by Cindy Noonan | Apr 10, 2019 | Parenting points to ponder, Worldview
I was a big fan of Mister Roger’s Neighborhood back in the 70’s. My kids were fans too. The wholesome nature of the program attracted me and made me feel like my family was being influenced in a safe and positive way. Fred Rogers truly cared about children and wanted...
by Cindy Noonan | Mar 11, 2019 | Underground Railroad Nuggets, Worldview
For Women’s History Month I’d like to highlight a black woman crusader who has been largely unrecognized. Meet Mary Bibb, a historical character featured in my novel for kids, Dark Enough to See the Stars.She was born Mary Elizabeth Miles in Rhode Island around 1820...
by Cindy Noonan | Mar 4, 2019 | Underground Railroad Nuggets, Worldview
Paul Cuffee was born in 1759 on an island near New Bedford, MA to a free black man and a Wampanoag Indian woman. Coffee’s father had been captured and enslaved in Ghana, Africa, but his owners, who were Quakers, gave him his freedom because of their religious...
by Cindy Noonan | Jan 28, 2019 | Worldview
I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden wealth of secret places, so that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name. Isaiah 45: 3 NASBI crawled out of bed early one morning and searched in the dark to find my...
by Cindy Noonan | Oct 15, 2017 | Parenting points to ponder, Worldview
I have family members with dyslexia who find reading hard work. I wish they didn’t have to struggle to learn this necessary skill. I recently found out that if certain changes are made to books, these people are better able to understand what they are reading....
by Cindy Noonan | Sep 6, 2017 | Worldview
In this familiar painting from the Cistine Chapel, Michelangelo portrays God giving life to Adam through the touch of his finger. A new life form was created when the hand of God touched man. We have a much different understanding of finger-pointing. When someone...
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