Monthly Archives: November 2017

Dear Reader: Something strange is going on with me and feathers lately. Suddenly they are turning up everywhere…stepping out of my car and (bing!) there is one on the driveway when I step down, or hiding behind some books on … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Even if I didn’t teach history…I think I would have figured out, along the way, that teaching students is simply a lesson in helping them remember what they already know. The quote “History has its eyes on you” … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I decided, yesterday, to check in on another one of my favorite author’s Laura Bradbury (author of the “Grape series“) whom I discovered by “accident” a few summers ago. There are  four books in her series…each story is … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Isn’t it funny how we can live somewhere for a lengthy period of our lives and not see something right in front of us? That happened to me yesterday morning…when my eyes were finally opened. You remember that … Continue reading →

( Art by Chris Lawton) Dear Reader: Maybe it is all the retailers that started the scrunched-in feeling between Halloween and Christmas… because this time of the year feels “off” for me. It doesn’t help that Halloween has to share … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday Kate Wolfe-Jenson’s monthly newsletter popped up and I had to laugh. We have been thinking along the same lines with November, Thanksgiving, and gratitude. Jenson always makes me more aware of the fact that her challenges are … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I was thinking the other day about the difference between two words….gratitude and thankfulness. I love how the Oxford Dictionary distinguished the two. It said: The Oxford Dictionary defines the work “grateful” as “showing an appreciation of kindness.” … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday I received my monthly newsletter from Kelly rae Roberts, creator of the Possibilitarian Movement, and a wonderful whimsical artist. I love looking over all her angels and other paintings that seem to speak to me so often … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Have you ever gone through a period of time when many of the  important players in your life (you depend on for their expertise) suddenly disappear… leaving you feeling vulnerable and lost? And doesn’t this seem to happen … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Halloween is over. November 1 has arrived. All Saints Day. The day we remember (not only the scriptural saints) but also our loved ones who have gone before us. It is a day to step back and give … Continue reading →