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Peter and the Boy – A True Christmas Story by Lynda Huddleston
My mother had a stroke in February. She wasn't doing well and was put in hospice. In the ensuing months, she had an astonishing recovery and will be leaving hospice at the end of December. Her current nurse, Laurie, said it's a joy because it rarely happens. Our hospice caregivers have been wonderful, and we've enjoyed getting to know them. They...
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How Being Inspired Transforms the Quality and Effectiveness of Our Education
Inspiration To Become A Cake Decorator When I was in ninth grade, I moved to Salt Lake City. I was intimidated by the size of the building, the number of students, and how challenging the work was. My grades dropped into the bucket. It was a long year! At Easter, I noticed a beautiful sugar egg in the home economics room. It...
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A Children’s Christmas Play – Enjoying Kids Being Kids
A fun Christmas season activity is watching children perform Christmas plays. When Maggie was five and Jack was three, they had the opportunity to be in a play depicting the First Christmas. All the actors were under eleven, and many were under five years old. Maggie has severe cerebral palsy, which posed challenges; fortunately for her, Cindie Walker, her best...
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When Things Go Wrong
The article I had prepared to post on November 30, 2025, had been published in 2017. My Excel sheet wasn’t as in order as it needed to be. Instead of getting another article ready at the last minute, I wrote a note to my readers and sent it out via the Sunday newsletter. It made an impact, and I got...