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Look who Cheryl brought home. Calvin and Hobbes. At first, I was very skeptical about Calvin and Hobbes. They would playfully bounce and chase each other in the lawn and garden, and I was afraid they would hurt themselves by falling off the rock wall. They tried to include me but they made me nervous…

The Smithsonian Magazine ran an article in its 2011 September issue titled, A+ for Finland, discussing Finland’s extraordinary achievement in education. A little background reveals, for hundreds of years, the Finns were stuck living between the two rival powers of the Swedish monarchy and the Russian czar. As far as the children’s education, they generally…

A physician of osteopath gave a lecture recently on doctoring in the 19th century. Dr. Brown reminded the audience that although an incredible amount of discovery occurred in the 19th century it took decades to learn how to apply the knowledge. It is one thing to discover an idea, but quite another to apply the…

I went out of town for a few days with our daughters, and returned home to a sick husband. I immediately began cleaning up and caring for him. His health was returning however his stress level increased as his rest days went by because he felt certain he needed to be out in the orchard…

When I became pregnant, I made special effort to select a midwife who was spiritually inclined. I found Julie, a woman with common sense and the strength to use calm wisdom. Julie delivered both our daughters. The first daughter came out so quick that the nurse was not on site to help Julie. However, Julie…

When my husband and I got married, I was introduced to the Petersen Christmas traditions. My sister-in-law brought tomato aspic to the Christmas dinner. No offense to those of you who like tomato aspic (cold molded tomato juice), but I don’t prefer it and so didn’t eat it. I noticed no one else did either…

Investors live with a certain amount of uncertainty. The results of their investments are dependent on factors that cannot be controlled or predicted, such as the direction of interest rates, the pace of the economic recovery and how the market will react to breaking world news. The volatility in the stock market and the instability…

I sometimes listen to Cheryl play piano and sing. She sings terrible, but that doesn’t ruin the poetry. Here is one song: “Shepherd, show me how to go O’er the hillside steep, How to gather, how to sow, How to feed Thy sheep; I will listen for Thy voice, Lest my fottsteps stray; I will…

Hawayo Kawamuru was born on December 24, 1900 in Kauai, Hawaii. She married Saichi Takata and had two daughters.  Soon after, Saichi Takata died suddenly and Hawayo Takata, who then went by the name Takata, was left to care and provide for the girls. From 1930 to 1935, Takata overworked herself and collapsed. She decided…

Relationships are a big part of life. They are interactions. So what do we interact with? Do we relate to human arrogance, self-seeking policies, spending and earning money, or priding our self in our spirituality? Do we associate with the superior/inferior attitudes? These relationships are lonely or isolated. Turning to another view, do we relate…
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