Monthly Archives: January 2005

Inaugural Day fun

Posted on January 26, 2005 by

Just an update on the activities at our house. We watched a lot of coverage that morning. I pointed out different officials to Gabrielle, who kept asking when we could go play. We discussed voting and how important this day was in our representative form of government. We also discussed how leaders were shown respect and the etiquette of the day in general, which she thought was pretty cool. So we stood when the crowd … read on, my friend…

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Inspiration from Dr. Adams

Posted on January 20, 2005 by

Dr. Carole Adams, Executive Vice President of the Foundation for American Christian Education (and editor of the Noah Plan), was gracious enough to participate in a phone interview with Elijah Company’s Chris Davis last night. Some interesting things happened during that phone call that I thought I’d share. I also want to share some of the things I gleaned from her conversation with Chris.I was really looking forward to this call because you don’t often … read on, my friend…

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Charles Willson Peale

Posted on January 17, 2005 by

    We are studying Peale for the next two weeks. I was fascinated with him. He accomplished many things and led an intriguing life. Among the many things I discovered: He learned saddlemaking, painting, metalwork among other things. He was friends with many of the founding fathers and as a patriot bravely fought in the Revolutionary War. He had 17 children, 11 of whom lived (most of them he named after artists) and held … read on, my friend…

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