Stories are extremely powerful – I guess that’s why Jesus often used them to teach. I loved reading stories to my children, and now, my grandchildren. These stories have become part of our family culture. Years later, our family still quotes from our favourite stories which brings me joy. Stories teach in a pain-free way. […]
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“The Keeper of the Bees” was written in the 1920s, the last novel written by Gene Stratton-Porter. (Note, my copy pictured above is obviously very old. Newer, prettier versions are available.) The hero is a soldier, discharged from the army with a wound. He is seriously ill, and has lost everything, yet he takes his
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…but if he self-identifies as one who is wearing clothes, then he is. Who am I, or anyone else, to say that he is not wearing clothes? Because, dear reader, he is actually, factually not wearing clothes. They are not there. That is reality. And I stand with that little boy who did not give in to
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“The Emperor’s New Clothes” is a folk tale written by the prolific author Hans Christian Anderson in 1837. While close to 200 years old, the message of this story is as relevant today as it was then, because human nature remains the same. Two conniving thieves trick the vain emperor into believing that they can
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“Mine for Keeps” is the first of more than fifty (!) children’s books that Jean Little (My favourite Canadian children’s author) wrote. The story is about a girl with cerebral palsy who has been at a boarding school for children with special needs, but is now finally going to live at home and go to
Like all people, children can have big dreams or aspirations of what they want to do or what they want to be. As parents, how do we help them with these? First, be aware as to whether this is a passing fancy and will be gone tomorrow or next week or if this is something
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We all have things we want to achieve – we may think of them as dreams or aspirations or at this time of year we might even be thinking of lessor goals such as New Year’s resolutions. But where to begin? Step one is tell God. Some of the desires of our hearts are placed
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“Shira’s Hanukkah Gift” is set in a Jewish community in Canada and is about the aspiration of a ten year old girl, Shira. Her father thinks his daughter’s dream is imossible, but is told by Shira, “Papa, this is Canada, where anything is possible.” With the help of a mentor, Shira does achieve her dream.
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