First Response: Planning His Next Play — Cheryl When any of the kids get out a cribbage board, a chess set or a board game during lesson hours, I do nothing to stop them. Games like these are great for learning about: math, strategy, human nature, diplomacy, fun and each other.

The Call: Checkers in Living Color — Cheryl We got Skippity for Christmas. In theory, it’s like checkers. In reality, it’s much more fun. The Response: But What Does it Mean? — Jessica Every time we visit with my mother-in-law, we leave with bags of Polish candy. It’s really good and this particular type is […]

The Call: Words Have Meanings — Cheryl As Christians, compassion should be a very important word in our lives. It is, in fact, a word that gets bandied about in secular society an awful lot, especially at election time. According to The Free Dictionary, “compassion” is defined as “[d]eep awareness of the suffering of another […]

The Call: This is How It’s Done — Cheryl I must have had Henry in mind when I chose today’s Call. We sometimes refer to him as the Hengineer, because he never stops creating or thinking about creating. This afternoon, he demonstrated the new game he invented (another one!), in which players try to get […]