Lulu’s Inspirations
Lulu’s Theories
It’s perfectly o.k. to wear a tutu!
Girls can wrestle in a dress.
Girls rule and boys drool!
You are powerful no matter how little you are.
Makeup should make you smile.
Real friends love you not matter what.
Real beauty can’t be painted on! It pours out!
Live your life with JOY rain or shine!
Dance just because.
Love the earth.
Love everyone no matter what they look like or even smell!
Go ahead and wear your plastic high heel shoes in the grocery store.
Dress up whenever you want to.
Walking on your tiptoes should be a way of life.
Make the world a brighter place because you’re in it.
Angels REALLY DO live on earth!
If someone is in a bad mood, be happy anyway.
Laugh with your belly!
Teach someone to see the world in a beautiful way.
It’s not the amount of time spent on earth it is the amount of time LOVING!
When you’re sad all you need is some rose colored glasses.
If you break your leg, you can still crawl with a smile.
If you tell your mother that you want to be just like her, you’ll make her the happiest mother on the planet!
Real fasion belongs only to you!
Sippie cups and Cheetos are a perfect match.
You can never eat too much parmesan cheese.
Kiss a frog even if it doesn’t turn into a prince.
One more bedtime story is never a bad thing!
There is no such thing as too many hugs and kisses.
It is perfectly o.k. to turn big strong dads into mush balls.
Lulu Tribute
Lulu’s Rose Colored Glasses
First Grade Team
June 10, 2020
I am so very grateful for Katie Cook for sharing the spirit of Lulu with her school children! What an amazing act of love to personally drive to each of their homes and hand deliver Lulu’s books of hope! This melts my heart in so many ways… thank you thank you for being such a beautiful person and amazing teacher! I am so proud of you!!
Special Article by Warren Pyne
Our Grief Coping Mechanisms
We all grieve differently. Our spouse, children, extended family and friends involved in the loss will not deal with it alike. Gretchan and I have had different strengths and weaknesses in this process. However, we did find some mechanisms of coping in common. They are presented here as what we have found, though not always equally usable or as effective for us both. I hope this is of help to some, but if something doesn’t click with you, just skip and search for your path. [ Read more. ]
Our Favorite Quotes
“Just when the caterpillar thought his life was over… he became a butterfly!”
– annoymous
Believing is the only difference between having a broken heart and having your heart broken open.
– Gretchan Pyne
“Where there is love there is life.”
– Mohandas Gandhi
“Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.”
– Euripides
“No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit. “
– Helen Keller
“One way or another, we all have to find what best fosters the flowering of our humanity in this contemporary life, and dedicate ourselves to that.”
– Joseph Campbell
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”
– Pablo Picasso
“As a suffering creature, I cannot do without something greater than I — something that is my life — the power to create.”
– Vincent Van Gogh
“A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it.”
– Michelangelo
“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.”
– Camille Pissarro
“It all starts with a child. Children see things so clearly. We get the grayness and they see all the COLORS.”
– Gretchan Pyne
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