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treasures.
Tag Archives: children
Nov30
never worry about the size of your christmas tree. in the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall. ~ larry wilde
at the community tree lighting
with singing and people and candles and chilly air
and then this guy snuck in
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our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred,
and we are better throughout the year for having,
in spirit, become a child again at christmas-time.
~laura ingalls wilder
Nov23
warmth.
halifax, nova scotia’s residents have recently been seeing an interesting sight: coats tied to street poles. at first, one might think that these clothes are lost, but they’ve actually been put there for a specific reason. if you look closely, there are labels attached to the jackets that read, “we’re not lost! if you are stuck out in the cold, please take me to keep warm!”
every year, tara smith-atkins works to help the homeless brave winter’s freezing temperatures. she asks the community to donate old coats and then invites local children to help her tie them to lamp posts for those in need. they also bring along scarves and mittens.
as the kids are tying outerwear to the poles, she aims to teach them an important lesson. she explained, “When we got back in the car after an hour on the street, they were all freezing and crying for the heater to be on and complaining because they were cold. and they were bundled up.” not only is the compassionate woman working to help the homeless, she’s also teaching young children the significance of what they’re doing. next year, smith-atkins hopes to include a $5 voucher in each coat pocket so the wearer can buy themselves a hot meal.
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credits: halifolks, tara smith-atkins, amy poehler’s smart girls, ann gragert
Nov20
it’s universal children’s day. celebrate it every day.
grandbaby b and i shared the wonder
of the magic snow that came from the ceiling
at her very first real play,
the grinch.
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i think, at a child’s birth,
if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift,
that gift would be curiosity.
– eleanor roosevelt
Nov16
focus.
“life is not just about the good things
or not just about the bad things. it is both.
it all depends where you focus your attention.”
― ann marie aguilar
Nov9
law and disorder.
when baby j found himself on the wrong side of the law.
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“i promise you a police car on every sidewalk.”
-marion barry
Nov7
claws.
why batgirl will always beat wolverine at cards.
Nov4
sun shower.
“just living is not enough” said the butterfly fairy,
“one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.”
– hans christian andersen
Oct31
a grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween. – erma bombeck
at the halloween dance party.
happy halloween!
Oct28
advice.
out walking with the kinders
i come up behind
an unlikely pair
who generally aren’t together,
mid-conversation.
one who is learning to cope
with separating from a twin,
the other who is having a hard time coping
with separating from a best friend.
the only real separation
is that the friend/twin in each case
wants to seek out other friends
and expand their horizons.
one says to the other,
“i know she wants to play with other people
and when she needs to do that,
i just let her go.
i know it’s what she has to do
and then she comes back later.”
the other responds,
“wow. how do you do that?”
she answers,
“it’s just what you do.”
i am amazed by
this four year-old’s insight and advice,
as many adults
still have not mastered this understanding.
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the only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on.
it is never of any use to oneself.
– oscar wilde
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