Teenagers Part 2

Teenagers – Part 2 Yesterday as I was rushing out of the bathroom, my towel hit a glass clock in the corner of the counter.  I stood it up and exited.  Last night as I removed my makeup and washed my face, I didn’t pay any attention to it.  During the...

Where is My List?

Have you had so much to pray about that you made a list? Praying to God is like meeting with a doctor.   You take a list of questions with you to ask.  You write down the things that are bothering you to tell him. You have just so much time at the appointment and...

It’s Never Too Late . . .

Cameras have a way to reflecting things to us that we rather not see.  According to my children, I need to be a little lighter and add more humor to my thinking.  Today I am trying to alter that attitude.    I guess it comes from being the responsible person for so...

Put the DOT at the End!

Do you finish what you start?   So many students get close to the end of a project and don’t finish it.  Homework assignments get tossed aside and incomplete.   They land at the bottom of a book bag or locker.  Unless someone pushes the student, things slip. ...

Back to Work Monday

Every week I see on Facebook, friends who are disgruntled about returning to work and feel badly for them.  For me, I look forward to Mondays.   It means a week of opportunities and growth.  And it calls us to have a new vision.  To put behind us what didn’t...

7 Things Animals Can Teach Us. . .

Six years ago, when our dog was a young puppy, she was enticed by something under one of our apple trees.   I saw from a distance what looked like a small body laying there and  thought it may have been a dead rabbit. I called to her.  She thankfully responded to me...

Memory Enhancement

“One little, two little, three little Indians” is a rhyme that we use to teach children to count.   The tune is a catchy one and has survived many generations.  We learn many things through catchy phrases and remember products for their catchy jingles....

The Story of “Stuff”

I remember well after my parents died that someone remarked about how lucky I was to inherit their stuff.   That was way back in the early 80’s and I still recall how I felt.   My parents died 90 days apart so my feelings of emptiness and loss were intense. I...

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