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As some of you may know, during this deployment my husband began to write some articles this past summer for my blog in a series called, “Homeschooling From A Father’s Perspective.” He will continue to write them, but this deployment has taken some unexpected turns that has not allowed him to produce these articles as often as he would have liked. Go figure – after all, he is in the middle of fighting his 5th war for the freedom of {Read More}

As most of you know who have been following my husband’s “Homeschooling From A Father’s Perspective” series, he is currently serving on his 5th long deployment in the Middle East. This article is dear to his heart as he will not be able to with us this winter as he is serving our country at war. In December of 2010, I truly enjoyed playing outside in the snow with my family.  At the time were residing in government housing in {Read More}

“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”~Ephesians 6:4 I remember the times when I would wrestle and go over flash cards with my sons Prince Charming and Little Caveman.  They enjoyed me getting up early with them and going downstairs to feed and play with them.  My boys enjoy me playing with them and valuing the time we had as I got tackled to the ground.  {Read More}

Today I want to take the time to reflect on the importance of making DAILY Bible devotion time for you and your family. Most of us men will quickly think, I am too busy with work, tv time on the couch, or trying to complete my massive honey-do-list of projects around the house. Let me first say this to us men: Stop making excuses as to why you are not sowing into the Word and leading your family in devotion time. This {Read More}

As I reflect upon the amazing men and women who helped forge this nation, it triggers a memory of my daughter Princess reading a book about George Washington Carver. Because of my African American heritage, I knew of him and immediately I pictured him in my head. But truly, at the time, I did not know he was such an influential man in the scientific community nor did I know about the essence of his godly character. Let me pause {Read More}

Saying goodbye to those you love is never easy. And for our family, having to say goodbye for a year at a time is no easy task. How do you say a “good” goodbye to those you love to last for an entire year? There really is no “right” way to do this. But one thing I know is that in our military lifestyle; saying goodbye is inevitable. The moment I kissed my wife Carlie and our three adorable kids {Read More}