by Joanne | Sep 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Party favors. We all love going home with that small token. I came home from a baby shower with a small package of “gummies” & candy. This is what I woke to find this morning: No matter what Gummies, Starbursts, Skittles or fruit snacks anyone in my...
by Joanne | Sep 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Since having an experience & writing this post, I read this quote: Treat everyone with respect. The true measure of a man (of a woman) is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. (Samuel Johnson, an English author). The question quickly became,...
by Joanne | Sep 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
I have been thinking about parenting since I wrote this post . I have mostly been reflecting back on my parenting & then thinking forward on my “grandparenting”. I desire to do both with excellence. What has come to mind is these expressions that I...
by Joanne | Sep 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Life has a way of teaching us lessons that stay forever ingrained. The lesson marks us, leaving us permanently changed. Eyes are opened. Yesterday was one of those days for me. I was in the classroom. The lesson? Condescension. I was treated with such condescension...
by Joanne | Sep 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Never underestimate the power of a calendar. Never underestimate the power of a calendar that has verse a day! Never, ever underestimate the power of God’s Word!!!! This week has been a week of struggles. Not necessarily my own but yet of knowing that friends...
by Joanne | Sep 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
There’s a particular commercial on TV that I see frequently. You do as well. It is for a monitoring device for the elderly. You know the one I am talking about. It shows a woman, older but clearly not elderly, having fallen in her bathroom & crying out...
