So this is my new toy. Because at my age, things–well, kind of rock and roll. Especially roll. And other things, like neck and back, get kind of stiff. You’ve seen the ads. Just sit back and rocket (rock it.) Support head and neck. Get sizzling hot abs. Um, right. I tried the beginner’s workout. […]
Archives for June 2010
Going Batty
I’m not a fan of bats. The flying kind. They creep me out. I know they fly around doing good. Gobbling up a bazillion mosquitoes. Pollinating plants and spreading seeds. But they creep me out. I shudder to think how many visitors we knocked down in this old farmhouse and then released before having them […]
A One-Word/One-Line Interview With A 7-Year-Old Author
Gracee never has enough paper. I find remnants of stories and song lyrics all over my house. She loves pens and colored pencils and markers and notebooks. She likes to give me writing advice. She’s very creative. And, yes, I’m prejudiced. She’s my granddaughter! We conducted this interview over a meal of Big Boy spaghetti. […]
An Early Morning Drama
It happened about 4 this morning. I don’t know if I was already awake or if it woke me up. Not the squeal of tires. More like the sound of air brakes. And then a boom. A big BOOM! I lay there a minute trying to figure it out. No sirens. But definitely something not […]
Gracee–Gold Star Young Author
Some months back, I shared some of my granddaughter’s writing tips. She revised her work at school. I thought you might like to see the final product–in her own words with phonetic spelling. Coming up: A one-word/one-line interview with this young author. P.S. Gracee’s mom did have an infection in an ear, and her […]
SAFE!
Kirthmon F. Dozier / Detroit Free Press/MCT I listened to the end of the game on the way home from the hospital last Wednesday. Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians. I could feel the excitement through the radio. The noise was deafening. Ninth inning. Twenty-six Cleveland batters out. Tiger pitcher Armando Galarrago one out away from […]
I Beheld God
I beheld God In the strength of a mother Who labored long and hard And in the end released control. In the love of two parents. In the tenderness of a father Who was a tower of strength And exuded calmness in the face of concern. In the joy of a […]
Random Empty Thoughts
Running on empty? Slow down. Dump excess fuel. Toss excess weight. “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 (NIV) Hungry? Eat to live. Live to eat. “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats […]
