Mental Health Days
Teaching is a stressful job. The public thinks teachers only work 9 months a year, have a short day, teach the same thing over and over, teach sweet children with smiling faces. and so on. When I was...
View Article68
I really can't believe that later this week, God willing, I will turn 68. It seems like just yesterday I was 9 and 43 and 29. The years speed by and somehow I never quite catch up. I remember...
View ArticleCoach
One of my brothers has asked for my help. He asked me to be his exercise coach. Since he lives several states away, this is a trick. But, then he told me that we would use the phone. He texts me...
View ArticleDay of the Veterans
There is no mail today. It is the 11th day, the 11th month and the end of World War I. Hardly anyone is alive today who remembers that war. My grandfather was drafted for that war. But he stayed in...
View ArticlePick Up Sticks
When I was in school we had little gift exchanges at Christmas with impossibly low prices for gifts. You didn't get much. Usually the gifts were a pack of jacks or pick up sticks. Over the...
View ArticleBoring Post for Saturday---Bye
Little Ellie, my year and a half granddaughter has warmed up to me. When I picked her brother up for our Saturday play date she insisted I pick her up. She brought me things to see and tried to put...
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Sunday Prayers
Lord,You speak to me throughout my day and into my life. So often I don't listen. But, sometimes You get my attention. You speak to me in the beauty of creation. And then I remember that You are...
View ArticleLet There Be Light
I got a new light for my dining room soon after I moved into my house. My son, the ceramic engineer, installed it for me. I loved it. I love it. It sparkles like diamonds. It reminds me that my...
View ArticleThe Cold Winds Blow
The fall this year was warm. The trees still have some leaves. There were temperatures up in the 80s until a couple of weeks ago. My grass is still growing, I am still paying for mowing. I had the...
View ArticleNew Glasses
I got new glasses a few weeks ago. They are plastic and sort of light tan. They are different than my dark purple wire frames that I wore for a couple of years. They make my face look different....
View ArticleBreaking It Down
God is teaching me things, challenging my assumptions, shaking up my thoughts, judging my judgements. There are a lot of things I really didn't know about until I was a grown up. I had a fairly...
View ArticleFreedom Friday
So, one of my assignments is to have fun. I need to plan fun things to do and do them. I need to do fun things that don't involve the cut counter at JoAnns. The pandemic curtails some of the fun...
View ArticleBoring Post for Saturday--I Love Pickles
I went over to my son's house last week. I played with the grandchildren. The granddaughter is talking more. When she doesn't know the words she babbles which is so cute. Her eating habits have...
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Sunday Prayers
Dear Lord,As the year comes to an end, I look back over the past year. It was a scary year, a hopeful year, a year of waiting, a year like no other. Walk with me Lord. Lead me where You want me to...
View ArticleThe Folly of Trying to Change Someone's Mind
I do some social media. I try to keep my presence small on social media. I want to see the children and grandchildren grow up. I want a little contact with relatives. I am not interested in politics...
View ArticleTuesday Treasures--Merry Christmas!
If you have been in the stores lately, or some people's houses or driven around my neighborhood you would be convinced that we are just a few days away from Christmas. There are lights, music,...
View ArticleIt Never Fails
I think almost every year of my adult life I have found myself in the grocery store on the day before Thanksgiving. If you have been there with me, you know what I mean. It is crowded and crazy in...
View ArticleThanksgiving
Today families get together and give thanks. In my childhood we almost always got together with some branch of the family. It was never just my parents and siblings. We always dined with somebody....
View ArticleBlack Friday
I don't shop black Friday. I am not the kind of person who plans it out to get the bargain. I probably hardly know what I am giving anyone while it is still November. I do have things put aside for...
View ArticleBoring Post for Saturday--Helper
When my son was little I always got the impression that he thought I was slightly incompetent. He wanted to do things his way. His way was getter than my way. He was stubborn about that. He would...
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