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Making personal decisions that bring you JOY are certainly worth celebrating and piercing your ears just might be one of them. If piercing your ears is not for you, there is JOY in that too.  Pierce Your Ears Day Points: Did You Know...  One we did; four we didn't. Wolfe Stew Connects  Musings from the Mrs. Bible Verses and Quotes  Inspired by piercing your ears. Activity Suggestions  Design, art, and reading. Did You Know: The oldest known piercings date back five thousand years? Europe's best-preserved corpse, Otzi, sported large, pierced ears suggesting heavy earrings were worn for most of his life. ( Gemporia ) Ancient piercings served a purpose beyond fashion? Earrings were worn to signify economic status, ward off evil, symbolize desired attributes, and identify as a slave. ( Marie Claire ) The Catholic church banned earrings in the 13th century? They believed ear piercings altered God's creation so should not be worn. Piercings remain a divisive topic in the Christia

(Updated 5.17.2023) Hot air balloons against blue skies uplift spirits everywhere they fly. This whimsical contraption forces us to simultaneously celebrate our freedom and accept surrender. There is joy in both, Friends, when you choose wisely. Artwork by our niece, age 8. | June 5th Annually Hot Air Balloon Day Sightings: Did You Know...   One we knew; four we didn't. Wolfe Stew Connects  To surrender. Bible Verses and Quotes  Inspired by Hot Air Balloons.  Activity Suggestions   Art, science, ticket-buying, movies, and history. Upcoming Holidays : Flag Day (June 14th Annually) and Father's Day (June's Third Sunday) Did You Know: A person was not the first hot air balloon passenger? Three animals were uniquely chosen for the first hot air balloon ride over the French court in Versailles: a rooster, a duck, and a sheep. The sheep tested the effects of flight on land dwellers and the fowl of birds that fly at varying altitudes. All animals returned safely. ( Mental Floss

Pillars in the Sky We love going up to Rocky Mountain National Park.  These pillars are found way up in the mountains, surrounded by rough and tumble vegetation.  The sky lets amazing clouds form in this area and it is a blue that changes hue every day.  We hope you enjoy these pictures and they are free to use in whatever way you have need.  

Leaves of Color Fall hit us this time, in full glory!  Colorado along the Front Range was amazing this year.  2020 may be horrible, but not in every aspect.  God sent us a fantastic Fall season.  We enjoyed taking walks throughout Autumn, and these pictures show the variety of nature art provided to us. Feel free to use these pictures for your purposes.  We provide them to share our experiences in nature with you.  

Tree Patterns These tree patterns were taken while we were camping up near Estes Park.  Feel free to use them for anything you wish.  We enjoy taking pictures of nature and just want to share our experiences in nature.  We have many more art nature photos to share.  Keep an eye out for more!  If you have any ideas for nature pictures that would be desirable, please let us know.  

(Updated 12.16.2022) Welcome Leaders! How are you? While normally this time of year is tough for teachers, (see our post, " You’re NEVER Alone ," if you feel this) we all know 2020 is NOTHING like normal ; it’s like we’ve reached another level of “toughness” this year. Our school district got moved back to remote learning until AT LEAST through Christmas break. If this is you too - or perhaps you’ve been remote, or perhaps you're in-person or living in the thick of it through homeschool - whatever your situation is, I think we can all agree: this year’s been TOUGH! I think we’re all trying to make it through to a break so we might just breathe and remember what that feels like again for awhile - to just breathe. Well, as November draws to a close, we hope to breathe some joy into your daily routine with our December calendar.   We pair daily holidays with learning activities for Preschool to Sixth grade learners across multiple subject areas so that you have an idea fo