by Rick Boyer | Aug 5, 2016 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! A famous man once said, “Men are respectable only as they respect.” In other words, other people won’t respect you if you don’t respect others. Maybe you know someone who is always talking about other people as if they aren’t as smart as he is, or...
by Rick Boyer | Jul 12, 2016 | Story Saturday
If you’ve read Portraits of Integrity, you may remember the story of William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army. His life and work are rightfully admired all over the world. He’s a man our children should get to know. Born in Nottingham, England in 1829, Booth...
by Rick Boyer | Jul 5, 2016 | Story Saturday
For over a hundred years after the Civil War, Robert E. Lee was a hero to Americans in the South and widely respected in the northern states as well. His personal integrity, courage, brilliance on the battlefield and finally his grace in defeat made him a legend in...
by Rick Boyer | Jun 28, 2016 | Story Saturday
If ever there was a humble hero, such was George Washington Carver. Carver was born a slave near Diamond, Missouri during the Civil War. His mother was stolen from her owner, Moses Carver. Although the baby George was taken as well, he was soon found and...
by Rick Boyer | Jun 21, 2016 | Story Saturday
It was June, 1863 and the Civil War was going badly for the Confederacy in Tennessee. Southern General Braxton Bragg found his army threatened by the much larger northern Army of the Cumberland under General Rosecrans. The situation called for bold measures to draw...
by Rick Boyer | May 31, 2016 | Storytime
Hey, little buddies! World War II was a huge struggle in which most of the nations of the world took part. And out of that war came an endless collection of stories that illustrate good and bad character clearly. One of my favorite WWII characters is Bill...
by Rick Boyer | Mar 27, 2016 | Character Lessons
Hurray for Molly Pitcher Hey, little buddies! Have you ever heard of Molly Pitcher? That wasn’t her real name. Her real name was Molly Hays. She got her famous nickname in the Battle of Monmouth in the Revolutionary War. Molly’s husband, John was a gunner...
by Rick Boyer | Mar 20, 2016 | Character Lessons
Do You Honor Your Parents? Hey, little buddies! Do you honor your parents? You may wonder how you can know if you’re honoring them. One way is to ask yourself if they feel honored. If they do, you’re probably doing pretty well. If they don’t, you need to...
by Rick Boyer | Mar 13, 2016 | Character Lessons
One of My Favorite Heroes Hey little buddies! I love the wisdom of old Benjamin Franklin. He’s one of my favorite heroes. There’s a whole chapter about him in For You They Signed. Franklin talked about a lot of important things with such wisdom! Here are some...
by Rick Boyer | Mar 6, 2016 | Character Lessons
Why Do We Read Books? Hey, little buddies! Why do we read books? Books are toys that give us many good times. They are also tools. Books can be used to learn how to cook or make things or fix things that are broken. One of my favorite things is to read old...
