by Rick Boyer | Jul 15, 2015 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! Have you ever thought about courage? What it really means to be brave? Most of us think of a brave man as a man who isn’t afraid. But that’s all wrong. A big bully who likes to pick fights with littler kids isn’t brave. He’s not afraid of...
by Rick Boyer | Jul 8, 2015 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! When I was ten, my parents bought me a BB gun for Christmas. I loved that gun. My friends and I had so much fun hunting and target practicing! We would search the roadside ditches for soft drink bottles, which in those days were made of glass...
by Rick Boyer | Jul 4, 2015 | Story Saturday
Samuel Chase, of Maryland, signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as a member of the United States Supreme Court. A great proponent of the rule of law, Chase’s character is well illustrated in a story from the year 1974. There had been a riot in...
by Rick Boyer | Jul 1, 2015 | Character Lessons, Story Saturday
One of Delaware’s most accomplished sons was George Read. Read was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and therefore one of Britain’s most hunted public enemies during the War of Independence. Read had some close calls during that perilous time. ...
by Rick Boyer | May 25, 2015 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! Last week I wrote to you about being careful how we use words. Have you ever thought about how powerful words are? I used to have a bad habit of insulting my friends. I guess I picked it up from watching television. It seems on TV everybody always...
