“Amidst all the uncertainty and inconsistency and mixed messages bouncing around in our world today, children need the kind of stability and care offered by good teachers…” Good morning! It’s a wet, soggy, rain-soaked, everything-is-saturated day here in Wake Forest. It’s been that kind of a week and it will be excessively damp for a…
I love this combination of photographs. One end of the generational spectrum and the other. They are both wonderful images: Naomi grabbed the perfect Chamber of Commerce “isn’t Miami just the coolest place on earth?” picture of the children. Then I caught my parents in a light, loving moment on their deck here in…
Read more A few words for grandchild number four (love is first a choice and then a commitment)
where social isolation is "lemons" eating together can be "lemonade"
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So far our grandchildren have embraced the adventure
All of you who are thirsty, come to the water! Whoever has no money, come, buy food and eat! Without money, at no cost, buy wine and milk! Why spend money for what isn’t food, and your earnings for what doesn’t satisfy? Listen carefully to me and eat what is good; enjoy the richest of…
And, they’re off. I will be posting two times today. I have a photo-rich travel piece from Monday’s adventure with the grandkids, but I’ll wait to share that because right now I need to pen a few words about the can’t avoid fact that they are gone. That’s right, our alarms went off at 4:58…
Read more And they’re off: our grandchildren hit the road for Miami
Grandchildren are great. Grandchildren plus their pets adds an exponential level of cuteness. It seems that the dog, Kylo, has a special relationship with her boy, David; and the cat, Bristow, has things nicely worked out with Beks. When it comes to a sheer explosion of energy this puppy is remarkable. So we are grateful…
it's hard to let go of a real community
sometimes I leak around the eyes too...
grateful for the volunteers
