Category: perseverance

Struggles yield benefit

April 8, 2009 | 8 comments

In response to my “Children overmedicated” blog posted last Monday, I received this comment from a teacher, which I thought was very insightful. I’ve been thinking about the “Overmedication of children” blog since I have one building where at one

Worms enough for you too…

March 27, 2009 | 3 comments

The Rooster & the Hen Said the Little Red Rooster, “Believe me, things are tough! Seems the worms are getting scarcer And I cannot find enough. What’s become of all those fat ones? It’s a mystery to me. There were

Harbor no fear of failure

March 12, 2009 | 10 comments

As many of my long term readers know, I took up tennis about 5 years ago, and have learned many spiritual lessons along the way, some of which I’ve shared on this blog. I’m not a natural athlete, so how

Critical moments

December 16, 2008 | 3 comments

Have you ever been distracted for an instant, and then made a big mess of things? It was the funniest thing. I was making whipping cream for pumpkin pie while everyone sat at the table after dinner waiting. We had

My piano teacher

August 8, 2008 | 10 comments

Last Saturday, I received news that my piano teacher of younger years, Cherry Courteau, had passed on. I was asked to play at her memorial service, which I agreed to do. The service was held yesterday. The news of her