a bank account, a credit card or anything else she needed to start her life over again. After being institutionalized for 13 years, Henderson-Uloho has found a way to start over and help others who are in the same situation. As the owner of Sisterhearts Thrift Store in New Orleans,...
The adult volunteers — nearly 20 each day — write them, and some local children have also come in to help out with the messages. McKinlay says they'll continue to provide the lunches (and socks) for as long as there's a need. "We'll re-assess and see what we need to ...
Now, clearly, using “Good job” as a brush-off in lieu of taking the time to pay any real attention to a child is the core issue that parenting experts are getting at when they encourage parents to focus on the child and the effort instead of the product or achievement. But so often...
We just need to look outside of the box to help them find it! Here are some of the tips, tools, and techniques I’ve learned through years of homeschooling my unique learners to help them work through the challenges they face on a daily basis: 1.) Lighten up…Everything in life is...
How to Make Pallet Wood Hearts First you are going to need a stencil of what you would like your hearts to look like and what size you need. Hearts are a simple enough shape to free hand and if they don’t turn out perfect, I think that just adds to their charm. ...
Again, we’re so luckily to have our family and our friends around to help us with the little bit of planning we have left to do. 2012 has already gotten a great start… Since our last post, we were able to welcome Studio Castillero and Rainbow Fish Cinema into our family of vendors...
That is just what our books are designed to help you with. Which, like it or not, necessarily leads back to big stories such as the release of the Mueller Report*, our President’s tweets, our local economies, our foreign affairs, the brokenness in which we are implicated, the “groani...
Students get summer jobs, experience intentional spiritual community in a large household, do some volunteer projects, learn to love their neighbors and co-workers, and get involved in the local Presbyterian (USA) Church which partners with the CCO to help mentor these young campus leaders. Every...
Right now we’ve got favorite books and our Go Fish in the Bowl cards in this cute, little Seuss backpack I found at a thrift store. The Cat in the Hat Can Help You with That! Here it is! Meet the The Cat in the Hat Can Help You with That Calm-Me-Jar! And here is my six...
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Unique learners have beautiful minds just waiting to find their genius. We just need to look outside of the box to help them find it.Helping...