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Selective Memory

Memory is a child walking along a seashore.  You never can tell what small pebble it will pick up and store away among its treasured…

A surprise gesture means the world.

Surprise is the greatest gift, which life can grant us.  ~ Boris Pasternak Kyle is not what I would call a worker bee.  He is…

Happy Birthday Ryan!

Happy Birthday Ryan!  We miss you very much! Today, Ryan would have been 34 years old with a ten year old son.  He made it…

Did he learn to worry?

Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. ~Benjamin Franklin Sometimes I wonder if caring and sincerity are…

Jennifer Schuett’s Story

Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness.  Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your…

Remembering 911

Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died…

A child can bring common sense to reality.

If you really listen and see the world through a child’s eyes, you’re at least smart enough to realize they have a lot to teach…

Under estimating what a child knows

Ya, Aunt Nikki and I’m the package! ~ Kyle Piper You know, throughout Kyle’s life, my family, including myself, was pretty clever with using code…

We are a stiff-necked people

“I have seen these people,” the LORD said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people.” ~Exodus 32:9 You know it’s true, the bible holds…

Fiber One Discovery

It takes a child to bring something small and unnoticeable to be larger than life. ~Heather Piper There’s no doubt Kyle is my sidekick, and…

When a Bad Attitude Goes Good

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more…

Actions shape the world

A child that has a heart and wears it, opens up your mind and literally stops you in your thoughts. ~Heather Piper On Sunday, May…

We Are All Children At Heart

Adults and children are one in the same when they excited about the release of something anticipated. Waiting for Pokeman Black’s release almost set Kyle into a Pokeman comma.

Wanting to Be the Best You Can Be

Sometimes it’s the humblest of jobs that exhibit our desire to be the best we can be. Serving God by being an alter boy is the best place to exemplify this trait.

Teaching with Patience

Sometimes you have keep your cool and be innovative when a child is having difficulty learning and doesn’t want to focus. It is the job of the “teacher” to get creative to reach the goal…to educate.

Little Acts of Kindness

That best portion of a good man’s life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.  ~  William Wordsworth Over the years I…

Blame Game- Tucson shooting

We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers-you can blame anyone, but never blame yourself. It’s never…

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