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(Updated 6/2/2023) Flags symbolize belonging. They announce in colors and symbols the values and traditions of the people who fly them. When you see your flag waving in unfamiliar territory, it communicates security and like-mindedness. Belonging. Community. Shared Values. Common Purpose. These sound like ingredients in a recipe for JOY to me.  JOY for Today Offerings: Did You Know...  One we knew; four we didn't. Wolfe Stew Connects  To the banner over me. Bible Verses and Quotes  Inspired by flags. Activity Suggestions  Crafts, games, food, history, "Would you rather...?", and family challenge. UPCOMING HOLIDAYS: Father's Day (June's Third Sunday) Forgiveness Day (June 26th Annually) Independence Day (July 4th Annually) Did You Know: Our flag was officially adopted June 14, 1777 by the Second Continental Congress? See alternate designs at USHistory.org . It took 135 years for our flag to be standardized?  Until 1912, stars were arranged differently in varyi

(Updated 2/23/2024) Chasing treasure at the end of a rainbow awakens childhood wistfulness leading to JOY for me. Add in silly Leprechauns and a sprinkling of Irish tradition and you have a recipe for JOYful memories. But in the end, we know our true JOY comes from being still. St. Patrick's Day Offerings: Did You Know...  Five facts we didn't know. Wolfe Stew Connects  To chasing rainbows. Bible Verses and Quotes  About adventure and blessings. Activity Suggestions : Leprechaun trap, Irish blessings, research opportunities, recipe links, discussion questions, and family challenge. UPCOMING HOLIDAYS: Spring Equinox (Changes Annually - Generally March 19th or 20th) Palm Sunday (Changes Annually - 7 days before Easter) Easter (Changes Annually - The first Sunday following the first full Spring moon) Did You Know: St. Patrick was British? At 16, Irish raiders kidnapped Patrick and sold him to a Celtic priest. After six years as the priest's shepherd slave, he escaped back t

(Updated 1/4/2024.) Any way you slice it, pizza delivers JOY. The crust smiles at you, the cheese melts your heart, and the toppings are uniquely yours. Embrace this culinary delight with us as we declare: National Pizza Day | February 9th Annually Pizza Menu Did You Know...  Facts about pizza. Wolfe Stew Connects  To pizza preferences. Bible Verses and Pizza Quotes  Inspired by pizza. Activity Suggestions  Learn fractions, cook, note preferences, and hold a family cook-off. UPCOMING HOLIDAYS: National Inventors' Day (February 11th Annually) Valentine's Day (February 14th Annually) Singles Awareness Day (February 15th Annually) Did You Know: Pizza, in some form, has existed since the BC's? Flatbread once served as edible plates. On these "plates", the diner would position toppings, and then eat the "plate" and toppings together - like a pizza. This method of eating was mentioned in Virgil's Aeneid. Aeneid was written around 19 BC . The modern piz

 If you've been around the Wolfe Stew for long, you know we love potatoes. We've even challenged you with ten potato facts  in this post. And, as a bonus, share with you a quick and easy way to enjoy this nutritionally controversial vegetable.  Today, we continue sharing our love of potatoes by letting you in on some secret steps we learned regarding the making of mashed potatoes. And, we'd love you to share your secrets, too - if you're willing that is. Just comment at the end of this post with your top mashed potato making secrets. Or, if you only want to share with us, shoot us an email: mr@wolfestew.com or mrs@wolfestew.com. Mashed potatoes: comforting, versatile, and creamy, yet deceivingly simple to make. I say this from experience. As a new teacher and newly wed, my first mashed potatoes recipe resided on the back of an Idahoan potato pouch . (View Idahoan products , if you'd like) They are consistently good, quick to make, come in many varieties, and condu

(Updated 4/19/2022.) Three and a half days. That’s all the Mr. was given to set up before the first day of school. In a new grade level. In an unfamiliar teaching format. Challenge accepted. Blessing acknowledged. You know, I’ve heard story after story testifying that when God moves, He waits until what seems like the very last minute. This was precisely our experience of Him. At the end of last school year, the Mr. decided he wanted to secure a job with the district in which we live, thereby affording him the opportunity to insert himself in the activities of the community (the district in which he taught previously was a 45-minute drive – hardly conducive to community engagements). We held our breath all summer as interview after interview came and went with no admittance into the local school district, even though many seemed promising. Finally, with 3 ½ days before school started, the Mr. was hired as a third-grade online teacher in our local school district. A challenge? Yes.