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...
by Rick Boyer | Feb 28, 2016 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! You may have heard of Col. John Mosby, the “Gray Ghost” of the Civil War. Mosby was a Confederate cavalry officer whose small force of mounted raiders caused endless damage and confusion to the Union Army and repeatedly whipped much larger forces....
