Grandma's Gleanings
Words and Thoughts from Grandma
I stand guilty as charged. I am that person who cannot scroll past an animal video that was randomly posted on social media. Talk about cuteness overload! And if that video happens to involve anything feline-related, they got me; I am in, hook, line, and sinker. Today’s furry-friend feature was so adorable that I mustered …
I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again. Born in France in 1773, Stephen Grellet was …
Allow me to share with you a true and touching story from the lips of the recipient of a sweet act of unbridled compassion: When the supermarket clerk tallied up my groceries, I was $12.00 over what I had on me. I began to remove items from the bags, when another shopper handed me a …
If I have learned one fact by being a parent of four and a teacher of many, it is that kids are unique little critters. A curriculum and style that is effective for one, can be fruitless for another. A reward and discipline system can yield fabulous results for one child, while appearing unprofitable and …
It’s a classic entry science experiment for kids, assembled thousands of time a year in classrooms across the country. A bit of baking soda, some vinegar, and a touch of food coloring and you have all the ingredients for some frothy, messy, hands-on fun for kids of any age…their very own volcano. But there …
The words are similar, yet distinct. When we express compassion, we are displaying sympathy, pity, and concern for the misfortune and suffering of another, but empathy is the ability to personally understand and relate to someone else’s feelings and situation, to vicariously experience the pain personally, stand in their shoes, so to speak. As …