The Hope Chest
Up until the mid-1950’s, it was a tradition for a young, single girl to keep a “Hope Chest” in anticipation of married life. The collection of a trousseau was a coming-of-age ritual, especially [...]
“Oh…grow up!”
“You need to stop laughing and grow up!” I snapped at the 14 year-old boy who was hunched over his desk trying to stifle his reaction to another student’s funny story that was [...]
“Say Cheese!”
In my early childhood, my great-grandmother was the photographer when the family gathered for holidays. With her Kodak camera hanging at the waist of her floral print dress by its thin black [...]
Lost and Found
All of us have it. But we can lose it temporarily. Yet, all of us have the power to find it again too. Confidence is the extra battery pack that fuels our inner spirit. It propels us to greater [...]
Who’s Counting?
Counting is one of our first learning adventures and we all successfully master it. The process adds up numbers and puts things in order. Dr. Seuss masterfully helped us with his simple rhymes [...]