children: The Death of a Dream - 01/17/12 10:36 AM
The Death of a Dream
I was a senior in high school in 1968 when Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. I can still feel the lost and hopeless pain that almost overwhelmed me when I heard the news. I can still hear loudly the voice of the captain of the basketball team laughing and saying, “Well, that’s one less uppity n----r.”
Fighting back tears, I went to the principal’s office and pleaded “sick” to be excused from classes for the rest of the day.
If there was any special memorial service or even any special … (22 comments)
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children: Where are your treasures? - 09/19/10 07:05 AM
Luke 12:34: "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
"Jamma, come quick, we found a TREASURE!" What a treasure it was. Two dried Katiedids just waiting for two little boys to find and carry carefully home to Jamma's house where they showed them eagerly to their Pa and then hid them in their secret hiding places known only to them and Jamma. (Lucky Blessed me) They're not concerned about IRA's, fancy cars, bigger houses, or even college funds. Yeah, I know, somebody needs to worry about these things, but not little boys and never Jamma … (9 comments)
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children: What IS good for your soul? - 02/24/09 08:14 AM
I've been thinking a lot about what this country needs. If you haven't, where have you been? I know that the leaders are not going to give me a call to ask for my advice, so maybe if I blog it, it will find it's way to them.
We need to remember how to laugh. We need to have a good hearty, tears rolling down the cheeks laugh at least once a day. We need to return to a sense of humor and stop taking every little thing so seriously.
Oh, I don't mean to suggest that these aren't hard times. … (32 comments)
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children: Grandma REALTOR® - 02/25/08 01:49 PM
Like most of you, I wear many hats. I am a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend, parishioner, lay minister, golfer, REALTOR®, student, writer, maker of teddy bears, walker... I must admit my favorite hat is my Grandma hat.
My husband and I are a blended family, sharing seven children and fourteen grandchildren. The youngest is two and the oldest is twenty-five. The three youngest live nearby. They are Tyler, age 2, Tanner, age 3, and Jackson, age 4. I would rather spend time with them than with anybody else. Often, we have sleep-overs and I enjoy it as much as they do. … (0 comments)
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