Help your child develop their creative thinking

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  See the world anew and write down the bones of it.   A.D. Sams   Creativity is a sign of the real genius that lies within us all. Children tend to learn quickly, and figure out how to apply their knowledge to their everyday life situations. But,  inventing something new, creating something original, that is different. People… [Continue Reading]

The value of true friendship? Priceless

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   Friendship… is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything. Muhammad Ali     There is an old commercial that MasterCard resurrects periodically that talks about the value of things and moments. And, that’s what I want to spend a few minutes… [Continue Reading]

Music from Mess, Treasure from Trash

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Imagine a slum built on a landfill. Picture craftsmen fashioning musical instruments from the trash. Hear music from the mess–and hope. The LandFill Harmonic makes music from the trash people dump. In a landfill as big as hill. A slum on a landfill called home to families who live off the trash. The trash belongs… [Continue Reading]

Helping a Survivor of Domestic Violence

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  “If the numbers we see in domestic violence were applied to terrorism or gang violence, the entire country would be up in arms, and it would be the lead story on the news every night.” Mark Green ~~~ “Domestic violence causes far more pain than the visible marks of bruises and scars. It is… [Continue Reading]