BY BETH PINYERD As I drive through downtown Opelika and see the railroad station and the crisscross of tracks, the sights bring back so many good...
Beth Pinyerd Articles
Our Furever Friends
Before August goes out with summer fun and heat, I want to remind the readers that August is National Dog Month. Right here in the middle of what we...
Babies Love Books
I am so very thankful for all the preschool opportunities that God has provided for me, as a Grandma, through Trinity United Methodist Church...
Tears At the Classroom Door
As school has started back in our preschools, as well as different childcare situations, we might hear that when young children separate from their...
The Homework Table
Here we are as students and families head into the second week of school and we begin to take on the adventures of homework. I can remember it like...
Welcome Back to School Classrooms are Ready
Our summer ends on a sweet note with National Ice Cream Sandwich Day on Wednesday, Aug. 2, and National Watermelon Day on Thursday, Aug. 3. But this...
Expressing Joy In The Middle Of The Storm
Even though it has been very hot in Lee County the past two weeks, I love the way our citizens cope and find ways to deal with this Central Alabama...
Vacation Fun With Young Children
One treasure that early childhood teachers love is paper bags. I am so thankful to Charles Stilwell for his invention of the first machine-made...
Cool Ideas to Beat Summer Heat
Having a son and daughter-in-law who live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where it is very cold with snow during the winter, I have seen many “snowbirds”...