Posted on December 1, 2008 by Ramona Silipo
©2008, Ramona K. Silipo. All rights reserved.
Friends (Quakers) have a testimony against holding special days (holidays), presumably based on the concept that each day is a blessing and that we should have one standard of behaviour for every day of the year. This means that many Friends do not celebrate holidays such as Easter, Christmas [...]
Filed under: Children and Family, Christmas, Friendship, Quakers, Spirituality and Inspiration | Tagged: Christmas, Friends, Quaker, Religious Society of Friends | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 3, 2008 by Ramona Silipo
The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams, with gorgeous illustrations by William Nicholson, can truly wear the designation, A Modern Classic. First published in 1922, the original edition is now available again from Doubleday, in their “A Book for Young Readers” series. It’s also available in paperback and in various editions with more contemporary art. I [...]
Filed under: Books and Reading, Children and Family, Dogs and Other Fourfoots, For older children or teenagers, Friendship, Spirituality and Inspiration, To read to young children | Tagged: children's books, Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams, William Nicholson | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 22, 2008 by Ramona Silipo
©2008, RK Silipo. All rights reserved.
Note to a friend:
Self sufficiency is selfish, in that it denies friends the opportunity to care for you. Independence is good, especially for women. But when we try to do everything for ourselves, we get too self-focused. Not only do we become preoccupied with our needs that are not being [...]
Filed under: Forgiveness and Healing, Friendship, Spirituality and Inspiration, Women | Tagged: forgiveness, Friendship, Women | Leave a Comment »
