Now is now. It can never be a long time ago. - Laura Ingalls Wilder

The Little House books are stories of long ago. The way we live and your schools are much different now, so many changes have made living and learning easier. But the real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures and to be cheerful and have courage when things go wrong.

There's no great loss without some small gain.

I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.