by Chris Spellman | Mar 16, 2023 | Study
Do you study for fun? As adults, it’s easy to get caught up in work, whether it’s the professional work of our paying job, the work of raising a family, the work of volunteering, or even the work of a hobby like a sport or musical instrument. Our culture is...
by Chris Spellman | Feb 14, 2023 | Family, Generosity
Some times of life are more stressful than others. When a child is sick, stress abounds. When multiple children are sick, stress abounds all the more. The past several months have been one of those on-again, off-again, stress-filled times for us. Thankfully none of...
by Chris Spellman | Dec 6, 2022 | Family, Generosity
Maybe not so much here in the United States, but in many parts of the world, children will receive little gifts today—perhaps chocolates, candies, or small tokens—usually in their shoes. Today is St. Nicholas Day on which many celebrate that larger-than-life, yet...
by Chris Spellman | Oct 27, 2022 | Book Reviews, Family
After that he began to dream of the long yellow beach and he saw the first of the lions … and he waited to see if there would be more lions and he was happy. What do lions have to do with a book about fishing off the coast of Cuba? According to Ernest Hemingway’s The...
by Chris Spellman | Sep 29, 2022 | Freedom
I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. These bold words are the famous final lines of Invictus by the English poet, William Ernest Henley. The name of the poem itself, in Latin, means, “unconquerable” or more loosely, “unable to be mastered.” My...
