Dreamers are often misunderstood. They’re thought of as eccentric, lazy, or knucklehead pie-in-the-sky chasers. As much as I might disagree on a certain level, I still understand it. After all, a lot of dreamers appear to be in a fog a lot of the time. Maybe it’s too much sugar from all that pie in the sky. Have you ever heard someone say this? … Read the rest…
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You don’t have to agree with me when I say breakfast meals are the best ones of the day. Because there are no laws or rules that say you can’t be wrong anytime you choose to be. Breakfast meals are part of some of my fondest memories in life. My earliest recollections include smelling what I call my BET breakfast. Bacon, Eggs, and Toast. … Read the rest…
Maybe you have some in your house right now. Or, at the very least, you’ve had it at some point or seen it in somebody else’s house at some point in your life. Of course I’m talking about refrigerator art. Those “adorable” drawings, scribbles, or splotches that little kids create and parents and grandparents display on the fridge. Yeah, refrigerator art is an American … Read the rest…
I know I’m probably always just one word away from offending somebody with all my Bible thumping. By the way, I carry my Bible around in a Logos app. So, thumping it would look kinda crazy. Anyway… I might also be one word away from encouraging a really great day. I believe God wants me to try. And I also say that because here … Read the rest…
If you’re a parent or family on a budget, you probably like seeing that familiar sign: Kids Eat Free. But what if you took them into a restaurant where the free food was a mud pie recipe? I bet free wouldn’t look so good. There’s no mud pie recipe good enough for kids to eat free. I spent my growing up years mostly in … Read the rest…
I’ve been an adult for a long, long time now. Tiny time is part of my distant memories. But it IS a memory. I haven’t forgotten how important little things are. Especially when you’re little. In fact, when you’re little, little things aren’t little, they’re big. So tiny time is a big deal. But then those little, big things become distant memories. Kids can … Read the rest…
13 years ago I wrote about writing for kids. And I said, “whether it’s a song, a poem, or even ebooks for kids, I often find a way to challenge them with their own lingo.” This morning I discovered Lingokids bubbles. I never heard of that before. And I’m still not sure what it’s all about. But, so far, Lingokids bubbles videos seem cute … Read the rest…







