A teacher’s voice
“A teacher may leave the classroom, but the classroom never leaves the students. What you taught all those many years is still with your students. You made a difference in…
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Company’s coming!
Nothing motivates me like knowing that company is coming. I go into get ‘er done gear! The Leonard, Mathis, McLaughlin, and Altman families will be gathering at our little house…
The opinion bandwagon
Okay, get ready. One, two, three … jump! Jump on the bandwagon. Phineas T. Barnum, the circus owner, coined the word “bandwagon” as the name for the wagon that carried…
I’ve got the joy!
Ask yourself if it sparks joy. According to Marie Kondo, that is rule No. 6 in the challenges of tidying up. Marie is a Japanese organizing consultant. For the past…
Technology purgatory
“Janet Kay, always be nice, and don’t ever be hateful to anyone trying to help you.” I heard my mother say that many times. I still hear her voice. Mom…
Like mother, like daughter
“Mom, I think my friends and I need a time-out.” Leah is 10 years old and yet she has the thoughts of an old soul. She amazes me. I often…
The adventures of the Golden Girls
Laughter is good for the soul. If that is true, it is well with my soul as well as the souls of the other three Golden Girls. Patrice Lyttle, Joan…
Words matter
March 2, 2002, God, I feel as if I have begun a new journey… I had no idea where those words I wrote all those many years ago would take…
Good people
While sitting at my kitchen table last Thursday morning, I saw a message light up on my phone. It was way too early for the message to be good news….
What about Easter?
But what if He did? You know, be crucified on the cross on Friday and raised from the grave on Sunday? I love Easter. It reminds me there will always…