April Coker, Author

Author: aencoker

  • WEDDED LIFE WEDNESDAY: Tip #2

    Now that we’ve established that you should keep some mystery in your relationship, what else would I advise?  Remember, I’ve been married 33 years!  To the same person!       Tip No. 2:  Find a good role model for marriage.  Don’t rely on TV or movies for a picture of what marriage should be…

  • TEACHER TUESDAY: I dream of teaching. . .

    Throughout my teaching career, whenever I got a break from school during extended holidays or over the summer, I would start dreaming about school.  But they weren’t just dreams; they were more like mild nightmares! I would dream recurring scenarios such as starting the first day of school in a classroom where every desk was…

  • AT HOME MONDAY: My story?

    Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Appreciating the authentic story of another hinges on understanding your own authentic story. What is your story? Dr. King once stated “we are not makers of history but are instead made by history.” How has Martin Luther King Jr.’s story influenced your own? This is today’s journal prompt from…

  • RANDOM FRIDAY; DIY CRAFTS

    I mentioned in yesterday’s post that I will be opening a booth in a local antique mall in February.  I hope to move in on the first, and I am very excited!  I now have a place to put all of the things I used in my daughter’s wedding, along with things I have collected…

  • THRIFTY HUNT THURSDAY: Look what I found today!

    Deer hunting is done until September, so I am taking off the “er” in “Thrifty Hunter” and making Thursday the day of the thrifty hunt!  Not for animals, but for treasures! Look what I found in today’s junkin’ expedition! A polished wooden owl napkin holder with spaces for salt and pepper shakers. . .my daughter…