The hardest part of my job was listening to the nonsensical prattle from the kids. Oh, I wasn’t rude, but my mind was busy elsewhere. I would comment here and there while thinking, I need to fix that barcode before I can put it back on the shelf or I Read more…
I bet you thought I was going to talk about my kids, well I am, but it’s the 900 that I see every day in my library. Over the last four years, I have entertained my husband with some funny stories involving some of the kids at school. Some incidents Read more…
Traveling on the back roads of Louisiana I caught my first glimpse of junkyards. I was fascinated as we drove by broken down houses with discarded junk. Probably every car they ever owned filled the backyards while old busted appliances lined the porch. I couldn’t understand why they kept Read more…
Let’s take a trip to my favorite place on earth, Hawaii. The first time I went was with my singing group ‘Harvest Road’. I lived in the lovely state of Colorado, where your summers are three months long and winters are nine months longer. Our group went during the May Read more…
My dad and I spent many hours together, driving from one Army fort to another. He pulled a trailer with a pickup truck while my mom and sister followed in our car. Dad was an entertainer of the arts. No, he was never an actor he was a storyteller. In Read more…
I love gnarled and twisted trees. When I walk through a forest, I seek the knotted burls and admire the forms they create. Any ole tree can be straight. It takes character and tenacity to bend and warp. What are the causes? Some say environment, others say insect damage. I Read more…
Frogs are slimy and I can’t stand touching them. I don’t like to feel them squiggle in my hand. So why am I talking about frogs? It all started when I transferred to the elementary library. I spent the first year trying to keep my head above water after my Read more…
From birth to death we all desire encouragement. I love the synonyms that’s interchangeable with encouragement. Ones like to inspire, hope, cheer, boost, applaud, comfort or console. Each one of these lifts my spirit and makes me feel good inside. The first emotion or expression we encourage our newborns is Read more…
Everyone experiences changes, but how do you deal with them? I don’t handle change very well, though I have the will to muddle through. I moved every year until I was in the 8th grade. I lived in Denver for nineteen years until my husband received a job offer he Read more…
Dad turned 92 this week. That’s a milestone in any book, but especially for my dad. He has been my prayer warrior, mentor and inspiration. (I have to say those things because he reads my blog and then shoots me an email to point out my misspellings.) I’m not kidding Read more…