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are famous—they also serve fish and chips. What’s so special about that? It’s the Claire Donahue Special. In case you don’t know who that is, she was the Gold Medal Winner in the 2012 Olympics in the 100-Meter Butterfly competition! She’s been part of the Huck Finn’s family for fifteen years. Learn more at www . huckfinnsrestaurant.com.

Back at the Wilderness resort you can find Hidden Trail Bar & Grill, The Thirsty Miner Restaurant and Saloon, The Mountain Marketplace and Deli, Grizzly’s Grill, Coyote Cove Snack Bar, Bluegill’s Cove Snack and Bar, and Billy Jack’s Snack Shack, as well as in-room dining from the room-service menu. These are open at various times; some are seasonal. For each adult meal purchased, a child 11 and under can eat breakfast or dinner for free at a couple of these. Upon check-in you can request a list of restaurants that will be open that week and plan accordingly.

Overall, Wilderness at the Smokies was a nice place to visit. I’m already looking forward to going back next year, and that will be even better! In 2013 the staff is going to unveil a brand-new, top-secret attraction. It’s exciting for all of us homeschoolers too, as they host their very first Homeschool Days event! This is going to be fantastic. There will be a lot more information to come on this. Stay tuned in the months ahead so that you can plan to be there to enjoy all the fun and educational activities that will be taking place, not just on site, but in the surrounding areas too. This is a great place to come to experience a fun, educational field trip.

Wilderness at the Smokies is conveniently located just a short drive off of interstate 40 near Knoxville, Tennessee. Find out more about this resort at www . wildernessatthesmokies.com. If you’re closer to Wisconsin, check out www . wildernessresort.com for information about similar properties located there.

Sherri resides in North Carolina and travels every chance she gets. When not working for The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine, she enjoys cooking, gardening, reading, and spending time with friends and family. She home-schools, car-schools, and sometimes un-schools with her daughter as they learn life together.

Imagineabeautifullywrappedbox lovinglysetinfrontofyou.Care- fullypickupandexaminethismys- teriousgift. Here are the clues: Your name is on the label; the person who has given it loves you deeply; whoever wrapped it did such a marvelous job that you are certain that the gift contained inside must be even more spectacular.

Now, wait. Stop and consider the kind of anticipation this would create inside of you. Would it bring a warm rush of delight, an a we of being the recipient of not only a gift but of the love that motivated it in the first place? Are you with me? Can you imagine the scene? With all of that heart warming delight and eager anticipation, imagine unwrapping the box and discovering what lies inside. Ooooooh! Aaaaaah!

Now, while this image is fresh in your mind, picture each member in your family. In ways beyond comprehension, each of us is like that mysterious, beautiful box holding uniquely precious gifts inside. As parents, we are the recipients of such an amazingly cutting-edge, “bundled” gift—otherwise known as a child—that leaves marketing companies—with all of their merchandising hype—in the dust. And most astonishing of all, these infinitely priceless gifts have been given to us from the One Who is Love itself. Just as we take the time to learn the features and benefits of our most prized electronic appliances, so we must take the time to learn as much as we can about the unique ways our children are wired, put together, designed. As we begin this short discussion of your children’s learning styles, creative giftings, unique www.TheHomeschoolMagazine.com

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The Power ofGifts . . . Each of us is like that mysterious, beautiful box holding uniquely precious gifts inside.

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