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Fotokids, a non-profit originally called Out of the Dump, currently serves children from improvished areas in Guatemala and Honduras and from farm worker families in the Central Valley of California. Children use photography, graphic design, media technology and vocational training […]
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- 02 Mar
Last month I read a wonderful story about a grandmother and her granddaughter to elementary students in Walnut Creek, CA. The book, Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina tells how Mia, a young girl, teaches her grandmother English while […]
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- 15 Jan
After several days of cloudy skies and heavy rains, it was a relief to see blue skies. The blue sky reminded me of hope, of possibilities. I wanted to get outside and take a walk. Other walkers had the same […]
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- 08 Jan
Corbilina has no voice to solve problems. Corbilina and all fairies are at home in nature and remind us that we can find solutions to our problems by taking a walk outside – no talking required. A walk outside is […]
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Nature appreciates the importance of relying on others when you need support. When I took a walk this morning, I saw a tall tree resting on its neighboring tree. The resting tree was alive but not strong enough to grow […]
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- 17 Jun
The Peyton family cemetery in Raymond, Mississippi is a quiet place. The voices of early settlers are silent. Choctaw Indians once lived on these lands. The Indians reluctantly gave the land (a portion of some 5 ½ million acres they […]
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- 06 Nov
Whenever something goes wrong, does your child look around to see who is to blame? Perhaps they say, “It’s not my fault,” and point the finger at someone else. They may say, “Yes, I did that but it was because […]
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- 17 Oct
One day a young girl learned her older sister had hidden an iPad belonging to another child but claimed she knew nothing about the missing iPad. When the father discovered the iPad under the older sister’s bed, the older sister […]
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- 14 Oct
Thank You For Sharing
- Oct 14, 2014
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- compassion, kindness, leadership, parenting, respect
Children appreciate recognition for their efforts. Not long ago I was telling a Corbilina story with a preschool group and the children were told to raise their hands if they had a comment. One little boy raised his hand but […]
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Since Corbilina has no voice, the Queen of the Fairies will share Corbilina’s “heart language” of kindness in this blog. Do you believe in fairies? Have you heard the rustling of their wings? Have you seen their tiny homes? Believing […]
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