It Never Pays to Swerve from the Right Course

Ludwig Tieck, from “The Fair Eckbert” (der blonde Eckbert) (early 19th Century) It never pays to swerve from the right course – the penalty is sure to follow, though it may be a long time coming. (Nie gedieht es, wenn man von der rechten Bahn abweicht, die Strafe folgt nach, wenn auch noch so spät.) [...]

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Mothering

Taken from “I Am a Mother” by Jane Clayson Johnson page 11 The principal business of a mother’s life is loving and nurturing her children; it is teaching them, by example, how to pass on that love and thereby strengthening the world around them.   Through the short time of 7 1/2 years I’ve been [...]

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Like a Pencil

“I am like a little pencil in [God's] hand.  That is all.  He does the thinking.  He does the writing.  The pencil has nothing to do with it.  The pencil has only to be allowed to be used.  ”Mother Teresa: Missionary of Compassion, Time, December 4, 1989  I find that when I submit to the [...]

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Greatest Gift for Children

“Title: Der Welsche Gast (The Italian Guest) Author: Thomasin von Zerklaere “Man kann seinen Kindern kein größeres und besseres Erbe hinterlassen als Bildung, denn durch dieses Wissen erkennt man, wie man Gott gefallen kann. (ln. 9268-72) “ Translation: There is no greater or better inheritance to leave one’s children than an education, for through this [...]

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