What If …

This post contains affiliate links. Addie: “Well, there’s people that eats up the whole Earth and all the people on it. Like the Bible with the locusts. Then there’s people that stand around and watch them do it. Sometimes I think it ain’t right to stand and watch them do it.” Horace: “There’s something elseContinue reading “What If …”

One Life Touches So Many Others

This post contains affiliate links. “Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.” ~ Lao Tzu “Life and death matters, yes. And the question of how to behave in the world, how to go in the face of everything. Time is short and the water is rising.” ~ Raymond CarverContinue reading “One Life Touches So Many Others”

Family Time

This post contains affiliate links. “Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do. That’s a lot more profitable and intriguing than criticism; and it breeds sympathy, tolerance and kindness. ‘To know all is to forgive all.’” ~ Dale Carnegie “Life is difficult. ThisContinue reading “Family Time”

Story Lessons: Fear

This post contains affiliate links. “Stories are our primary tools of learning and teaching, the repositories of our lore and legends. They bring order into our confusing world. Think about how many times a day you use stories to pass along data, insights, memories or common-sense advice.” ~ Edward Miller, founder of Edward Elementary, illustratorContinue reading “Story Lessons: Fear”