Last fall I dropped by the church office to drop something off. After a few minutes of chatting with the staff, I picked up my keys to go home. One of our interns then asked me the question, “what … Read More ...
Fostering Imagination
Art Fan: How to Cheer Kids on to New Creative Heights
“…And so we say ladies first.” As he finished reading, he lowered his paper, looked down and mumbled “It’s not very good, is it?” “Are you kidding!” I cried. “It’s amazing!” His dad and siblings echoed their agreement. We were blown away by the poem our ten-year-old had written. It was an epic folktale of […]
Resources
The Corner Room
When I was in my 20s, I had two warring identities within myself. I was a professional musician and music teacher but also a mother of small children. Why were these warring identities, you ask? Because as a mother, I wanted music that was appropriate and edifying for my children, but as a musician, most […]
Warren & the World
The Warren & The World Vol 10, Issue 18
We had our first really hot day this week and I’m reminded how I dislike sticky summer heat. But today, at least, it was bearable, and a reminder that there is a season for everything, and a time for every purpose under heaven. Today’s purpose was baking a bit in the summer weather before finding […]
For Kids
Counting Snails
The pandemic was hard. In California, we were in a lockdown. We were essentially constrained to home and short trips to necessary stores. The pandemic was hard on schools; as a headmaster, I was in the role of leading a school, teaching classes, and coordinating my own children’s Zooms and related distance learning. The pandemic […]