7 Things Animals Can Teach Us. . .

Six years ago, when our dog was a young puppy, she was enticed by something under one of our apple trees.   I saw from a distance what looked like a small body laying there and  thought it may have been a dead rabbit. I called to her.  She thankfully responded to me...

Memory Enhancement

“One little, two little, three little Indians” is a rhyme that we use to teach children to count.   The tune is a catchy one and has survived many generations.  We learn many things through catchy phrases and remember products for their catchy jingles....

The Story of “Stuff”

I remember well after my parents died that someone remarked about how lucky I was to inherit their stuff.   That was way back in the early 80’s and I still recall how I felt.   My parents died 90 days apart so my feelings of emptiness and loss were intense. I...

Onion Skins

Onion Skins How sensitive are you to criticism?   The children were all playing when one of them got pinched by a little boy!   Of course, he ran away quickly.  Suddenly the tears began to flow on the little girls face.   Bullying can happen at any age and it...

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