Recently a string of tornadoes ripped through the heart of our country, leaving a path of destruction and death in their wake. Homes were destroyed and many lives were lost in an instant. In one interview with the news, one little girl who survived had begun referring to her home heartbreakingly as “the pile”.

This week's blog comes from my partner in life and mother of our eight children - Jennifer Donnelly. She is a homeschooling Mom and always looks for ways to teach Biblical truth to our kids.

Keeping Christ at the center of Christmas shouldn’t be hard after all it is CHRIST-mas, right?

Do you have the right to refuse the vaccine on religious grounds? Within the next week, millions of Americans will either be vaccinated against COVID or be relieved from their employment. Many have already complied, but others have resisted this mandate and applied for a religious exemption.

“Christmas, Christmas time is near,
Time for toys and time for cheer
We've been good, but we can't last
Hurry Christmas, hurry fast”

I find it ironic that this lyric, popularized by three animated rodents in the 1960’s, continues to be the beck and call of our society at this time of the year.

This is the time of year when we talk about the pilgrims who celebrated their first Thanksgiving. Our kids may make costumes of these settlers with their buckle shoes, tall hats and long guns with flares on the barrel. In truth, these pioneers left their motherland due to religious persecution,