Little Youssif is doing better and better. Here is today’s story from CNN: “No hurt,” the 5-year-old Iraqi boy says in English. “No hurt.” What a gift this child and his family are receiving — health, hope — a chance at happiness. If only all stories of hate were able to be resolved as well. […]
Category: Making a Difference
Snow Day
Today we woke to snow. No school for one, late start for the other child. My volunteering for the day was scratched, of course. I didn’t take any pictures today — I think there will be snow again this year. The way the weather has been, I rather expect more like this, more regularly than […]
New Page for Heros Only!
I decided that I needed a page to inspire me, to let others know the sorts of people I admire. So the beginnings of the page are at My Hero Page today. I hope to add more images, some thoughts and quotes, etc. as I have time and energy. But for now, here are a […]
Recovering slowly…
Initially, I didn’t have time or energy yet to write a full report on the last two three weeks, but I revised this the next day to cover the high (and low) lights. Suffice it to say, busy had been the operative word non-stop until December 20. And the next day I spent trying to […]
Update on Youssif
The little Iraqi boy who is being treated for severe burns is in surgery again today. The chances are good that within a few weeks he will look more like his old self, and be able to eat more comfortably. The full story is at CNN. Previous posts I made about Youssif were: Death and […]
Free Rice
This is a cool website. Improve your English vocabulary — and do something good for people who have need. Free Rice. It works a little like the old word association tests in school. They give you one word, then you choose the closest equivalent from four others. If you get it right three times in […]
A couple very nice days
Have I mentioned I love working with my mother? Here she is, doing what she loves: She is an amazing teacher, and I am so grateful that not only I have the chance to see her in action, but my boys also. Here they are yesterday (Friday, October 19) in her classroom, helping with a […]
Blog Action Day: The Environment…
So many things a person could write about, I spent all weekend thinking and working on this post. Here is my meagre contribution to this month’s Blog Action Day. Of course, we all know by now that this year’s Nobel Peace Prize was given out to people who have been working on Environmental Issues (Global […]
Blog Action Day October 15
On October 15, bloggers around the world will be focused on one issue: the environment. Where will you be? I know where I’ll be…  after a morning in first grade, I’ll be blogging about this topic as yet only roughly defined!  You’ll see that for this post, merely introducing the topic I have chosen […]