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Rally to Support Kingsbury & “ Why 5 FORMER TEXAS TECH COACHES a High Definition Look at the NEW TECHNOLOGY BEHIND JONES AT&T STADIUM

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RED RAIDERS Are Back Literally

Good Character Seasoning

Hardworking Lubbock Legacy

Putting the TECH in Texas Tech HD from the field

Faith, Hope & Courage

In an Unplanned Pregnancy

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The Red Raiders Are Back RED RAIDERS Are Back

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Good Character Seasoning

Hardworking Lubbock Legacy

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Good Character Seasoning Hard work and perseverance have transformed into a Lubbock legacy at Cagle Steaks, where the old West translates into mouth-watering delight.

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Putting the TECH in Texas Tech

HD from the field

Faith, Hope & Courage

In an Unplanned Pregnancy

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COVER PHOTO: COACH KLIFF KINGSBURY FIRST PRACTICE OF THE SEASON COURTESY OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

29 Hub City Heroes Take an inside look at the life of an EMT at Lubbock EMS and discover what they want most — from you!

12 Faith, Hope & Courage in an Unplanned Pregnancy The stories of three women on three different paths through unplanned pregnancy and the help that carried them through.

33 Your Child’s Most Influential Teacher Share a legacy of learning that your children will never forget and discover how to be your child’s greatest influence in life.

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Putting the TECH in Texas Tech

Private Education:

Evaluating Return On Investment We asked all the questions you’ve been curious about in this exclusive interview with TCS, Lubbock’s most attended Private Christian School.

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Texas Tech’s Coach Kingsbury is back, and he’s brought a ton of Red and Black back with him. Find out what makes this year unique with a HOT potential for success.

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COACHES Rally to Support Kingsbury & “ Why 5 FORMER TEXAS TECHa High Definition Look at the NEW TECHNOLOGY BEHIND JONES AT&T STADIUM

Whether you’re a Red Raider fan on the field or watching from home, get ready for an entirely High Definition experience from Texas Tech.

Check out the new TECH behind Texas Tech this year.

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Contributing Writers Jo Ann Allan Forbes is a full time, homeschool mom of two, currently living in the Pacific Northwest.

When school is out, she enjoys freelance writing and poetry readings. She has recently learned to keep a few plants alive in her garden and has a passion for health and nutrition.

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Anton Bossio was born and raised in Portland, Oregon.

He has been an avid sports fan and statistics junky since childhood, following teams like the Portland Trailblazers, Seattle Mariners and Arizona Wildcats.

Anton, his wife Tasha and daughter Karrington moved to Lubbock in 2009 and are involved in several ministries at their local church.

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BARBARA MANDLEY

As a book author and videographer, Barbara Mandley invests much of her time teaching the concepts of parenting and child development. It has been her privilege to teach these topics in Africa, Colombia, Japan and the Philippines. She and her husband Mac currently travel the globe producing videos to highlight the work of Christian missionaries in the field.

Chris has spent the majority of his life in the restaurant business. Prior to that, he served his country in the Presidential Honor Guard under President Ronald Reagan and later in Desert Storm. He currently serves in church ministry. Chris is married to Robin, his wife of 25 years, and has two daughters, Jordan and Cassie.

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ACTER ONING

by Chris Lawrence

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ust on the outskirts of Lubbock is an establishment that is approaching its 20year anniversary. Now in Lubbock Texas, restaurants are a dime a dozen. There seems to be a new one opening every month. So, if a restaurant can stand the test of time without “location, location, location,” then there must be another reason for its remarkable success.

John continued, “To top it off, the only reason we received the notice was because a law required that railroad tracks be a minimum of one mile from an active airport runway.”

In my curious pursuit of the answer, I drove out just west of Lubbock and into the rugged but beautiful ranch atmosphere that is home to Cagle Steaks & BBQ. I sat down with Founder/Owner John Cagle and discovered that years ago this incredible establishment had nearly become another statistic on a long list of ‘here today, gone tomorrow’ eateries.

“We were the only commercial business affected, so that can make you doubt your chances as well. I just knew it had to work. You know, there are people who will try things in life with very little risk or consequence. They have the resources to lose, but with me it wasn’t that way. I never came into this venture with the mindset of, ‘We can just give this a try.’ It had to work. Lisa and I had a young family at the time and knew the risk, so I rolled up my sleeves, took a big leap of faith and rebuilt in a new location.”

In 1994, John and his brother set out on their dream to run a restaurant. They found a very humble farmhouse, set their menu and opened the doors.

What happened next would have caused most people to fold up business and look for something else to do.

After a short three years in, just as their business was starting to build steam, a charming little letter from the state notified them that they had 10 months to relocate. The reason was eminent domain, a law the state uses to procure land for ‘the better of the people as a whole.’

The state needed to lay down a new track for the railroad. “The track literally went through our kitchen,” John told me. He also shared with me the roller coaster of emotions and testing of his faith, “When you get a notice like that, all business sense goes out the window, and you really need to lean on your faith. I mean who builds railroad tracks anymore?”

The state had to weave the railroad away from Reese Air Force Base, which was closed shortly after the relocation of the restaurant.

This time they built a bigger place. “Like I said, it had to work, and I believed that it would,” said John.

So with that West Texas tenacity, work ethic and the belief in his heart, they found a new location, built a bigger restaurant and began to work. Almost 20 years later, John puts it like this:

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What looked like the worst possible thing that could have happened turned into the biggest blessing I could have imagined.

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Cagle Steaks & BBQ opened (for the second time) in May of 1996. John and Lisa both grew up in West Texas with ranching and agricultural backgrounds, and they have maintained that heritage through the culture of their business.

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John decided early on that the Ribeye was going to be

their staple item.

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We want the best cut of meat possible, and that is the Ribeye. We hand-cut-and-trim from the heart of the prime rib.

These steaks are melt-in-your-mouth tender. They are prized among steak lovers for marbling and flavor.

John – a Texas Tech alumnus – loves the people and the town of Lubbock, so this is where he and his family set down stakes to live out their country dreams.

What they have accomplished is a true success story and an example of doing things the right way regardless of adversity. The challenges John and Lisa faced have shaped Cagle Steaks into what it is today, making it a one-of-a-kind dining experience.

John decided early on that the Ribeye was going to be their staple item. As a matter of fact, it is the only steak they carry. When I asked him why, his reply was, “We want the best cut of meat possible, and that is the Ribeye. We hand-cut-and-trim from the heart of the prime rib. These steaks are melt-in-yourmouth tender. They are prized among steak lovers for marbling and flavor.”

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John takes pride in the fact that his restaurant is the only one in town – and one of the few in the United States – that doesn’t use gas grills to cook the steaks.

In John’s words, “We do it the old way. We use only mesquite, add just the right amount of our famous ‘Good Character Seasoning’ and there you have it.

Our cooks split the wood and start a fire in each of our grill pits, with just mesquite. When you think about it, it’s really no different than people did a 100 years ago.”

Cagle Steaks offers their Ribeyes by thickness: ¾’’, 1” and 1 ¼”. One bite tells your senses all you need to know: DELICIOUS. Having thrived on “WORD OF MOUTH” advertising for all this time, it is obvious the food speaks for itself.

COUNTRY STORE

OUTDOOR PATIO

In terms of atmosphere, Cagle Steaks is a wonderful place to unwind with family and enjoy great food.

One can also enjoy a general store stocked full with western wares. And if you are planning a special event or private party, they have you covered. The uniquely rustic atmosphere is natural here, unlike anywhere else in Lubbock. The grounds actually look and feel just the way West Texas should be – with plenty of picturesque scenery to boot.

diligently to perfect the dining experience from the moment you drive onto the ranch, and they often appear table side for a personal greeting.

Inside the restaurant, there are eight different dining rooms with themes ranging from Native American murals to Western cowboy motifs. These dining rooms can accommodate anywhere from 25 to over 400 guests.

In an effort to give each person an excellent dining experience, he sums up his personal motto on every menu:

If you are looking for a great place to visit or are in need of a place to have an event, look no further than Cagle Steaks. John and Lisa have worked very

John’s mission was simple but took a lot of hard work and faith. When he first started this journey, he just wanted to provide for his family. That work ethic developed into a legacy of great food and dedication to the customer.

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Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing, some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

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Hebrews 13:2

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A Woman’s

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unplanned pregnancy

by: Jo Ann Allan Forbes

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ayla came to the Heartline Women’s Clinic simply intending

to volunteer, to share her time and to help other women. She didn’t anticipate the lengthy application process and didn’t expect to have to answer the one question she’d been lying to doctors about, keeping secret from her husband all these years. With hesitation, she checked off the box that revealed the truth. Now she was sitting in a room with other women just like her. But how could they be just like her?

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I’m in the class, and I’m looking at all the women thinking they are beautiful and smart… I was sitting there thinking, ‘There is no way that woman had an abortion; she has it all together. There is no way THAT woman had an abortion; look how beautiful she is.’

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As a result of answering truthfully on the application about ever having an abortion, Kayla was invited to a class at the Heartline Clinic designed to encourage and support women who had been through the same experience. She didn’t think she needed it; she was fine — had moved on.

The class was merely a hoop she agreed to jump through. The hoop, however, became more like a doorway, slowly opening and shedding light on the unhealed pain of a choice made twenty-five years earlier — a choice strongly encouraged by her mother, who insisted that having a child at sixteen would prevent her from finishing school, from ever amounting to anything or being wanted by another man.

But for Kayla, this was the distant past. So when, as part of the class, she was asked to write her abortion story, she began by merely going through the motions of the exercise.

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When I wrote my abortion story…it kind of bothered me because I hadn’t gone there in so long.

However, in writing it, I was still kind of numb to it. It was mostly just, ‘These are the facts’.

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All that changed as she began to read her story aloud and the walls around her heart began to fall away.

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rooke was in shock. How was it possible?

They’d been responsible, used protection. She couldn’t possibly be pregnant. It wasn’t part of the plan. Sure, someday they wanted kids, but not now.

Both she and her fiancé were in school working on their PHD. They had careers to consider; they needed more money in savings; and what about their first house? What would she tell her parents?

Would they be ashamed of her? It suddenly didn’t matter that she was thirty and living on her own; she felt more like a frightened teenager. Brooke and her fiancé Greg also had concerns about being able to provide the best life possible for a child. Could they give a baby all it needed? What if it was premature? What if it had special needs?

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I could hardly read it because my heart was breaking… No sixteen year old should have to go through this. No forty-one year old should have to live for twenty-five years in this pain.

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The pain wasn’t the only thing Kayla felt as she journeyed with women of all ages, races, and backgrounds through the “Surrendering the Secret” study. She found healing and acceptance.

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It’s amazing, it’s so amazing,” she says of the class, “…my baby was no longer something I was ashamed of. My baby became real. My baby became something I could mourn, and I could cherish. I have been living in the shadow [of the abortion] for twenty-five years, and I am so free right now. It’s so freeing to accept my child instead of living under the shame and regret.

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Kayla’s connection with Heartline began as a desire to support other women. It continues as a place of healing — a place where she now has more to offer than the generosity of her time. Her heart is vested in supporting other women who have walked the same path. Kayla is not the only one who has been inspired through her experience at Heartline. Now she chooses to give back.

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I was getting online and researching resources… we were looking for someone we could talk openly to and not feel judged.

Heartline kept coming up. So I made the appointment, and they got us right in.

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Heartline’s medical staff confirmed the pregnancy and were able to give Brooke an idea of how far along she was. They also provided education and counseling on pregnancy options. But more than that, they were a sounding board for her concerns and a wealth of information about her options.

For Brooke and Greg, one of those options under consideration was putting their baby up for adoption.

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I was really nervous at first, considering you have these people who don’t even know you, and you’re asking them some pretty serious questions. You don’t want to be judged, and you don’t want someone to just throw their personal opinions at you.

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Personal opinion is not what Heartline is all about confirms clinic director, Deborah Winkler. “We don’t ever want to coerce or talk anyone into doing anything they aren’t comfortable with. We really just want to love and support them. We don’t make decisions for them. They need to be empowered to make their own decisions.”

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egan is one of many recipients benefitting from the pay-it-forward kind of generosity that happens every day at Heartline. When she discovered she was pregnant, she had already made up her mind to keep her baby. But she understood that her new role as a single mom wasn’t going to be easy.

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Whatever struggle I had, I was just going to go through it.

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The struggle was made less intense when she learned about the Earn While You Learn program from the friend of a friend. Heartline offers weekly, one on one, personalized classes for pregnant and new moms. The classes cover everything from prenatal care to car seat safety, the toddler years, and everything in between.

Points can be earned through attendance, homework and various activities. They may be used to purchase needed items in Heartline’s Baby Boutique, such as clothes, diapers, bottles, and even car seats.

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Heartline gave me not just an understanding of how to raise the child, but they help you with things that you may need, like diapers and clothes.

I’d just advise any new mom to go there. It’s a good experience. You get a lot of education, the environment is welcoming and you don’t feel demeaned by anyone. They make you feel better than you may even see yourself.

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For Brooke and Greg, that decision was to keep their baby. Now a married couple and the thrilled parents of a seven month old son, they realize that, as valid as their concerns were, …there are all kinds of circumstances where there are happy and healthy children.

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I’m sure Heartline can be a lot of different things for a lot of different people. For us at the time, it was kind of like having a grandmother, I guess — like someone patting you on the back and telling you it’s going to be okay. They were there when we needed them. They really helped make it a happy situation versus a scary one. I hope it’s something that, after I graduate, we can be active in and support — kind of pay it forward, I guess.

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Three women; three different stories; one common thread. A post-abortive mom found freedom and healing; an uncertain young couple found guidance and support; and a single mom received the education and resources she needed to be the best parent she can be. Together, all of them found the encouragement and acceptance they needed without the judgment each feared.

“We understand that it takes caring people to help out along the journey. When life happens and individuals have nowhere to turn, they come to us,” Director Winkler assures.

For more information about Heartline Women’s Clinic, visit them on the web at: heartlinelubbock.com or call 806-788-0500.

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RED RAIDERS ARE BACK...

by: Anton Bossio

ALL PHOTOS USED WITH PERMISSION - TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

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When Tommy Tuberville left the Red Raiders unexpectedly last December, before Texas Tech’s trip to the Meineke Car Care bowl, the football program was left scrambling. At the time Tuberville was hired, he was brought on to right the ship after Mike Leach’s departure and to bring national notoriety to the program. After three less-than-stellar seasons, the ‘River Boat Gambler’, as Tuberville is known, busted out.

Texas Tech was left with a program in the lurch and the locals becoming restless. Not only was their team not living up to expectations on the field, but hated rival Texas A&M was succeeding in the SEC, upsetting the eventual National Champs, Alabama, in conference play, with their Heisman trophy-winning quarterback dominating national headlines. As if this couldn’t get any worse for the Tech faithful, the offense being run at A&M was being coordinated by one of their own, former Texas Tech QB, Kliff Kingsbury.

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Perhaps, this played right into the hands of Texas Tech Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt. The worst kept secret on the South Plains this past winter was that Kingsbury was the top choice to take over the football helm of his alma mater. Texas Tech had their man in their sights and made him an offer to be the next head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

To say this was the right hire, at least from a PR aspect, would be an understatement. Lubbock, Texas went red and black crazy! The news conference introducing Kingsbury preempted daily programming. Burly, gruff sportswriters and commentators were fawning over this man as teenage girls fawn over the latest boy band.

T-shirt suppliers couldn’t keep up with the demand from women who wanted to tell the whole world that their head coach was ‘hotter than yours.’ Texas Tech had not only secured the hot (both in looks and popularity), young, up-and-coming coach but had brought one of their own home.

Kliff Kingsbury’s fame in the Hub City precedes him.

He made a name for himself both on the field and in the classroom. Kingsbury is the second all-time leading passer with more than 12,000 yards passing, was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and was an Academic All-American in 2002. He followed up a successful career in Lubbock with stints in the NFL, NFL Europe and the Canadian Football League.

After Kingsbury’s playing career was over, he was hired at the University of Houston and served under former Red Raider Offensive Coordinator, Dana Holgorsen. Within two years at Houston, Kingsbury was calling all the offensive shots. Under Kingsbury’s reign, Houston would go on to lead the NCAA in almost every offensive category. In 2011, Kingsbury was named the Offensive Coordinator of the year. It was then that he moved to Texas A&M and became the coach whom Texas Tech wanted, or maybe even needed, to come back to Lubbock.

What followed from that point on is quite surprising.

Kingsbury began filling out his staff, and Red Raider after Red Raider signed on to join him. Sonny Cumbie, Trey Haverty, Eric Morris, Mike Smith and Kevin Curtis all followed to coach under Kingsbury. This type of mass movement toward home hadn’t been seen since the census was taken in Bethlehem.

Sonny Cumbie has learned that good things come to those who are patient. Cumbie waited two years before becoming the starting QB at Texas Tech his senior season. That year he won the MVP of the Holiday Bowl in a victory over the heavily favored California Golden Bears. The bowl victory was the biggest bowl win in school history at the time.

Following his honorable mention as a Big 12 performer on the field and his All-Big 12 performer in the classroom season, his path in football continued.

Cumbie went on to find success playing in the Arena Football League — a league known for its offensedominated games, much like Cumbie was used to at Texas Tech. He led his team to their first ever playoff victory. Unfortunately, the AFL ceased operation in 2009, thus thrusting Cumbie into the coaching realm. Cumbie was named Head Coach and Director of Player Personnel of the Indoor Football league’s San Jose Stampede. It seemed that Cumbie’s playing itch still needed to be scratched, as 4 games into the season Cumbie inserted himself in the starting lineup and picked up his winning ways. Another trip to the playoffs and the first franchise playoff win followed.

hold at Texas Tech. Prior to his stop in Pullman, Morris spent two years at the University of Houston, coaching under Kevin Sumlin. In 2011, the Houston Cougars led the nation in passing and total offense. Morris brings the type of high-paced, prolific offense that the natives of Lubbock are eager to see return to the South Plains.

As excited as Tech fans are about an explosive offense returning to Jones AT&T Stadium, a well-rounded defense, as well as an explosive special team corps, can take the Red Raiders from the middle of the Big 12 to a complete team to be feared.

Cumbie was brought onto Texas Tech’s coaching staff in 2009 under Mike Leach. Now going into his 4th season on staff, Cumbie has survived 2 coaching staff turnovers and has been promoted to Co-Offensive Coordinator under Kingsbury. Good things come to those who wait.

Speaking of Co-Offensive Coordinators, Eric Morris also rejoins the Texas Tech family after his playing career in Lubbock. Morris made his mark at Tech as a wide receiver in a prolific passing offense. As a member of the Red Raiders receiving corps, he had multiple seasons of 60 or more receptions. Though his professional career in football was a short lived stint in the Canadian Football League, he has stayed plugged into the same proficient offensive schemes he was used to in his playing days.

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Red Raider alum, Trey Haverty, will have a hand in both of these key components. Trey Haverty is back in the Red and Black as the Special Teams Coordinator and Safeties coach. As a Red Raider, Haverty starred as a wide receiver. In 2004, his senior season, Haverty was named an All-American after leading the Big 12 in receptions and amassing over 1,000 yards receiving. Haverty was a very useful target for fellow coach Sonny Cumbie in the 2004 Holiday Bowl victory over the Cal Bears. He had 8 catches for over 140 yards in the 45-31 Texas Tech victory, his final collegiate game.

Haverty has quickly ascended the coaching ranks. In 2005, he was a high school football coach, then moved on as wide receiver coach at a junior college before getting hired on at Texas Christian University. There, Haverty was a graduate assistant for two seasons before being named the safeties coach. Thereafter, he served as the wide receivers coach. Haverty’s experience coaching two

different sides of the ball make him a unique asset. Having good special teams will go a long way in helping make a smooth transition back to Lubbock for Coach Kingsbury.

Mike Smith is the lone addition to the staff who has NFL coaching experience. The 2004 Texas Tech alum spent the last 3 seasons with the New York Jets.

Smith will be the Co-Defensive Coordinator and will also coach the outside linebackers, the same position he held with the Jets.

Kevin Curtis rounds out the Red Raiders making their pilgrimage home this season. Coaching under someone with Texas Tech roots will be nothing new for Curtis as he has spent the previous three seasons leading an impressive group of cornerbacks under Sonny Dykes, whose father Spike Dykes was a former Texas Tech head coach.

Texas is known for loving football, upholding tradition and being proud of where you came from. Kirby Hocutt has done an outstanding job of creating an atmosphere around Texas Tech football that lives up to that mantra.

Red Raider fans likely never anticipated a season as much as this one, and no other coaching staff will be able to bring the same passion for the school they are coaching for than this staff of Red Raiders. As the saying goes, and the coaching staff proves,

RED RAIDER, always a RED RAIDER!� “Once a

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Evaluating

Your Return

On Investment

PRIVATE

EDUCATION

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ow many decisions have you made today?

Studies suggest that you’ve already made over 600 conscious decisions and thousands of subconscious ones. Something made you decide to pick up this magazine and read. Maybe you didn’t think much about it, but here you are – and the content you read may influence other decisions you make later on today, or this week. The point is this: every decision has potential to redirect the course of your life.

Education is certainly no exception. It is a huge decision.If you are a parent, the choices you make about education for your family will ultimately define who your children’s friends are, who they may marry, their social standing, financial status in life, and even the opportunities that shape their lives for years to come.

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- Tasha Bossio

With that in mind, if you could choose any school type for your child, if money wasn’t an issue – what would it be? Today, our focus is on Private Education. We interviewed Tasha Bossio, Director of Admissions at the most attended Private Education Institution in Lubbock County: Trinity Christian School.

Walking into their offices, we were greeted in a warm environment and a friendly atmosphere. Tasha had clear and concise answers to all our questions.

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What are the most common questions people ask about private schooling?

1: What is the typical class size?

Class sizes @ TCS (Kindergarten) = 14 compared to 25 in public schools - nearly half, increasing the time teachers can spend with students. TCS averages 18 students per class through 3rd grade and 22 in Junior High and High School.

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TCS instills excellence. Your student can attend school anywhere else and be the star, but at TCS, each and every student will reach their own personal potential for excellence in every area of their life.

2: Do private schools offer standardized testing?

“We work hard, we play hard, and we

love each other.” ­­— Student Body Motto

TCS does, but results do not affect the students’ grades. Typically, students at TCS test two grade levels above their peers in the public school system.

Local colleges have stated that TCS alumni are generally more prepared for college than the average high school graduate.

3: As a Christian Private School, what do you teach?

TCS teaches a Biblical worldview with a non-denominational method of Biblical instruction.

How does private school compare with public school in terms of moral excellence? Aren’t kids just kids, no matter where they go to school?

Behavior wise, problems are minimal at TCS compared with public schools. The biggest offenses at TCS tend to be for trivial things like gum chewing — not a big deal compared to some of the discipline issues in the public schooling system. TCS deliberately prepares students to deal with real world issues including death, bullying, life challenges, life-controlling substances, bad habits, and how to defend their Christian faith using the Bible, including topics such as abortion, homosexuality, religion, psychology, etc. TCS

students graduate with wisdom, discernment and a strong capability to defend their faith.

How does private school instill moral values in the students who attend?

Every piece of TCS curriculum is infused with a Biblical world view and moral disciplines.

80% of TCS students are involved in athletics, a place they develop team and leadership abilities, personal accountability and life discipline.

Students take it upon themselves to mentor and come alongside new students to help them adapt and grow in the Trinity Christian School culture. Within a few weeks, new students are fully integrated into the school ‘family’ and hardly discernible from the other students who have been attending for years.

What makes private school worth the money?

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$3.7M in scholarships were offered to 46 student graduates last year, many who are attending local colleges such as Texas Tech, LCU and South Plains College.

2 TCS works hard to provide a solid foundation that is affirmed at the student’s home and church, as well as at school.

This is a method derived from Scripture, “A cord of three

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In terms of program funding, where does TCS spend its money?

While public schools are dropping programs, TCS is adding to our existing programs such as: Lead the Way: a new Pre-Engineering program complete with labs and Auto CAD training for students with an engineering future in mind | Annual all-school Musical | Award winning Art and Theater programs | JV Football with Varsity Football on the horizon | Coming soon: Choir, Band & Orchestra.

As part of its ongoing programs, Trinity Christian Schools also currently offers: • Physical Education for all grade levels • Music / Keyboard Instruction • Computer Training for all elementary classes • Dual credit classes • High School Baseball • Basketball for boys & girls 7th grade and up • Girls Volleyball 7th grade and up • Cross country • Track and Field • Golf • Tennis • Cheerleading • Daily Chapel with an all student-led Worship Team

What advantages will kids who attend private school graduate with?

They leave very prepared for college, college work loads and life in general. We also offer SAT prep courses.

What sort of college prep courses does TCS offer?

Advanced placement in core subjects: Science, Math, English, Foreign Language (details available at TCS by calling: 806-791-6583).

Why do so many people choose TCS compared to other private schools in town?

Students at TCS have a well-balanced education, high standards of excellence, unparallelled athletic program, and balanced lifestyle management, beginning with preschool.

“There is a community at TCS that feels like a close family. It’s like its own little town inside of Lubbock.” - Tasha Bossio

What sort of assistance do you offer to parents who do not have higher relative incomes?

Although some financial aid is available, Private Schooling for your children may not be as expensive as you think. Lots of parents from all walks of life make it happen — some sacrificing more than others because they value the educational advantages for their kids. The culture is down to earth, and people from all walks of life invest in their children through Private Schooling.

How do private school facilities compare to public school facilities?

TCS is consistently making improvements. We recently opened the new 4-6 grade campus “University South” 2 years ago, with its own state of the art science lab.

What special opportunities are afforded to students at private school compared to public schooling? (Missions trips, retreats, etc.)

High School Retreat - The entire high school takes 3 days off which includes: non-stop play, special speakers, worship and connection time.

Annual Trip: New York and Washington DC.

Spring Missions Week to Guatemala; Bogota Colombia; Poland; Los Angeles; Dallas and Balmoreah, TX — and 10-15 local teams stay and invest in the Lubbock community.

Check out the Media page at relivelifemagazine.com for exclusive interviews of TCS students who recently experienced Bogota, Colombia missions first hand.

6th Grade Science Camp, included with tuition.

7th Grade Texas History Trip, included with tuition.

8th Grade Retreat, included with tuition.

Summer/Spring Trip: Europe (Italy, Germany, England) Students raise their own funds for this trip.

Who is private school really for?

At TCS, it’s for anyone who wants their child to have a Biblical foundation and an excellent education.

What other support systems do you have for families whose children attend TCS? (childcare, after school care, etc.)

Trinity Learning Center (Birth-4) After School Care (Pre-K-6th)

How do you assist students who are entering college the following year?

Representatives from local colleges come to visit and assist the students one on one. Counselors discuss options with students, helping them pair their skills and passions with career goals. Our SAT prep course trains students to fill out college applications, etc. Scholarships are available based on SAT scores, skills, etc.

Parent Participation: Policy actually encourages, even requires, parents to visit their child’s classroom during school hours for observation at least once per semester. This hands on approach allows the parent to see how their child learns and interacts with the teachers and other students.

How would you describe Trinity Christian School in one sentence?

Biblical Foundation and Excellent Education.

How do you select your teaching staff and where they come from?

TCS selects highly qualified, certified teachers — many who have been here for a very long time. We like to hire alumni who know the Trinity culture.

www.tcslubbock.org

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PUTTING THE

TECHTEXAS IN

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For Texas Tech University, the year 2013 signifies a landmark transition five years in the making. From this day forward, when they say “screen”, they’re not just talking about the new High Definition video signal they will deliver to the screen in your living room.

They’re referring to a significant investment that’s been made at the Jones AT&T stadium that puts the capital S in Screen: the all new jumbotron video display “screen” at the north end of the stadium.

Anyone driving through town on the Marsha Sharp Freeway has seen construction of the new video display, which has recently been seamlessly integrated into the stadium architecture and commissioned for operation.

Beginning the 2013 Football Season, fans at the Jones AT&T stadium will enjoy exclusive gameplay video and information on the new video display, large enough to fit over three hundred 55” flat screens — and a new state of the art JBL sound system that will bring the rumble to the home game experience.

Tech fans at home will experience the beauty of Texas Tech sports broadcasting in high definition clarity that currently rivals even that of ESPN. In an exclusive interview, we sat down to discuss the project with David Hougland, Director of Broadcast Services at Texas Tech University.

David began his career years ago as a Texas Tech video student and is now entering his 19th season in the Broadcast Services Department. He and his crew oversee the incredible technological transformations at the stadium, which have ushered Texas Tech athletics into the digital broadcasting age — and turned the heads of a few major learning institutions and Presidential Libraries as well.

In 1999, the Jones AT&T stadium was fitted with its first large video display. In order to broadcast the game and provide instadium entertainment, six large production trucks were brought in for each home game. This presented a very large expense to

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the school and limited their video production capabilities. It also diminished the interactive experience available to fans at the stadium.

For Hougland, the solution to this problem would be to build a permanent off-site broadcast control room that would allow them to produce and broadcast separate feeds to the stadium and television networks simultaneously.

Texas Tech ran fiber optic cables through a tunnel system under the Texas Tech campus, setting them apart as one of the first two schools in the nation to be able to have an off-site “mega-room”. Hougland stated, “We did not set out to be a trendsetter. We just had a plan and a budget to stick to. This idea accomplished both.”

The concept turned the heads of other colleges in need of off-site video production solutions. Even the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library in College Station called for advice on installing their control room. The Library called Texas Tech, which was quite a compliment to Hougland and his team.

In 2012, Lubbock Audio Visual (Lubbock AV) joined Texas Tech to overhaul the production facility, including the project planning, installation and commissioning of the new HD digital control room, jumbotron screen, ribbon displays, and the new sound system at the stadium. Lubbock AV has also installed for such notables as NASA, Wells Fargo Bank and Citibank along with such local projects as the Texas Tech Petroleum Engineering Building, the Burkhart Center for Autism and the triple-wide video display system at Trinity Church.

Stan Wagnon, President of Lubbock AV, built the original TTU control room in 1999, which took 2 weeks to install, and it worked flawlessly for 14 years before its decommissioning in May of 2013. In contrast, the equipment installation and running of over 25 miles of cable for the the new control room has taken Stan and his crew of 10 workers over 6 weeks to complete and an additional 4 weeks for commissioning and training. Stan commented, “I asked for 6 months to do the installation, and we got 6 weeks.”

Q: What was your greatest challenge on the Texas Tech Broadcast Services project?

A: Making sure all the vendors of the various components delivered their products on time and then coordinating the installations.

Q: Your favorite part of the job?

A: It hasn’t happened yet. It will be when I’m standing in the control room and watching the team execute the first show Saturday, September 7th.

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Stan’s crew replaced racks of tube televisions and outdated video tape players with HD digital consoles, slow motion replay, state of the art graphic generators and multiplefeed HD flat screens that carry the various camera and video playback sources from each live event.

To give context to the difference, Hougland expressed,“It is equivalent to going from black and white television to color television.” There is no comparison.

Live event coverage straight from the Texas Tech control room gets converted to light and transported at light speed through fiber optics all the way to FOX Sports Southwest for national and local broadcasting - blackout free! The 24/7 fiber optic connection to Houston increases exposure for Texas Tech with the added benefit that it costs considerably less than renting space on a satellite network — as was done previously.

make you think twice before getting up to get a snack. You won’t be able to miss it… literally!

The viewing options will not only improve at home, but drastic improvements are being made inside Jones AT&T Stadium as well. The game on the field will still be the best ever and the reason fans show up, but during timeouts and halftime, the brand new scoreboard and sound system will

Fan entertainment is crucial to David Hougland and his staff. They want to maintain the energy that a live crowd generates and help to manufacture an atmosphere that encourages fans to be engaged and excited, providing the best home field advantage possible.

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Standing tall on the north end of “The Jones” is a brand new 100’ wide by 38’ tall video display just waiting to serve up some delicious sports eye candy. Boasting a 720 x 1904 pixel screen, the video display supports full HD video. The ‘screen’ not only delivers, but also fits seamlessly into the landscape and architecture of the stadium, as if it was meant to be there all the time — you’ll agree when you see it. By building a free-standing support system, the large screen perches perfectly atop the Texas Tech Letterman Building.

In addition to the highlights and replays the older board was used for, the new display will also be able to accommodate live scoring updates from games around the country.

With the fans being the ultimate target, the video board will also allow ‘moments of exclusivity’ for sponsors with crowd games such as “Kiss Cam” and other fan favorites.

Four new ribbon boards and a brand new sound system also enhance signage and game day atmosphere. The iconic “Double T” sign in the south end zone will be the only permanent scoreboard in the stadium, and it has a video display upgrade of its own.

JBL by Harman, whose President is a Red Raider himself, has been chosen as the sound reinforcement system of choice and will ensure that fans at every seat in the house will be able to hear the excitement with crystal clarity, even if they aren’t looking at the displays.

The great lengths that Texas Tech has gone through to upgrade the broadcasting and stadium experience opens up doors for Tech students as well. Hougland is now able to use the upgraded control room as a “hands on” learning center. Each year, a handful of Mass Communications major students will be able to learn and gain experience on the same level of equipment that has been used to create broadcast productions that include the Academy Awards, Super Bowl and the Olympics.

Texas Tech fans are everywhere. In fact, TTU has the 2nd largest viewership in the Big 12 trailing only the University of Texas. In order to maximize this popularity, Hougland has visions of expanding game broadcasts to include future pre-game and postgame shows that cater to fans outside the Hub City.

Tech fans have also exhibited a unique social media presence both at the game and from afar. Plans are in place to expand cellular service around Jones AT&T, while also exploring the possibility of making the whole stadium WI-FI compatible.

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College football games can be the most spontaneous and exciting sporting events any person could attend.

While the production aspect of a game is often scripted, the live action dictates the flow of each broadcast, the production crew brings us the in-game statistics, replays and crowd games — and the crowd brings the energy and school spirit. Team up the ravenous Red Raider faithful with an exciting product on the field and throw in top-of-the-line technology, and Jones AT&T stadium becomes the only place any Red Raider wants to be on game day.

HUB CITY HEROES

BY CHRIS LAWRENCE

Chances are, if you live in Lubbock, you will have an encounter with the Lubbock EMS at some point.

With an aging population and the constant flow of visitors to and from our local colleges, incidents are bound to occur.

What’s the good news? In the event that you do have an emergency, you should take comfort in knowing that Lubbock County has one of only sixteen

YOUR LAST LINE OF DEFENSE

Level I Comprehensive Trauma Facilities in the entire state of Texas.

Whenever you call for an ambulance in Lubbock, you draw on the resources of experience and compassion from a team of highly trained EMT’s, such as Chad Curry, a 16-year veteran of Lubbock EMS.

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“Working to preserve your life, the response team

at Lubbock E.M.S. has one of the best response times in the state.”

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In a recent interview, we asked Chad a few questions about the life and career of an EMT. Q: What does it take to be an EMT? A: There are three general designations of EMTs, but most importantly, a person must have the desire, the calling, to be able to handle stresses and sometimes awful things they are exposed to in the field. They must have the ability to stay focused on the job at hand.

EMTs have three hierarchical designations, each of which have their own training requirements and responsibilities: EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate, and Paramedic. EMT-Basic and EMT-Intermediate are both expected to provide on-scene care and to transport the patient to a medical facility, with the latter taking on more responsibilities, such as 30

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IV fluids and breathing tubes.

Paramedics are trained to provide additional pre-hospital care, including administering medications, interpreting EKGs and operating complex equipment.

Recent advancements in Lubbock EMS protocol help paramedics make crucial judgments on the scene. Portable imaging devices allow for imagery of vital organs to be taken in the ambulance and transmitted to the ER en-route. This allows medical staff at the hospital to get a jump on treatment before the patient even arrives.

Hypothermia treatment, an interesting medical technique, is also being used in the field. This treatment has been used for years in hospitals but is now a practice employed in the field. Effectively cooling the body, hypothermia treatment reduces the demand for oxygen to the heart, lungs and brain.

CAR ACCIDENTS. MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. HOUSE

FIRES. No matter the circumstances, when an emergency strikes, lives are on the line.

“We are having great success with hypothermia treatment. If we aren’t able to get R.O.S.C. (Return of Spontaneous Circulation), we can induce hypothermia. This treatment preserves life. People are getting to go home, when years ago they would not have survived.”

- Chad Curry

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In LUBBOCK that equates to over

31,000

calls annually about

100

calls EVERYDAY

To combat this daily battle, Lubbock EMS employs over 140 individuals to be first on the scene. These heroes of Lubbock EMS not only spend hours on clinical and classroom training, but they also have what Chad calls 911 families. Made up of the first responders (EMS, Fire & Police), these valuable people coach, share experiences and truly show compassion — not only to the community, but also to each other as well, helping one another to cope

with events that can shake mental and emotional foundations.

Responding to incidents like car accidents, gunshot wounds and heart attacks, EMTs and paramedics care for the sick and wounded while quickly transporting them to nearby medical facilities.

EMTs and paramedics often work side-by-side with police officers and firefighters to provide the best all-around care in emergency situations.

Operating in teams, one person drives while the other continues to provide emergency care to the patient.

With Lubbock EMS, it is not uncommon to have at least two paramedics, sometimes three, on the scene of an emergency. Once on the scene, they are able to identify and set forth a course of action and treatment that exceeds the average response time of emergency responders in most cities across the United States.

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What can you do?

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Accidents seem to be greater in the summer months. People are out at the lake, riding motorcycles, in the heat — just the overall activity sometimes results in incidents happening. Also with an aging population, strokes and heart attacks are becoming more frequent.

According to the Texas Department of State Health, 1 in 4 adults will suffer heart disease. Eating healthy and eliminating bad habits goes a long way toward extending the longevity and quality of life.

Lubbock County health statistics look like this:

71.7% Obesity 41.7% Experience Hypertension 24.7% Smoke (national average 23%) 77.6% Do not eat the proper amount of

fruits and vegetables

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The number one thing to do is Quit Smoking. Smoking is the leading cause

of heart disease.

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Visit your Primary Care Physician for regular checkups, increasing in frequency over age 50.

Keep in mind that even people who appear fit and healthy on the outside may have health risks. For example, George W. Bush recently had a stint placed in his artery, though he exercises regularly.

Preventative healthcare with a health screening workup, as well as knowledge of your family history, is very important.

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Start an exercise plan, and really watch your diet. Sounds pretty simple, but it’s not. So get a good support team around you. When speaking with Chad, that is how he and his team get through their challenges.

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“It can be a spouse, your parents, brothers and sisters, or just a good friend.

But when dealing with issues of life, you need that support.”

Be Prepared Chad also recommends that you put together an emergency kit, or “go bag.”

You can assemble one relatively cheaply.

What you put in your go bag could vary depending on your family, but here is a list of items recommended for an emergency: Two flashlights Battery operated rad io Bandages Water container / Wa ter purifier Pain reliever (Tylenol or ibuprofen) Medical tape Benadryl A few days supply of your prescribed medications Hand sanitizer Feminine / Hygiene Supplies Alcohol wipes or Hy drogen Peroxide

Emergency Blankets Bottle water and a few Change of clothes-s snacks tur Toothbrush and too dy shoes th paste Extra prescription eye wear Copy of health insura nce cards List of any allergies to drugs or food Dust mask Pocket knife Flint stick Extra keys to your hou se and car Spare Batteries Emergency cash

Life in Lubbock can move pretty fast, but you should feel safe knowing that there is a group of people looking out for you. Their tireless efforts, hours of training and passion for life are great characteristics of true heros. So, give them a hand and remember: when you see them coming down the road, move out of the way, and keep them in your thoughts and prayers because they have you in theirs.

Your Child’s

MOST

Influential Teacher

by Barbara J. Mandley

Ask your children who their most influential teacher is, and you’re likely to be surprised by the answer. Most influential people in our lives are not the ones who taught us the most in terms of book smarts but rather those whose lasting impression was made by either an emotional connection or a deep personal revelation.

In fact, most parents would come close to cardiac arrest if their child walked up and said,

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You’re the most influential teacher I’ve

ever had in my life!

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As parents, with some retrospect on how we have been raised, we know what we should be for our families. We just don’t expect that we will be. And even though we don’t necessarily expect our kids to come to us and say it, we do hope deep down inside that some day afar off in the future, they can at least believe it.

We are our children’s most influential teachers, and it is important for us to realize that fact as early on in the parenting process as possible.

Why should we waste precious time with mindless routine when we can be investing emotionally & spiritually into our children?

Parenting is filled with various opportunities to incorporate discovery, adventure and l earning into caring for our children, and the moments that connect us with our legacy as parents, are the ones we invest with wisdom.

The famous King Solomon of Israel (c.970BC) is world renowned throughout proceeding generations as “The Teacher.” Recorded in secular and religious annals as possessing wisdom of Biblical proportions, his writing consolidated his life work into a few precious nuggets of wisdom and godly advice that parents can relate with and take to heart.

In the first chapter of the Biblical Proverbs, he says, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge.” In chapter two, King Solomon tells us where to find wisdom and how to get it: “For the LORD gives wisdom, and from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.”

Solomon’s grandfatherly advice to us is that gathering information is good, but filtering it through the lens of Godly Wisdom is the key for parents who have a desire to invest valuable knowledge in their children, which has lasting, even eternal effects.

Each parent’s connection to God is vital to their child’s development. While helping their kids learn to value wisdom, smart parents take advantage of the curiosity God placed within their children.

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“Informal education” is a term used to describe learning that does not happen in a classroom setting. Going places and discussing all you have seen together is informal education at its best.

“Teachable moments” are the best when parents realize their children are curious and want to know more about a topic — any topic. Those moments of interest are exceptionally good opportunities that parents have to describe their knowledge, thoughts and ideas about how something works.

The parents’ input is crucial, but it is also essential that they take the time to have discussions which allow them to hear what their children are thinking.

Conversations that help parents really connect involve not only finding out what their kids love but why they love it, what they have learned, and how their thoughts are influenced.

Curiosity &

discovery

the

also involve

love of reading.

It is sensible early in children’s lives to begin nurturing the desire to be a wise, life-long learner. “Lap-time” is a term child development researchers use to describe the bond parents and their children form which enhances learning at the same time. Children need one-on-one time daily with their parents. An overwhelming fact for most parents with younger children is that each child needs approximately 1,000 hours of connection time before starting school. However, if parents take 10-15 minutes each day to sit with their little ones, reading children’s books, talking, and helping them absorb new information, the bonding goal is met. Incorporating lap-time into your child’s day is a great way to encourage them to be curious and to instill values of both learning and wisdom.

Your child’s imagination will begin to flourish when they start seeing in their minds what they have read. Some children need encouragement to think of their mind like a TV screen where the happenings in a book are viewed. Being able to read is a top priority, whether you are doing it from a book, a computer screen, or a museum plaque.

Learning is about much more than just showing up at school and doing what you are told.

Successful people have learned that there is a great deal of fun and tremendous value in growing and learning. Children learn best when education is fun, which proves adults never really grow up because they learn best when it is fun too!

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People thrive where they feel they can safely ask questions. However, everyone also knows an intensely curious child can drive parents to distraction. It is good to remember that at the heart of a child’s endless questions may live the man or woman who God knows will search out ways to change the world. World changers ask a lot of questions and think outside the box.

Keeping your children’s world safe for asking questions means striving not to become impatient. A busy schedule and impatience deeply affect the level of safety children feel when they want to know something. If parents are too busy to be their children’s main source of information, kids will often shut them out of that part of their life and go to someone else. Just being encouraged to discover and learn helps children become life-long learners. Parents have a choice: they can promote curiosity and questions which lead to research and study, or stifle them.

Absorbing information is not only done by reading.

As you schedule vacations, TV programs, or important social engagements, be deliberate about investing yourself in your children. It is really worth the energy and effort it takes to put learning activities into your family’s life.

Remember, your children will define what a family is by what all of you do together.

In the long run, investing time, love and wisdom will help knowledge stick and develop mature discernment in your child that will guide them through life long after you’re gone. They will be able to associate the heart-warming memories of time spent together with the life-changing revelation of carrying on a legacy with their own children and grandchildren. Some day they will know in their hearts, you are your child’s most influential teacher.

Barbara recently completed writing her book, “Parenting with a Wise Heart.” Soft cover distribution available through Aloha Publishing and digital distribution through Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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Just a Thought

n Time (2011) is a movie set in the future, predicated on the concept that time is the ultimate currency. It presents a world where people are genetically designed to stop aging at 25 years old. Each person is granted only one extra year of life, unless he can buy more time. The amount of time he has to live is dependent upon how much time he can afford to purchase, giving some a chance at immortality. Interestingly enough, one could compare this view of TIME to the Bible’s.

We can expect seventy years, or maybe eighty, if we are healthy, but even our best years bring trouble and sorrow. Suddenly our time is up, and we disappear. Psalm 90:10 (CEV) The psalmist goes on to say, “So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12). The day we were born, we were allotted a certain amount of TIME. Once that TIME is up, we can’t buy, borrow, or steal any more. We choose how we use our TIME. We can spend it discovering and fulfilling God’s will for our lives by living, loving, learning, and leaving a legacy. Or we can waste it worrying, griping, complaining, fighting with our spouse, commuting long hours to and from work, or working in an unfulfilling job. We all spend our TIME one way or another; the question is how? The psalmist said, “Wise people number their days and in so doing gain a heart of wisdom.”

I am 50 years old while writing this devotional. All things considered, I have 10,000+ days remaining. How do I want to spend those days? Each of us is a steward of our time. Think about the people you know who would never waste a dollar, but they waste exorbitant amounts of time on foolish things. Paul said, “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:15-16).

Currently, you trade time for money, if you have a job; time for education, if you are in school; or time for a close relationship with a spouse, child or friend. We trade time in prayer and God’s Word for a closer walk with Jesus. We trade time for sleep, eating, and exercise so that we can add years to our life. We trade time as a volunteer to serve others. These are all wise uses of our greatest commodity: TIME. Don’t waste your most precious resource on people, places, or things that are a distraction to the wisest use of your TIME. Instead, invest your TIME in the things that matter.

— Carl

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