Enriching the Soil of Your Life
Updated 3/2019. A Pulsar’s Hand, P. Slane (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) et al., CXC, NASA Source
What do you think heaven will be like? What about the sounds we might hear there?
Will there be sounds there we cannot hear here on earth? Will it be like Isaiah 55:12 says, “The mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands”?
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You might not find avocado ice cream in a U.S. Baskin and Robbins anytime soon, but it’s a huge favorite in a lot of other countries from the Philippines and Indonesia to Brazil and its gelato cousin in southern Italy.
You can make it from all wholesome ingredients (and based on the super ‘good-for-you’ avocado), there are health benefits that make this a snack you could eat every day!
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In this unexpected parenting video on tough love in a parking lot, Terrell Crawford, shows us how he handles the temper tantrum of his 3 year-old daughter Ari.
It’s encouraging to see this young father tackle his upset child’s attitude in such a matter-of-fact, relaxed and warm manner. He doesn’t bargain with his child, demand or bribe or yell. He talks to her calmly and leads her with warmth and firmness….
Photo by Alexander Solodukhin on Unsplash
My reading list for 2018 has finally come together! There is something here for almost everyone, with no trashy content surprises (except I may need to do another list for cookbooks, health and gardening books another time)….
Family Love by American artist Donna Green
It’s long been a family tradition in many a home to spend the chilly winter nights reading aloud. A particularly wonderful Christmas tradition is to read aloud a poignant, inspiring short story reflecting the real reason we celebrate Jesus’s birth.
This collection of heartwarming, inspirational Christmas stories (and books, at the end) will remind you of what the Christmas season is all about: giving, love, and humility, but especially Jesus!
[I recommend, if you plan a reading, printing this out so the ads don’t distract you or the hearers.]…
I just have to say, we think Richard Scarry books are THE BEST for teaching observation skills.
Little ones gain ability to sit and absorb detail in the old-fashioned way that lights up a child’s brain as they make connections in the world around them.
So much better to start them out with great books in hand than devices that don’t equate to actual processed knowledge!
Studies show that children with as little as two hours of screen time daily got lower scores on tests focused on thinking and language skills.
I attribute these books to our son’s early love of learning that has never waned. Today, he is a pilot for a major airline at 27.
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