Month: November 2017

I have been struggling about what to write for Family Friday this week because I didn’t get any pictures and our week has been ordinary and usual.  Then it dawned on me, EVERY DAY is a family day!  Family comes first… even on busy weeks our activities reflect that family comes first.

The importance of family can not be overstated.  Family is the gift that God gives us at birth.   Families are the first nurturers, educators, protectors, and caregivers.  Somethings never change.  Most of my children are grown and moving on, some even starting families of their own.  I still nurture.  I still educate.  I still protect.  I still care.  I still comfort.

Here are a few reasons why my family comes first:

They made me the person I am today.  Whether I’m thinking of my parents and siblings, or my husband and children, this is one of the reasons…

Today I have have to say how satisfied I am with essential oils.  I have used oils for years and I have many reasons why I have done away with a medicine cabinet and filled my house with sweet smelling oils.

They WORK!  I really don’t know what else I can add to that that comments.  Oils seriously have changed my world.  Nearly every day we reach for an essential oils again and again.  Now we use peppermint for tummies, and lavender, for calming.  Lemon drops are in the gallons of water I drink.

Essential oils can be used in many ways: aromatically, topically, and internally. (I do need to add that not every oil should be taken internally.  Be sure to read the bottle.  If it doesn’t say “for dietary use” you should probably not swallow it).

Essential oils are easy to take on the go.  My purse has…

I am passionate about education.  I believe that the main mission of education should be to spark in students a desire to be a life-long-learner.  Education is more than English, science and math.  Education needs to inspire students to educated themselves – ongoing, voluntary and self-motivated.  Students who understand how to learn and how to apply what they learn, students who love to learn and who are motivated to learn for themselves enhance social skills, become active citizens, develop personally, and become self-sustainable and employable.

Education must think “outside the box” to create life-long-learners.  Education curriculum needs to include the arts – music, art, drama and dance. The benefits including  these subjects in course catalogs far out weighs the costs of providing them.  The benefits of a fine arts education include better grades, higher standardized test scores and higher educational attainment, attending school more regularly and a higher self-concept.  The…