Lucille's Blog
Tiny Travelers, Big Adventures
Traveling with children can be costly, but it is a great investment in exposing them to different and diverse cultures, traditions, and perspectives. Traveling improves a child’s critical thinking and problem-solving skills and provides opportunities for hands-on...
A Lesson from a Goose
The sun beamed across the thick green grass on this perfect summer day as my son-in-law and daughter walked their four children through the zoo. Mikayla was a toddler in a stroller. A goose came up to her and just stared at her, and she stared back at the goose. In...
Feeding Our Souls with Music
My class in music appreciation came from my parents. Our home was full of a variety of music: classical – Mario Lanza filled the living room with Be My Love or Andy Williams reminded us that This Land is Mine as we washed dishes or prepared for bed. Not only were the...
Creating Superheroes and Butterflies
Superman, Wakanda Forever, Batman. Kids love superheroes. Have you looked and searched for the superhero in your child? What are his strengths? What are his superpowers? Focusing on another’s strengths helps them to amplify it and sometimes even places it on their own...
Financial Literacy for Children
What if you were told that 70% of American children are not literate? You would probably snap back, “That’s not true! Unbelievable!”But it is true if you consider financial literacy. According to experts, as many as 53% or more of American adults are financially...
Sound It Out: Giving the Gift of Reading
In first grade, a young girl was learning to read but feeling helpless in front of all those squiggly lines and shapes. The teacher had introduced her to the alphabet, phonics, sky letters like b’s, f’s, l’s, h’s, and t’s, and underground letters including g’s, p’s,...
Counting Our Blessings
This year seems to have jumped into a jet and disappeared. At times, it is hard to believe we are in the holiday season already and will soon be welcoming in 2025. We’ve survived the election, a faltering economy, and a host of worldwide challenges, including...
Fun Activities at Home for Kids
Create and keep a fun notebook along with a kit of whatnots (a hodgepodge of materials) for when school is canceled or parents and children are stuck at home. Add activities, play-doh, colored pencils, etc. to the kit as you stumble across them daily. Then voila! Pull...
Navigating Grief
“I’m turning in my resignation,” I said peering away from the chaplain in the medical center. She answered me with a simple, “Why?” “I could barely keep from crying myself,” I confessed. After several weeks of training at a psychoanalysis institute in downtown...