The greatest gift that my mother gave me was a deep seated interest in learning and a love of the written word.
As a child you could find me curled up with a book in a quiet nook or corner totally engrossed in whatever tale I was into.
As an adult I have continued
+ more bio information"Money doesn't grow on trees." Well, that's how the saying goes anyway. One day after having just been read the story of Jack and the Bean Stalk for about the millionth time, my six year old son decided that if Jack could grow a bean stalk out of magic beans then he could grow a magical vegetable also. The very next day he g...
Homeschooling for many parents has become the only viable option available to them. Often parents wish for their children to have a religious upbringing for a variety of reasons. Separation of the church and state has brought about the removal of even the Pledge of Allegiance within the classroom. How ...
You are stronger than you know When you're feeling down and find yourself begin to frown Remember that your roots grow deep within the earth's rich soil For like the mighty oak that sits high upon the ridge and is met with the storms ravaging winds it's trunk is strong though bent and twisted from storms severe it's branches...
My son and an elderly neighbor like to spend their evenings laying on the grass at the park and making pictures out of the clouds. They have been doing this every evening that the weather permits. One day our neighbor was rather ill...he had just found out that he was terminally ill. The two of them walked to the park as usu...
Valerie Creek
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