Are you Thankful or Grateful?

The Oxford Dictionary defines the word thankful as “pleased and relieved.” Both of those are feelings. The same dictionary defines the word grateful as “showing an appreciation or kindness.” Gratitude goes to a deeper level, it is being aware that your appreciation stems from something outside of yourself such as a higher power. The teacher…

Are you wearing your “Jesus Suit?”

Have you ever felt like you’ve known someone well, then you see a different side of their personality, and it takes you by surprise? That happened to me recently. I have been friends with someone for a long time. My friend has always been mild-mannered, soft-spoken, and used kind words. So when we were out…

Meet Armand Ruci, Publisher

Armand has become a friend of mine through a group on Twitter. Armand is a Writer, Teacher, and recently added Publisher to his resume’. If you are looking for someone to publish your book and take you through the process step-by-step, he’s your guy! Armand is passionate about everything he does, and you can reach…

Kaleidoscope

In 1814, Sir David Brewster did experiments on light polarizations by creating reflections between plates of glass. He continued with his experiements and continued noticing reflections that would take different shapes as he moved the mirrors. The kaleidoscope was patented in 1817 by Brewster and sold as a toy, but had value for a pattern…