This and That
another place for a teacher to write
October 1, 2024
family music 182 | Sometimes
Loralee
- March 25, 2023 -
Sometimes
I sill haven't shared her sweet song about
feelings with my kindergarteners,
but I can imagine them giggling
over the underwear part!
August 31, 2024
August 29, 2024
family music 181
When Annie and I walked into the Mullen Heritage Center at Beulah, Rev. Sheila McCrea MacCallum was looking through Dad's scrapbook.
(The theme for the summer is music and Dad, who was a song evangelist with the Reformed Baptist Church, had shared a number of items for their display. Sheila was one of the evangelists he worked with when he travelled full-time in the 1960's.)
It was wonderful timing and we enjoyed hearing her stories.
She shared one from when they were in revival meetings at Elmwood Church of the Nazarene on Prince Edward Island. It brought tears to my eyes.
Dad was singing the song "Jesus Will Never Say No" as he played the organ.
(She sang the chorus of the song in that moment.)
In the middle of the song, he stopped singing and playing. He put his head down on his hands and in tears, he spoke the words, "Jesus will never say no."
Sheila said she felt led to stand up and have an altar call. People went forward.
Dad's heart is still so tender when he sings and talks about his Jesus.
August 27, 2024
August 25, 2024
August 23, 2024
Counting Blessings
summer moments with friends
birthday breakfast with Lisa
secondhand shopping and lunch with Natalie
annual Shediac outing with Yada
summer moments with family
puzzles and games
yard sales
campfires
watching the Olympics
meals together
visiting on the cottage porch
being in Vancouver with Eliza
summer moments alone
puttering
reading
swinging on the porch
quiet
wake-up days with not having to go anywhere
August 21, 2024
August 19, 2024
akr inspired | 704
When Annie was a little girl, she wondered if ducks had ears. We sent the question in to the magazine, Reader's Digest and it was featured. She also received a book.
The other day Annie remembered and with a grin, she said,
"I guess I was destined to be an audiologist with that duck question."
August 17, 2024
akr inspired | 703 | Dd
delete
I deleted my TikTok account.
I miss it!
I deleted Twitter, now X.
I don't miss it.
Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life
August 15, 2024
akr inspired | 702
Because of Two Writing Teachers, I started this blog eleven years ago. While it has been a long time since I've posted with the Slice of Life community, I'm grateful for the encouragement I was given.
1. They encourage teachers to write. When we are writing, we can better help and understand our students.2. They encourage community. They read each other's words and share comments that touch the heart.
3. They encourage people to tell their everyday stories. To have the words written down is a wonderful gift to ourselves and to our families for years to come.
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