When you live with kids, forget those autumn years. Life is what's happening now.   more »

Visit To a State Prison



Last week, I became one of hundreds of people on visiting day at the Kern ...   more »

A tired old grandpa is brought back to life by the song of a little girl.   more »

The heaviest burden of them all is feel that we are no longer needed, that we have nothing to carry.   more »

We all dream of that perfect parent. Some kids create one.   more »

"Grandpa Hank, did you have an i-pod when you were a kid?"   more »

Writing a spiritual will is a way to share your story with your kids or loved ones.   more »

Who in the heck is God,anyway?   more »

Letting a loved one die in peace shows a greater love   more »

Love is alive and well for every generation   more »

Figuring out why we do something we know we shouldn't do.   more »

Travel as a family member not a tourist. When you come to help a child, you are always welcome   more »

Neglected and abused kids in our midst need angels, flesh and blood angels to be there for them.   more »

We often speak of our "dark side" as the violent, out of control part of us. But there is a quieter, softer part of our shadow side which can diminish us and our world.   more »

“Are You Gonna Watch Me?


I was taking “Lori,” one of our Village kids to her soccer game on Saturday ...   more »

The really important things we SEE is with the heart.   more »

I am no mystic but I believe in everyday miracles, like the seed of God within us.   more »

We have a tendency to demonize parents who have abused their kids. Most are not ogres but only flawed human beings.   more »

Ashland Oregon, Macbeth and a Walk in the Park   more »

Few things in life more noble than restoring hope to a kid on the verge of giving up   more »

Getting Close To the Kids


Some days I find myself loving the kids so much it’s scary. It’s the kind ...   more »

A story about a might little bug that love won't let it die...   more »

Susan Patron wrote a gem of a book ("The Higher Power of Lucky" about a ten-year old) girl who lived.....   more »

Pupfish, Golden Canyons and the Pure Desert Air

Death Valley has an undeserved bad name. In reality, it teems with ...   more »

Kids and Geezers are drawn to one another because of shared values.   more »

Our busyness can't disguise our reluctance to commit to a cause or go within.   more »

“The soul is healed by being with children”


Dostoevsky


I suspect that parents, dealing with their kids being home from ...   more »

Boys lost in the foster care system in this country bear an eerie resemblance to the Lost Boys of Sudan.   more »

There's something about the innocence of children that touches a place deep within us.   more »

Picking blackberries and baking a pie. A rite of summer.   more »