When You Can’t See Anything

Shining moments – I know they are there..all around us if we look But lately the cloudiness of our world- the news, and recent deaths and heartaches more than the actual cloudiness of this day block my ability to see shining moments. I looked at the blank page longing...

Walk In My Shoes

Nothing could have ever prepared me for that day. No amount of teacher preparation courses or years of experience could have helped. But on that day so many years ago when I saw my first grade student standing at the door fidgeting with her dress, looking so small...

That Unforgettable Red Hat

There was no question about it – Mother’s Day was a day to celebrate our mother. And back then it meant walking to the local 5 & 10 store to buy the perfect gift. I will never forget that year when I was eight and my brother ten. We talked together in whispered...

Shining Moments All Around

I thought that I was going to the Post Office to mail off some packages to the two sweet girls we sponsor through World Vision. But God had a different plan. I thought that it would be a simple go in fill out some forms pay for postage and then leave. Instead it was...

Shining Moments

Although I have considered from time to time      discontinuing this blog    I long to give you a glimpse today of someone who knew what it was to live        within the shining moments         brightly creating thousands of moments for others. Yes, Emily Ann Black...