(my daily blog)
Last night, I learn about the following conversation: A mother shares her concern over her daughter’s dream to run an orphanage in Haiti. “Why are
We finally cut down our dried-up sunflower bloom and roast the seeds. “Well, we did it,” I sigh to my daughter. It’s bittersweet; the whole
This morning, the Dragon Boy begins every animated sentence with, “Did you know?” He has so much to share. “Did you know about . .
15 years ago (I remember the day!) a wise, older woman took me by the hand and said, “You experience so much stress. Sometimes stress
I’m in line at the grocery store, and I can’t take my eyes off of a little baby strapped to his mother in a Baby
I’m telling my woes to my hairstylist (the one who told me last year that it’s better to be the spotlight than be in the
Yesterday, I learn about how to help children love who they are–who God uniquely made them to be. I’m observing the problems of conformity, popularity,
This morning, we see an enormous brown and yellow spider on the walk to school. I learn that this garden spider commonly holds the name
This week, as we teach media analysis–in particular, bias–I wonder about every piece of news I read. I find myself so curious when reading reports
I read last night in InGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity, by Stanford neuroscience professor Tina Seelig, about the importance of pressure in the creative