Already as a baby, Lyons Cub was in love with his door frame jumper. At the age of 2, Lyons Cub loved nothing more than the Jumping Spider on our frequent trips to the Governors’ Mall in Clarksville, TN. Although he was so small, he was no less daring than the bigger kids (only the…
Germany is voting today!!! Angela Merkel has been in power for 16 years (and, in my opinion, has done a great deal for our country). I admire her for how she got us through the pandemic this far (and for having a doctorate in quantum chemistry, of course!). She faced some backlash for her refugee…
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. It’s almost that time of the year again — going to the pumpkin patch to pick the perfect pumpkin, carving a nice…
I was blessed with a family that never wanted for food, shelter, and money. We were by no means rich, but always had enough to get by, and then some. But what my hard-working parents (an engineer and a school teacher) didn’t do was plan for our future financially (other than giving us a great…
On Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 after an evening meeting at University Baptist Church (UBC) in Carbondale, IL, I walked down the steps and saw a particularly grumpy old lady screaming at something that was jumping up and down in front of her car… She finally opened her car door to drive home, and that thing…
Do you also have an active, sportive child that needs constant outdoor activity? I soon was at my wits’ end what to do on the weekends. We’ve already tried out all the playgrounds in the near and far neighborhood. Nothing was enticing enough anymore (“No, mommy, not this one!”). Until, one day, his older cousin…
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. Do you also have a kid who loves dinos? In his Montessori kindergarten, Lyons Cub was allowed to wear only uni-colored, character-free…