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Letters of Love #1

Published on June 20, 2011 By Administrator

My dearest child, I know you have had a difficult week, and I know you are struggling. I recall the words of the lullaby my mother sang to me (I don’t know the author): Little one, you’re crying I know why you’re blue Someone took your kiddie-car away Time to go to sleep now Little [...]

Labor Day Off

Published on September 7, 2010 By Administrator

Yesterday we celebrated Labor Day–a day to honor work, working, etc. (though I have a relative that insists that it is a day to go into labor…yet, I digress…!).  So–we celebrate this day of work–not by working harder, mind you, not by putting our all into what we do to labor each day–but by taking the [...]

Bloom Where You Are Planted

Published on May 28, 2010 By Administrator

Our guest blogger this week, Maggie Hsu, has been a long-time friend of our family.  She has a great love of people, a passion for sports, an amazing sense of humor (Maggie–I love to hear you laugh!), and basically enjoys life.  Her happiness is contagious!  She is a great wife and mother to three boys, [...]

Do You Know How Amazing You Are?

Published on May 3, 2010 By Administrator

I learned lots this weekend.  I love times like that…when life clicks for whatever reason…and I finally feel like I get it (well, whatever “it” is).  Please humor me while I elaborate… You see, I grew up thinking that just about everyone was cooler than I was, that most people had more important things to [...]

The World is Glorious!

Published on April 20, 2010 By Administrator

I learned a song at church when I was a young girl. The words are: I think the world is glorious and lovely as can be The birds and bees and blossoms bring sweet messages to me. I have been thinking of this song lately. One of my daughters took a trip to a place [...]

The Think System

Published on March 29, 2010 By Administrator

For my friend, Donna, who is up to her proverbial ears in “The Music Man”…. “La-de-da-de-da-de-da-de-da,”  sings the infamous Professor Harold Hill to the tune of Minuet in G.   “La-de-da, la-de-da.”  He teaches his students that if they can “think” the music, they can play it. Now, I have had some conversati0ns lately with dear [...]

Get Noticed

Published on February 22, 2010 By Administrator

A sweet, almost 5-year-old in my life, is growing out her bangs. She hates rubber bands, ponytails, braids, or barrettes, so her hair hangs in her face much of the day. One day recently, though, while brushing her hair before school, I slid two purple barrettes on either side of her face. I loved looking [...]