Advice from an Old Cherokee...

Henry Cate of Why Homeschool asks the question, "Which wolf are you feeding?" with this Cherokee Indian tale from Dan Galvin's Thought for the Day.

An Old Cherokee describes an experience going on inside himself....

"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

"The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

Here is a site where kids can learn more about the Cherokee Indian.

Miss Em's Marvelous Mash-Up! - Updated!

In trying to pique my 8 y/o's interest in writing and doing things online besides Webkinz or Toontown, I resurrected her old blog that she never began. I renamed it. I gave it a bright new template (just different colors - nothing fancy!). I also posted some of the posts from my blog on it that I thought kids in general might be interested in.

I am co-author on the blog as well as moderator - all comments are moderated. She doesn't do email yet, but I get a copy of all of her emails (as I do my oldest daughter's). So, if your children already blog and have some suggestions or encouragement for her, feel free! We've already had a response from an octogenarian from Sydney, Australia! (That's pretty exciting stuff for an 8 y/o!) Hopefully, I can get her to contribute some original stuff to it very soon!

I plan to have recipes, games, crafts, educational videos - things like that. One cautionary note is do not let your children peruse YouTube alone - it can be a pretty scary, raunchy place!

At any rate, if your kids need something to do this summer, check out her blog!

Update: You know what, it might be easier if I gave a link to her blog!

How to make a Secret Message Card!

(H/T Heavenly Homemakers)