When I was little my brother was diagnosed with a lazy eye. As little kids we had no idea what this meant. We knew what lazy was, but we had no idea how your eye could be lazy. The doctor gave him glasses, and he had to wear a patch over his strong eye. To … [Read more…]
Today marks the longest day of the year and the beginning of the season of summer. I love all seasons for what they have to offer but none more so than summer. Summer is the season of growth, of love and of warmth. It is also the season of Mother Nature. There is no denying … [Read more…]
This week we celebrated the life of our service manager at work, William Coles. William died unexpectedly last week. He had been working in the air compressor industry for over 40 years. He knew more about air compressors than most anyone in the business today. His loss is a huge loss for our company but … [Read more…]
I have always loved light. The dark doesn’t scare me, really, unless I’m going through a haunted house and I’m not sure what is going to jump out at me. The light soothes me, even artificial light. But I LOVE natural light. When I’m outside, doing anything, and the sun appears from behind a cloud, … [Read more…]
One of the favorite sayings of my mother was “oh, she’s just a street runner”. I don’t remember it being a compliment. But, I am a street runner. Bad. If I’m at home I’m either sleeping or doing laundry. The rest of the time I am on the road. I think I’ve always been someone … [Read more…]
Years ago when there were secretaries in offices, one of their main responsibilities was to take dictation. They would use short hand to “take” a letter or a memo or anything else. There were terms that were used in this process, for instance, “period, paragraph”. That told the secretary that the sentence was complete and … [Read more…]
Never in my life did I ever want to be a teacher. I don’t think I ever played “classroom” when I was little. I wanted to be a nurse. I think I liked that they wore that cute little cap. Every year for Christmas or my birthday I got a nurse’s kit. I never got … [Read more…]
I have followed New Year’s traditions my whole life. Mom always made corned beef and cabbage. I didn’t know what for but I always at just a little. I didn’t really like the taste. As a young adult I was force-fed black-eyed peas (actually, just one, wrapped in some cooked cabbage). I was also told … [Read more…]
He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace Isaiah 9:6 This is a nice Christmas sentiment, isn’t it? Can you imagine being in Advent, being in waiting, for someone such as this? And to think that all of this will be placed on such a little babe, born in a … [Read more…]
If you decide to attend Mass at St. Jerome on the picnic grounds before they put the meat on the pits to be barbecued you see a whole lot of different TShirts. This shows the allegiances the people of Fancy Farm have in their lives. You see T-shirt’s from all over and you see a … [Read more…]