Choice Lit Topic: Big Fresh Archives
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The Big Fresh October 22, 2016 Talking Is Not Teaching
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. Dorothy...
The Big Fresh October 15, 2016 Family Run
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, “I’m Possible”! Audrey Hepburn My four kids and I are preparing to run a 5K. They’re almost always grouchy when we head...
The Big Fresh October 8, 2016 Riding the Waves
I will find comfort in the rhythm of the sea. Charlotte Eriksson Early in the school year it was always about getting into the rhythm of it. I would...
The Big Fresh October 1, 2016 It’s Personnel
If there are spelling and grammatical errors, assume that the same level of attention to detail probably went into the gathering and reporting of the “facts” given on the site....
The Big Fresh September 24, 2016 Soaked
Some people feel the rain — others just get wet. Roger Miller My friend Jasmine and I threw caution to the wind and went for a walk despite the...
The Big Fresh September 17, 2016 Treasures or Trash
You can either be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It all depends on how you view your life. ...
The Big Fresh September 10, 2016 Goals
The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do. Sarah Ban Breathnach This week I’m breaking a cardinal rule in...
The Big Fresh September 3, 2016 Batch Work
Nobody ever drowned in her own sweat. Ann Landers I remember canning days in the summer when I was a young child. It was a long, hard day of labor...
The Big Fresh August 27, 2016 Lindsay, Charlotte, and the Case for Sweaty Palms
In the measurement world, you set a goal and strive for it. In the universe of possibility, you set the context and let life unfold. ...
The Big Fresh August 20, 2016 Armchair Experts
When we are judging everything, we are learning nothing. Steve Maraboli My husband and I are watching the Olympic diving competition. It isn’t long before we are yelling out...
The Big Fresh August 13, 2016 Hosting Martha
The ornaments of your home are the people who smile upon entering time and time again. Maralee McKee This fall marks the third year our family will host an exchange...
The Big Fresh August 6, 2016 Teach Like You’re Scared to Death
The secret to my success is that I bit off more than I could chew and chewed as fast as I could. Paul Hogan “I hear you have a new...
The Big Fresh July 30, 2016 Cheetos and Tofu
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Jillian Michaels Recently I was chatting with my friend Lexi about working out, and I was surprised when she said she didn’t like her trainer....
The Big Fresh July 23, 2016 Time Savers
A recipe has no soul. You as the cook must bring soul to the recipe. Katheryn Johnston “But how will that save us any time?” Kyle Butler was chatting with...
The Big Fresh July 16, 2016 A Better Mousetrap
If you build a better mousetrap, you will catch better mice. George Gobel It was the first day of summer. I ran a few errands and came home to...
The Big Fresh July 9, 2016 A Fork in the Road
You know what’s worse than not working hard? Working hard in the wrong direction. Mark Fahmy When I was a child, I struggled to tell left from...
The Big Fresh June 25, 2016 Repurposed
The paradox of life lies exactly in this: its resources are finite, but it itself is endless. Such a contradictory state of affairs is feasible only because the resources accessible...
The Big Fresh June 18, 2016 What We Brew
What we have been becomes The country where we are. Wendell Berry We Portlanders love our tea and coffee. It’s part of our identity, warding off the gray mornings with...
The Big Fresh June 11, 2016 New Tires
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well. ...
The Big Fresh June 4, 2016 The Loudest Voices
You do not wake up one morning a bad person. It happens by a thousand tiny surrenders of self-respect to self-interest. Robert Brault This winter my husband and I...
The Big Fresh May 28, 2016 Grin and Bear It
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. ...
