yagrowsoryadies

Our dark side has two sides

yagrowsoryadies — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:53:32 -0700

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.

Are you gonna watch me?

yagrowsoryadies — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:54:09 -0700

“Are You Gonna Watch Me?

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

Wisdom from William Blake

yagrowsoryadies — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:51:14 -0700

The really important things we SEE is with the heart.

The seed of God

yagrowsoryadies — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:57:23 -0700

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

Demonizing Abusive Parents

yagrowsoryadies — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:57:31 -0700

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

Macbeth and a Walk In the Park

yagrowsoryadies — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:18:20 -0700

Ashland Oregon, Macbeth and a Walk in the Park

Restorers of that "Inner fire"

yagrowsoryadies — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:12:34 -0700

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

Up-close and personal with 22 kids

yagrowsoryadies — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:42:15 -0700

Getting Close To the Kids

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

The Love Bug Lives, A Parable for Children and Adults

yagrowsoryadies — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:09:24 -0700

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

What's Gonna Happen To Me?

yagrowsoryadies — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:23:05 -0800

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

Pupfish and Golden Canyons...Death Valley, CA

yagrowsoryadies — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:53:38 -0800

Pupfish, Golden Canyons and the Pure Desert Air

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

Kids and Geezers

yagrowsoryadies — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:10:26 -0800

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

The Murderer Within

yagrowsoryadies — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:06:11 -0800

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

Kids can heal your soul

yagrowsoryadies — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:42:08 -0800

“The soul is healed by being with children”

Dostoevsky

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

Letter to a "Lost Boy"

yagrowsoryadies — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:05:33 -0800

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

Out of the Mouths of Children

yagrowsoryadies — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:49:21 -0700

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

Blackberry Sunday

yagrowsoryadies — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:17:29 -0700

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

Pay Attention to Your Tears

yagrowsoryadies — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:13:58 -0700

Working with these kids I cry a lot

Farewell to "Old Stinky"

yagrowsoryadies — Sat, 17 May 2008 16:18:54 -0700

Saying goodbye to our Children's Village dog was both sweet and sad, like life.

The Boy Who Never Smiled

yagrowsoryadies — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:48:45 -0700

It wasn't the outbursts of anger that worried me as much as the deep sadness that enveloped him,

Going Fishing With my Pal, Tony

yagrowsoryadies — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:53:53 -0700

Taking a little guy fishing is great fun even if you only catch seaweed

A Child Sleeps

yagrowsoryadies — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:11:15 -0700

When a child sleeps, God is present.

Brother ASS

yagrowsoryadies — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:04:28 -0800

What if we replaced the cult of the body with St.Francis's way of looking at our bodies?

Weep With Those Who Weep

yagrowsoryadies — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:03:42 -0800

One of the kindest things we can do for others is to be with them in their grief.

A Year in the life of a Children's Village Grandpa

yagrowsoryadies — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:20:39 -0800

Living as an old dude in the midst of a passel of foster kids makes for quite a ride.

Christmas Thoughts

yagrowsoryadies — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:21:34 -0800

There are places in the heart we never knew existed until we have loved a child

Someone once said that there are places in the heart that you never even know exist until you ...

What Are Old People For?

yagrowsoryadies — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:59:12 -0800

What Are Old Folks For?

I picked up the book at the bookstore the other day and was astonished at ...

Touching

yagrowsoryadies — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:54:13 -0800

Not giving our kids a hug may be "inappropriate."

Raging Against the Night

yagrowsoryadies — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:58:44 -0700

Never mind chasing that lost youth. Enjoy who we are and the life that was ours.

How Does One Go About "Eldering?"

yagrowsoryadies — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:08:51 -0700

Becoming a true Elder Ain't Easy. It takes heart, lots of it.