Yawper

Peering into history it is easy to find things that seem ridiculous – like trepanation, the medical practice of drilling holes in the skull to “cure” migraine headaches.  Understanding that we are not exempt from history means that someday, people will look back on our world and discover mind-boggling stupidity in things we think ordinary […]

Today I learned that the word “character,” a word we may use to describe strong, usually positive, personality traits, is derived from Greek where it meant “to engrave.”  The etymology gives me a new perspective on the idea of character development in myself and my children.  To build character is to etch a heart, to […]