I dropped off 9 students at 100 Oaks Mall to meet the school bus going to Barefoot Republic Camp. They are all rising 3rd-5th grade. Six of them had never been to an overnight camp. Marques was excited about paintball and extreme sports, but a little concerned that he had forgotten his pillow. Ladarius wanted […]
Donuts for Dads
“Dad, you have some homework”, announced my daughter Lacy (2nd grade). She came home with an assignment from her amazing teachers (Mrs. Brooks and Mrs. Webb) to read The Sign of the Beaver with her father. Following each section of the book we had some questions to answer and some vocabulary words to define. It was […]
Stuart Little and $100
Over the last few weeks our mailbox has been stuffed with brown envelopes containing multiple used copies of the book Stuart Little. Some of our students will be reading this book this summer in guided reading groups. When I opened one of the nondescript brown envelopes a check fell out–made out to PTM for $100–from […]
A Day at PTM by Hope Park Church
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A Letter from Prison
He is up for parole in January, 2012. If he makes it he will be out close to Valentine’s Day. Though several months away, Paul is looking forward to being back in the community, getting a job, and helping with the youth program at his church and at PTM. Out of the blue, I received […]