It’s the season of releasing our children into the hands of teachers and caregivers. And it can be frightening! We have so little control over what happens when we’re not around. Here’s a prayer you might pray for your child’s teacher or caregiver. Dear God, I know my child so well. I understand how he … Read More about A Prayer for Teachers and Caregivers
An Emptying Nest – Lots of Emotions
For many of us the ending of summer and beginning of fall is hard. Perhaps you’ve just sent your first or your last child off to college or to work. You are still shedding tears. Or you may be well into the empty nest but you are sad because the ending … Read More about An Emptying Nest – Lots of Emotions
Cultivating Integrity
Years ago the cover of the New York Herald Tribune Sunday magazine showed a photo of the Statue of Liberty taken from above, presumably from a helicopter. The amazing thing about the top of the Lady of Liberty’s head was that every inch of the hair and crown was worked out in perfect detail. When … Read More about Cultivating Integrity
A Teachable Spirit
Character is a hot topic in today’s culture. How do we raise kids with a strong moral fiber in a culture with shifting values? What character traits are important? How can we impart to our children traits that we so often fail in ourselves? Character is not something that we parents “get” then “ zap” our kids … Read More about A Teachable Spirit
The Home Where Character Blossoms
Character is a hot topic in today’s culture. How do we raise kids with a strong moral fiber in a culture with shifting values? What character traits are important? How can we impart to our children traits that we so often fail in ourselves? Character is not something that we parents “get” then “ zap” our kids … Read More about The Home Where Character Blossoms
A Lesson from My iPhone
Honest confessions: I am not techie. I don’t really like technology and I’m coming into this new culture with serious scrape marks and often a lousy attitude. Case in point: Only recently did I give up my flip phone. Yes I miss it and have it carefully saved in a precious box as a future antique … Read More about A Lesson from My iPhone
Focus on Courage this Fourth of July
I’m thrilled to have my dear friend Barbara Rainey writing a guest blog to celebrate our nation’s birthday. I love her books. They are perfect to read together as a family on your summer vacation. When you think of the Fourth of July what pops into your head? Home-made ice cream, fireworks, concerts, picnics, flags … Read More about Focus on Courage this Fourth of July
Highlights from Cousin Camp
Last night we had our “Cousin Camp Closing Ceremony!” John and I and our great “staff,” Elizabeth and Eric, and 19 kids welcomed their parents and youngest siblings to camp. Just before the parents arrived we had a big shaving cream fight and then a dive in the pond to clean up. Here’s a little … Read More about Highlights from Cousin Camp
