Courage Book Review – Saints and AnimalsLast week I shared the legend of St. Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio. Today, Lion’s Whiskers offers two books on the same theme. On…
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Never Quit: Susan’s Story“No Matter What, Have Courage” ~ Elli Gloeckner My husband introduced Susan and I four years ago when we had just moved to Upstate New…
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Courage Quote of the Day“Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time.” ~ Hebrew proverb
Board-BreakingMy daughter and Lisa’s kids all take Tae Kwon Do, the martial arts practice of Korea. They are all just months away from earning their…
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St. Francis and the Wolf of GubbioIf you spend a day at the museum with lots of old paintings, one of the easiest saints for children to recognize in sculpture and…
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This is What’s True: Anya’s StoryIn the summer of 2009, my friend Anya’s* husband suddenly announced he was moving out. After ten years of marriage and two children together, he quit…
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A Day at the MuseumAs I have mentioned a few times before, I spent a bit over a year of my childhood in Switzerland, a small country conveniently located…
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The Best StorytellersUggh! you say. Do I have to tell stories? Can’t I just read them out loud? Reading out loud is a great thing to do…
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Go Climb a Tree!One of my son’s favorite activities as a child was to climb trees. Any tree would do: spindly little Charlie Brown Christmas-type trees, grand dame…
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Courage Book Review – Who is the Other Mother? (and how do I get away from her!!?)I was struck by Lisa’s post yesterday about playing the Lion Game; what struck me was her young son’s conviction that she really had “gone…
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