Father’s Day is fast approaching and like many we are wondering what we’re going to do to celebrate this day with our Dads. Some will do a barbecue or allow their father’s to spend the day in what ever manner they wish. In my case, my father is no longer with me. I will celebrate […]
Every time I remember the Sticky Buns A Bear story, I smile then laugh our loud. It’s a story repeated many times over when our family would gather. Our family would always go on some form of a vacation in the summer. Our mode of travel and lodging was always by car and tent camping. We had […]
What triggers a treasured memory? It could be a simple sound; a smell or something someone says. It’s as if our mind finds itself in a past place and time, transporting us to that moment or memory. When I see a spider I remember a event with a spider and a minister I was out in […]
As a young child, I was active and imaginative with large coke bottle glasses who struggled with learning to read. My teachers were decidely impatient with what they saw as lazy or of low intelligence and would treat me accordingly. This caused me innumerable problems socially and emotionally as I was growing up trying to find […]
Human nature has always fascinated me. It is one of the many reasons I love to teach and why I found myself in a management roll. Something I have noticed is our ability to form opinions with some of the most minute pieces or information, events or circumstances. What I am referring to are perceptions. […]
A good many of us had a treasure box in some form or another as a child. Mine was a medium size, plain wooden box with little outside decoration except for my name that was boldly printed on the top. I kept it in a secret place in my bedroom, under my bed. What I […]