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Rodents, Romans, and Chiaroscuro: Why We Love The Tale of Despereaux

August 28, 2019 by Alyssa Ramsey 9 Comments

Reader, do you know the definition of the word ‘chiaroscuro’? If you look in the dictionary, you will find that it means the arrangement of light and dark, darkness and light together. Let me tell you a few things you already know: Sometimes light and darkness take up residence in the same heart. Sometimes those who […]

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Rodents, Romans, and Chiaroscuro: Why We Love The Tale of Despereaux

November 15, 2017 by Alyssa Ramsey 8 Comments

Reader, do you know the definition of the word ‘chiaroscuro’? If you look in the dictionary, you will find that it means the arrangement of light and dark, darkness and light together. Let me tell you a few things you already know: Sometimes light and darkness take up residence in the same heart. Sometimes those who […]

Filed Under: Books, Discovering Resources

Sacred Surprise

September 25, 2017 by Alyssa Ramsey 6 Comments

Two-year-old Silas stood awaiting his sentence. Someone had committed a crime against household harmony, and he had no alibi. In fact, the Judge had seen Silas do it. Whoever said “Justice is blind” was crazy, he thought. I think Justice has eyes in the back of her head. And she did. Things were not looking […]

Filed Under: Fostering Imagination, Parenting

Lessons from Little People: Life at Child-Speed

April 18, 2016 by Alyssa Ramsey 4 Comments

I’ve learned what to expect when I take my kids for a walk: my three-year-old hits the ground at a sprint. He charges into the wide world at full tilt, without a plan and without fear. He just has to run. He is a doer. His sister, on the other hand, ambles along with her […]

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Lessons from Little People: Paying Attention

November 23, 2015 by Alyssa Ramsey 12 Comments

Kids notice everything. Sometimes this can be problematic. Yesterday, for instance, my four-year-old was horrified by some imperfection in a stranger’s complexion at the grocery store. “Mama, what was that THING on that man’s face?” And of course, the man with the thing on this face was still well within earshot. But my kids’ keen […]

Filed Under: Fostering Imagination, Parenting

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