When God Restores

They were the tiniest little birds. Brown with speckles. Could have easily blended in with the seaweed. But I noticed them as I sat on the huge rock looking out over the vast ocean. Tiniest little birds – pecking away at something. I kept watching them. First...

Beginning Today

We can’t move forward when we’re constantly looking backward. It’s true.  Have you ever tried it? Stumbling, fumbling, walking right into things. It’s impossible to go forward. But we say we want to. We declare that we must move forward. But it’s the looking back,...

My One Hundredth Birthday

It was many years ago but the memory of it still brings a smile.’l My first graders wanted to celebrate my birthday and quite spontaneously I said “Let’s celebrate my one hundredth birthday.” Giggles and cheers filled the room....
OUCH! I Made A Mistake

OUCH! I Made A Mistake

I thought I was learning well. Or so it seemed to me. Yes, since I signed up with Duolingo to learn Russian I was  pumped to learn. I zoomed through the lessons mastering a few words and often by trial and error managed to move from one level to the next. Honestly I...