Way, way back in the 20th century when I was but a wee lad in the old country…uh…I mean a young dude in the south…one of my favorite things in the summer was watching the ice cream magic happen. Maybe you remember something like that, too, if you’re old enough to remember the 20th century. If so, you’d know when I say ice cream … Read the rest…
You know what I say? I say, if you’re gonna daydream, daydream in blue. There’s more room for daydreamers in the color of blue because there’s more blue around the planet than any other color. I mean…have you ever seen Earth in any of those pictures taken from satellites? Everyone talks about being green. Forget that. I say blue all the way… Daydream In … Read the rest…
Do I sit around conjuring up rhymes and riddles and razzamatazz? Maybe…maybe not. Truth be told, I’m not always sitting when ideas for my writing for kids pop into my head. In fact, I was in my back yard watering the lawn today when a few lines came to me. It was just some thoughts I had about the future. Since I don’t believe … Read the rest…
There’s a very special eatin’ establishment…I’ll call it the Day By Day Cafe…where a kid can order his own breakfast, sit in a comfortable chair, and feel just right. Does this cafe really exist? Is it just a figment of my nostalgic imagination? I think maybe it still does exist in living color. In fact, maybe there’s a chain of the Day By Day … Read the rest…
Right this minute ask yourself this question… “Am I doing what I’m doing right now because it makes me happy…or am I doing what I’m doing because I’d like to help someone else be happy.” Either one is OK, but it’s really so much better and so much fun to help someone else. If you only look at what makes you happy everyday, you can … Read the rest…
Whether you’re 3 or 300, you should never give up on your ability to dream the dreams that could help others. You’re a wonderful design…a unique creation of God. You’re not exactly like any of the other 7 billion people on the Earth. So, whether you’re sleeping or awake, your dreams won’t be exactly like anyone else’s either. Of course, sometimes we dream the … Read the rest…
Unique gifts are the ones no one was expecting…except for one. You. In fact, when you were conceived, they said your mom was “expecting”. When a mom is “expecting”, what exactly is she expecting? An apple pie? A new car? New shoes? A phone call? None of the above? Yep, the answer is “none of the above”. When a mom is “expecting”, it means … Read the rest…
