The Cocky Rooster: A Fun Teaching Book for Children
The Cocky Rooster by Scott Freeman A self-absorbed rooster resents being cooped up in the henhouse every evening. He wants to meet the nighttime creatures and have his own adventures. One night, he escapes and learns a valuable lesson about the true value of community. Check out other books from Scott Freeman and Big Picture […]
Dino Mapa: On Understanding Emotions
Emotions. Emotions are part of human nature. God created you to be expressive, and your emotions can be expressions of the God who created you. Yet, many times your emotions can get the better of you and, instead, you express the self with all its weaknesses and fallibilities. How, then, can you be an expression […]
What Strong Women Do!
What Strong Women Do via Krysten Ritter Strong Women Meditate Strong Women Stay Present Strong Women Laugh at Their Fears Strong Women Find the Good in Bad Experiences Strong Women Embrace Being Unique Strong Women Don’t Apologize Strong Women Pay It Forward
Snowy Winter Sunscapes
Here are three beautiful snowy sunscapes I recently discovered on Pinterest. I wanted to share them with you. Note: Eskimos do not have the most words for snow. Canadian Inuit have more than 50 words and Central Siberian Yupik have 40 words for snow. But the Scots have 421 words for snow!
The Very Best Western Movies of All Time
Here are 147 great movie westerns. If you like honorable men, strong women, people that care about those around them, then you’ll love these great westerns. The Alamo Albuquerque American Outlaws Appaloosa Arrowhead The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Bad Day at Black Rock Bad Girls The Ballad of Lefty Brown […]
Henri Nouwen: On Joy
Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day. — Henri J.M. Nouwen
The Very Best Christmas Movies Ever Made
Here are 68 of the very best Christmas movies ever made (based on my wise and perceptive viewing). Note: A few of the best Christmas movies are not, first and foremost, about Christmas, but they feature great stories set during the winter holidays! Arthur Christmas Babes in Toyland A Bad Moms Christmas Bad Santa Bell, […]
The Very Best Modern War Movies Ever Made
Here are 109 of the very best modern war movies ever made (based on my wise and perceptive viewing). Note: A few of the best war movies are actually simply set during war time; they feature few war scenes but great stories. The African Queen All Quiet on the Western Front Allied American Sniper Apocalypse […]
Mother Angelica: On Faith, Hope, and Love
Faith is what gets you started. Hope is what keeps you going. Love is what brings you to the end. — Mother Angelica
38 Sunrises and Sunsets
Here’s just one of the many sunsets included on my Sunsets and Sunrises board on Pinterest. Check out the crescent moon and golden sunset (obviously a digital creation, but still beautiful).