I was recently summoned for my first tour of jury duty. I would have been excited except I wasn’t at home to get the notice in time. You don’t just wiggle out of a summons. You are mandated to answer. I called the courthouse and was graciously allowed to serve at a different time. IContinue reading “Not Invited”
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The Fine Wine
A woman darted out from the shoulder of the road. My husband slowed down to try to avoid hitting her. She still bumped into the side of the van. We rolled down the window. “Please,” she sobbed, “please. I need a ride.” We told her we would drop off our children at home and comeContinue reading “The Fine Wine”
Though Worms
I made two full serving pans of worms and dirt for our church Christmas celebration. If you’ve never had worms and dirt, it is chocolate pudding with oreos crumbled throughout, topped with gummy worms. The pans weighed about twenty pounds each. It was a lot of pudding, but it all got eaten. We had overContinue reading “Though Worms”
Out Good-ing God
‘Tis the season of good cheer, good food, good feelings, and good deeds. The season just doesn’t seem complete without checking those good deeds off our lists. There’s a house I drive past where there is no hot water heater and only thirty minutes of electricity at a time. The children there will not haveContinue reading “Out Good-ing God”
Going in Haste
I usually leave all the hurrying to my husband. I would rather leave early and get there late than hurry to do anything. But, there’s hurry in the Christmas story that was totally justified and just can’t be ignored. The shepherds were keeping watch over their sheep by night. While they were diligently, methodically, butContinue reading “Going in Haste”
Little Pictures
“Do you have any tattoos?” The little girl circled me inquisitively, picking up one of my hands and examining my arm. “No tattoos,” I answered. She continued looking anyway, explaining that her teacher and her mom have tattoos. “Why don’t you have tattoos?” she asked. “Well, why do they?” I was hesitant to answer herContinue reading “Little Pictures”
Every Joint
We have a classroom skeleton named Henry. He has been a part of our classroom for eleven years, and it shows. When my oldest child was nine, Henry lost a leg in an unfortunate incident with a toddler tantrum. I never could find it. When we moved, Henry lost his eye sockets, and my practicalContinue reading “Every Joint”
Daily
When I go out each morning to start my day and feed my animals, I often view it as just routine. However, my cats, dogs, and chickens view it as the time during the day when they will receive the sustenance they need to go about their daily routines. The cats wait for me inContinue reading “Daily”
Building Houses
Throwing Stones
I teach my kids that it is never okay to throw rocks at passing cars, but the other day, I picked up a rock to chunk at oncoming traffic. I live on a dirt road where there isn’t much coming or going, but as I was walking, a little white pickup truck barreled down theContinue reading “Throwing Stones”
