Today all my gardening friends are talking about the harvest and putting up food for the winter. They are reporting how many quarts of berries they have picked, how many jars of tomatoes are being canned, and posting pictures of fresh peach pies. I found the images familiar in some way, like a long lost … Continue reading Porch Sittin’
To Feel Again
I have been thinking. How did hate get such a foothold? Do people just wake up hate-filled one morning? Doesn’t it have to begin somewhere? Can we just say ‘don’t hate each other’ and it goes away? If only it were that simple! No, hate doesn’t just appear on the scene. It grows…from a seed … Continue reading To Feel Again
Put Down Your Sword
I have not watched the news now for nearly three weeks. You would think that I would be blissfully unaware of all that has happened in that short time. Instead, I feel as if I am in the ring with the heavyweight champion of the world being pummeled. Sucker punch after sucker punch in the … Continue reading Put Down Your Sword
Double Trouble
Ten years ago on this date, I heard some extremely scary words. “You have diabetes.” and then “You have Cancer.” The D word and the C word, said within one breath of each other. My world was turned upside down in that moment. Death came to taunt me and Fear took up residence in my … Continue reading Double Trouble
Istanbul
I sit this morning and debate with myself. Do I start a category on my blog for terrorist attacks? There seem to be an ever increasing number of them. Enough that a separate category might be warranted. It seems for every one of them my heart grieves a bit more than the time before. It … Continue reading Istanbul
Lifelong Learners
On my summers off from school I find myself in different relaxing places…the beach, or hiking through some forest, or visiting family. In the midst of my “downtime” I am struck with how exhausted I truly am from the previous school year. The rejuvenation is much needed, in fact, usually it takes a couple of … Continue reading Lifelong Learners
Summer Flashback
My lazy day at the pool was interrupted by laughter. I opened my eyes to see a brother and sister with a friend or two playing in the water. They were somewhere between 6 and 10, and so full of energy that only a day of pool play would quench it. And play they did. … Continue reading Summer Flashback
A Shot in the Arm
Moving a classroom is a lot like moving a house. There are boxes and boxes of stuff and you always wonder where it all came from. I cringe at the amount of money I have spent on teaching supplies. How did I get so much? I regularly purge and I still have half a garage … Continue reading A Shot in the Arm
Flesh and Blood
After the latest horrific events in Orlando, it is obvious that there is evil in the world and it appears to be growing. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see it. We all continue to be taken back with each attack, even though we knew after the last one there were likely to be … Continue reading Flesh and Blood
Dance of the Fireflies
If you have never been on the Anna Ruby Falls evening Foxfire hike I would highly recommend it. Six of us went last night and it was spectacular. I have to pinch myself sometimes to make sure I really live in such a beautiful place…surrounded by so much nature that it is even gorgeous in … Continue reading Dance of the Fireflies
Michelle's Mosaic 