Skyewriting (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/books.php/item_id/1461643-Skyewriting ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us do. ~Jean de la Bruyere Wow...Let's see if I can remember how to do this blogging thing. To say May has been a full month would be an understatement. The month began...[Read Full Post] Sun, 23 May 2010 20:01:34 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/697075 This week has been a busy one...chasing my daughter around Central Iowa, making preparations for the arrival of my mother, sister, and niece, and finally getting to greet and hug them yesterday. Time online will be minimal until Sunday, so I just thought to pop in and share a few bits and pieces of my world through photos. They're best viewed by clicking th...[Read Full Post] Thu, 06 May 2010 23:51:52 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/694748 "Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent." ~Henry David Thoreau Josie is the most recent addition to our classroom. She's an animated child who delights us with her enthusiasm, squeals of laughter, and love of music. In the two months that she's been with us, she has astounded us with her capabilities. Because of confidentiality guidelines, I have to be mindful of what I share about the students in our classroom. However, since this story is made public, I'll let the video speak for i...[Read Full Post] Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:58:31 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/693796 ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease. Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrill...[Read Full Post] Sun, 18 Apr 2010 02:37:06 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/693504 ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Look at everything as though you were seeing it for the first time or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory. ~Betty Smith "Did you know that the glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher?" Charlie - blemish-faced...[Read Full Post] Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:44:01 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/692891 ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** See the land, her Easter keeping, Rises as her Maker rose. Seeds, so long in darkness sleeping, Burst at last from winter snows. Earth with heaven above rejoices... ~Charles Kingsley I've experienced many harsh winters, but none so ruthless as this past season. Never...[Read Full Post] Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:20:44 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/692238 ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Most of us live in the past, carrying our hurts, guilts and fears. We have to face the pain we carry, lest we spend the rest of our lives running away from it or letting it run us. But the only place you'll ever meet the real is now-here. ~Richard Rohr ...[Read Full Post] Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:39:00 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/692164 ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** You have the gift of sight...This is a blessing. Can you keep a secret? What is it? Promise not to tell anyone? Cross my heart and hope to die...Stick a needle in my eye! During my elementary years, this was a conversation that took ...[Read Full Post] Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:03:29 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/690968 ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** To character and success, two things, contradictory as they may seem, must go together... humble dependence on God and manly reliance on self. ~William Wordsworth Control is an illusion... Any parent who has ventured into a portrait studio with a todd...[Read Full Post] Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:33:56 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/689167 "Sometimes someone says something really small, and it just fits right into this empty place in your heart." ~from the television show My So-Called Life ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** a maxi-sized field of sunflowers caresses the new year as if the clouds themselves hold secret kisses for your dreams ~Alfred Booth~ © 2010 After [Link To User troubadour] left the above poem on my Facebook page, I responded with a comment thanking him for brightening my day. However, I failed to adequately share with him just how much his gift of words meant to me and why. Yesterday, when Alfred made a request in his most recent blog entry, [Link to Book Entry #685354], asking that friends send him copies of Random Acts of Poetry that he'd left in blog comments and such, my intention was to send him a private email explaining why his sweet poem had left me a bit misty-eyed. After some contemplation, I've decided to do so publicly instead. For a quiet and simple ...[Read Full Post] Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:28:18 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/685595