Tag Archives: Education

Who Is the Breadwinner in Your Family?

Posted on May 30, 2013 by

It is all over the news. According to the recent Pew Research Center survey, women are the breadwinners in 40% of households with children under 18 years of age.  Compare that to 11% in 1960.  The way the news is … Continue reading →

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Kindness Goes a Long Way

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

I read Lucid Gypsy’s reblog of Inside Out Cafe’s review of “A Small Act: Documentary.”  It’s about a woman, Hilda Back, a Holocaust survivor, who donated $15/quarter to a Kenyan boy named Chris Mburu, so he could go to school … Continue reading →

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Campus Tour

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

This morning we left a little early. We wanted to avoid the traffic into the city. We were going to the campus tour of USF. The air was cool for summer. The sky was blanketed with clouds, although the forecast … Continue reading →

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Graduation Blues

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

Last night, we brought them to the airport.  They were almost bursting with excitement.  This trip will become the culmination of their journey over the last four years. It was only two days ago, when we watched them receive their … Continue reading →

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Over Quiche and Pork Roast

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

It was a pleasant Monday evening in May. The sun was still out when we all made our way to Anna’s new home up on a hill. She welcomed us at the door and led us into her kitchen. The … Continue reading →

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Cutting Class

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

After a festive evening of cooking, eating, drinking, telling stories, it was time to clean up. We all pitched in to tidy up. It was then that I asked the kids what they thought about J’s current issue with school. … Continue reading →

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