by Melody | Oct 21, 2022 | Parenting
The other day my daughter came to me in tears. Her little brother had hit her in the head with a rock because she didn’t wait for him to finish getting his shoes on when it was time to leave for the school bus. She left him behind, which made him feel sad, and because...
by Melody | Oct 18, 2022 | Philosophy
In 1871 a man by the name of Horatio Spafford lost his real estate fortune in the Chicago fires and his four year-old son died of Scarlet Fever. Wanting the comfort of his family, Horatio sent to England for his wife and four daughters to join him in America. While...
by Melody | Oct 12, 2022 | Book Review
The motto on the front of the bright red book is, “The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life.” Being a woman who prides herself in her status as a survivor and her determination to defend and prolong her life, I simply had to pick it up. Written by...
by Melody | Oct 12, 2022 | Philosophy
As I started my deep dive into the Virtues, Fortitude immediately caught my attention–specifically, how it is defined. The word used for fortitude was the greek word, ἀνδρεία (andreía) which means courage, endurance, or manliness, or martial valor. It was translated...
by Melody | Oct 12, 2022 | Philosophy
I’ve always been a sucker for symbolism. Maybe it’s my artistic nature, or the way my mind works, but if there is anything I am trying to understand I will seek out visual representations of it, or create them myself if they can’t be found. I spend as much time...
