A few weeks ago, I threw a bachelor’s party for Josiah. It wasn’t a rowdy, rude event, but a time to encourage Josiah and to celebrate with him. David W.—one of the guests at the party (he is also going to be one of Josiah’s groomsmen)—wrote a letter to Josiah for this event. This letter [...]
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October 16, 2008
A High School Graduation
Tomorrow our brother, Calvin, will be graduating from high school. He has worked hard, and the day has finally come.
When our mom and dad got married in 1981, they said that they would never send their children to public school. A few years later, they heard of this radical new idea called home schooling. Far [...]
August 11, 2008
Perseid Meteor Shower Tonight
The meteor shower will peak before dawn early tomorrow morning (August 12th) but can still be seen tonight after dark. Bill Cooke from NASA advises to “get away from city lights,” for maximum effect. I will be taking Cooke’s advice to the extreme as I will be watching the meteor shower from the vantage of [...]
August 5, 2008
Perseid Meteor Shower – August 12
Mark your calendar and set your alarm clock: The 2008 Perseid meteor shower will reach it’s peak intensity just before dawn on August 12! According to Bill Cooke of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center, “there should be plenty of meteors–perhaps one or two every minute.”
Why will the Perseid Meteor [...]
