Everything’s coming up . . . babies?!
Everything’s coming up . . . babies?! Congratulations to The Leaven’s own Mark Lillis on the special Valentine he and his wife, Melinda, received – baby Hudson Lillis! Welcome, Hudson, to our Leaven family. Psalm 127:3 tells us that “Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him.” That’s certainly how we [...]
Continue Reading →Adding and subtracting and multiplying, oh my!
Adding and subtracting and multiplying, oh my! Long, long ago, in a snow-covered region far away (OK, Chicago, but that’s nowhere near as dramatic), I saw a movie called “Hans Christian Anderson.” One of my favorite songs from that movie was “Inchworm.” The chorus went like this: Two and two are four Four and four [...]
Continue Reading →Lessons from a president
Lessons from a president I grew up in Illinois, and one of our claims to fame (other than a lot of former governors landing in jail) is Abraham Lincoln. The other presidents are fine, but when I was in school, Lincoln was special. He was “ours.” Among Lincoln’s famous quotes we read, “Always bear in [...]
Continue Reading →Hearts and roses . . . it must be February!
Hearts and roses . . . it must be February! Wow! It’s already February. That means the Valentine’s cards are getting pretty picked over and the price of roses is soaring. Valentine’s Day is just one of those “events” – you either love it or you don’t. For some, it brings back memories of grammar [...]
Continue Reading →The Leaven Gives Back – Rialto Style
The Leaven Gives Back – Rialto Style Next week we’ll launch our first-ever “Leaven Gives Back” activity at our Rialto (Southern California) center. Our students will be hosting a food drive to benefit City Mission Ministries. The children have decorated advertisements for the food drive and will be putting them up around their neighborhood this [...]
Continue Reading →What would we do without you?
What would we do without you? On Monday, our PACE center was filled with the sound of workers, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy by serving. We’re so grateful to the volunteers from Rebuilding Together Solano County, Kaiser Permanente and the community who painted, scrubbed and cleaned. What a treat for our children—and what a [...]
Continue Reading →Better study these facts in case there’s a test!!
Better study these facts in case there’s a test!! Did you know that 55 million students are enrolled in America’s pre-kindergarten through high schools, and another 22 million adults are students in our colleges? So how did this whole education movement get started? Well, it’s a story that goes all the way back to April [...]
Continue Reading →Ah, that fresh paint smell. . . !
Ah, that fresh paint smell. . . ! A new year means new resolutions for many, but for our students at our PACE Center (the very first Leaven center!), it’s going to mean “new paint,” as well. Yes, our old farmhouse will be spruced up, thanks to a work team from Kaiser Permanente. We’re excited [...]
Continue Reading →Remembering “Auld Lang Syne”
Remembering “Auld Lang Syne” Can’t you hear the clock ticking? The hours until the end of 2011 are now numbering in the low double digits. . . . (Actually, in my house, the ticking of the clocks is a yearlong phenomenon. My grandfather and father collected antique clocks, so I inherited a few clocks and [...]
Continue Reading →Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! It’s Christmas Eve, and all through the homes of our Leaven students, boys and girls are excited. They are succeeding in school, and that makes them proud. They have special friends from The Leaven center, and that makes them happy. And many have gifts to open on Christmas morning—something that wouldn’t be possible [...]
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