by Caroline Crocker | Jan 26, 2024 | Teaching
After adjusting my wailing baby’s cover to keep the drizzle off his clothing, I continued pushing the stroller up the road. “Cathy, stay away from the curb!” “It okay, Mommy. I not fall.” I ground my teeth. Someone once told me that, as an adult, my toddler would be...
by Caroline Crocker | Jan 25, 2024 | Faith, Other
“Hey Mom, what do you want for your birthday?” Who has heard this question and been tempted to answer this way: Maybe a moment of peace? A long bath while ALONE in the bathroom? To only have to dress one body in the morning? My mother, the heroine of Brave Face, turns...
by Caroline Crocker | Jan 23, 2024 | Teaching
During the time of COVID, like many others, I taught on line. Microbiology to be precise. The students were instructed to break into groups to discuss a particular questions. As caring teachers do, I joined one of the Zoom break-out groups to check whether my college...
by Caroline Crocker | Jan 21, 2024 | Bible
Many years ago, I went to a conference in the often not-so-sunny Vancouver called God’s Word Written. The topic was the “truthfulness, dependability and power of the Bible.” I figured I probably wouldn’t hear anything new, but that it would just be a good review. I...
by Caroline Crocker | Jan 19, 2024 | Science
Moms, dads and grandparents are known for kissing it better. And, even though, as adults, we are aware that there is no scientific basis for the resultant positive experience, how many of us would attest that being consoled does not make us feel better, even when the...
