http://storiesforchildren.dad47.com A place to write about stories Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:11:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My research into stories in the past few years have uncovered a number of stories that go well beyond a clever plot to amuse my listeners. Call it a message, or perhaps a hint of direction. They might even include a moral. The name of this elusive quality is not ... http://storiesforchildren.dad47.com/2009/03/09/inspirational-stories-inspire/ When I was a kid, I often heard the word "nifty" in reference to things like fancy cars and outrageous fashion. It alluded to the uniqueness and stylishness of the subject being described. As I grew older I heard the word being used in a wider range of topics: a ... http://storiesforchildren.dad47.com/2009/03/02/spiffy-nifty-stories/ I am always on the lookout for stories that bring something more to listeners than a clever twist of plot. Something that listeners can take away from the story. Maybe there is a message. It might give the listener a suggestion of a new direction. There could even be an ... http://storiesforchildren.dad47.com/2009/02/28/inspirational-stories-worth-listening-to/ I keep lots of memories from the days when I was a young parent. Some of them are downright exasperating! A good example is the memories I have of buying gifts for my children. Holiday gifts. Birthday gifts. Gifts rewarding good behavior. I spent some serious hours searching for something ... http://storiesforchildren.dad47.com/2009/02/23/check-out-a-unique-gift-children-can-grow-on/ For as long as humans could talk throughout the world stories have been told and retold. In the fabric of culture, they act as vital threads in the weave. They lend definition, roots, and significance to society. World stories spread as the culture grows. I have been blessed by the ... http://storiesforchildren.dad47.com/2009/02/20/world-stories-from-around-the-globe/ Throughout the world stories have been told and retold for millennia. In the fabric of a culture, they act as vital threads in the weave. In any society they define the roots and significance of the peoples. As a culture grows, so do its world stories. I have been blessed by ... http://storiesforchildren.dad47.com/2009/02/17/what-in-the-world-are-world-stories/ Everyone loves to laugh. Laughter enlivens the spirit. And everyone loves to laugh at the foibles of our own species (as long as it happens at the expense of another). This is priceless humor. Priceless humor... what makes it priceless? There is a simple answer to this question. Priceless ... http://storiesforchildren.dad47.com/2009/02/15/what-in-the-world-makes-priceless-humor-priceless/ For centuries stories have been told and retold throughout the world. How come? For one thing, they are entertaining. For another, they deal with the human condition. Even animal characters in stories act out the situations of our own humanity. For centuries as well, life has been a struggle. Conflict. ... http://storiesforchildren.dad47.com/2009/02/02/priceless-humor-on-the-net/ When I was a kid, I often heard the word "nifty" in reference to things like fancy cars and outrageous fashion. It alluded to the uniqueness and stylishness of the subject being described. As time passed, I heard the word used in a wider range of conversations, including nifty evenings ... http://storiesforchildren.dad47.com/2009/02/01/what-are-nifty-stories/