by Rick Boyer | Jun 20, 2017 | Character Lessons
Long ago when I was young, I used to dream of living in a log cabin on a farm in the hills. I had grown up in the suburbs and I thought it was boring. School was boring too. I wanted to live far out in the country where nobody would bother me. I didn’t want to do...
by Rick Boyer | Apr 4, 2017 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! “Like a trampled spring and a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.” That’s Proverbs 25:26 and it contains a principle that I hope you’ll pay careful attention to. Have you ever drunk from a spring? I have many...
by Rick Boyer | Mar 28, 2017 | Character Lessons
Don’t Harden Your Neck Hey, little buddies! Proverbs 29:1 says, “A man who hardens his neck after much reproof will suddenly be broken beyond remedy.” A hard neck is talking about a horse that doesn’t want to obey the rider. When the rider pulls on the reins...
by Rick Boyer | Mar 21, 2017 | Character Lessons
Honor the Elderly Hey, little buddies! A few days ago, a friend of our family went to heaven. His name was Charlie Reed and he was 93 years old. Mr. Reed was a soldier in World War II. That’s a long time ago now, but there are still some old soldiers living who...
by Rick Boyer | Mar 14, 2017 | Character Lessons
We Are Not in this Race Alone! Hey, little buddies! It was beautiful out this morning, so when I got to the farm I was looking forward to giving Major, Daisy and Mosby a nice run behind the truck. That’s a ritual we enjoy together almost every day that the ground is...
by Rick Boyer | Jan 23, 2017 | Character Lessons
Have you ever felt inferior? Have you ever felt bad because your brother or your sister or your friend could do certain things better than you? I used to. When I was a boy I had a terrible feeling of inferiority. My older brother was good at sports and smart in...
by Rick Boyer | Oct 31, 2016 | Character Lessons
One day when I was a boy, I walked over to the home of my friend, Butch. I had my dog, Spike on a leash and he walked with me. I knocked on the door, but no one answered. So Spike and I turned around to start the half-mile trip back home. We left Butch’s...
by Rick Boyer | Aug 24, 2016 | Story Saturday
Hey, little buddies! I love stories about the Revolutionary War. There’s so much excitement and so many stories of heroism! It’s inspiring. And oh, so many great men and women to admire. Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Nathan Hale—and so many more. One hero of...
by Rick Boyer | Aug 17, 2016 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! One of my favorite quotes comes from Patrick Henry’s famous speech when he said, “Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for...
by Rick Boyer | Aug 10, 2016 | Storytime
Hey, little buddies! We all want to be loved, don’t we? One of the things that make life worth living is the feeling that others love us and we love them. The true test of love is not what we say, but what we do. It’s easy to say that we love people, but it’s when we...