I’ll bet when you were in kindergarten, you were a real stinker–the kind that caused your teacher to pull her hair and your classmates to giggle. You know why? Because some of those traits still linger, hanging about your personality like so many threads dangling from a well-worn jacket. These were my thoughts this morning […]
Dec 3, 2021
The Christmas Barn
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This is a repeat from last year. I hope you enjoy it. The Christmas Barn The 200-year old barn was empty and lonely. No longer did horses stamp their feet inside his walls; cows didn’t warm the stalls with their breath; no sheep snuggled against each other to sleep the night away. The barn […]
Nov 23, 2021
Those Paper Sack Vests
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This morning, my mind drifts back quite a few years to headbands and paper sack vests. Kindergarteners and Thanksgiving! It was a fun time and I have no idea whether children still do this or whether it is now frowned on, but we celebrated Thanksgiving, Pilgrims, and Indians. In the process, we learned some American […]
Oct 24, 2021
The Old Horse Swing
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The Old Tire Horse The old tire swing that resembles a horse Hangs under the tall maple tree. The children no longer climb onto his back And he looks a bit lonely to me. At one time my girl rode into the wind On make-believe trips through the town. She needed a boost to get […]
Sep 14, 2021
Alphabetically Goofy
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A little old man and a little old lady lived ‘neath a tree root where all was cool and shady. As their family grew, their home got larger too–a middle and an upper floor, their breezy tree home grew. To keep track of all their children, they gave each one a name And, even with […]
