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... More..
The other day I was walking downtown when I heard, "Hey Lady, can I have your autograph?" I looked around and saw a young boy looking up at me, he was maybe five or so. I asked him why he would want my autograph as I wasn't anyone famous. He looked at me and cocked his little head to the side and announced, "Well, you look l... More..
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... More..
Recently an elderly neighbor passed away. It was not unexpected as she was nearly a hundred years old. What was unexpected was the way that her passing was handled by the youngest child who knew her. Upon hearing of her passing, this six year old child clapped his hands and shouted "hooray", well this upset the adults around... More..
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