Posted by: dateacher on: June 7, 2009
Or at the very least, save our history education.
This weekend, actually on Saturday, June 6, 2009, my husband was at the home improvement center getting mulch for our garden. He noticed a woman a little younger than our mothers, pushing an older gentleman in a wheelchair. He had lost his legs from the knees down. [...]
Posted by: dateacher on: April 5, 2009
The title may confuse you. Recently I’ve been taking stock of my life. Kind of like doing an inventory of what is important. I also recently have had two confrontations that have made this action come under fire from other people. Why might you ask? Well, part of the inventory [...]
Posted by: dateacher on: January 17, 2009
So it’s January 17 2009….where I live it’s FREEZING – well actually it’s below freezing. I guess it could be worse; I could live in Minnesota, but I don’t. I live in Virginia, and yes, we get our share of all four seasons, but really 14 degrees and over night it was in the single [...]
Posted by: dateacher on: January 1, 2009
You say goodbye, and I say hello…
Here’s hoping that 2009 will be a good year, as we walk in to this new year together…reflection on 2008 seems trite but…2008 you were a good year. It was the year I finally found what I was looking for…I began a job that I can honestly say is [...]
Posted by: dateacher on: November 29, 2008
As another Turkey Day has come and gone, I reflect on:
1) Gratitude = (noun) the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful. I’m grateful for my health, my family, my friends, my home, my job (especially in the wake of so many layoffs) and my dog (people say their children bring joy to their [...]
Posted by: dateacher on: November 11, 2008
If you’re an American – whether you agree with the current war or not, thank a Vet today. If it weren’t for these brave men and women, you wouldn’t have the freedoms you enjoy everyday. War isn’t pretty and it isn’t easy, but as proof by history, it is necessary to rid the evil. I thank all [...]