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Dear Reader: Yesterday, my neighbor Jane, called me and said that I just had to stop by and see’ nothing short of a miracle‘ growing in front of her ditch and fence. She had gotten my attention…I grabbed my Iphone … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Haven’t we all, at some time or another, said or at least thought, that God must have made a mistake creating a plant or animal…a river or ocean, forest or jungle…maybe even a hot desert? For example….a platypus… … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Has a whole year flown by since I got the call from Mandy (early morning on September 24, 2014) saying that she hoped I didn’t mind sharing my birthday…because Mr. Jakie was on his way! Mind? Was she … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Don’t we all remember our first taste of any kind of knowledge of world history? It all started with the notion of early man being divided into two roles by gender- male hunters and female gatherers…Even as an … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I just love this saying “May all your weeds be wildflowers” because there is nothing prettier, in my mind, than a field of wildflowers. In my parallel life…I will one day have a little Hansel and Gretel cottage … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: We all just experienced the last weekend of summer…and true to form…summer went out the way it started…hot! It wanted to show who was still in control as the fall equinox draws closer. There are two equinoxes each … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I remember when I was presenting social studies workshops around the state, particularly for third grade teachers, their biggest challenge was teaching time (and its relevance to the present) to eight-year-olds…with little or no concept of time. I … Continue reading →

            Dear Reader: I had a personal “mini”  epiphany the other day concerning the word “rest.” In an English dictionary the word “rest” has many different meanings. “Rest” can be a noun or a verb…action or … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: You know it’s Fall…when you start dreaming of breakfast for supper! It’s something about the cooler weather that brings back an appetite for a cool night, hot meal…and there is nothing better to fulfill that desire… than a … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I returned home from Conway Sunday afternoon I opened up all my new windows and let this luscious cool weather into my home. The old house seemed to shudder with surprise and delight. It had been decades … Continue reading →