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Lessons from Happy the Hermit Crab
Posted on September 13, 2012 2 Comments
We had a tragedy in our family this summer. A sweet little hermit crab named Happy, given to my daughter by her beloved kindergarten teacher, did not survive the molting process. Perhaps because his “parents” (a.k.a. me and my husband) did not know that a hermit crab would molt. And why didn’t we know? Because […]
Lost in life? Stop and ask for directions!
Posted on August 14, 2012 2 Comments
We’ve all been in a car with a driver who was clearly lost, but too stubborn or too overwhelmed to admit it. We probably stewed in frustration as he or she drove aimlessly, often in circles, passing the same street corner multiple times. Despite our impatient pleas to just stop and ask for directions, the […]
