Where obligations begin,friendship ends. -anonymous
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365 Snap Shots of Life Blog Challenge: Day 70
There’s Nothing More Frustrating than a CLOSED House of Prayer.
365 Snap Shots of Life Blog Challenge: Day 69
To know of someone here and there whom we accord with, who is living on with us, even in silence-this makes our earthly ball a peopled garden. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
365 Snap Shots of Life Blog Challenge: Day 68
Friendship closes its eyes rather than see the moon eclipst; while malice denies that it is ever at the full.
-Julius Charles Hare & Augustus William Hare
365 Snap Shots of Life Blog Challenge: Day 67
True friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. – George Washington
365 Snap Shots of Life: Day 64
THE HORSE THAT DAVE BUILT
When my kids were all at the age when they think you can do anything, they asked me to make them a horse. At that time they were all in love with Zorro and anything to do with horses. I am not at all handy with tools,but I did try to assemble a horse out of scrap wood their dad kept in the shed. Needless to say, it was a huge failure. When their dad came home that night, I turned the project over to him and he looked at me as if I had lost my mind. He laughed at my poor attempt but then he went to the shed and brought out more wood and he made a horse as our kids watched him. When he finished it a short while later, they all squealed in delight. That wood horse brought many smiles to my kids for a long time after that. Happy Sunday everyone
-Eva Santiago copyright 2012
365 Snap Shots of Life Blog Challenge: Day 63
PARTING WAYS SELDOM HAPPENS OVER NIGHT
-EVA SANTIAGO copyright 2012
365 Snap Shots of Life Blog Challenge: Day 61
Reading is fundamental to a good education. Homeschooling allows kids to explore the wonderful world of books on their own and at leisure. I’ve yet to meet a home schooled kid who says they hate reading. On the other hand, I’ve met countless of public school kids that hate reading and they associate reading with school only. I once had a small group of my kid’s friends over at my house and they asked me what I was working on. I told them I was writing my first book and they wanted to know more about it. I had an excerpt of the book printed out and I asked them if they’d like me to read some. There were some takers, and others said,” But this isn’t school.” WOW! that was an eye opener for me back then. I find it amazing that in many homes today, people have more shelves filled with DVDs than with books. I know about the Kindle and all of those devices that can store a gazillion books. However I still believe nothing beats the feel of holding a book in your hands and turning the pages. Get ahold of that book you’ve been putting off and read it today!
-Eva Santiago copyright 2012
365 Snap Shots of Life Blog Challenge: Day 60
Technology is simply amazing. I wonder at times what heights technology will reach by the time I have grand children. I have a lot of family I have never met; some are in the USA, others in Colombia, my country of birth. I really didn’t think I’d ever meet some of these relatives. That is until recently when I traded in my lap top for a new one with a web cam. When I brought it home my kids were so excited because they informed me that now I’d be able to Skype. I decided right away to Skype my brother whom I have not seen since I was 2 years old. After that I couldn’t stop. Last night I met my niece for the very first time. Another miracle because up to this point I only knew of her by being friends on Facebook. It’s such an amazing feeling to look at someone I’m related to and it’s like they just dropped in for a cup of coffee and a chat. They say technology is shrinking our world and I agree. No longer do I write a letter and snail mail it to Colombia and wonder if the person will ever get it. Now, if I want to, I can chat face to face with the ghosts from the past. Now, that’s the kind of progress I like. So I dedicate this post to my beautiful niece Johanna…it is so GREAT to finally meet you!
-Eva Santiago copyright 2012
Eva Santiago 