Only with the heart can one see rightly! What is essential in life is invisible to the eye! – Gene Bedley

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Whenever I’m disappointed with my spot in my life, I stop and think about little Jamie Scott. Jamie was trying out for a part in a school play. His mother told me that he’d set his heart on being in it, though she feared he would not be chosen. On the day the parts were… Read more »

The Heart of the Problem is the Problem of the Heart – Author Unknown

(Author’s note: The following lesson is for primary children, preschool through third grade.) Ask the children, “How do people show others that they care?” (Put ideas on the board.) Read: Caring children treat ALL people the way they would like to be treated. They understand that everyone wants to have friends, feel safe and be… Read more »

In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher A Classroom is a Magical Place In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher There’s a Smile on Each Child’s Face In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher Creative Energy is Everywhere In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher There’s a Catalyst who Genuinely Cares In the Hands of… Read more »

John Franz thinks he has one great mom. Oprah Winfrey agrees with him. So Oprah flew Barbara Franz to Chicago on Wednesday to tape one of her monthly ” Great Moms” shows. John’s mother was chosen because of her Inspirational Parenting. Despite his systemic Rheumatoid Arthritis a disease that affects the joints and organs she… Read more »

Wouldn’t it be marvelous if we could see into another person’s heart and know exactly how he feels? Instead of grappling with words and language to try to understand each other, we could simply read each other’s thoughts. Such dreams are the stuff of science fiction. No matter how well we think we know someone,… Read more »

Lord of reality make me real, not plastic.., synthetic.., pretend phony.., an actor playing out his part.., or a hypocrite. I don’t want to keep a prayer list but to pray. Nor agonize to find Your will but to obey what I already know, I don’t want to argue theories of inspiration but submit to… Read more »

“Head and heart should be developed together. The mind is but the instrument used by the heart…All your books will not save your life from failure if your heart goes wrong; if your heart goes right, it can take a head and make it useful to society.” – William Jennings Bryan