As we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day today, there is much emphasis on civil rights and social justice. But how can we teach these concepts to young children? Little ones may not understand civil rights, but they can … Continue reading →
Does your family go away during the holidays? Do you find yourself in a mad, frantic rush towards the car and then about half an hour down the motorway remember the three crucial things you forgot to pack? If so, … Continue reading →
This Christmas season I have taken some time to reflect on Mary. Having just arrived at the beginning of the third trimester of my first pregnancy, I guess it’s only natural that I would consider her situation more so than … Continue reading →
I seldom repost something that I’ve posted here before, but it so happens that my blogging day falls the day after Christmas both this year and last. So I’m sharing my “day after Christmas” poem from last year since I … Continue reading →
Two days until Christmas and I’m stressing out. My stresses are different from the typical stresses, but they build up just the same. What are some solutions? Come away, give yourself the rest/break you need. Find a quiet place and … Continue reading →
Over here, in Australia, we have our long Summer holidays over December/January. The school year has finished, school bags emptied (luckily I checked today because the marvelous-science-experiment-uneaten-sandwich would have been alive and walking if I’d waited any longer!) and all … Continue reading →