by Derek Nelson | May 3, 2021 | Family Wisdom, Far Reaching Thoughts
WOW WHAT A YEAR! This last year has been absolutely crazy! This last year was the year of the 2020 world war! Some might say that this world war was with a microscopic critter called the COVID-19 virus (image https://www.cdc.gov/media/subtopic/images.htm) that was...
by Derek Nelson | Jul 4, 2019 | Family Wisdom
On this 4th of July we are so excited to visit all the parades and festivities in the communities around us. It may be just another day in your life but to some it is a day of freedom! There are so many different ways we all celebrate it. But I want to share a bit how...
by Derek Nelson | May 23, 2019 | Family Wisdom
I have some thoughts that may surprise some. I was sitting in the commencement ceremony of my brother in law and was thinking about the great achievement he has accomplished by getting his masters degree in Accounting. I was looking around at the crowd and thought...
by Derek Nelson | Apr 21, 2019 | Family Wisdom
This is something that is always on my mind. How do you get kids to read because they want to. I can always remember that it was so hard for me to sit down and read. Even when I was young and old this has been so hard. There were times that I found myself really...
by Derek Nelson | Feb 12, 2019 | Family Wisdom
This week has been very interesting! I have been really trying hard to make means for us to have more for less. I know that this sounds cliche, so please let me explain. There are lots of people out there, and everyone has to make money. I am not in anyway discounting...
by Derek Nelson | Jan 28, 2019 | Family Wisdom
Well this is just the beginning of a very fun year. We are so excited! Lets start out with a little story. Our family is striving to become. And part of our learning is to over come our emotional outbursts because they can be fairly volatile, or at least a bit more...