How Sad It Is That We Give

I Like To Compare The Holiday Season With The Way A Child Listens To A Favorite Story. The Pleasure Is In The Familiar Way The Story Begins, The Anticipation Of Familiar Turns It Takes, The Familiar Moments Of Suspense, And The Familiar Climax And Ending.

Whether We're A Preschooler Or A Young Teen, A Graduating College Senior Or A Retired Person, We Human Beings All Want To Know That We're Acceptable, That Our Being Alive Somehow Makes A Difference In The Lives Of Others.

To Say That You Are Being Carried Is A Declaration Of Enormous Faith And Hope.

Those Of Us Who Are In This World To Educate-to Care For-young Children Have A Special Calling: A Calling That Has Very Little To Do With The Collection Of Expensive Possessions But Has A Lot To Do With Worth Inside Of Heads And Hearts.

Vermont Is A Small State Which Makes An Enormous Difference.