For several years she had her own cookie business that provided her with enough income to raise sheep for 4H, buy cowboy boots and purchase her violin. When she was 14, her business became a health food co-op. This grew in size until she had about forty customers. Even today as a busy married woman and mother, Laura has a home-based business. All the knowledge Laura gathered and the skills acquired has been put into practice as she creates her home and serves her husband and growing family.
Every child is a precious package, full of surprises, strengths, weaknesses and gifts.
While their interests run along many of the same paths, Graham and Joel each make unique contributions, while sharing a remarkable synthesis of ideas. As young boys, they did not develop especially broad tastes in their reading habits. Growing rather concerned, I shared this with our friend, Katherine Dang, and asked her opinion. They love history books of all sorts. In keeping with their love of history, at fourteen they took up the bagpipes.