Tag: love
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The One That Got Away

He just wants to be like his dad. Our Colorado clan had an incredible week of family vacation at the beach in South Carolina. Moving from mountains and cooler temperatures to unending sun and sand. From hiking and unexpected snowfall to beach combing and fishing in the ocean. Beck loves to spend time with his…
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Why Do We Remember?

War has been part of our world culture since the beginning. There has always been someone who wanted what or whom someone else had. We see it today in wars happening all over the world. The one we may be most aware of is in Ukraine, but there are at least 26 other wars happening…
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Signs Of Significance

We had two days to evaluate this past year’s program. We’ve talked a lot about adult learning options lately, so to think through the encouragements of this year’s activities we were given paper banners where we could write what we considered our successes over these past months. When taped to the wall, the visual of…
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We All Have Favorites
If someone would ask me what my favorite fiction book is, I’d be hard-pressed to come up with a single answer. I’ve read Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings” trilogy many times. Right now I have a fascination with World War II stories based on facts–“The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak, or “All…
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Broken Is Beautiful
They’re called mother-in-law’s tongue, a green plant that flourishes in Florida. I’ve found it’s something I really can’t kill. My lack of gardening skills has been the death sentence for so many beautiful plants, herbs, and flowers that we’ve attempted to grow. This has thrived. Thriving is proven in the broken pot it was planted…