(Photograph from the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, November 30, 2018) Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet the heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Luke 6:26 I never told you all that early in the summer a firefighter showed up at our door asking if a life flight helicopter could … Continue reading A thousand birds, a thousand seeds
Life, so they say, is but a game and we let it slip away…. Seals & Crofts My husband and I took a short Sunday road trip. We were to have lunch at his brother’s home in a rural part of Georgia. We drove through several small towns. They all had two things in common. There was a Baptist church with many cars outside, and … Continue reading We may never pass this way again
Although it seems “Green and Eggs and Ham” has been around my entire life, in actuality it was not published until I was two. It was published in 1960. In 1957 Random House published “The Cat and the Hat” by Dr. Seuss; in it he used 225 different words. His publisher bet him he could not write a book with fewer. He penned “Green Eggs … Continue reading The brilliant Theodor Seuss Giesel
You and I will meet again, When we’re least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won’t say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again. Tom Petty When we Baby Boomers were establishing our careers, getting married, having children, etc. there was no My Space nor Facebook. There were no cell phones with free … Continue reading When our worlds’ collide
“I want to have your phone, Gigi, pleeeeeeease.” Her big almond shaped brown eyes are hard to ignore. “No, you can’t have Gigi’s phone. I need my phone.” She moved on to Papa. “Papa, will you get me a phone?” The next weekend she asked again. I said, “no” again. This time she said that she would “just ask Santa Claus” because she was sure … Continue reading Generation Z
One of my little granddaughter’s favorite places to go is Party City. She does love a party, and enjoys looking at all the colorful stuff for sale. It’s become one of “our” places. We get a buggy and walk the aisles slowly. I let her put anything she wants in the basket. “You can put it in the cart; we’ll decide about it later,” I tell her. … Continue reading Our children
Tower of Twins 