by Mary E. Ulrich | Nov 19, 2024
St. Nick and the Batman Socks I shared my story about St. Nick and the Batman socks. I told you I would give the Batman socks to our granddaughter. Well, as you can see in the picture above, Isabella picked the Batman socks right off our tree, made a face…and a...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Nov 12, 2024
Celebrating St. Nick and Two Special Sons Family Traditions: Because of our German heritage, St. Nicholas’ Feast day on Dec. 6th was the start of the Christmas season. The tradition of putting out our socks (or shoes) was always great fun. Aaron, our son with...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Nov 5, 2024
Thanksgiving Week: Day 1 I love the story of Thanksgiving. It is a story of inclusion (click here) and interdependence. A group of pioneer families risk it all and travel to a strange land. They gratefully accept the help of the Native Americans who look different,...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Aug 15, 2024
photo credit: 2KoP One sunny day, I stopped at a tiny produce stand at the edge of a cornfield (Ohio). It sold an unusual assortment of fruits, vegetables, bakery goods, and crafts… Grandpa Farmer said the corn was picked this morning from his field but the...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Aug 9, 2024
photo credit: HA! Designs – Artbyheather How do you measure what is important? Hain Ginott, the famous child psychologist and author of classic books like “Between Parents and Child” and “Between Teachers and Child” taught about the power...
