Last week, I began working at an online school as a full-time EL Teacher and Coordinator for 504 Students. I work 9-5 and engage throughout the day with colleagues, students, and families. My days are full, as is my heart. Why did I walk away from retirement, where I...

I woke this morning to a crisp 52 degrees outside.  It was only two weeks ago that the air was thick with humidity and warmth from the sun, early morning to late evening.  The season has changed. I feel a change has happened in my heart today as well. My expectations,...

I never want to pretend I have it all together. Some days the simplest task is too much to do.  Many days I seem to be putting out one fire after another. Then on the other hand, some nights I lay my head down to sleep feeling like I hung the moon because the events...

Forgiveness is the undeserved grace given to an individual or group of people for an offense that caused hurt or trauma to our lives.  Often the act of one person can cause offense for a larger group of people in which individuals are unjustly judged as though they...

I am so excited about summer this year!  Today was my last day subbing until the next school semester! Yay!  What makes this year different?  Me! I have changed. I am no longer afraid of the spiders, ticks, and snakes of Arkansas! Ha! I have a bucket list of trails I...

I have friends on Facebook that come from all walks of life, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Transgender, Gay, Catholic, New Age,  Atheist, Democrats, Republicans, Woke and Non-woke.  I call them all friends, and they are. I genuinly care for them. I am not their...

“Have hope.” I woke to these two words being spoken to my heart one day last week. Followed quickly were the words, “Hope is the bridge to the manifestation.” I had gone to bed the night before trying to explain my faith to a friend and why whether I see the answers...

I was thinking today about how intolerance and the criteria for acceptance has changed over the last decade. In a time when the fight for acceptance of one’s ideas is greater than ever, we as a people are more likely to alienate and even attack those who may think...

My Facebook account says I have 1K friends. In reality, I have less than a handful that I speak to often, yet I have spent countless hours reading many social media posts of friends I scarcely know. Therein, I often read stories of those same people that send my...

My life has always involved working with children in one compacity or another. Even though I technically did not become a teacher until late in life, I have always worked with kids. Over the last few months, I have come to the conclusion that I am not yet ready to...

Although I had felt I had learned to be content in every situation many years ago, I don’t think until recently I have understood what contentment really is.  It’s not just being happy with what you have or do not have.  It’s also about coming to peace with what you...

I am over half-way through radiation treatments. My biggest challenge each day is driving to the hospital, walking into the building, the waiting room and then the treatment room that is shared by others on this same journey. The oncology department of the hospital is...

Today I am tired.  Physically and emotionally.  I started a new job, so I can no longer say “I am retired.” LOL!  But for sure, I am tired.  Radiation treatment for cancer started last week.  28 times I will lie on that table while the machines circle my body.  I...

This post is an update of recent events that have put me on a different path. To begin, as stated in my last post, I was diagnosed with Stage 1 High Grade Clear Cell Uterine Cancer September 25th. It was surgically removed but because of the type of cancer, I still...

I woke this morning with a feeling of being settled and at peace with my life. It’s not uncommon. Honestly though, that’s not always the case.  Sometimes I feel like my heart is searching.  How can I create cherished memories for those I love?  How can I make a...

A little over a month ago I was diagnosed with a rare uterine cancer.  Today, I am 10 days into my recovery from that cancer being surgically removed.  God’s grace was there when I heard the words spoken by a doctor no one ever wants to hear. And it was his grace that...

When I started this blog, it was with the purpose of allowing others the opportunity to peek into my soul as I journey through life. Transparency in my writing is the foundation of my blog posts in a world that's culture encourages just the opposite. Early this year I...

This morning I woke to a crisp 60-degree temperature outside.  I love this season, the cooler temps and changing leaves, warm soft clothes, and hot drinks! This summer was a long one. It seemed it would never end, but low and behold, here we are and there’s no going...

I have had two dreams in the last couple of weeks that I believe may be warnings of some difficult days ahead.  One was a very large dark cloud on the distant horizon.  The other was two tornadoes much closer, but still at a distance.  Neither I was in the midst of, I...

A couple of weeks ago I was in an automobile accident.  We all walked away unscathed, but had I had been going just a little bit faster, we could of all been seriously hurt or killed.  The elderly gentleman driver and his wife hadn’t noticed the light change.  When he...

It’s been over a year since I left my career teaching and all the many interactions with people and technology that came with it. Although, I miss it, I feel like I am finally beginning to value the solitude this season brings with it.  Solitude is a gift. I should...