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....
by Rick Boyer | Jul 29, 2015 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! Proverbs 22:1 says, “A good name is more to be desired than great riches.” Very true! If you were very rich but nobody liked you, you wouldn’t be a very happy person. On the other hand, the happiest people in the world aren’t those who have...
by Rick Boyer | Jul 22, 2015 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! George Washington once said, “Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do–then do it with all your strength.” You might be surprised how many people you know are drifting through life, just doing enough to get by. Many people go to...
by Rick Boyer | Jul 15, 2015 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! Have you ever thought about courage? What it really means to be brave? Most of us think of a brave man as a man who isn’t afraid. But that’s all wrong. A big bully who likes to pick fights with littler kids isn’t brave. He’s not afraid of...
by Rick Boyer | Jul 8, 2015 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! When I was ten, my parents bought me a BB gun for Christmas. I loved that gun. My friends and I had so much fun hunting and target practicing! We would search the roadside ditches for soft drink bottles, which in those days were made of glass...
