Equipping our homeschooled children

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An experienced homeschooling parent looks at the skills and capacities we want our children to have. She shows how these can be achieved while home schooling.

Opportunity in Alaska…

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He and his family moved from Colorado to Haine’s Alaska to be with family… Being an opportunist opened surprising doors in this small town.

Finding my calling .. shifting from Law to Habitat

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At 51 she found her ‘calling’ and left her career as an attorney to work for Habitat for Humanity. A person of faith, she sees God as preparing her through her years of being an attorney for her ‘real work.’

Every violin has a story: An answer to prayer

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We loved the music of his classical duo, Adagio. Their sets are all in response to audience requests. One night I asked about the story of his violin. He shared it with everyone, and we recorded it at the end

Show me the magic

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I met him in a customer service lineup on a cruise ship. He was idly shuffling some playing cards while waiting. It lead to this wonderful story of Alexander Great’s steps into magic.

Giant Jenga

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A remarkable collaborative learning experience on a cruise ship.

The Continuation High School

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A smaller school for students who are severely deficient in skills or credits towards graduation. This administrator was impressed with their commitment for a better life. These students were sometimes the first to graduate from highschool in their entire family.

Learning the game of getting along at work

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Finding and keeping his place in the tumultuous IT industry for over 40 years has lessons for many in the workplace.

A meaningful hiatus from the entertainment industry

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The financial crisis of 2007/08 had global impact. When Jeremy was no longer entertaining on cruise ships, he found a rewarding position doing something completely different. It had a remarkable impact on his career and job skills.

Re-Imagine America: getting things done, together

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Shared in response to the question: What will it take to have a new conversation, to help the US re-invent or re-imagine itself, to regain it’s positive role in the world? How people worked together on each other’s farms.