How do you motivate children?  Well, one of the ways can be the promise of a reward (especially something food-related that they like!).Tutoring students were presented with a Spring Reading Challenge several weeks ago and needed to read at least 150 pages each...

I am used to seeing this often as I walk through the neighborhood:But until a few days ago, I didn’t realize that the innocent-looking ice cream trucks sold these:Do you know what they are?  They’re called puff cigarettes, and when kids...

What Are You Afraid Of?

If you asked a roomful of teens what they’re afraid of, how do you think they would respond? If you asked them to write down a prayer request about a hard or scary reality in their life, what would they write about?If they’re really honest, they might let...

Easter Program

Here are a few photos from the kids’ Easter program last week. I wish I had captured more images, but when there’s real-life action to tend to, photo snapping goes by the wayside! Tiffany’s kindergarten class creatively designed their E-A-S-T-E-R...

Team FUN 3.30.12

Team FUN met on Friday evening to learn about respect. Probably one of the more meaningful exercises for the teens involved completing statements such as these: “I show respect for my parents when I …..”or”I show disrespect for my teachers when...