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365 Reflections On Education

REFLECTIONS ON EDUCATION A quote for each day (with an extra one for leap years) January Education should be gentle and stern, not cold and lax. ~ Joseph Joubert The schools ain’t what they used to be and never was. ~ Will Rogers Educate a man and you educate an individual — educate a woman […]

Don’t Wait

1. Do not wait for a smile to be gentle… 2. Do not wait to be loved to love… 3. Do not wait to be alone to recognize the value of a friend… 4. Do not wait the best job to start working… 5. Do not wait to have a lot to share a little… […]

Homosexual Activity And Psychiatric Disorders

From The Harvard Mental Health Letter A study of a large representative sample of the popu- lation of the Netherlands indicates that homosexual men and women have a higher than average rate of most psychiatric disorders …. To avoid ambiguity about sexual orientation, the people were judged to be homosexual or heterosexual by their reports […]

Who Stole The Cookie From The Cookie Jar?

Titus 2:11-12 – For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men. Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world. I watched a TV talk show one time. During the course of the program, they had some cookies set on […]

On Children

“Having a child is surely the most beautifully irrational act that two people in love can commit.” Bill Cosby “Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense.” W. Phelps “A child is not frightened at the thought of being patiently transmuted into an old […]

Why Am I Who I Am?

> Astrid Flatto wrote: > > > > Who invented Barry OGrady???? > > > > Stanislaw. “Nick Ashton” wrote in message . > There is a chemist by that name, so maybe it’s a Frankinstein type > thing:- > > http://www.chem.utas.edu.au/staff/ogrady/ > > True believers would say God made him though. There are three […]

The Story Of Rudolph

On a December night in Chicago several years ago, a little girl climbed onto her father’s lap and asked a question. It was a simple question, asked in children’s curiosity, yet it had a heart-rending effect on Robert May. “Daddy,” four-year old Barbara asked, “Why isn’t my Mommy just like everybody else’s Mommy?” Bob May […]

Don’t Take Your Friends For Granted

Written 22 December 2001 http://www.allsaintstorresdale.org “You know how we always say, ‘See you later’? One thing I’ve realized from September 11 is that you can’t ever say that for sure. Things change in the blink of an eye.” Kobe Bryant, a guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, wrote those words in Newsweek magazine (December 24, […]

Preventing Suicide

More people die from suicide than from homicide in the United States. Every day approximately 86 Americans commit suicide, and 1,500 people attempt to commit suicide. Safety Tips To help prevent suicide, follow these tips suggested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association. For Individuals: Know that […]

Enjoy Your Kids

The U.S. government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn’t even touch college tuition. But $160,140 isn’t so bad if you break it down. It translates into $8,896.66 a year, $741.38 a month, or […]