Archive for the ‘WISH Team Academy’ Category
Dolly Madison
Posted by: Joe on: April 21, 2013
Chloe: As you may know, I go to a tutorial on Mondays with other homeschoolers. Last week, in history we studied colonial America. Two weeks ago, the class drew names of famous people in early America. Last week we dressed up as those people as wax figures in the Time Travelers Wax Museum. I was […]
The WISH Team Academy’s field trip to the Murfreesboro 37129 USPS
Posted by: Joe on: March 26, 2013
This is what your P.O. box looks like from the inside. Those six kiddos weigh in at a hefty 440 lbs. Faith and Chloe (unison): “You should let us sort the mail. We’d love to sort the mail.”
The Gettysburg Address
Posted by: Joe on: February 24, 2013
The Natchez Trace Parkway
Posted by: Joe on: November 27, 2012
The famous Loveless biscuit. YUM! 444 miles. All free from traffic lights, construction zones, 18-wheelers, billboards, hurried motorists and cheesy tourist stops. The Natchez Trace is a thread in America’s history that has stories to recollect and lessons to learn that we can’t learn amidst distraction. Just as the leaves flutter to the side […]
Trace State Park
Posted by: Joe on: November 16, 2012
We awoke this morning to a beautiful sunrise Our site is right on the lake. Beautiful sunshine this morning. We enjoyed 34 degrees this morning. Brrrr!
One night in Tupelo
Posted by: Joe on: November 16, 2012
Tonight we sleep in Tupelo. We enjoyed a delicious lunch at The Loveless Cafe and after a fuel “topoff” we jumped on the Trace and spent the afternoon on a lazy cruise through beautiful farmland and gently rolling hills. It was a beautiful drive. The slow 45-50 mph pace was therapeutic. Tomorrow, we’ll drive the […]
The WISH Team trick-or-treating alternative by Clark
Posted by: Joe on: November 9, 2012
For Halloween the family went trick-or-treating for canned goods for Greenhouse Ministries. Greenhouse helps people who need food, houses, clothes and anything. We went to lots of friends’ houses to pick up the canned goods. I felt good for doing it. On Halloween, we loaded up 15 bags of food. Then we rode to […]
A typical day at the WISH Team Academy
Posted by: Joe on: November 9, 2012
7:00 – Mom wakes up to “Potty Alert, Potty Alert” warnings coming from Cole’s bed. She’s aroused suddenly and moves quickly in order to assist a short person whose mid-section isn’t the necessary height to reach over the toilet bowl yet. Cole then goes back to his room to look at books, which usually last […]
WISH Team Field Trips
Posted by: Joe on: November 9, 2012
We’ve had several field trips lately. While Joe was in Africa, we traveled to Clarksville and on to Fort Donelson Battlefield. After studying about the life of Sam Davis, we visited his family’s home in Smyrna. Over Labor Day weekend, we headed to Chattanooga to visit Point Park and Chickamauga Battlefield. We […]
Chloe Wadsworth Longfellow
Posted by: Joe on: August 22, 2012