Iranian hand embroidery My new friend, Leila, brought me a gift from Iran a few weeks ago – a beautiful table cover of Northern Iranian hand embroidery. With its varicolored wool thread [...]
Environmental stress and resource depletion (particularly water) force us to behave better than human beings prefer? International boundaries become increasingly porous so that national identity becomes increasingly tenuous and the [...]
Gratitude. One word, yet it brings many thoughts to mind. It can hug our heart, bring a smile to our face, change how we see the world, and give us hope. There [...]
Living on Mars by James Vaughn Within fifteen years, we hope to establish a human settlement on Mars. Teams are hard at work to equip them for the journey. How [...]
On January 17th, our children and youth got a little experience in meal planning. They looked through grocery ads and price lists to make a day’s menu plan for their [...]
