Here is where you’ll find observations, reflections, concerns, book and article reviews, recommended reading, a suggested website, a cartoon, a personal experience, sometimes humorous, sometimes serious, but always interesting.
Question: Have your ever seen or heard of an indulged deprived child?
Answer: This is a child that got too much of what he wanted and not enough of what he needed.
Wise Parent to Picky Eater: “You have 2 choices for lunch, take it or leave it”.
Anonymous
Two of the most important words in the vocabulary of spiritual life are “LET” and “RECEIVE”. It is commonly (and erroneously) believed that these two words denote passivity. Nothing could be further from the truth. To “LET” and to “RECEIVE” both require a choice, an act of the will and so involve activity, not passivity. Read more…
Energy conservation means avoiding fatigue by finding the easiest ways to do your daily activities. Help conserve energy with these 10 practical tips and you’ll get more accomplished without getting short of breath. Read more…
Wisdom from a recent Chinese fortune cookie:
For people who like peace and quiet; a phoneless cord.
More wisdom from a different Chinese fortune cookie:
Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadows.
When everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.
A man was telling his neighbor that he’d just bought a new hearing aid. “It cost me four thousand dollars, but it’s state-of-the-art. It’s perfect”.
“Really,” answered the neighbor. “What kind is it?”
“Twelve thirty”
If a train station is where the train stops, what is a work station?
Anonymous
A good resource for manners: 365 Manners Kids Should Know. Sheryl Eberly. Published by Three Rivers Press.
More recommended reading can be found in the Family Resource Library.
To borrow from the advice of a realtor: It is location, location, location. This applies not only to real estate, but also to punctuation. A period is not just a period and a comma is not just a comma.
We put a period where it would have been better to put a comma, and we put a comma where it would have been better to put a period. Read more…
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