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Things I Can’t Wait to Do
There’s little to do around here these days except for cleaning, fixing meals, surfing the web, doing projects, running to the store when necessary, and talking on the phone or texting. I’ve just about exhausted the projects that I am willing to take on, and having nowhere to donate or store unwanted items makes decluttering…
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Meaningless Drivel Monday: How My Brother-in-Law and I Got Hitched Without Knowing It
Huh-what? Yep, I married my brother-in-law without even knowing t, and he didn’t know it, either. It had to be the easiest and cheapest wedding ever, because there was no wedding at all, no dress, no attendants, no church, no cake, no preacher. It just happened! Seven years ago, actually. We joke about it now,…
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Teacher Tuesday: Worth Remembering (FOLK Magazine Journal Challenge)
Today marks the beginning of the Jewish Passover, and FOLK Magazine’s 2013 Journal Challenge urges us to reflect on the importance of remembering. It has been said that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. Remembering past mistakes and making corrections is critical for eventual success. But what about remembering family and/or…
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FOLK Magazine 2013 Journal Challenge: The Meaning of Time
Today’s journal prompt from Folk Magazine challenges us to reflect on the meaning of time by thinking about these questions: What do you spend your time doing? Is there something you wish you had more time to do? Those are loaded questions, aren’t they? Time is something we seem to take for granted until…
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TEACHER TUESDAY: Wedding on the brain. . .
Right now all I can think of is my daughter’s upcoming wedding on Saturday. I can’t imagine how I would be handling the preparations and pressure if I was still teaching. I wonder if I would have been able to take this week off. There are so many last minute details I can’t imagine how…
April Coker, Author 