Robin Williams is one fine actor. He played a teacher in “Dead Poets Society” as he taught boys academically while he encouraged them to embrace life fully and in some unique – but healthy – ways. His comments – “Carpe Diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” – has stuck with me since […]
It’s 8:30 on Christmas morning. Many presents have already been given and received by now…especially by excited children around the world. Some were expensive, some were not. Many were store bought. Some are handmade. Others are basic food items or clothing hard to come by in normal times. So what’s the best gift you ever […]
No one knew the real truth but her. She could hardly believe it herself. After all, one day she was a carefree young lady working in a school teaching young children and the next day she had a heavy burden and responsibility placed on her that even she could not fathom. If she hadn’t experienced […]
You’ve probably heard the hotel/inn commercial saying “We’ll leave the lights on for you.” It’s a cute little saying that has stuck with many of us these past few years. There’s a story about an innkeeper and his wife who ran a Mom and Pop business. It was full the night a desperate couple came […]
Amy Grant sang a song some time ago entitled “My Father’s Eyes.” She says she may “not be every mother’s dream of her little girl” and that her “face may not grace the mind of everyone in the world.” She continues by saying that she hopes, when people look inside her life, she hears […]