If you attended public schools as I did, then you probably remember St. Patrick's Day, March 17, as a day when the classroom was decorated with green shamrocks, and mean kids went around looking for someone they could pinch because he wasn't wearing green. Little was said about the occasion's namesake, "Saint Patrick," artistically depicted in the robe and miter of a Catholic bishop, unless it was a legend about him using the shamrock to teach the Trinity, or driving the snakes out of Ireland....

A popular baked good, scones are often served for tea time in Ireland and elsewhere on the British Isles. A plain scone is often served with one or more of the following: butter, clotted cream, jam, lemon curd. Cinnamon pecan scones have the flavor of cinnamon rolls, and they have the texture of a traditional scone-buttery and flaky, yet somewhat dense....

Nothing breaks a parent's heart more than living with a disobedient child. After investing so much time parenting with godly values as well as teaching academics within a loving home environment, parents of distance learning students are especially discouraged when their children refuse to live according to God's Word....

Alpha Omega Academy® students no longer have to worry about their printer running out of ink while printing the essay they have worked on so diligently. Switched-On Online® employs electronic project submission, allowing distance learning students to turn in their school essays and reports over the Internet. ...

Kip Chapman, a sixth grade student at Alpha Omega Academy®, is on his way to earning a black belt in karate. He also enjoys reading and playing the trumpet in his spare time. Kip and his family live in Illinois and enjoy going to the YMCA, skiing, and playing board games....