Shining Moments

“Let’s take the time to thank those who have touched our lives.” We discuss it around our table at home. Ideas Plans. Ways to do it. So my nineteen year old decided to thank her second grade teacher. She sat thinking and then the keys started clicking. “Finished.” she...

Shining Moments

In a self focused world     Thanksgiving is a refreshing contrast. Like a pearl in the midst of the ordinary. Yes,    it gives us all an opportunity to gather with family         and close friends    to lift our hearts toward heaven        and give thanks. My thoughts...
Shining Moments

Shining Moments

Laundry and dishes, work and then teaching day after day week after week month after month year after year. I hear the voices of so many. Tired voices. Weary just from trying to keep up. Feeling worthless and used. In the midst of those difficult stretches it is all...

Shining Moments

I can still see his big, brown eyes looking up at me. Mischief written all over them. Bright. Quick. Full of adventure and life. Years ago I had this young boy in my first grade class. Today     many years later     I am thinking of him. A few days ago I was pushing...

Shining Moments

Are you facing towards the sunrise or the sunset? Are you focusing on the past or on the future? Does it even matter? Yes,     it matters greatly which direction you are facing. I, for one, enjoy watching a beautiful sunset    when the sky becomes an artist’s passion...