Learning to Communicate - 5 Tips to Help
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Communication is a skill we must have. Both parties must listen to the words but also to the reason behind the words.
Read More7 Ways to Raise Children That Count
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I have secret desires for my son. While they are good, there are things I should be doing to help him when he becomes an adult.
Read MoreHistory Learning at the Museum of Aviation
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In April our family took a trip to Warner Robins, Georgia, to visit the Museum of Aviation. My son loves aviation history, so we knew we wanted to visit. We wanted to visit several times in past years, but we didn’t feel he was ready for a visit and appreciate all that he would see and learn. I’m so glad we waited because he truly enjoyed history learning at the museum.
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Located adjacent to Robins Air Force Base. The Museum of Aviation is on 51 acres with four buildings and boasts of having 85 historic U.S. Air Force aircraft, missiles, cockpits and award-winning exhibits. The Eagle building which is the main museum building and three hangars: Hangar 1 (Vietnam Era), Hangar 2 (Century of Flight), Hangar 3 (WWII-Scott Exhibit). Around the grounds are many aircraft you can view.
History Learning
Eagle Building
Contains exhibits of everything imaginable from uniforms to aircraft. There’s a large exhibit of the 14th Air Force Fighting Tigers and one for Georgia’s own Fighting Tiger, Brig. General Robert L. Scott.
The nose art in this exhibit are panels from the C-141 at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, the “Boneyard”.
History Learning
Hangar 1
The aircraft and exhibits in this hangar are from the Vietnam era. An UH-1 “Huey” that was used by special forces in Vietnam is located here. There’s a Huey fuselage where visitors can climb into the cockpit.
History Learning
Hangar 2
The upstairs of this hangar contains the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. You’ll find plaques and memorabilia of these noted men and women.
We found the plaque and exhibit for Major Damon “Rocky” Gause who’s family still lives not too far from us. I stumbled across his book after Christmas and bought it hoping to use it in our school. I couldn’t put it down! You’ll not want to miss The War Journal of Major Damon “Rocky” Gause.
Major Damon “Rocky” Gause, “A True American Hero”
Major General Frank O’Driscoll Hunter, “Georgia’s only WWI Ace”
Corporal Eugene Jaques Bullard – “The World’s First Black Military Pilot in WWI”
Jacqueline Cochran – “The Greatest Woman Pilot in History”
The Lockheed SR-71A is located in this hangar and it is stunning, for an aircraft.
The day we visited, a local school was preparing for their prom. (The museum offers event space rentals.)
History Learning
Hangar 3
This hangar is home to the Tuskegee Airmen and the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment & the Air Invasion of Normandy exhibits.
You’ll also find a future exhibit (at the time of this writing) of the B-29 Superfortress.
A B-17 ball turret. There’s reasons why they have height regulations for certain jobs in the Air Force. This turret shows just that.
A former Air Force One waiting to being restored. This plane is actually a VC-140B “Jetstar”. President Johnson preferred this plane when traveling to his home in Texas. When Johnson was on board, it was Air Force One.
The CH-21B was assigned to the Presidential fleet during the Kennedy era. This aircraft carried Bobby Kennedy from the Pentagon to Andrews Air Force Base to meet the flight carrying President Kennedy’s body from Dallas following his assassination.
Around the buildings are lots of aircraft you can check out.
Self-guided tours can take however long you want. We toured the main building and hangar 1 before heading to Chick-fil-A for lunch. We finished touring the other two hangars and grounds right up until to closing time. This is definitely an all day visit.
Guided tours are offered for groups of 15 or more with a small fee.
All buildings and aircraft are wheelchair accessible. The museum has wheelchairs available on a first come first serve basis.
Free Admission – although they do have a donation box.
Free Parking
Picnic tables are available
Hangars are just that. They are not built for staying cool even with the air conditioning on. If you are like me and suffer from carrying around an inner heater, then you’ll want to keep that in mind, because parts of those hangars are HOT.
This is one museum you DO NOT want to miss.
All in the Family: Getting Started in Genealogy
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Are you a budding genealogist? Do you have a budding genealogist? You’ll want to read about Getting Starting in Family Genealogy. For homeschooling families, genealogy research would make a wonderful history project and even give your high schooler credit for their work.
I have a love for history and genealogy is at the top of my list. Family history tells the story of who you and your family are.
I didn’t realize when I first started researching I would be swept up into a massive history lesson about my ancestors. I am FAR FROM an experienced genealogist, but I have been researching my family and parts of my husband’s family for almost eighteen years. During those years, I’ve learned a lot.
Getting Started in Family Genealogy
Are you a budding genealogist? Do you have a budding genealogist? You’ll want to read about Getting Starting in Family Genealogy. For homeschooling families, genealogy research would make a wonderful history project and even give your high schooler credit for their work.
I have a love for history and genealogy is at the top of my list. Family history tells the story of who you and your family are.
I didn’t realize when I first started researching I would be swept up into a massive history lesson about my ancestors. I am FAR FROM an experienced genealogist, but I have been researching my family and parts of my husband’s family for almost eighteen years. During those years, I’ve learned a lot.
Getting Started in Family Genealogy
Oral Research – Do this while the older generations are still here. This is critical because they may not be here that long. Ask questions, look through old photos, and preserve anything you can that will help in your research. Take notes on everything. (When I started out, I used a spiral notebook for each surname and I printed everything I found that was legitimate and placed in a folder.) Scan images, notes, certificates, anything you deem historical. If the older generation will allow it, record them telling what they remember. It’ll be nice to have a voice telling the stories for future generations.
You may want to look at How to Get the Most from Oral History
Don’t let your family’s history disappear with the loss of the older generation.
Start Slowly – While you are going to want to jump into the deep end, take it slowly because you will get sucked in and life will be put on hold while you are buried under a mountain of research. (Ask me how I know.) Start with one or the other of your parent’s family in the beginning, when you hit a brick wall, and you will, move to the other and work your way back.
Organize – Be organized with your information. I’ve moved on from printing things from the internet to keeping them in files. Each surname has a file and inside it, there are files for direct line head of households. I still use pencil and paper for things like leads and hints I need to research. Anytime, I add to those files; I make sure to back them up to a location like Dropbox. If you have physical documents, scan them into your computer and store the originals where they will be preserved.
Network – Places like Ancestry, Rootsweb, and Genealogy have forums where inquiries can be asked and answered. Genealogy has closed their forums to questions, but they have the option of leaving comments on posts. All you need to do is a search on either one and you’ll be bound to find what you are looking for, or someone who is looking also. Facebook has many genealogy groups. Of course, if you do an online search, you will find websites focused on surnames with the possible tie to the line you are looking for.
Genealogy Software – I’ve used several over the years. Family Tree Maker is the biggest expense I made for a software. When Ancestry stopped supporting it, I had to find something else. (But, Family Tree Maker is back and under new ownership) I fell in love with the ease of use from RootsMagic when FTM was dropped and wonder why I didn’t try them sooner. The one I disliked the most was MyHeritage. It wasn’t as easy to navigate and every time I turned on the computer; it had a nagging pop-up I had to click off. RootsMagic has their own Facebook Support Group.
You may want to look at The Best Genealogy Software.
I’m not one to spend a lot of money on a monthly subscription to Ancestry or Fold3. If your library offers the library edition to their members, use them. Just make sure you download everything you find related to your relative. You’ll not be able to access them outside the library.
Organize – Be organized with your information. I’ve moved on from printing things from the internet to keeping them in files. Each surname has a file and inside it, there are files for direct line head of households. I still use pencil and paper for things like leads and hints I need to research. Anytime, I add to those files; I make sure to back them up to a location like Dropbox. If you have physical documents, scan them into your computer and store the originals where they will be preserved.
Network – Places like Ancestry, Rootsweb, and Genealogy have forums where inquiries can be asked and answered. Genealogy has closed their forums to questions, but they have the option of leaving comments on posts. All you need to do is a search on either one and you’ll be bound to find what you are looking for, or someone who is looking also. Facebook has many genealogy groups. Of course, if you do an online search, you will find websites focused on surnames with the possible tie to the line you are looking for.
Genealogy Software – I’ve used several over the years. Family Tree Maker is the biggest expense I made for a software. When Ancestry stopped supporting it, I had to find something else. (But, Family Tree Maker is back and under new ownership) I fell in love with the ease of use from RootsMagic when FTM was dropped and wonder why I didn’t try them sooner. The one I disliked the most was MyHeritage. It wasn’t as easy to navigate and every time I turned on the computer; it had a nagging pop-up I had to click off. RootsMagic has their own Facebook Support Group.
You may want to look at The Best Genealogy Software.
I’m not one to spend a lot of money on a monthly subscription to Ancestry or Fold3. If your library offers the library edition to their members, use them. Just make sure you download everything you find related to your relative. You’ll not be able to access them outside the library.
Websites I use:
Family Search – *Ancestry – Rootsweb – *ScotlandsPeople – Genuki: UK and Ireland Genealogy – Find a Grave – The USGenWeb Project – Georgia’s Virtual Vault – Georgia American History and Genealogy – The National Park Service – The Civil War – The National Archives – *Fold3 Historical Military Records
*paid services
Genealogy Bloggers I read:
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Good Parenting - It Starts With You
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A parent’s job is hard. There is no manual given to new parents when they leave the hospital. It takes a lot of patience and self forgiveness while parenting.
Read MoreHelping to Develop Your Child's Self-Worth
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“My son’s behavior is because of his self-esteem. As a teacher, it is your job to be building it up.” Those were the quick words a mother told me about her third grade boy in the car pickup line. She didn’t want to get to the root of the problem, but rather put the blame on another.
When I talked with my adviser, she was mad because another year had come around with the mother refusing to come in for any parent-teacher meetings. The advice from a wiser, more experienced teacher showed me something that day, the root of the problem we were having wasn’t about self-esteem but the child's self-worth.
Self-worth, most people consider it as a synonym for self-esteem, but they are two different things we need to separate. Self-esteem (what you can do) is the external actions that are valued in society today. Self-worth (who you are) is the internal you, your character, your heart, the value many want to over look.
Today’s society tells us we need to be above average in the things we do. Young moms are pushing their tiny tots into pre-schools so they will be more advanced when they enter kindergarten. Those little ones are missing out on valuable mommy time and just being a toddler. Older children all across this country are hearing words like, “You’re a better player than they are”, or “You let them beat you out for that trophy”; words of comparison and hurt.
Self-worth, most people consider it as a synonym for self-esteem, but they are two different things we need to separate. Self-esteem (what you can do) is the external actions that are valued in society today. Self-worth (who you are) is the internal you, your character, your heart, the value many want to over look.
Today’s society tells us we need to be above average in the things we do. Young moms are pushing their tiny tots into pre-schools so they will be more advanced when they enter kindergarten. Those little ones are missing out on valuable mommy time and just being a toddler. Older children all across this country are hearing words like, “You’re a better player than they are”, or “You let them beat you out for that trophy”; words of comparison and hurt.
Each individual is different and functions on their own level no matter how hard we push them.
Parents, whether you want to admit to it or not, there is always someone who is better than your child at something. You need to realize it before causing a rift in your relationship with your little fella. The childhood years should be just that – a childhood having fun as a kid without any added pressure. Just remember, there is someone better than you at what you think you excel in. We all want our children to grow up to become good productive, generous adults. We don’t want them to look for the love and compassion they crave in the wrong areas. It happens. As a parent, we need to get to the heart of our children and help grow their self-worth.
Developing Your Child's Self-Worth
Comparison – don’t do it! Don’t ever let your child hear you compare them with another. Their mental and physical abilities are different from others. More likely than not, they will quickly pick up on this on their own and work on things themselves. Children have their own interests, allow them to pursue them without pushing on them what another is doing.
Positivity – our actions and words are important for those around us – be positive. Let your children hear you speak positive about the things they do. Let your face speak positive because when they misbehave a negative look may be all it takes to stop the behavior. When your child comes to talk about a sensitive subject, don’t push them away. Don’t tell them it is nasty, sinful, and it is not right. If you are not ready to talk about it, make time so you can get your thoughts together. Be honest with their questions. If you don’t answer their questions honestly, they will get a worldly answer elsewhere.
Meaningful activities – encourage your child to find something that will bring them joy. If they are interested in learning a craft (sewing, knitting) or a foreign language, let them. Children are such a joy for those who are living in nursing homes. Many of them were placed there and forgotten by family members. Taking an hour or so a week to visit and spend time with the elderly brings joy to all involved. Our children can learn so much from the older generation. Don’t let them pass on without letting your children experience their stories.
Integrity - teach your children their actions and beliefs must be the same. They need to learn this step of self respect early on, so they will care about their character and what others know about them. With the adviser’s help and the help of another older teacher, I was able to work more on showing this young man his self-worth. It was also the last incident for that mother to not attend any parent-teacher meetings if she wanted her son to attend the school. Of all the children I taught, this one little boy as a lasting memory in my mind. We had our challenges that year; I can’t help but wonder where his life has led him. He was more than his self-esteem.
Positivity – our actions and words are important for those around us – be positive. Let your children hear you speak positive about the things they do. Let your face speak positive because when they misbehave a negative look may be all it takes to stop the behavior. When your child comes to talk about a sensitive subject, don’t push them away. Don’t tell them it is nasty, sinful, and it is not right. If you are not ready to talk about it, make time so you can get your thoughts together. Be honest with their questions. If you don’t answer their questions honestly, they will get a worldly answer elsewhere.
Meaningful activities – encourage your child to find something that will bring them joy. If they are interested in learning a craft (sewing, knitting) or a foreign language, let them. Children are such a joy for those who are living in nursing homes. Many of them were placed there and forgotten by family members. Taking an hour or so a week to visit and spend time with the elderly brings joy to all involved. Our children can learn so much from the older generation. Don’t let them pass on without letting your children experience their stories.
Integrity - teach your children their actions and beliefs must be the same. They need to learn this step of self respect early on, so they will care about their character and what others know about them. With the adviser’s help and the help of another older teacher, I was able to work more on showing this young man his self-worth. It was also the last incident for that mother to not attend any parent-teacher meetings if she wanted her son to attend the school. Of all the children I taught, this one little boy as a lasting memory in my mind. We had our challenges that year; I can’t help but wonder where his life has led him. He was more than his self-esteem.
10 Ways to Pray for Our Children with FREE DOWNLOAD
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From the day I found out I was going to have a baby, I began praying for his salvation and his spouse. If you're like me, there are some days that we just don't pray for our children like we should. When I think about that, it makes me cringe. To know there is something more important than my son to take me away from praying for him like I should is unpleasant. If we don't PRAY for our children, they will fall PREY to the world.
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Pray for Our Children
For several weeks, I’ve been busily working on creating a Prayer/Devotional Journal. I want to be able to keep everything together for as long as I can, instead of having 100 books to store when I’m finished using them. While I’ve been working on this journal, I came across many ways to pray for my son. I personally like these 10 ways best of all. These are things that I can pray about each day, instead of breaking them down into a certain day or month.
- Nothing will hinder his salvation and relationship with Christ early in life. (Matthew 19:14)
- He will know the true God and have a desire to do God’s will all of his life.(Psalm 119:26,33-35)
- As he hears the Bible, he will develop a love and dependency for God and His Word.(Psalm 71:17)
- For his growth: an increase in wisdom, in stature, and in favor with God and others. (Luke 2:52)
- He will have a thankful heart and positive attitude. (Psalm 126:2-3; Romans 8:31)
- He will be protected from Satan in every area of life. (Psalm 121)
- God would reveal the inclination to sin and enable him to overcome them before they become sinful habits. (Psalm 139:23-24; I John 1:8-9)
- He will be successful in the work God has planned for him. (Ephesians 2:10)
- He will have a strong sense of belonging to a family that is loving and dwells together in unity. (Psalm 133)
- He will respect those in authority over him. (Romans 13:1; Ephesians 6:1-4)
Honoring Our Husband: Rising Early in the Mornings
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When I was single and going to college, I worked in a school lunchroom. Yep, I was the lunch lady! It was the perfect job for me to attend classes at night. No matter what, I was always home by 2:30 in the afternoon and had time to study and do whatever before I had to leave for class. I learned some interesting things from some of the ladies I worked with.
I spoke up and said, my mom does that; she takes my dad coffee every morning so he can drink it while he is getting ready for work. My sweet friend knew my mom and said she could see her doing that.
Honoring Our Husband: Rising Early in the Mornings
The one thing these ladies had in common; they got up with their husbands, cooked breakfast, packed a lunch, and gave them a kiss and told them have a good day. This was something my mom did every morning when my dad worked. When my husband and I got engaged, his mother told me, "Don't start doing something for him, unless you are willing to keep doing it for the rest of your life." I was blown away when she told me that. She was a wife who got up and did little things for her husband every morning and when he returned in the evening. Why would she tell me this? I had no clue!After all these years, I still want to scratch my head and wonder what she was talking about. After almost nineteen years of marriage, I still get up with my husband in the mornings. Breakfast is cooked, lunch is packed, a kiss and have a good day is spoken at the door. I can not count on my hands how many days my husband has gone to work with me still laying in the bed because it has never happened.
Why do I get up in the mornings with my husband?
- I had a good example in my mother.
- Proverbs 31:15 talks about the wife getting her day started while it is still dark.
- I enjoy the quite moments I have every morning with my husband before the daily grind weighs on him. I never know when when these moments could end, so I take advantage of them.
- I pray for safety and a peaceful day as soon as the door closes.
While some would say I'm old fashioned - I look at this as part of my ministry to my husband.
