A Woman of Her Words

“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign? – Albert Einstein “A clean desk is a sign of...

“How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there were no winter in our year!” — Thomas Wentworth Higginson “Snow isn’t just...

“Have you ever stopped to ponder the amount of blood spilled, the volume of tears shed, the degree of pain and anguish endured, the...

"Sleep that knits up the raveled sleave of care . . ." Shakespeare OUR WORLD NEEDS A LULLABY I had a tune running through my mind...

Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge,...

“Let us not mourn for too long, but rather honor the fallen by living lives worthy of their sacrifice.” — Unknown TODAY . . . I’m a baby...

“Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.” —  Lord...

“You are my blue crayon, the one I never have enough of, the one I use to colour my Sky.” — A.R. Asher Sunday Remembrance It’s a quiet...

"Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid." —President Ronald Reagan To My Florida Hero It is a quiet Sunday morning as I write this. ...

50 Years Ago Today . . . I was 27 years old, living in Alabama and was really, really expecting a baby. The weather was typical Southern...

I Arise Today . . . Through a good deal of my working career I carried a portion of a prayer in my credit card holder. It was inside the...

THE RED BADGE "badge /băj/ noun A device or emblem worn as an insignia of rank, office, or membership in an organization. An emblem given...

Happy 4th I know, it’s a little late to be wishing you felicitations for the 4th, but you see I have had a busy day. Now if you’ve read...

. . . I have, so many times, for various powers. That just popped into my head the other day and I remembered the first time I ever had...

“He turned out the light and went into Jem's room. He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.”...

Daffodils sway bright, Sunshine's kin on emerald stage, Nature's graceful dance. Hello Again . . . You remember that movie don’t...

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of...

“Every person on this planet has a story to tell, something that makes them unique adding to the whole.” (Madisyn Taylor) THINGS MY...

"Autumn...the year's last, loveliest smile." William Cullent Bryant Autumnal Musing I had dug it out of the back of my jewelry...

"If you must make a noise, make it quietly." Oliver Hardy Like the beat, beat, beat of the tom tom* As I once stated, my career consisted...