and some stories of the important role of today’s piano festival and the…
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