Puppets edutain children. They can educate while delighting children. Simple puppets of heads on a Popsicle stick to the carved ones on television shows all bring inanimate objects to life and their movements can grab a child’s interest. Paper plate … Continue reading →
Did you grow up with a nickname? Do you still go by that nickname? Some children have several nicknames; some have none at all. I didn’t acquire a nickname until I became a teenager. People started calling me “Legs” because … Continue reading →
In two more days we will celebrate my mother’s 95th birthday. She is an amazing woman who has lived a full life. Losing my father 10 years ago was the hardest experience she has ever faced. Still in love after … Continue reading →
“Follow the yellow brick road.” Most of us know this road took Dorothy to the Wizard of Oz. What we may not realize is that we’re all traveling various roads. The question is, are we following the road we should … Continue reading →
Some of my favorite stories I read in my beginning readers were fairy tales. I enjoyed imagining these tiny people dancing in the grass and playing games. I remember once as a child finding a rotted out tree stump in … Continue reading →
This post first appeared on this blog in April, 2012. I’m a firm believer that God works in the hearts of children just as much as he works in the hearts of adults. And I believe a child can choose … Continue reading →
