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Tony Funderburk Posted on April 3, 2025 by TonyApril 3, 2025
Remember better days and be glad for hopeful ways

Sometimes I remember better days like this. Lying on a warm sidewalk, in the first week of June. Just a young boy, on Summer vacation, in a small Kansas town, with nothing much to do but enjoy the warm sidewalk … Read the rest

Posted in Faith Hope and Love, family friendly, life is beautiful, Rhyme and Reason, Thankful Thursday, Tony Funderburk, Wisdom Wednesday | Tagged nostalgic memories, remember better days, remembering
Tony Funderburk Posted on April 1, 2025 by TonyApril 1, 2025
Make music and it won't make you sick

It’s such a blast to make music. I’ve been doing it since I was a little kid. I can remember getting a very small metal set of drums for my birthday when I was 5. At least I think it … Read the rest

Posted in family friendly, music and health, Rhyme and Reason, sound healing, Tony Funderburk | Tagged make music, music and health, sound healing
Tony Funderburk Posted on March 11, 2025 by TonyMarch 11, 2025
Invisible thoughts you can see and you got them from me

It all started with a dream. An idea. Just some invisible thoughts in my head. Then, I wrote the thoughts down and they became words that I put into this little white box where you could see them. And that’s … Read the rest

Posted in family friendly, Psalms, Rhyme and Reason, Tony Funderburk | Tagged dreamers, go for your dreams, invisible thoughts
Tony Funderburk Posted on March 2, 2025 by TonyMarch 2, 2025
Stay at home mom was da benefits bomb

When I was a boy, most parents, across America, actually cared about their kids’ health. And well-being. Yeah, I know it sounds like a fairy tale. But it was true. Most homes had a stay at home mom. And that’s … Read the rest

Posted in family friendly, homeschool, love stuff, Tony Funderburk | Tagged health benefits, moms and dads, stay at home mom
Tony Funderburk Posted on February 11, 2025 by TonyFebruary 22, 2025
All genders accounted for. Who could ask for more?

Here’s something I didn’t learn from my Dad: It’s important that certain traits are taught alongside empathy. Because they foster respect for all genders and emotional intelligence which helps ensure that masculinity is not reduced to harmful stereotypes. And that … Read the rest

Posted in family friendly, Funderbolts, homeschool, just for kids, Tony Funderburk, Truth Bombs | Tagged all genders, only two genders
Tony Funderburk Posted on January 19, 2025 by TonyFebruary 1, 2025
Love and strength are found in the water, not on ground

Anyone who truly knows me might tell you, if cornered, that I’m definitely anti touchy feely ushy-gushy stuff. So, I make it a point to write books for kids with a good balance of love AND strength. And I believe … Read the rest

Posted in Christian books for kids, Faith Hope and Love, family friendly, FunderCast, just for kids, life is beautiful, Tony Funderburk | Tagged books for kids, FunderCast, love and strength, powerful feelings, touchy feely
Tony Funderburk Posted on October 8, 2024 by TonyOctober 8, 2024
Fly away one fine day by the Way

My mother’s mother, also known as Grandma, spent the last few years of her life in a nursing home. She lived to be 91. And my mom said one of the few things Grandma could remember in her final months … Read the rest

Posted in family friendly, life is beautiful, Rhymes, Tony Funderburk | Tagged family history, fly away, rhymes for kids
Tony Funderburk Posted on September 24, 2024 by TonyDecember 1, 2024
Serious place put that look on his face

The world is a very serious place to me now. I wrote that on my blog over 11 years ago. And, as you might imagine, it’s an even more serious place now. But I don’t wanna finish this last Tuesday … Read the rest

Posted in Count your blessings, family friendly, Rhymes, short bedtime stories, Tony Funderburk | Tagged friends and family, remembering, serious place, you can't go back
Tony Funderburk Posted on August 23, 2024 by TonySeptember 4, 2024
Good for the environment statement didn't make a dent

I gotta share this story I just saw again today. Maybe you’ve seen some version of it. But it’s about what happened when a young cashier told an older woman “you should bring your grocery bags next time. Because plastic … Read the rest

Posted in current events, family friendly, FunderCast, politics, Tony Funderburk | Tagged environmental conditions, FunderCast, good for the environment, hand-me-down, old-fashioned ways
Tony Funderburk Posted on August 16, 2024 by TonyDecember 1, 2024
Typhoon Tycoon whose feeling were strewn

So you see the title, Typhoon Tycoon, and you think to yourself, “Self. That’s obviously the most important thing I’ve got to read today. So, read it NOW!” Am I right? Yes? I knew it. Because who wouldn’t wanna know … Read the rest

Posted in family friendly, imagination station, poets and poetry, Rhymes, short bedtime stories, Tony Funderburk | Tagged poetry for inspiration, tales of imagination, tycoon, typhoon
Tony Funderburk Posted on August 2, 2024 by TonyAugust 16, 2024
Hot weather conditions, poetic transitions

I’m not a fan of hot weather conditions. Yeah, there’s a pun hiding in plain sight, there. But I’m not gonna pun-ish you, more, right now. If you’ve been staying inside to lounge in the coolness of air conditioning, believe … Read the rest

Posted in family friendly, FunderCast, poets and poetry, Rhymes, riddles for kids, Tony Funderburk | Tagged hot weather conditions, rhyme and reason podcast, riddles for kids
Tony Funderburk Posted on July 20, 2024 by TonyAugust 11, 2024
Christian books for kids that’ll stick to their ribs

According to some information I read, recently, Christian books for kids are supposed to “beautifully blend faith, morals, and storytelling.” And that should help provide “essential tools for young readers’ spiritual and moral growth.” And apparently Christian books for kids … Read the rest

Posted in Christian books for kids, ebooks for kids, Faith Hope and Love, family friendly, Rhyme and Reason, Tony Funderburk | Tagged books for kids, Christian books for kids, ebooks for kids, give kids hope
Tony Funderburk Posted on July 15, 2024 by TonyJuly 15, 2024
Umbilical cord struck a lyrical chord

OK, it’s Monday, as I write this. So, you know what that means. Exactly. Time to talk about everybody’s favorite topic. The umbilical cord. What’s that you say? The umbilical cord is NOT your favorite topic? Oh come now. Who … Read the rest

Posted in family friendly, Kiddin' Around songs, life is beautiful, music for kids, Tony Funderburk | Tagged in the belly, The Belly Song, umbilical cord
Tony Funderburk Posted on July 2, 2024 by TonyJuly 2, 2024
Freedom for school to do what's not cool

I’m a freedom advocate. Have been my entire life. Because I grew up in the freest country in the world. That description barely fits America now. And information, like the blurb I’m about to share with you, where so-called “laws” … Read the rest

Posted in Christian business, Christian resources, family friendly, homeschool, Tony Funderburk | Tagged freedom for school, God over government, homeschool, school is bad
Tony Funderburk Posted on June 20, 2024 by TonyJune 20, 2024
Knee high to a grasshopper

“I remember when you were only knee high to a grasshopper.” Did you ever go to a family reunion, when you were a kid, and hear that? I sure did. And I remember how the wacky grownups, who told me … Read the rest

Posted in Faith Hope and Love, family friendly, life is beautiful, Rhymes, Tony Funderburk | Tagged family reunion, knee high to a grasshopper
Tony Funderburk Posted on June 10, 2024 by TonyJune 26, 2024
Truth and mercy for what him and her say

Gonna talk about truth and mercy right now. So, get ready to take some mental notes. Yeah, put away those silly tablets and other writing accoutrement. Because I don’t want your brain distracted by an urgent need to jot notes. … Read the rest

Posted in Bible study, Christian books for kids, Faith Hope and Love, family friendly, FunderCast, Proverbs, Tony Funderburk | Tagged Biblical truth, love and mercy, rhyme and reason podcast, truth and mercy
Tony Funderburk Posted on May 22, 2024 by TonyMay 25, 2024
Evolve or devolve? Will the whole world dissolve?

Here’s a list of words, found in a thesaurus, you can exchange for one other widely used word. I bet you can guess the word: develop, progress, advance, move forward, make headway, mature, grow, open out, unfold, unroll, expand, enlarge, … Read the rest

Posted in evolution fairy tale, Faith Hope and Love, family friendly, FunderCast, life is beautiful, Rhymes, Tony Funderburk | Tagged evolution fairy tale, evolve, rhyme and reason podcast, sugar coated, synonyms
Tony Funderburk Posted on May 13, 2024 by TonyMay 13, 2024
Starlit lakes, mountain skies, and that's how time flies

There’s just something about starlit lakes. Have you ever been on a clean, placid lake surrounded by the sky? I have. And I can tell you it’s heavenly. In fact, it can almost feel like Heaven dips down and wraps … Read the rest

Posted in Author, Christian books for kids, ebooks for kids, family friendly, life is beautiful, Tony Funderburk | Tagged all the shining stars, night skies, starlit lakes
Tony Funderburk Posted on May 5, 2024 by TonyMay 11, 2024
Tonganoxie in the middle of an urban weather riddle

He built a small log cabin on the bank of a small creek, in Kansas, in the early 1830s. Then, the U.S. government built some other lodges in the area. And one of those lodges was for Tonganoxie. But who … Read the rest

Posted in family friendly, FunderCast, life is beautiful, Rhymes, road stories, Tony Funderburk | Tagged rhyme and reason podcast, road stories, small town in Kansas, Tonganoxie
Tony Funderburk Posted on April 19, 2024 by TonyApril 19, 2024
90 years ago today he started on his way

It all started 90 years ago, today. On April 19, 1934. Before I say more about that, let me say this. Every human being past, present, or future will experience these same three things: Life Love Loss. Obviously if you … Read the rest

Posted in current events, Faith Hope and Love, family friendly, historical events, Tony Funderburk, Words and Music | Tagged 90 years ago, famous birthdays, this day in history

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