Smiley Jesus “God moves in mysteries ways.” That is what a man told me tonight, as I handed him and his two friends a: Little Bag of Hope.” They had been standing on the corner of 3rd and Pacific discussing where they could get something to eat tonight. ~ Transcribed from one...
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Giving Thanks and Stuffing When I was in eighth grade, we were living in Hawaii, and I came home from school, inspired by my Home Economics teacher: I asked my Mother if I could cook Thanksgiving and if we could have duck, instead of turkey. My Mother, God bless her, said...
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Vamos Todos a Leer Cartilla In oh so many ways, I am my Mother’s daughter. I was going through some of my Mother’s books, and I ran across this booklet, that I remember her using to teach various people Spanish, since I was a child. I soon decided that I should share...
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How Can I Say Thank You Marigold? This week, my Uncle Gary, suggested that I should become friends with Marigold. It was a fine suggestion, but thankfully Marigold is already in my life. I inherited the privilege of her friendship, through my Mother. A few days ago, I received a private message,...
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With Limited Tools Quotes by Dr. Maria Montessori From: The Secret of Childhood These two booklets were put together by Mother, in 1985, when she was working for a very pioneering Montessori program, in Los Angeles. When she got the job, which consisted of her setting up and supervising home based...
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Rainbow “Somewhere beyond the clouds, behind the rain, there are a thousand rainbows. One is finding its way to you.” Slipped into a Thank You card was this page, from a desk calendar, dated Tuesday, April 3, 2001. Recently, when I came across this page, I read it several times, thinking it did...
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Special Greetings Recently, I received this lovely card, in the mail. It was from one of my Mother’s dearest and long term friends. First, I loved that she dated the card! Please, date everything – historians of the future will thank you! I also loved that she addressed to...
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Mother, Mail, and Peter When I saw this letter recently, it surprised me in so many ways – it was not in my file of Peter’s letters, rather it was with my correspondence from my Mother. It was a letter I had written my Mother, while on my second trip to Europe...
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Merry Christmas Make History I am not sure she could have offered me a more apropos greeting; even so many years later, her words and the card still bring a smile to my face and hope to my heart. Dec 1, (1999) “This is the last Christmas of the Century – Make...
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Always Fearless In today’s religious world, spiritual warfare seems like something of the past; political correctness has even reached the hallowed halls of our faith. My Mother lived in a black and white world, she knew on what side she stood, who stood with her, and who was against her. I found...
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